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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX Indicative financial allocations for 2004/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The rules for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 of 31 May 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards production potential.

(2) The detailed rules on financial planning and participation in financing the restructuring and conversion scheme laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 stipulate that the references to a given financial year refer to the payments actually made by the Member States between 16 October and the following 15 October.

(3) In accordance with Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the financial allocation between Member States must take due account of the proportion of the Community vineyard area in the Member State concerned.

(4) For the purposes of implementing Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the financial allocations should be made in respect of a certain number of hectares.

(5) Under Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the Community contribution to the costs of restructuring and conversion is higher in regions classified as Objective 1 in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds.

(6) Account must be taken of the compensation for the loss of income incurred by the wine growers during the period when the vineyard is not yet in production.

(7) In accordance with Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000, where expenditure actually incurred by a Member State in a given financial year is less than 75 % of the initial allocation, the expenditure to be recognised for the following financial year, and the corresponding total area, are to be reduced by a third of the difference between this threshold and the actual expenditure incurred during the financial year in question. This provision applies in the 2004/2005 wine year to Greece, whose expenditure in respect of 2004 amounts to 71.47 % of its initial allocation.

(8) In accordance with Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the initial allocation is adapted in view of real expenditure and on the basis of revised expenditure forecasts submitted by the Member States, taking account of the objective of the scheme and subject to the funds available,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The financial allocations by Member State, in respect of a certain number of hectares, for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2004/2005 marketing year shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 October 2004. For the Commission Franz Fischler Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX Indicative financial allocations for 2004/2005

Member State Area (ha) Financial allocation (EUR) Czech Republic 189 1743010 Germany 1971 12671756 Greece 1360 9704037 Spain 19379 145492269 France 13541 107042204 Italy 14529 103020889 Cyprus 196 2378955 Luxembourg 14 112000 Hungary 1261 10086046 Malta 17 171637 Austria 1271 7224984 Portugal 6987 44532820 Slovenia 172 2919879 Slovakia 801 2899514 TOTAL 61688 450000000

Versions

1. 2004-10-06

Cited by

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1074/2005 of 7 July 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards production potential Regulation · Grade B

  For the 2005 financial year, funding allocations have been allocated to the Member States under Commission Decision 2004/687/EC of 6 October 2004 fixing, for the 2004/2005 marketing year and in respect of a certain number of hectares, an indicative financial allocation by Member State for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1074/2005 of 7 July 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards production potential Regulation · Grade B

  any Member State for which the 2004/2005 wine year is the first year of application of the restructuring and conversion scheme and which reports to the Commission under Article 16(1)(a) and (b) an amount below 90 % of the financial allocation awarded to it under Commission Decision 2004/687/EC may apply to the Commission, no later than 10 July 2005, for a further contribution to expenditure in the 2005 financial year above that notified to the Commission under Article 16(1)(a) and (b) and up to 90 % of the financial allocation awarded to it by Decision 2004/687/EC;

• Commission Decision of 10 October 2005 fixing, for the 2005 financial year and in respect of a certain number of hectares, the definitive financial allocations by Member State for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (notified under document number C(2005) 3737) (Only the Spanish, Czech, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak and Slovenian texts are authentic) (2005/715/EC) Decision · Grade B

  The Commission fixed the indicative financial allocations for 2004/05 in Decision 2004/687/EC.

• Commission Decision of 10 October 2005 fixing, for the 2005 financial year and in respect of a certain number of hectares, the definitive financial allocations by Member State for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (notified under document number C(2005) 3737) (Only the Spanish, Czech, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak and Slovenian texts are authentic) (2005/715/EC) Decision · Grade B

  Under Article 17(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000, expenditure incurred and validated by the Member States is limited to the amount allocated to them as laid down in Decision 2004/687/EC. This limit does not apply in 2005 to any Member State.

• Commission Decision of 10 October 2005 fixing, for the 2005 financial year and in respect of a certain number of hectares, the definitive financial allocations by Member State for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (notified under document number C(2005) 3737) (Only the Spanish, Czech, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak and Slovenian texts are authentic) (2005/715/EC) Decision · Grade B

  Under Article 17(4), a penalty is applied where the actual per hectare expenditure of a Member State exceeds that laid down in Decision 2004/687/EC. This year, a penalty of EUR 289 applies to Luxembourg.

• Commission Decision of 10 October 2005 fixing, for the 2005 financial year and in respect of a certain number of hectares, the definitive financial allocations by Member State for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (notified under document number C(2005) 3737) (Only the Spanish, Czech, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak and Slovenian texts are authentic) (2005/715/EC) Decision · Grade B

  Under Article 17(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000, Member States for which 2005 is the first year of implementation of the restructuring and conversion scheme may submit a request for additional financing within the limit of 90 % of the financial allocation made to them under Decision 2004/687/EC. The Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta and Slovakia have done so.