Address https://gelex.eu/eli/EU/decision/2007/381@2007-06-01/en

Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX Indicative financial allocations for 2006/2007

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 provide 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) Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union on 1 January 2007 and can benefit from the restructuring and conversion system as from this date, having also fulfilled the condition of drawing up the inventory of the production potential, as confirmed by Commission Decisions 2007/223/EC and 2007/234/EC.

(4) 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.

(5) 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.

(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 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 for Bulgaria and Romania, in respect of a certain number of hectares, for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2006/2007 marketing year shall be as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria and to Romania.

Done at Brussels, 1 June 2007. For the Commission Mariann Fischer Boel Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX Indicative financial allocations for 2006/2007

Member State Area (ha) Financial allocation (EUR) Bulgaria 2131 6700516 Romania 1060 8299484 Total 3191 15000000

Versions

1. 2007-06-01

Cited by

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 922/2007 of 1 August 2007 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 as regards transitional arrangement concerning the financial allocations for Bulgaria and Romania for the restructuring and conversion Regulation · Grade B

  For the 2007 financial year, funding allocations have been allocated to Bulgaria and Romania under Commission Decision 2007/381/EC of 1 June 2007 fixing, for the 2006/2007 marketing year and in respect of a certain number of hectares, an indicative financial allocation for Bulgaria and Romania for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 922/2007 of 1 August 2007 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 as regards transitional arrangement concerning the financial allocations for Bulgaria and Romania for the restructuring and conversion Regulation · Grade B

  By way of derogation from Article 16(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 and as concerns the 2007 financial year, Bulgaria and Romania may apply to the Commission, not later than 10 July 2007, for a further contribution to expenditure in the 2007 financial year above that notified to the Commission under Article 16(1)(a) and (b) of that Regulation, and up to 90 % of the financial allocation awarded to them by Decision 2007/381/EC. They may pay out, not later than 15 October 2007, 90 % of their initial allocation for the 2006/2007 wine year.

• Commission Decision of 8 October 2007 fixing, for the 2007 financial year and in respect of a certain number of hectares, the definitive financial allocations to Member States for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (notified under document number C(2007) 4524) (Only the Bulgarian, Spanish, Czech, German, Greek, French, Italian, Hungarian, Maltese, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak and Slovenian texts are authentic) (2007/653/EC) Decision · Grade B

  The Commission fixed the financial allocations for the 2006/07 marketing year in Commission Decision 2006/701/EC and, for Bulgaria and Romania, in Commission Decision 2007/381/EC.

• Commission Decision of 8 October 2007 fixing, for the 2007 financial year and in respect of a certain number of hectares, the definitive financial allocations to Member States for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (notified under document number C(2007) 4524) (Only the Bulgarian, Spanish, Czech, German, Greek, French, Italian, Hungarian, Maltese, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak and Slovenian texts are authentic) (2007/653/EC) Decision · Grade B

  Under Article 16(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000, Member States may submit a further request in the current financial year. The Czech Republic, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, Austria and Portugal have done so. Under Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 922/2007 of 1 August 2007 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 as regards transitional arrangement concerning the financial allocations for Bulgaria and Romania for the restructuring and conversion, Bulgaria and Romania may apply to the Commission, for a further contribution to expenditure in the 2007 financial year above