CELEX: 51991PC0241
Language: en
Date: 1991-07-01
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1442/88 on the granting of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine­growing areas and amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2239/86 on a specific common measure to improve wine­growing structures in Portugal

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                          C0M(91) 241 final
                                          Brussels, 1  July 1991
                               Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
           amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting
  of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas and
        amending Regulation (EEC) No 2239/86 on a specific common
          measure to iinprove wine-growing structures in Portugal
                        (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                           EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The transition to the second stage of accession in the wine-growing sector
is an opportune occasion, in so far as the abandonment of wine-growing
areas is concerned, on which to incorporate In the Community arrangements
the specific provisions laid down In 1986 for Portugal. Tne particular
situation of wine-growing structures In that country justifies the amounts
of the abandonment premiums being maintained at the levels now applicable.
 ---pagebreak---                                 proposal for a
                           Council Regulation (EEC)
             amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting
   of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas and
          amending Regulation (EEC) No 2239/86 on a specific common
            measure to improve wine-growing structures in Portugal
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,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 of 24 May 1988 on the
granting, for the 1988/89 to 1995/96 wine years, of permanent abandonment
premiums in respect of wine-growing areas^1), as amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1327/90(2), does not at present apply in Portugal;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2239/86 of 14 July 1986 on a specific
common measure to improve wine-growing structures in Portugal^3) provides
for measures for the permanent abandonment and restructuring of
wine-growing areas;
(1) O J N o L 132, 28. 5.1988, p. 3.
(2) OJ NO L 132, 23. 5.1990, p. 23.
(3) QJ No L 196, 18. 7.1986, p. 1.
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Whereas the system of premiums for the permanent abandonment of
wine-growing applicable in the other Member States has been transferred to
the Guarantee Section of the EAGGF by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1327/90
of 14 May 1990(4) and the level of Community funding has been fixed at 100
%;
Whereas, in accordance with the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, the
provisions concerning the common organization of the market in wine apply
 in Portugal from the second stage of transition; whereas the general
 permanent abandonment arrangements should also be made applicable in that
 Member State and the amounts of the premiums currently applicable should be
 retained in order to take account of the specific structural situation;
 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 should therefore be amended and the
 provisions relating to the abandonment of wine-growing laid down in
 Regulation (EEC) No 2239/86 should be repealed; whereas those provisions
  will continue to apply, however, to applications for reimbursement
  submitted by Portugal under the latter Regulation,
  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                   Article 1
  Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 is hereby amended as follows:
  1. The following paragraph is added to Article 2:
     "5. As regards Portugal, the premiums and amounts applicable shall be
          the following:
          for areas of not less than 10 ares but not more than 25 ares
          cultivated with wine-grape varieties and constituting the entire
          wine-growing area of the holding concerned: ECU 2 500;
  (4) QJ No L 132, 23. 5.1990, p. 23.
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for areas of more than 25 ares cultivated with wine-grape
varieties:
        ECU 1 000 if the average yield per hectare is not more than
        20 hi,
        ECU 1 600 if the average yield per hectare is more than 20
        hi but not more than 25 hi,
        ECU 2 200 if the average yield per hectare is more than 25
        hi but not more than 30 hi,
        ECU 2 800 if the average yield per hectare is more than 30
        hi but not more than 50 hi,
        ECU 3 500 if the average yield per hectare is more than 50
        hi but not more than 90 hi,
        ECU 5 000 if the average yield per hectare is more than 90
        hi but not more than 130 hi,
        ECU 6 200 if the average yield per hectare is more than 130
        hi but not more than 160 hi,
        ECU 6 500 if the average yield per hectare is more than 160
        hi,
for areas cultivated with varieties classified in the
administrative unit concerned either as table grapes or as both
table and wine grapes:
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                ECU 5 500 in the case of varieties trained by the pergola
                method,
                ECU 3 500 in the case of varieties trained by a method
                other than the pergola method.
   The amounts specified in the second and third indents of the first
   subparagraph shall be increased by ECU 300 per hectare if the areas
   concerned constitute the entire wine-growing area cultivated by the
   applicant.
2. The following is added to Article 7(1):
   Portugal shall have authority to reduce the amounts provided for in
   Article 2(5) if the applicant for a permanent abandonment premium is a
   member of a wine cooperative or other association of wine-growers. In
   such case, the premium shall be reduced by not more than 7 % and the sum
   corresponding to this reduction shall be paid to the cooperative or
   association in question.
3. In Article 20, the following is added after the second indent:
        the application of this Regulation in Portugal,".
4. Article 22 is deleted.
                                 Article 3
Title II and Article 9(l)(c), Article 9(2),(3),(4) and the second and third
subparagraphs of Article 9(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2239/86 are hereby
repealed.  The provisions of that Regulation shall continue to apply,
however, to applications for reimbursement submitted by Portugal before the
entry into force of this Regulation.
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                                 Article 3
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,
                                        For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                     FINANCIAL               STATEMENT
                                                                                         Date   :     30      May            1991
-X. BUDGET HEADING       : 184                                                           APPROPRIATIONS     : ECU 445,0 m
,af   TITLE :
      Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of
      wine-growing areas and amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 2239/88 on a specific common measure to Improve
       vine-growing structures In Portugal.
 3.    LEGAL BASIS   : Article  43 of the   Treaty
   4. AIMS
       Funding of 100* by the EAGGF Guarantee Section for the grubbing of vines in Portugal and mointenance of
       the level of grubbing premiums set in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2239/86                    of 14 July 1986.
   S. FINANCIAL    IMPLICATIONS             PERIOD OF          12 MONTHS   CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR        FOLLOWING FINANCIAL    YEAR
                                                                                   (  »1      )                (     92      )
                                                       ECU m                  ECU m                            ECU m
   5.0   EXPENDITURE
           - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
             (REFUNDS/INTERVENT IONS)            20.0                                                          20.0
  3.1    REVENUE
           - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
             (LEVIES/CUSTOM DUTIES)
           -  NATIONAL
                                                     1993                   1994                 1995                   1996
                                                    20.0                    20.0                20.0                    20.0
   5.0.1 ESTIMATED     EXPENDITURE
   5.1.1 ESTIMATED     REVENUE
   5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION
        The area grubbed annually is presumed to be 5 000 ha.
        The average premium selected Is ECU 3 500/ha.
          5 000 ha x ECU 3 500/ha x 1.145 (DR) - ECU 20 m
  6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED      FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED            IN THE RELEVANT     CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT    BUDGET ?
                                                                                                                             YES
  6.1   CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER              BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET       ?
                                                                                                                             YES
  6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY     BUDGET BE NECESSARY            ?
                                                                                                                             NO
 6.3 WILL    FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                                             YES
 COMMENTS :
   The sum ef ECU 20.0 m «III be entered In the letter of amendment concerning the preliminary draft budget
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   for 1992 which will be presented to the Budget Authority as a result of the decisions taken as part of the
   pricee package for 1991/92.
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 ---pagebreak---                              FICHE D'IMPACT
Objet : Projet de proposition de règlement (CEE) n°    du Conseil
        modifiant le règlement (CEE) n° 1442/88, relatif à l'octroi de
        primes d'abandon définitif de superficies viticoles et
        modifiant le règlement (CEE) n° 2239/86 concernant une action
        commune spécifique pour l'amélioration des structures viti-
        vinicoles au Portugal.
Cette mesure n'a pas d'impact sur les PME et l'emploi.
Diese Mapnahme hat weder Auswirkungen auf Klein- und Mittelbetriebe
noch auf die Beschaftigungslage.
This measure has no impact on the small and medium-sized businesses and
employment.
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