Compatibility and consistency
Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 is amended as follows:
1.
In Article 1, the following paragraph is added:
‘3. For the purposes of Title II, “operation” shall mean a project, contract or arrangement, or other action included in a given support programme, corresponding to any of the activities under the measures referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 and implemented by one or more beneficiaries.’
2.
After Article 10, the following Article 10a is inserted in Section 2 of Chapter II of Title II:
‘Article 10a
Compatibility and consistency
1. The support for costs of restructuring and conversion referred to in Article 11(4)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 shall not cover purchase expenses of farm vehicles.
2. No operation shall be included for support pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 under a national support programme in accordance with Title II of that Regulation for a given Member State or region which is included for support in the rural development programme of that Member State or region under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
3. Member States shall present the operations they include in their support programmes for the restructuring and conversion measure in the relevant part of Annex I in such detail as to allow for verification that that operation is not included for support in their rural development programmes.’
3.
Article 20 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 20
Compatibility and consistency
1. No support shall be granted for marketing operations which received support under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008.
Where Member States grant national aid for investments, they shall communicate them in the relevant part of the forms set out in Annexes I, V and VII to this Regulation.
2. No operation shall be included for support pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 under a national support programme in accordance with Title II of that Regulation for a given Member State or region which is included for support in the rural development programme of that Member State or region under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
3. Member States shall present the operations they include in their support programmes for the investment measure in the relevant part of Annex I in such detail as to allow for verification that that operation is not included for support in their rural development programmes.’
4.
After Article 25, the following Article 25a is inserted in Section 7 of Chapter II of Title II:
‘Article 25a
Verification of conditions
The competent authorities of the Member States shall take all necessary steps to verify respect of the conditions and the limit referred to in Article 24(1) of this Regulation in conjunction with Article 16(3) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008. Member States may verify the respect of this limit at the level of each producer or at the national level. Member States which opt for verification at the national level shall not include in the alcohol balance the quantities which are not intended for distillation (withdrawal under supervision) nor those which are intended for the development of products other than alcohol for industrial use.’
5.
In Article 41(c), point (vi) is deleted.
6.
In Article 103(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b)
Table 9 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 shall continue to apply unless otherwise provided in an implementing regulation on the labelling and presentation of wines to be adopted on the basis of Article 63 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008;’.
7.
Annex VII is replaced by the text in Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX
‘ANNEX VII
Technical data concerning the national support programmes according to Article 6(c) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008
(financial amount in EUR 1000)
Member State ( 1 ) :
Date of communication ( 2 ) :
Date of previous communication:
Number of this amended table:
Financial year
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total
Measures
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008
Forecast
Execution
Forecast
Execution
Forecast
Execution
Forecast
Execution
Forecast
Execution
Execution
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
1.
Single Payment Scheme
Article 9
Area covered
(ha)
(Cumulative)
Average amount
(EUR/ha) ( 3 )
2.
Promotion on third-country markets
Article 10
Number of projects
(Cumulative)
Average Community support ( 4 )
State Aid
(Cumulative)
3a.
Restructuring and conversion of vineyards
Article 11
Area covered
(ha)
(Cumulative)
Average amount
(EUR/ha) ( 3 )
3b.
Ongoing plans
Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999
Area covered
(ha)
(Cumulative)
Average amount
(EUR/ha) ( 3 )
4.
Green harvesting
Article 12
Area covered
(ha)
Average amount
(EUR/ha) ( 3 )
5.
Mutual funds
Article 13
Number of new Funds
(Cumulative)
Average Community support ( 5 )
6.
Harvest insurance
Article 14
Number of producers
(Cumulative)
Average Community support ( 6 )
State Aid
7.
Investments in enterprise
Article 15
Number of beneficiaries
(Cumulative)
Average Community support ( 7 )
State Aid
(Cumulative)
7.1.
Investments in enterprise in convergence regions
Article 15(4)(a)
Eligible costs
(Cumulative)
7.2.
Investments in enterprise in other than convergence regions
Article 15(4)(b)
Eligible costs
(Cumulative)
7.3.
Investments in enterprise in outermost regions
Article 15(4)(c)
Eligible costs
(Cumulative)
7.4.
Investments in enterprise in small Aegean Islands regions
Article 15(4)(d)
Eligible costs
(Cumulative)
7.5.
Investments in enterprise in convergence regions
Article 15(4)(a)
Community contribution
(Cumulative)
7.6.
Investments in enterprise in other than convergence regions
Article 15(4)(b)
Community contribution
(Cumulative)
7.7.
Investments in enterprise in outermost regions
Article 15(4)(c)
Community contribution
(Cumulative)
7.8.
Investments in enterprise in small Aegean Islands regions
Article 15(4)(d)
Community contribution
(Cumulative)
8.
By-products distillation
Article 16
Range of max aid
(EUR/%vol/hl) ( 8 )
Mio hl
Average Community support ( 9 )
9.
Potable alcohol distillation — area support
Article 17
Range of aid
(EUR/ha) ( 8 )
Area (ha)
Average support ( 3 )
10.
Crisis distillation
Article 18
Range of aid
(EUR/%vol/hl) ( 8 )
Minimum producer price
(EUR/%vol/hl) ( 8 )
Mio hl
Average Community support ( 9 )
11.
Use of concentrated grape must for enrichment
Article 19
Range of aid
(EUR/%vol/hl) ( 8 )
Mio hl
Average Community support ( 9 )
( 1 ) OPOCE acronyms to be used.
( 2 ) Communication deadline: for forecasts 30 June 2008 for the first time and then every 1 March and 30 June; for execution every 1 March (2010 for the first time).
( 3 ) Calculated by dividing the amount(s) declared in Annex II (for forecasts) and Annex VI (for execution) by the area concerned in this Annex.
( 4 ) Calculated by dividing the amount(s) declared in Annex II (for forecasts) and Annex VI (for execution) by the number of projects concerned in this Annex.
( 5 ) Calculated by dividing the amount(s) declared in Annex II (for forecasts) and Annex VI (for execution) by the number of funds concerned in this Annex.
( 6 ) Calculated by dividing the amount(s) declared in Annex II (for forecasts) and Annex VI (for execution) by the number of producers concerned in this Annex.
( 7 ) Calculated by dividing the amount(s) declared in Annex II (for forecasts) and Annex VI (for execution) by the number of beneficiaries concerned in this Annex.
( 8 ) Details to be given in Annexes I and V.
( 9 ) Calculated by dividing the amount(s) declared in Annex II (for forecasts) and Annex VI (for execution) by the number of hectolitres concerned in this Annex.’
