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Date: 1977-10-03
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the granting of aid to certain producers of wine grapes intended for the production of table wines in certain wine-growing regions affected by natural disasters (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---       COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                        COM(77)477 final.
                                                        Brussels . 3 October 1977 *
                                    Proposal for a
                              COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
               on the granting of aid to certain producers of wine grapes
               intended for the production of table wines in certain
              wine-growing regions affected by natural disasters
                       ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
CCM(77 ) 477 final
 ---pagebreak---                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The aim of this Regulation is to grant aid to certain wine producers
 in order to encourage them , in the interests of quality, to use
 concentrated grape must . This aid is granted to producers in certain
 regions of the Community who are threatened fcy heavy losses caused
"by severe frosts during March and April and exceptional rainfall
 during the summer .
 ---pagebreak---                                        Proposal for
                         COUNCIL REGULATION' ( EEC )
           on -i, he granting of aid to certain producers of wine grapes
           intended for the production of table wines in certain
           wine-growing regions affected by natural disasters
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 816/70 of 28 April I970 laying down
  additional provisions for the common organization of the market in wine1 , as last
  amended by Regulation (EEC) NO I678/772, and in particular Article 38 thereof,
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the value of the unit of account
  and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural
  policy , as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 2543/734, and in particular
  Article 3 thereof ,
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
 Whereas Article 38 of Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 lays down that measures of
 derogation may be decided on to remedy an exceptional situation resulting from
 natural disasters ;
Whereas m certain regions of the Community there were severe frosts during
 the months of March and April and, . during the summer, exceptional rainfall and
reduced sunshine ;
Whereas good weather during these months is indispensable to a good quality harvest ;
wnereas , in consequence , the said abnormal weather conditions constitute a natural
disaster; whereas it follows from this that the wines produced from grapes harvested
in these disaster-affected regions will not naturally reach the minimum alcoholic
strength laid down for table wines ;
2OJ  No L 99 , 5 . 5.1970 , p. 1
,0J  No L 187 , 27 .. 7 - 1977 , p . 1
.OJ  No L 106 , 30.10.1962 , p . 2553/62
  OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9.1973 , P. 1
 ---pagebreak---                                             - 2 -
Whereas the Member States may, tinder Article 18 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 816/70 ,
authorize the natural alcoholio strength to be increased; whereas , in the regions
in question , this increase is effected by the addition of concentrated grape must
to the basis products }
Whereas , in order to encourage producers who are threatened by heavy losses to
use concentrated grape must in the interests of quality, it appears necessary
to grant them aid for this purpose ; whereas such a measure avoids the risk of
non-enriched wines of mediocre quality finding their way , at excessively
low prices , onto the table wines market to the detriment of the stability of
that market ; whereas , furthermore , this measure may bring about an increase in
the volume of grape must       to      be concentrated and hence a drop in the
total volume of production supplied to the market ; whereas , in consequence ,
this measure serves to regularize the table wines market ;
                                          *
Whereas , m order to give preference to those producers most severely affected ,
it is appropriate to limit the granting of this aid to producers who are able
to furnish proof of a yield lower than 50 hectolitres per hectare ;
Whereas it is necessary to fix the aid at an amount which takes account of the
market price for concentrated grape must ;
Whereas the application of the measures provided for in this Regulation extends
beyond 15 December 1977 ; whereas it is necessary, in order to avoid any
discrimination among the producers concerned , to provide for the application of
a single representative rate for the payments effected pursuant to this
Regulation ; whereas it is appropriate to use the representative rate applicable
in the wine sector for the 1977/78 wine-growing year;
Whereas the Monetary Committee will be consulted and whereas , in view of the
urgency, it is appropriate to adopt the measures envisaged in accordance with
Article 3(2 ) of Regulation No 129 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION J
                                                                             • • •/ • • •
 ---pagebreak---                                        Article 1
       Aid shall ha granted on the terms laid down in thia Regulation to
producers of wine grapes intended for the production of table wines who are
a"ble to furnish proof of a yield lower than 50 hectolitres per hectare from
the 1977 harvest aaid whose holdings are situated in certain parts s to "be determined
a) of the following French departments t
- Alpes de Haute-Provence                 - Haute-Garonne
- Aude                                    - Hérault
- Bouches~du~Rhône                        – Landes
- Corse du Sud               ■            - Lot
- Dordogne                                – Lot –et–Garonne
- Gard                                    – Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- Gers                                    - Pyrénées-Orientales
- Gironde                                 - Tarn
- Haute-Corse                             - Var
b ) of the north of Italy
whose 1977 harvest was affeoted by natural disasters®
                                        Article 2
1 . The amount of the aid provided for in Article 1 is hereby fixed , for
    concentrated must used in the operations described in Articles 18 and 19
    of Regulation ( EEC ) Ko 816/70 , at O . 87 u.a . per degree of potential
    alcoholic strength per hectolitre .
