Document ID: 31979R0991

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 991/79 of 17 May 1979 setting out a schedule of tables and laying down the definitions relating to basic statistical surveys of areas under vines and repealing Regulations No 143 and No 26/64/EEC
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 of 5 February 1979 on statistical surveys of areas under vines (1), and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation No 24 on the progressive establishment of a common organization of the market in wine (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Article 4 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 the Member States are to submit the results of the basic surveys in the form of a schedule of tables to be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of the said Regulation;
Whereas, in order to ensure the comparability of data shown in these tables, it is necessary to provide for certain definitions relating to the basic surveys;
Whereas the system of statistical surveys of areas under vines provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 replaces the viticultural land register provided for by Article 1 of Regulation No 24;
Whereas, in consequence of this, it is necessary to repeal Commission Regulation No 143 containing preliminary arrangements for the preparation of the viticultural land register (3) and Commission Regulation No 26/64/EEC of 28 February 1964 laying down additional provisions for the preparation of the viticultural land register, for its management and for keeping it up to date (4), which have now lapsed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics and the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The form of the schedule of tables for the basic surveys of the areas under vines shall be as set out in Annex I hereto.
Article 2
1. The definitions relating to the basic surveys are given in Annex II hereto.
2. Given that the basic statistical surveys cover the situation at the end of the wine-growing year, the area under vines planted, replanted or grafted during the wine-growing year preceding the survey shall be considered to be under one year old.
Article 3
Regulations No 143 and No 26/64/EEC are repealed with effect from 20 May 1978. (1)OJ No L 54, 5.3.1979, p. 124. (2)OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 989/62. (3)OJ No 127, 1.12.1962, p. 2789/62. (4)OJ No 48, 19.3.1964, p. 753/64.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 May 1979.

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