IV. Wine and spirit drinks

1. 389 R 1576: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (OJ No L 160, 12.6.1989, p. 1), as last amended by:

- 392 R 3280: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3280/92 of 9 November 1992 (OJ No L 327, 13.11.1992, p. 3).

By way of derogation from the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89:

- spirit drinks prepared in Austria before accession and those prepared between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1995, in accordance with national legislation in force, may be marketed in the Community until 31 December 1996, in a presentation that is in conformity with national provisions. Products still held at the retail stage on the latter date may be disposed of until stocks are exhausted;

- the use of the appellation 'Inlaenderrum` shall be authorized until 31 December 1998 for products originating in Austria, insofar as the presentation of the product conforms to the Community rules regarding designation and presentation of spirit drinks, the ingredients are clearly mentioned on the front label of the bottle and that label states unambiguously that the product does not contain rum.

2. 389 R 2392: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 of 24 July 1989 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts (OJ No L 232, 9.8.1989, p. 13), as last amended by:

- 391 R 3897: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3897/91 of 16 December 1991 (OJ No L 368, 31.12.1991, p. 5).

392 R 2333: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2333/92 of 13 July 1992 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of sparkling wines and aerated sparkling wines (OJ No L 231, 13.8.1992, p. 9).

1. By way of derogation from Regulations (EEC) No 2392/89 and (EEC) No 2333/92:

- wines and sparkling wines, aerated sparkling wines and grape musts present in the territory of Austria which have been designated and presented in accordance with Austrian provisions in force before 1 March 1995 may be marketed until stocks are exhausted;

- labels printed before 1 March 1995 containing information in conformity with Austrian provisions on that date, but not in conformity with Community provisions may be used until 1 March 1996.

Detailed implementing rules shall be adopted, as necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87.

2. By way of derogation from Article 6 (6) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2333/92, the trade mark 'Winzersekt`, which was registered in Austria before 1 March 1994, may be used in Austria until 31 December 1999 for sparkling wines produced in Austria in conformity with the provisions fixed pursuant to the said Article 6 for 'Winzersekt`.

Detailed implementing rules shall be adopted, as necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87.

3. 391 R 1601: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails (OJ No L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 1), as last amended by:

- 392 R 3279: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3279/92 of 9 November 1992 (OJ No L 327, 13.11.1992, p. 1).

By way of derogation from Article 6, during the first year following its accession Norway may produce 'vermut` in conformity with the rules in force before accession.

Products resulting from such production may be marketed on the Norwegian market until 31 December 1996 at the latest.

4. 392 R 2332: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 of 13 July 1992 on sparkling wines produced in the Community (OJ No L 231, 13.8.1992, p. 1), as amended by:

- 393 R 1568: Regulation (EEC) No 1568/93 of 14 June 1993 (OJ No L 154, 25.6.1993, p. 42).

1. By way of derogation from Article 17 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92, until 31 December 1997 the minimum duration of the process of making quality sparkling wines, except for quality sparkling wines psr, produced in Austria according to the closed tank method, shall be fixed as follows:

(a) as regards the period of ageing in the undertaking where they are made and reckoned from the start of the fermentation process designed to make the cuvée sparkling:

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(b) as regards the duration of the fermentation process designed to make the cuvée sparkling and the duration of the presence of the cuvée on the lees:

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2. Quality sparkling wines which have been the subject of the derogations referred to in paragraph 1 may be marketed only in Austria under the appellation 'quality sparkling wines` or 'Sekt`.

3. Detailed implementing rules shall be adopted, as necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87.