2 . The conversion of the aid referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article into
    national currency shall be effected by means of the representative rate
    applicable in the wine sector during the 1977/78 wine-growing year .
                                        Article 3
1 . Producers wishing to take advantage of the aid provided for in Article 1
    must apply to the competent intervention agency before the beginning of
    wine-making operations and at the latest by 15 October 1977 *
2 . Before granting the aid, the intervention agencies must satisfy themselves
    that the conditions laid down in Article 1 are fulfilled .
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                                      Article 4
       The Member States shall communicate to the Commission "by 15 January 1978
the number of producers who have received aid and the quantities of wine
subjected to enrichment .
                                      Article 5
1 . The Member States shall appoint an intervention agency responsible for
    applying "the provisions of this Regulation .
2 . The competent body shall be the intervention agency of the Member State
    in whose territory the grapes are harvested .
                                      Article 6
        Rules for the application of this Regulation , and in particular the
determination of the parts of departments referred to in Article 1 , shall be
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7 of
Regulation No 24 .
                                      Article 7
       This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
       It shall apply with effect from 20 September 1977 *
       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels .                                  For the Council
                                                    The President
 ---pagebreak---                    FINANCIAL                        STATEMENT
                                                                                                DATE I       20.9.1977
  1. BUDGET LINS CONCERNED 1          Item 6919
  2. ACTION . Proposal for a Council Regulation on the granting of aid to certain
      producers of wine grapes intended for the production of table wine in certain
      wine–growing regions affected by natural disasters
  3. LEGAL BASIS , Article 38 of Regulation 816/70 ( measures of derogation following
                         natural disasters )
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  4. OBJECTIVES » The granting of aid for the use of concentrated musts to enrich wme
                         in certain disaster areas
                                                             FOR THE MARKETING YEAH   CURRENT FIN /J.'CIAL YEAR  FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
  5 . FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE
                                                                                            ( 77 )                       riEr:
  5.0 EXPENDITURE
       -CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET                                                                                   6 m u.a .
         (XBEDJCDS)£L NTERVENTI ONS )
                                                                                                                  (» 6,2 MEUA )
  5.1 BŒŒC
       -axKDEEx,
                                                             TEAR        »*Z •«•••• • YEAR A*B««*VQI> »••••»«    YEAR        ,.81
  5.0.1 PLURI ANNUAL PATTERN OF EXPENDITURE
                                                                                                                                           -4
  5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION
     Aid of 0.87 u.a . per degree per hi of must used .
     Enrichment of 2 degrees per hi of wine .
     Quantity of wine to be enriched ; 5 million hi
     O . 87 u.a . x 2 degrees x 5 million hi ■= 8,7 m u.a. ( rounded off to 9 m u.a. )
     Note : The quantity of musts used for this operation will reduce wine production
                  for the 77/78 growing year by 0.8 million hi ; hence the possibility of
                  savings on traditional measures .
  6.0 FINANCING POSSIBLE WITH CREDITS INSCRIBED IN RELEVANT CHAPTER OF CURRENT BUDGET ?                                1 ) YES/&X
  6.1 FINANCING POSSIBLE BY TRANSFER BSTXEEH CHAPTERS OF CURRENT BUDGET ?                                                       YES/MO
  6.2 NECESSITY FOR A SUFPLEI-JSNTAHY BUDGET ?                                                                                  fâS/HO
  6.3 CREDITS TO BE WRITTEN INTO FUTURE BUDGETS ?                                                                       2 ) YES/NO
  COMMENTS J This is an emergency measure for which no provision was made in the
        77 Budget and draft 7o Budget .                                                                                                  ,
  ( 1 ) 1977 : In view of the amount in question and the rate of payment , it shouxa oe
                    possible to finance this measure from Chapter 69 or , if riGv , by transfer
                    from other Chapters .                                                                                  .            ^
1(2
  ( 2 ) 1978
          1978s! Where possible , in the first instance by transfer 01 appropriations irom
                    Chapter 69 , since such utilization cf musts reduces the volume of wine on
                    the market , or , where appropriate , by other means , transter from Tici.es
i                   and 7 or additional appropriations .