Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2171/92 of 30 July 1992 fixing for the 1992/93 marketing year the amount of the aid for the cultivation of certain varieties of grape intended for drying

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2171/92  of 30 July 1992  fixing for the 1992/93 marketing year the amount of the aid for the cultivation of certain varieties of grape intended for drying
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1569/92 (2), and in particular Article 6 (6)  thereof,
Whereas, under Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, new aid arrangements in respect of specialized areas for the cultivation of sultanas, currants and muscatels took effect as from the 1990/91 marketing year; whereas these arrangements will  gradually replace the system of production aid provided for in Article 6a;
Whereas, under Article 6a (1) of the abovementioned Regulation, per hectare aid may, for the 1992/93 marketing year, account for only 45 % of the minimum price to be paid to producers for the 1989/90 marketing year; whereas the Community aid per hectare  should be set at the level laid down in this Regulation;
Whereas Article 6 (1), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides for the possibility to differentiate the amount of aid on the basis of the varieties of grapes and on other factors which may affect yield; whereas it is appropriate to  provide such a differentiation by a coefficient derived from the ratio of average yield by category to total average yield;
Whereas, however, it is appropriate to provide that areas having a yield lower than one-third of average yield differentiated for the varieties concerned shall not be considered as specialized areas for the application of the aid arrangements; whereas  therefore aid shall not be granted for the cultivation of such areas;
Whereas it is necessary to determine the aid to be granted to producers who replant their vineyards in order to combat phylloxera under the conditions laid down in Article 6 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86;
Whereas verification of the areas used for growing these grapes has revealed no overrun of the maximum guaranteed area fixed in Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2911/90 of 9 October 1990 laying down detailed rules of application for aid for  the production of certain varieties of grapes for drying (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1577/91 (4);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,