TITLE IISUPPORT MEASURES

CHAPTER ISupport programmes

Section 3Specific support measures

Article 9Single Payment Scheme and support to vine-growers

1

Member States may provide support to vine-growers by allocating to them payment entitlements within the meaning of Chapter 3 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 in accordance with point O of Annex VII to that Regulation.

2

Member States intending to make use of the possibility referred to in paragraph 1 shall foresee such support in their support programmes including, as regards subsequent transfers of funds to the Single Payment Scheme, by way of changes to those programmes in accordance with Article 5(3).

3

Once effective, support as referred to in paragraph 1 shall:

a

remain in the Single Payment Scheme and no longer be available, or be made available under Article 5(3), for the measures listed in Articles 10 to 19 in subsequent years of the operation of the support programmes;

b

commensurately reduce the amount of funds available for measures listed in Articles 10 to 19 in the support programmes.