CELEX: 31976D0306
Language: en
Date: 1976-03-15 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 15 March 1976 on the system of aid to be applied in France for certain wine-growers

18 . 3 . 76                     Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 72/ 15
                                                           II
                                     (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                 COUNCIL
                                              COUNCIL DECISION
                                                 of 15 March 1976
                 on the system of aid to be applied in France for certain wine-growers
                                                     (76/306/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                 Article 1
Economic Community, and in particular the third
subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,                       The French Republic is hereby authorized to grant aid
                                                              up to a maximum of one French franc per degree per
Having regard to the French Government's request,             hectolitre to certain full-time wine growers. It shall
Whereas the abundant 1973/74 and 1974/75 harvests             adopt the arrangements for granting this aid, in parti­
have yielded supplies in excess of the normal require­        cular the criteria governing yield and the vine varieties
                                                              of vineyards.
ments of a wine-growing year ;
Whereas the French Government has requested                                           Article 2
authorization to grant aid to wine-growers in certain
predominantly wine-growing regions of the French              The authorization referred to in Article 1 is valid for
Republic subject to special production constraints in         three years from the date on which this Decision
which specific difficulties have arisen with repercus­        takes effect.
sions extending beyond the present wine year ;
Whereas, having regard to the above difficulties, and                                 Article J
in view of the exceptional nature of this situation, the
French Government should be authorized to grant               This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
this aid ;
Whereas it is necessary to define the conditions for
granting this aid, by determining the maximum                 Done at Brussels, 15 March 1976 .
amount thereof and authorizing it for a sufficient
period ;                                                                                   For the Council
Whereas, in addition, the French Republic should be                                         The President
permitted to adopt the arrangements for granting this
aid,                                                                                          R. VOUEL