Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (repealed)Show full title

Section 2 U.K. Submission and content of support programmes

Article 5 U.K. Submission of support programmes

1. Each producer Member State referred to in Annex II shall, for the first time by 30 June 2008, submit to the Commission a draft five-year support programme containing measures in accordance with this Chapter.

The support measures in the support programmes shall be drawn up at the geographical level which the Member States deem most appropriate. Before being submitted to the Commission, the support programme shall be subject to consultation with the competent authorities and organisations at the appropriate territorial level.

Each Member State shall submit one single draft support programme, which may accommodate regional particularities.

2. Support programmes shall become applicable three months after their submission to the Commission.

However, if the submitted support programme does not comply with the conditions laid down in this Chapter, the Commission shall inform the Member State thereof. In such case, the Member State shall submit a revised support programme to the Commission. The revised support programme shall become applicable two months after its notification unless an incompatibility persists in which case this subparagraph shall apply.

3. Paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to changes in respect of support programmes submitted by Member States.

4. Article 6 shall not apply where a Member State's only measure in a support programme consists of the transfer to the Single Payment Scheme referred to in Article 9. Article 21 shall apply in such case only in respect of paragraph 1 thereof and in relation to the year in which the transfer takes place.

Article 6 U.K. Content of support programmes

Support programmes shall consist of the following elements:

(a)

a detailed description of the measures proposed as well as their quantified objectives;

(b)

the results of consultations held;

(c)

an appraisal showing the expected technical, economic, environmental and social impact;

(d)

a schedule for implementing the measures;

(e)

a general financing table showing the resources to be deployed and the envisaged indicative allocation of the resources between the measures in accordance with ceilings provided for in Annex II;

(f)

the criteria and quantitative indicators to be used for monitoring and evaluation as well as the steps taken to ensure that the support programmes are implemented appropriately and effectively;

(g)

the designation of competent authorities and bodies responsible for implementing the support programme.

Article 7 U.K. Eligible measures

1. Support programmes shall contain one or more of the following measures:

(a) Single Payment Scheme support in accordance with Article 9;

(b) promotion in accordance with Article 10;

(c) restructuring and conversion of vineyards in accordance with Article 11;

(d) green harvesting in accordance with Article 12;

(e) mutual funds in accordance with Article 13;

(f) harvest insurance in accordance with Article 14;

(g) investments in accordance with Article 15;

(h) by-product distillation in accordance with Article 16;

(i) potable alcohol distillation in accordance with Article 17;

(j) crisis distillation in accordance with Article 18;

(k) use of concentrated grape must in accordance with Article 19.

2. Support programmes shall not contain measures other than those listed in Articles 9 to 19.

Article 8 U.K. General rules concerning support programmes

1. The allocation of the available Community funds as well as the budgetary limits are provided for in Annex II.

2. Community support shall only relate to eligible expenditure incurred after the submission of the relevant support programme as referred to in Article 5(1).

3. Member States shall not contribute to the costs of measures financed by the Community under the support programmes.

4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, Member States may grant national aid in accordance with the relevant Community rules on State aid for the measures referred to in Articles 10, 14 and 15.

The maximum aid rate as laid down in the relevant Community rules on State aid shall apply to the global public financing including both Community and national funds.