. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/114 
11 July 2006 
 (06-3336) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
EC-TBT Enquiry Point, 
Fax:  (+32) 2 299 80 43 
E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   2204 –Wine of fresh 
grapes ; grape must 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Commission 
Regulation (EC) No …/.. amending Regul ations (EC) Nos 1622/2000, 884/2001 and 
753/2002 concerning certain detailed rules im plementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on 
the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards the use of pieces of oak wood in 
winemaking and the designation and presentation of wine so treated (five pages, in 
French/English). 
6. Description of content:   The regulation lays down detailed rules concerning the use of 
pieces of oak wood in winemaking and the labelli ng of wine so treated to avoid misleading 
the consumers. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Prevention of practices likely to be misleading as to the nature of the product, and 
compliance with relevant international standa rds (International Organisation of Vine and 
Wine). 
8. Relevant documents:   Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 of 24 July 2000 laying 
down certain detailed rules fo r implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the 
common organisation of the market in wine and establishing a Community code of 
oenological practices and processes : OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended 
by Regulation (EC) No 643/2006 (OJ L 115, 28.4.2006, p. 6). G/TBT/N/EEC/114 
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  Commission Regulation (EC) No 884/2001 of 24  April 2001 laying down detailed rules of 
application concerning the documents accompan ying the carriage of wine products and the 
records to be kept in the wine sector: OJ  L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 32.  Regulation as last 
amended by Regulation (EC) No 643/2006. 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 of 29 April 2002 laying down certain rules for 
applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/199 9 as regards the description, designation, 
presentation and protection of certain wine sector products: OJ L 118, 4.5.2002 p. 1.
 
Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC)  No 261/2006 (OJ L 46, 16.2.2006, p. 18). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }September 2006 
10. Final date for comments:   31 August 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
European Commission, 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point, 
Fax:  0032 2 299 80 43, 
E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int