OF THE PRODUCTS FOR WHICH AID IS GIVEN ;
WHEREAS DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE AID SYSTEM SHOULD BE DRAWN UP FOR THE 1980/81 WINE-GROWING YEAR ALONE SO THAT ANY MODIFICATIONS DICTATED BY EXPERIENCE CAN BE INTRODUCED FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS ;
WHEREAS THE PURPOSE OF THE AID SCHEME IS TO PROMOTE THE USE OF PRODUCTS OF COMMUNITY ORIGIN FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF GRAPE JUICE IN PLACE OF IMPORTED PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS THE AID SHOULD THEREFORE BE GIVEN TO USERS OF THE RAW MATERIAL , I.E . TO PROCESSORS ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE AID SYSTEM FUNCTIONS PROPERLY AND THAT THE CHECKS CAN BE PROPERLY CARRIED OUT , PROCESSORS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO LODGE WRITTEN DECLARATIONS GIVING THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT AND TO ENABLE CHECKS ON THE OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER FOR THE AID SYSTEM TO HAVE AN APPRECIABLE EFFECT ON THE QUANTITY OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTS USED , A MINIMUM QUANTITY WHICH MAY BE COVERED BY A DECLARATION SHOULD BE SET FOR EACH PRODUCT ;
WHEREAS IT SHOULD BE STATED THAT AID WILL BE GRANTED ONLY FOR PRODUCTS HAVING THE QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS REQUIRED FOR PROCESSING INTO GRAPE JUICE ; WHEREAS IT IS CONSEQUENTLY NECESSARY TO PRESCRIBE THAT GRAPES AND GRAPE MUST COVERED BY A DECLARATION MUST HAVE A DENSITY OF BETWEEN 1.055 AND 1.080 G/CM3 AT 20 * C .
WHEREAS ARTICLE 14A ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 SETS OUT CRITERIA FOR FIXING THE AMOUNT OF THE AID ; WHEREAS APPLICATION OF THESE CRITERIA GIVES THE AID RATES FOR THE VARIOUS PRODUCTS IN QUESTION FIXED BELOW ;
WHEREAS , TO ENABLE THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATES TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHECKS , OBLIGATIONS ON PROCESSORS IN REGARD TO THE KEEPING OF STOCK RECORDS SHOULD BE LAID DOWN , IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE II OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1153/75 ( 5 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2617/77 ( 6 );
WHEREAS IT SHOULD BE LAID DOWN THAT ENTITLEMENT TO AID IS ESTABLISHED AT THE MOMENT WHEN THE PROCESSING OPERATIONS ARE COMPLETED ; WHEREAS TO ALLOW FOR TECHNICAL LOSSES THE QUANTITY ACTUALLY USED SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE UP TO 10 % LESS THAN THAT SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO BE PAID AID , APPLICANTS MUST LODGE AN APPLICATION ACCOMPANIED BY A NUMBER OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ; WHEREAS , TO ENSURE THAT THE SYSTEM OPERATES UNIFORMLY IN ALL MEMBER STATES , TIME LIMITS FOR LODGING APPLICATIONS AND FOR PAYMENT OF AID TO PROCESSORS SHOULD BE LAID DOWN ;
WHEREAS THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 48 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 STATES THAT GRAPE JUICE MAY NOT BE MADE INTO WINE OR ADDED TO WINE ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THIS PROHIBITION IS COMPLIED WITH , SPECIAL OBLIGATIONS AND CHECKS SHOULD BE SPECIFIED FOR PROCESSORS OF AND BOTTLERS