PART IIINTERNAL MARKET

TITLE IMARKET INTERVENTION

CHAPTER IIIScheme of authorisations for vine plantings

Section 2Control of the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings

Article 71Non-authorised plantings

1

Producers shall grub up at their own cost areas planted with vines without an authorisation.

2

If producers do not grub up within four months from the date on which they are notified of the irregularity, Member States shall ensure the grubbing up of such non-authorised plantings within two years following the expiry of the four-month period. The relevant cost shall be charged to the producers concerned.

3

Member States shall communicate to the Commission by 1 March each year the total size of the areas ascertained as planted with vines without an authorisation after 1 January 2016, as well as the areas grubbed up in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2.

4

A producer who has not complied with the obligation laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be subject to penalties to be laid down in accordance with Article 64 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.

5

Areas planted with vines without an authorisation shall not benefit from any national or Union support measures.