Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2033/84 of 13 July 1984 laying down detailed rules implementing the system of aid for the use of grapes, grape must and concentrated grape must for the manufacture of grape juice and fixing the amounts of aid for the 1984/85 wine-growing year

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2033/84
of 13 July 1984
laying down detailed rules implementing the system of aid for the use of grapes, grape must and concentrated grape must for the manufacture of grape juice and fixing the amounts of aid for the 1984/85 wine-growing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1208/84 (2), and in particular Articles 14a (4), 48 (6) and 65 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1223/83 of 20 May 1983 on the exchange rates to be applied in agriculture (3), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof,
Whereas, under the first indent of the first subparagraph of Article 14a (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79, a system was introduced for aiding the use, for the manufacture of grape juice, of grape and concentrated grape must produced from grapes grown in the Community; whereas paragraph 2 of the same Article provides that the aid system can also be applied to the use of grapes of Community origin; whereas juice manufacturing practices are such that the aid should also be given for the use of such grapes;
Whereas application of the aid system requires administrative provisions for checking the origin and use of the products for which aid is given;
Whereas the purpose of the aid scheme is to promote the use of products of Community origin for the manufacture of grape juice in place of imported products; whereas the aid should therefore be given to users of the raw material, i.e. to processors;
Whereas in order to ensure that the aid system functions properly and that the checks can be properly carried out, processors should be required to lodge written declarations giving the information necessary for identification of the product and to enable checks on the operations to be carried out;
Whereas, in order for the aid system to have an appreciable effect on the quantity of Community products used, a minimum quantity which may be covered by a declaration should be set for each product;
Whereas it should be stated that aid will be granted only for products having the quality characteristics required for processing into grape juice; whereas it is consequently necessary to prescribe that grapes and grape must covered by a declaration must have a density of between 1,055 and 1,085 g/cm3 at 20 Â°C;
Whereas Article 14a (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 sets out criteria for fixing the amount of the aid; whereas application of these criteria gives the aid rates for the various products in question fixed below;
Whereas, to enable the competent authorities of the Member States to make the necessary checks, obligations on processors in regard to the keeping of stock records should be laid down, in addition to the provisions of Title II of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1153/75 (4), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece;
Whereas it should be laid down that entitlement to aid is established at the moment when the processing operations are completed; whereas to allow for technical losses the quantity actually used should be allowed to be up to 10 % less than that shown in the application;
Whereas for control purposes it is necessary to adopt a processing coefficient as between the grapes employed and the grape juice obtained, based on normal processing methods;
Whereas, in order to be paid aid, applicants must lodge an application accompanied by a number of supporting documents; whereas to ensure that the system operates uniformly in all Member States, time limits for lodging applications and for payment of aid to processors should be laid down;
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 48 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 states that grape juice may not be made into wine or added to wine; whereas, in order to ensure that this prohibition is complied with, special obligations and checks should be specified for processors of and bottlers of grape juice;
Whereas to prevent discrimination between operators and to resolve certain uncertainties as to interpretation that may arise with regard to the representative rates to be applied under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1054/78 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 899/84 (2), it should be specified that for all operations under this Regulation the representative rates applicable should in all cases be those applying in the wine sector on 1 September 1984;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,