Commission Regulation (EC) No 315/2003 of 19 February 2003 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

• Coming into Force: 23 February 2003
• End of Effective Date: 31 July 2008
• Celex Number: 32003R0315
• ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/315/oj
• Published date: 20 February 2003
• Date: 19 February 2003
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 46, 20 February 2003

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 315/2003 of 19 February 2003 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

Official Journal L 046 , 20/02/2003 P. 0009 - 0014

Commission Regulation (EC) No 315/2003

of 19 February 2003

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

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(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001(2), and in particular Articles 10 and 15 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In order to enable Member States to continue paying aid up to the end of a financial year, it is necessary to amend the rules on expenditure for the period from 1 July to 15 October, which are laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2191/2002(4).

(2) In particular, account should be taken of the concept of the validation of expenditure, as defined in Article 79 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities(5).

(3) The provisions on implementing the mechanism for making financial allocations during the financial year should therefore be adapted.

(4) The fixed format for the data and information which Member States must send to the Commission should also be adapted.

(5) Account should also be taken of the particular constraints connected with the rate of implementation of the restructuring and conversion plans, and application of the rules on areas should be adapted accordingly.

(6) Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 should be amended accordingly.

(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 is hereby amended as follows:

1. the first subparagraph of Article 15(2) is replaced by the following:

"2. As an exception to paragraph 1, the Member States may...