Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3735/92 of 22 December 1992 restricting the application in Greece of Council 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 3735/92  of 22 December 1992  restricting the application in Greece of Council 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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1869/92 (2), and  in particular the second subparagraph of Article 12 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 12 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 provides that, where there is an impending risk of grubbing up on a vast scale and the Council has not yet taken a decision, operation of the permanent abandonment scheme may be suspended or limited  in order to prevent a manifest imbalance between Member States in its impact;
Whereas over the three wine years 1988/89 to 1990/91 grubbing premiums were granted on 13 792 hectares of vines, of which 8 193 hectares produced grapes for drying; whereas this amounted to 8,4 % of the total area under vines in Greece; whereas the  average grubbing rate over the same period in Spain, France and Italy was less than 4 %; whereas for the 1991/92 wine year the estimated area abandoned in Greece is more than 5 000 hectares; whereas this trend continues, since the premium amounts are  relatively more attractive in Greece than in the rest of the Community and Greek vineyards are under attack by phylloxera; whereas this very rapid development is destabilizing both socially and economically;
Whereas the present Regulation is taken as an emergency measures pending a decision by the Council;
Whereas account should be taken of the situation of producers who have already submitted an application and made provision for grubbing to be carried out,