Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2635/88 of 24 August 1988 laying down detailed rules for implementing an aid scheme for the use of concentrated grape must in feedingstuffs

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2635/88
of 24 August 1988
laying down detailed rules for implementing an aid scheme for the use of concentrated grape must in feedingstuffs
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 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2253/88 (2), and in particular Articles 45 (9) and 81 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1636/87 (4),
Whereas Article 45 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3146/87 (5) introduced an aid scheme for the use in feedingstuffs of concentrated grape must produced in the Community during the 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1990/91 wine years;
Whereas provision should be made for the processors concerned to conclude a supply contract with the feedingstuffs producers;
Whereas potential beneficiaries must submit an application accompanied by a number of supporting documents; whereas in order to ensure uniform operation of the system throughout the Member States, deadlines should be set for the submission of applications and for payment of aid to the processors;
Whereas application of the aid scheme entails an administrative system for checking both the origin of the product attracting aid and the purpose for which it is used;
Whereas, in order to enable the Member States' competent authorities to make the necesary checks, steps should be taken, without prejudice to the provisions of Title II of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1153/75 of 30 April 1975 prescribing the form of the accompanying documents for wine products and specifying the obligations of wine-producers and trders other than retailers (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 418/86 (7), to lay down the obligations of the processor with regard to the keeping of stock records;
Whereas the production cost of the grape must used in the preparation of concentrated grape must depends on its alcoholic strength; whereas the market price of grape must with a high natural potential alcoholic strength is higher than that of other musts; whereas, accordingly, the amount of aid must be varied in terms of the alcoholic strength of the must;
Whereas Article 4 of Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (8), as last amended by Council Directive 88/228/EEC (9), provides that Member States may authorize the marketing and use of additives within their territories; whereas Annex I to the Directive lists the additives which may be marketed and may be incorporated in feedingstuffs;
Whereas concentrated grape must for feedingstuffs must be used solely for incorporation in feedingstuffs; whereas, therefore, it should be denatured by the incorporation of additives and Member States should be required to check by this means that the must is not diverted to other uses; whereas a list of denaturing agents to be incorporated in concentrated grape must should therefore be drawn up;
Whereas the measures laid down in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,