COMMISSION  DECISION
of 30 July 1986
approving a programme pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 895/85 on a common measure to improve the structures of the wine-making sector in Greece
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(86/411/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 895/85 of 1 April 1985 on a common measure to improve the structures of the wine-making sector in Greece (1), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas on 7 February 1986 the Greek Government forwarded a programme for restructuring certain areas planted with vines in Greece and on 12 March 1986, at the Commission's request, forwarded certain details and corrections;
Whereas the programme contains the information referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 895/85 to show that the objectives of the Regulation can be achieved;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 895/85, the procedures must be drawn up, in agreement with the Greek Government, for the periodic communication to the Commission of the information referred to in Article 6 (2) of the Regulation concerning the implementation of the programme;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
The programme for restructuring certain areas planted with vines in Greece, forwarded by the Greek Government on 7 February 1986, concerning which supplementary information was submitted on 12 March 1986, is hereby approved.
1. Before 1 July each year the Greek Government shall submit a progress report on the programme referred to in Article 1.
The report shall contain the following information:
- the state of advance, for the preceding calendar year, of the measures provided for in the programme, listed in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 895/85, with details of the areas where the restructuring operations are in progress and the type of operation (grubbing up or/and replanting),
- details of the areas in categories 1 and 2, within the meaning of Article 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 (2), undergoing restructuring, and the extent of the areas in category 3 where vineyards are being grubbed,
- the number of beneficiaries per year and groups formed for the purposes of grouped or collective operations, with the number of their members,
- in cases of collective restructuring in a context of land consolidation, the number of consolidation operations and land parcels before and after the operation,
- as regards technical assistance, the number of persons employed during the year, with their date of recruitment, terms of employment and place of employment; a detailed breakdown of expenditure for technical assistance, the number of courses organized, hours worked and number of wine-growers attending,
- additional provisions to ensure that accompanying measures relate solely to requirements arising from vineyard restructuring operations provided for in the programme,
- confirmation that the land improvement measures (clearance, measures to combat erosion, access roads to plots) have not received aid under other common measures; if other common measures are being applied in the same areas for similar schemes, those common measures shall be applied by priority, and any expenditure shall be charged thereto,
- additional provisions to ensure effective supervision of the implementation of the programme and the outcome of such supervision,
- particulars regarding expenditure during the calendar year in question, broken down between the various operations, with indications of the funding sources,
- in cases where the scale of the operations and expenditure diverge significantly from the programme forecasts: indication of reasons.
2. Not less than every two years, the Greek authorities responsible for implementing the programme and the Commission departments shall meet to monitor progress.
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.