COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1357/93 of 2 June 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2729/88 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1988/89 to 1995/96 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1357/93 of 2 June 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2729/88 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1988/89 to 1995/96 wine years, of permanent  abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas
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 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 833/92 (2), and as last  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1869/92 (3), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, the provisions concerning the common organization of the wine market are applicable in Portugal from the second transitional stage; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 has  been amended by Regulation (EEC) No 833/82 in order to apply the general permanent abandonment scheme to that Member State from the 1992/93 marketing year onwards; whereas certain detailed rules of application need to be defined in respect of Portugal;
Whereas, as a result of the introduction of the vineyard register in certain regions of the Community pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (5), the references used in the holding files in the  vineyard register must be specified in the grubbing-up files so as to facilitate monitoring of the measure and to update the vineyard registers;
Whereas entitlement to the premium is forfeited in the event of failure to comply with the deadline laid down for completion of grubbing-up operations pursuant to Article 4 (2) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88; whereas the consequences of a minor  delay after that deadline should be mitigated by providing for the premium to be reduced by 20 % if the producer fails to comply with that obligation; whereas, however, producers will forfeit their entitlement to the premium if they fail to complete the  grubbing-up by 15 June of the year following that in which the application was lodged or by the earlier date fixed by the Member State, where applicable; whereas this measure should be extended to cover files still being examined at the date of entry  into force of this Regulation;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2729/88 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 678/89 (7), should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,