Commission Regulation (EC) No 1456/97 of 25 July 1997 fixing for the 1997/98 marketing year the amount of the aid for the cultivation of grapes intended for the production of certain varieties of dried grapes

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1456/97 of 25 July 1997 fixing for the 1997/98 marketing year the amount of the aid for the cultivation of grapes intended for the production of certain varieties of dried grapes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 establishes the criteria for fixing aid for the cultivation of grapes intended for the production of dried grapes of the sultana and Muscatel varieties and currants;
Whereas the third subparagraph of Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 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 7 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96;
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 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2614/95 (3);
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,