CELEX: 31976R3141
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3141/76 of 21 December 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1163/76 on the granting of a conversion premium in the wine sector

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31976R3141

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3141/76 of 21 December 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1163/76 on the granting of a conversion premium in the wine sector  

Official Journal L 354 , 24/12/1976 P. 0005 - 0006 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 16 P. 0202 

++++COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3141/76  OF 21 DECEMBER 1976  AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1163/76 ON THE GRANTING OF A CONVERSION PREMIUM IN THE WINE SECTOR  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ) ,  WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1163/76 OF 17 MAY 1976 ( 3 ) , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2428/76 ( 4 ) , PROVIDES FOR THE GRANTING OF A CONVERSION PREMIUM IN THE WINE SECTOR ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) THEREOF PROVIDES THAT PREMIUMS MAY NOT BE GRANTED FOR AREAS OF LESS THAN 25 ARES , THEREBY EXCLUDING MOST VINES UNDER GLASS ; WHEREAS , SINCE THE CONVERSION OF GRAPE VARIETIES GROWN UNDER GLASS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE CONVERSION OF SUCH VARIETIES TO QUALIFY FOR THE PREMIUM ;  WHEREAS IN THE CASE OF AREAS FOR CONVERSION CONTAINING SEVERAL VINE VARIETIES , CERTAIN OF WHICH DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE PREMIUM , THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE PREMIUM MAY BE GRANTED FOR THE AREA AS A WHOLE SHOULD BE LAID DOWN ;  WHEREAS IN VIEW OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE BY THIS REGULATION TO THE SCOPE OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1163/76 , THE TIME LIMIT LAID DOWN FOR LODGING APPLICATIONS FOR PREMIUMS SHOULD BE EXTENDED FORM 1 DECEMBER 1976 TO 16 JANUARY 1977 ;  WHEREAS TO ENABLE AT A LATER STAGE IF NECESSARY THE PERIOD FOR LODGING APPLICATIONS FOR PREMIUMS TO BE EXTENDED , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE SO THAT THE TIME LIMIT FOR LODGING SUCH APPLICATIONS CAN BE CHANGED ,  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :  ARTICLE 1  REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1163/76 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :  1 . THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE ADDED TO ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) :   " HOWEVER , IN THE CASE OF VINES UNDER GLASS , THE LOWER LIMIT SHALL BE REDUCED TO 1,4 ARES " .  2 . WITH EFFECT FROM 1 DECEMBER 1976 THE DATE MENTIONED IN THE FIRST INDENT OF ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) SHALL BE REPLACED BY THAT OF 16 JANUARY 1977 .  3 . THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH SHALL BE ADDED TO ARTICLE 4 :   " 3A . WHERE THE AREA TO BE CONVERTED FOR WHICH THE PREMIUM IS REQUESTED IS PLANTED WITH A MIXTURE OF SEVERAL VINE VARIETIES , SOME OF WHICH DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE PREMIUM , THE PREMIUM SHALL BE GRANTED   - FOR THE ENTIRE AREA , PROVIDED THAT THE VARIETIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) ( A ) COVER MORE THAN 70 % OF THE AREA IN QUESTION ,   - FOR THE PART OF THE AREA ACTUALLY PLANTED WITH THE VARIETIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 )  ( A ) WHERE THOSE VARIETIES COVER 70 % OR LESS OF THE AREA IN QUESTION . "  4 . ARTICLE 4 ( 5 ) SHALL BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :   " 5 . THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , MAY DECIDE TO ALTER :   - THE AMOUNT OF THE PREMIUM ,   - THE DATES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) " .  ARTICLE 2  THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .  THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 DECEMBER 1976 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  A . P . L . M . M . VAN DER STEE  ( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 17 . 12 . 1976 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .  ( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 24 . 11 . 1976 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 135 , 24 . 5 . 1976 , P . 34 .  ( 4 ) OJ NO L 276 , 7 . 10 . 1976 , P . 4 .