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"B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1608/2000
of 24 July 2000
laying down transitional measures pending the definitive measures implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999
on the common organisation of the market in wine
(OJ L 185, 25.7.2000, p. 24)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1608/2000
of 24 July 2000
laying down transitional measures pending the definitive measures
implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organi-
sation of the market in wine
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 (
1), and in particular Article
80 thereof,
Whereas:(1) Article 81 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 repeals the following
Regulations with effect from 1 August 2000: Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1873/84 of 28 June 1984 authorising the offer or disposal
for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which mayhave undergone oenological processes not provided for in Regulation(EEC) No 337/79 (
2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2839/98 (3), Council Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 of 16 March 1987
laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced inspecified regions (
4) ,a sl a s ta m e n d e db yR e g u l a t i o n( E C )N o
1426/96 (5), Council Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 of 21 December
1988 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced inthe Community (
6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1678/1999 (7), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2048/89 of 19 June
1989 laying down general rules on controls in the wine sector (8),
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 of 24 July 1989 laying downgeneral rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must (
9), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2838/98 (10), Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2391/89 of 24 July 1989 defining certain products in the
wine sector falling within CN codes 2009 and 2204, and originating inthird countries (
11), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 of 24 July
1989 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of
wines and grape musts (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1427/96 (13), Council Regulation (EEC) No 3895/91 of 11 December
1991 laying down rules for the description and presentation of special
wines (14), and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2333/92 of 13 July 1992
laying down general rules for the description and presentation ofsparkling wines and aerated sparkling wines (
15), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1429/96 (16).
(2) Nevertheless, operators and administrations concerned should be
assured of a smooth transition between the often old provisions
adopted on the basis of Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5February 1979 on the common organisation of the market in wine (
17),
repealed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987
on the common organisation of the market in wine (18), in its turn
repealed by Regulations (EC) No 1493/1999 and (EEC) No 823/87 andthe rules of application of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.
(3) In order to permit a smooth transition and continuity of the applicable
arrangements pending the imminent finalisation and adoption of the!B
(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 176, 3.7.1984, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 354, 30.12.1998, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 59.
(5) OJ L 184, 24.7.1996, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 373, 31.12.1988, p. 59.
(7) OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 10.
(8) OJ L 202, 14.7.1989, p. 32.
(9) OJ L 232, 9.8.1989, p. 7.
(10) OJ L 354, 30.12.1998, p. 11.
(11) OJ L 232, 9.8.1989, p. 10.
(12) OJ L 232, 9.8.1989, p. 13.
(13) OJ L 184, 24.7.1996, p. 3.
(14) OJ L 368, 31.12.1991, p. 1.
(15) OJ L 231, 13.8.1992, p. 9.
(16) OJ L 184, 24.7.1996, p. 9.
(17) OJ L 54, 5.3.1979, p. 1.
(18) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.2000R1608 — EN — 11.10.2000 — 001.001 — 2
implementing measures, provision should therefore be made for some
of the Council provisions repealed by the said Article 81 to continue inforce for a brief transitional period. The temporary continuation inforce of those provisions entails the Commission Regulations adopted
on their basis remaining in force; those Regulations will, however, be
explicitly repealed at the end of the transitional period.
(4) Since the key elements of the subject matter of the Regulations
referred to in Article 81 have already been regulated in Regulation(EC) No 1493/1999 or in the implementing Regulations adopted to
date by the Commission, the transitional period in question does not
affect the implementation by the Council on the planned date of themain features of the reform of the common organisation of the marketin wine.
(5) However, in order not to burden economic operators and national
administrations with measures entering into force on different dates,
the date of entry into force of Commission Regulation (EC) No 881/98
of 24 April 1998 laying down detailed rules for the protection of theadditional traditional terms used to designate certain types of qualitywine produced in specified regions (quality wine psr) (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2253/1999 (2), should be postponed
so that all the measures resulting from the reform of the commonorganisation of the market can be adopted at the same time.
(6) In view of the fact that Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 repeals the
above Council Regulations with effect from 1 August 2000, it is
essential that the transitional period begins on that date.
(7) 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
By derogation from certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, only
the provisions listed in the Annex hereto shall remain in force until 30
November 2000.
Article 2
In the Regulations listed in the Annex, reference to Regulations (EEC) No
337/79, (EEC) No 822/87, (EEC) No 823/87 and (EEC) No 2332/92 shall be
understood as reference to the corresponding provisions of Regulation (EC)No 1493/1999.
Article 3
In the second paragraph of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 881/98, the date
‘1 August 2000’ is replaced by ‘30 November 2000’.
Article 3a
Costs relating to distillation carried out before 1 August 2000 shall be borne
by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and
Guarantee Fund in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation(EEC) No 822/87.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in
theOfficial Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 August 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.!B
(1) OJ L 124, 25.4.1998, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 275, 26.10.1999, p. 8.!M1
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ANNEX
List of provisions remaining in force until 30 November 2000
(a) Articles 1 and 3 of, and the Annex to, Regulation (EEC) No 1873/84
(b) Article 15(2) and (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87
(c) Regulation (EEC) No 2048/89
(d) Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89(e) Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2391/89
(f) Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89
(g) Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3895/91(h) Articles 8, 9 and 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2333/92
(i) Articles 3, 31, 71 and 72 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87.!
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