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Article 9

1. A flat-rate aid per hectare shall be granted for the continued cultivation of vines for the production of quality wines psr in traditional wine-growing zones. Aid shall be paid in respect of areas: planted with varieties included in the list of vine varieties suitable for the production of each of the quality wines psr produced and belonging to the recommended or authorized categories referred to in Article 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (10); and on which the yield per hectare is below a maximum limit fixed by the Member State, expressed in quantities of grapes, grape must or wine, subject to the conditions of Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 of 16 March 1987 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions (11). 2. The aid shall amount to ECU 400/ha. From the 1997/98 wine year, the aid shall be granted exclusively to producer groups or organizations initiating a measure to improve the quality of the wines produced in accordance with a programme approved by the competent authorities; the programme shall include in particular the means for improving vinification, storage and distribution conditions. 3. Articles 32, 34, 38, 39, 41, 42 and 46 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 of 24 May 1988 on the granting, for the 1988/89 to 1995/96 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas (12) shall not apply to areas or to products obtained from areas in respect of which the aid referred to in paragraph 1 is paid. 4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted, as necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87. They shall concern in particular the conditions for applying the programme referred to in paragraph 2 and the control provisions.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.