No L 300/4 Official Journal of the Europeaﬁ Communities 23. 10. 87 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3146/87 of 19 October 1987 amending Regulanon (EEC) No 822/87 on the common orgamzanon of the market in wine THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty esﬁablishing the European Economic Community, and in particular - Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ", Having regard to the opinion of the European Parli- ament (%), Havmg regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (), Whereas the current situation of the market in wine, characterized by large surpluses, requires the implementa- tion of measures other-than distillation in order to dispose of the surpluses; Whereas,- in -order to reduce the quantity--of wine deli- vered for distillation and the resulting quantities of vinous alcohol, it.is advisable to provide a fresh outlet for produ- cers of grape must; Whereas -research conducted by the Commission since 1983, in accordance with Article 48 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87. (%, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1972/87 (%), has promoted the implementation of alterna- tive measures to distillation for the disposal of surpluses from the wine sector and has shown that it is quite possible to use concentrated grape must in feedingstuffs ; whereas it is therefore advisable, on an experimental basis, to make this operation viable by granting an aid for concentrated grape must used in feedingstuffs ; whereas the aid should be fixed at a sufficient level without causing any undue adverse effect on the competitiveness of the products which are traditionally used at present in feedingstuffs ; whereas it should be specified that the amount of aid will be fixed in such a way as to prevent an artificial increase in the wine-growing potential which might result in the production of excessive quantities of grape must intended solely for feedingstuffs; whereas, bearing this in mind, the quantity of concentrated must used in feedingstuffs should be deducted from the quan- tity of wine distilled under Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87; Whereas, in view of the innovative character of this new measure, its duration should initally be limited to three () OJ No C 243, 27. 9. 1986, p. 3. () OJ No C 76, 23. 3. 1987, p. 140. ) OJ No C 83, 30. 3. 1987, p. 7. () O No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. () OF No L 184, 3. 7. 1987, p. 26. years and a ceiling of 300 000 hectolitres should be set for a period of three years for the -quantities eligible to benefit under this scheme, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Article 45 of Regulation (EEC) No-822/87 'is hereby replaced by the following : ‘Arttcle 45 1.  An aid scheme is hereby instituted for the use of : — concentrated grapc musts, — rectified concentrated grape musts produced in-the Community, when they are used in order to increase the alcoholic strenghts referred to in Article 18 of this Regulation and in Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87: 2.  The grant of aid referred to in=paragraph 1 may be reserved for the products referred to in that para- graph coming from wine-growing zones CIII if the trade patterns in must and coupage wines cannot be guaranteed ' without this measure. Where it is decided to reserve the grant of aid as referred to in the first subparagraph, this shall also apply to rectified concentrated grape musts produced outside the wine-growing zones referred to in that subparagraph, in plant which . started production thereof before 30 June 1982. 3. The amount of aid referred to in paragraph 1 shall be fixed in ECU per % vol potential alcoholic strength and per hectolitre of concentrated grape must or rectified concentrated grape must, taking into account the difference between the cost of enrichment by means of these products and by means of sucrose. 4.  During the wine years 1988/1989, 1989/1990 and 1990/1991, a further aid scheme is hereby intro- duced for the use in feedingstuffs of concentrated grape must produced in the Community. 5. The amount of the aid referred to in paragraph 4 shall be fixed in ECU per % vol potential alcoholic strength and per hectolitre of concentrated grape must, account being taken of the effect, on the feedingstuff’s price, of the replacement of a traditional component by concentrated grape must. Moreover, the