L 224/32 Official Journal of the European Union 6.9.2003 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 5 September 2003 setting the definitive financial allocations to the Member States for the 2002/2003 marketing year, in respect of a number of hectares, for the purposes of restructuring and converting vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 14931999 (notified under document number C(2003) 3147) (2003/638/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (3, and in particular Article 14 thereof, Whereas: 1 1 2 4 () O] () O () O] () O The rules for the restructuring and conversion of vine- yards are laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/ 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organi- sation of the market in wine (*), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1203/2003 (4, in particular on production potential. The detailed rules on financial planning and participa- tion in financing the restructuring and conversion scheme laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 stipulate that the references to a given financial year refer to the payments actually made by the Member States between 16 October and the following 15 October. In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the Commission makes initial allocations to Member States each year on the basis of objective criteria, taking account of particular situations and needs and the efforts to be undertaken in the light of the sche- me's objective. L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1. L 143, 16.6.2000, p. 1. L 168, 5.7.2003, p. 9. (4) The Commission fixed the indicative financial allocations for the 2002/2003 marketing year in Commission Deci- sion 2002/666[EC (). In accordance with Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, initial allocations must be adapted on the basis of actual expenditure and revised expenditure fore- casts notified by the Member States, taking into account the objective of the scheme and subject to the funds available. Under Article 17(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1227/ 2000, Member States' expenditure incurred and validated is restricted to the allocations laid down in Decision 2002/666[EC. For this financial year that restriction applies to Spain, France, Italy, Austria and Portugal. Under Article 16(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1227 2000, Member States may submit a request for subse- quent financing in the current financial year. Under Article 17(3) of that Regulation, such a request is to be accepted for Member States that have expended their initial allocation on a pro rata basis using the appropria- tions available after deducting, for all Member States, the sum of the amounts notified in accordance with Article 16(1)(a) and (b) of that Regulation and corrected where applicable in accordance with Article 17(1) and (3), from the total amount allocated to the Member States. For this financial year that provision applies to Spain, France, Italy, Austria and Portugal. () OJ L 227, 23.8.2002, p. 49.