No L 203/80 Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 8. 85 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2188/85 of 17 July 1985 on research and development measures concerning new uses for products belonging to the wine sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 798/85 (3, and in particular Article 41c (5) thereof, Whereas Article 41c of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 provides for measures to be taken to encourage the use of methods other than distillation for disposing of surpluses of the products referred to in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation ; whereas the aim of such measures is to promote research and development concerning new uses for products belonging to the wine sector; whereas detailed rules for the application of those measures should be laid down; Whereas, within the Community, research institutes, bodies, organizations, undertakings and natural or legal persons possessing the necessary qualifications and experience should be invited to make detailed propo- sals which they would themselves carry out; whereas provision should be made for only partial Community financing of the expenditure incurred in such research and development work ; Whereas detailed rules should be laid down concern- ing the duration of the work and the payment of Community financial contributions to those whose proposals are accepted; whereas, in addition, the Commission should be kept informed of the results of - the measures provided for in this Regulation ; whereas these measures should be considered as forming part of intervention, pursuant to Article 41c (2) of Regula- tion (EEC) No 337/79 ; whereas it is necessary that the Member States should designate bodies competent to supervise the implementation of successful proposals and to make the relevant payments; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1.  Under the conditions laid down in this Regula- tion, encouragement shall be given to research and () OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1. () O] No L 89, 29. 3. 1985, p. 1. development work, exclusively of a technical nature, that is not concerned with the production of alcohol and is designed to expand the markets for surplus products belonging to the wine sector. Such work shall include the following: (a) the search for new outlets for wine and grape must ; (b) research into new processes which would enhance the value of wine and grape must or certain of their constituents ; (c) research into technological improvements which would enhance the value of the new products obtained from the products referred to in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79. 2. The work referred to in paragraph 1 shall be executed during the 12-month period following the date of signature of the contract referred to in Article § ). However, if execution of the work covered by a contract requires a longer period an extension of that period may be agreed in the contract for the following wine year. Article 2 1. The work referred to in Article 1 (1) shall be proposed and carried out by research institutes, bodies, organizations, undertakings or natural or legal persons who : (a) have the necessary qualifications and experience ; (b) give suitable guarantees to ensure the satisfactory completion of the work. 2.  The Community financial contribution may not exceed 90 % of expenditure incurred in respect of the work referred to in Article 1 (1). Article 3 1. The parties specified in Article 2 (1) shall be invited to transmit to the authority appointed by the Member State in which they have their head office, hereinafter called ‘the competent body’, detailed proposals concerning the work referred to in Article 1 (1).