ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH POTENTIAL IS HIGHER THAN THAT OF OTHER MUSTS ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE THIS SITUATION AND THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING PATTERN OF TRADE IN CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST INTO ACCOUNT , IT IS ESSENTIAL TO GRADUATE THE AMOUNT OF THE AID BY FIXING A HIGHER AMOUNT FOR CONCENTRATED MUSTS PRODUCED FROM GRAPE MUSTS FROM THE SOUTHERN-MOST REGIONS IN THE COMMUNITY WHICH TRADITIONALLY PRODUCE MUST WITH THE HIGHEST NATURAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . AID SHALL BE GRANTED , SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THIS REGULATION , TO WINE GRAPE PRODUCERS WHO USE CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST AND RECTIFIED CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST PRODUCED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO INCREASE THE ALCOHOLIC STRENGTHS , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 32 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 AND IN ARTICLE 8 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 338/79 , OF THE TABLE WINES AND QUALITY WINES PSR THEY PRODUCE .
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REGULATION , PRODUCER GROUPS WHICH MAKE WINE ON A JOINT BASIS AND WHO LODGE A SINGLE HARVEST DECLARATION MAY BE CONSIDERED BY THE MEMBER STATES AS INDIVIDUAL PRODUCERS . IN THAT CASE THEY SHALL SO INFORM THE COMMISSION WITHIN ONE MONTH FROM THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION .
2 . AID SHALL BE GRANTED TO THE WINE GRAPE PRODUCERS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 WHO ARE ABLE TO FURNISH PROOF OF A YIELD LOWER THAN 80 HECTOLITRES PER HECTARE FROM THE 1980 HARVEST .
ARTICLE 2
THE AMOUNT OF AID PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 1 IS HEREBY FIXED , FOR CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST AND RECTIFIED CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST USED IN THE OPERATIONS DESCRIBED IN ARTICLES 32 AND 33 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 , IN ECU PER DEGREE OF POTENTIAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME PER HECTOLITRE AT :
- 1.45 ECU FOR CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUSTS ORIGINATING IN ZONE C III AND FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 IN ZONES C III A ) AND C III B ),
- 1.25 ECU FOR CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUSTS ORIGINATING IN OTHER COMMUNITY REGIONS AND FOR RECTIFIED CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST .
ARTICLE 3
1 . PRODUCERS WISHING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE AID PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL APPLY TO THE COMPETENT INTERVENTION AGENCY NOT LATER THAN 15 DECEMBER 1980 .
THE COMPLETE FILES MUST REACH THE SAID AGENCY NOT LATER THAN 31 MARCH 1981 .
2 . BEFORE PAYING AID , THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES SHALL SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 1 ARE FULFILLED .
ARTICLE 4
THE MEMBER STATES IN QUESTION SHALL COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION NOT LATER THAN 15 JUNE 1981 THE NUMBER OF PRODUCERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED AID , THE QUANTITIES OF WINE ENRICHED AND THE QUANTITIES OF CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST AND RECTIFIED CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST USED FOR THIS PURPOSE EXPRESSED IN DEGREES OF