Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3354/90 of 22 November 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1327/89 authorizing Spain not to apply in certain areas the measures provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1989/90 to 1995/96 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine- growing areas

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3354/90  of 22 November 1990  amending Regulation (EEC) No 1327/89 authorizing Spain not to apply in certain areas the measures provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1989/90 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 1327/90 (2), and in  particular Article 12 (1) and (2) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2729/88 of 31 August 1988 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 (3),as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 678/89 (4), Spain lodged before 1 October 1990 an application to alter the areas excluded from the scope of the measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 from the  1991/92 wine year;
Whereas in the areas listed in the Annex there are risks of depopulation or of the quality policy being called into question or limited possibilities of alternative crops; whereas the criteria selected to determine the list correspond to those defined  in Article 12 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88; whereas the wine-growing potential of the areas recognized as suitable for the production of quality wine psr in those areas as a whole is less than 10 % of the national wine-growing potential;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,