L 93/12 Official Journal of the European Union 9.4.2015 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/561 of 7 April 2015 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 92272, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (!), and in particular Articles 70, 72 and Article 145(3) thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (3, and in particular Article 62(2)(a) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 contains in Chapter III of Title I of Part II rules on a scheme of authorisations for vine plantings which repeal and replace the transitional planting right regime set out in Subsection II of Section IVa of Chapter IIT of Title I of Part II of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (*) as from 1 January 2016. Chapter III of Title I of Part II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 lays down rules concerning duration, management and control of the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings and empowers the Commission to adopt implementing acts concerning the management and also the control of the scheme. The transitional planting right regime set out in Subsection II of Section IVa of Chapter III of Title I of Part II of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 remains applicable until 31 December 2015 in accordance with Article 230(1)(b)(ii) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. (2)  Article 62 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 lays down the general requirement for Member States to grant an authorisation for vine planting upon submission of an application by producers intending to plant or replant vines. Article 63 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides for a safeguard mechanism for new plantings, whereby Member States have to grant every year authorisations for new plantings corresponding to 1 % of the total area actually planted with vines in their territory, but where lower limits may be decided on the basis of sound justifications. Article 64 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 lays down rules concerning the granting of authorisations for new plantings and sets out eligibility and priority criteria that Member States may apply. (3)  Rules should be established at Union level concerning the procedure to follow by the Member States regarding the decisions on the safeguard mechanism and on the choice of eligibility and priority criteria. Such rules should include time limits for decisions to be taken and implications in case certain decisions are not taken. (4)  In order to provide clarity and a consistent application in all Member States and wine regions, the rules in relation to the granting of authorisations for new plantings should also include the processing of applications, the selection procedure and their granting each year. In that way, producers are subject to similar rules at Union level when applying for authorisations for new plantings. These rules aim at ensuring a transparent, fair, and timely functioning of the system, adapted to the needs of the wine sector. They should also prevent that applicants face unjustified inequalities, excessive delays or disproportionate administrative burden. In particular, since the beginning of the wine year is on 1 August, the granting of authorisations for new plantings by that date seems well adjusted to the needs of the wine sector and ensures that vine plantings can still be undertaken within the same civil year. An appropriate date should be fixed to ensure that all relevant decisions taken by the Member State are made public in due time before the opening of the call for applications and to allow producers to be well aware of the applicable rules before they submit an application. () OJL347,20.12.2013,p. 671. () OJL347,20.12.2013, p. 549. () Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1).