Commission Regulation (EC) No 1868/95 of 26 July 1995 fixing for the 1995/96 marketing year the amount of the aid for the cultivation of certain varieties of grape intended for drying

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1868/95 of 26 July 1995 fixing for the 1995/96 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 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 Commission  Regulation (EC) No 1032/95  (2), and in particular Article 6  (6) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to 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 have gradually replaced the system of production  aid provided for in Article 6a;
Whereas, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 6a  (1) of the abovementioned Regulation,  the Community aid per hectare should be set at the level laid down in this Regulation;
Whereas the third subparagraph of Article 6  (1) 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 variety to total average yield; whereas in  the case of sultanas provision should be made for further differentiation between areas affected by  phylloxera or replanted within the last five years, and other areas;
Whereas, however, it is appropriate to provide that areas having a yield lower than a threshold  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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2475/94  (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,