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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 276/89
of 2 February 1989
amending for the eighth time Regulation (EEC) No 3800/81 determining the classification of vine varieties
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2964/88 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof,
Whereas the classification of vine varieties approved for cultivation in the Community was determined by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3800/81 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1467/87 (4);
Whereas examination of the Binova root stock variety has shown it to be suitable for cultivation in certain administrative units in the Federal Republic of Germany; whereas that variety should therefore be included in the list of root stock varieties recommended in those administrative units;
Whereas the suitability for cultivation of certain wine grape and table grape varieties which have been listed for at least five years in the category of varieties temporarily authorized for certain French and Italian administrative units has been recognized as satisfactory; whereas those varieties should therefore be definitively included among the vine varieties recommended for those administrative units in accordance with Article 11 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 347/79 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3805/85 (6);
Whereas the classification of wine grape vine varieties should now include, among the varieties recommended or authorized for certain French, Spanish, Italian and Greek administrative units, certain varieties which have been listed for at least five years in the category for an administrative unit immediately bordering thereon and which therefore satisfy the condition laid down in the first indent of Article 11 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 347/79;
Whereas experience has shown that wine obtained from certain wine grape varieties authorized for certain French, Spanish, Italian and Greek administrative units may be regarded as normally being of good quality; whereas those varieties should therefore be included among the varieties recommended for those administrative units in accordance with the first indent of Article 11 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 347/79;
Whereas clonal selection within the population of the Sauvignon B variety has enabled the Sauvignon gris B variety to be clearly distinguished and its characteristics to be differentiated from the various clones of the Sauvignon B variety; whereas, as the morphological characteristics of the Sauvignon gris B variety are definite and enable homogenous trial plots to be established, the Sauvignon gris B variety should be included in the classification of vine varieties for the same administrative units and in the same category as the Sauvignon B variety;
Whereas experience has shown that wine obtained from certain wine grape varieties listed for five years in the category of temporarily authorized varieties for certain Spanish administrative units may be regarded as normally being of good quality; whereas it is therefore appropriate to include those varieties amoung the recommended varieties for those administrative units in accordance with the second indent of Article 11 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 347/79;
Whereas the classification should now also include certain wine grape vine varieties which have been examined and found to be suitable for cultivation; whereas, in accordance with Article 11 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 347//79, these varieties may be authorized temporarily for certain Spanish and Italian administrative units;
Whereas an oversight should be made good by providing for a vine variety used in the fortification of a quality wine psr to be classified under the authorized varieties for a Spanish administrative unit in accordance with Article 11 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 347/79;
Whereas the classification should now also include a table grape variety and a variety of grapes for special use for Spain which have been examined and found to be suitable for cultivation in accordance with Article 11 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 347/79;
Whereas certain table wine varieties no longer satisfy the conditions laid down in Article 7 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 347/79 for recommended vine varieties; whereas such varieties should therefore be classified under the authorized table grape varieties in accordance with Article 11 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 347/79;
Whereas certain wine grape and table grape vine varieties have been examined and found to be suitable for cultivation in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2314/72 of the Commission (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/80 (2), for certain Italian and Greek administrative units; whereas, for those units, those varieties should be included in the category of authorized vine varieties in accordance with Article 11 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 347/79;
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
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3800/81 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 1989.