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REGULATION No24
ontheprogressiveestablishmentofacommonorganisationofthemarketinwine
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ,-Whereasthemannerofimplementing thesemeasures
mustbesuchthattheinformation obtainedis
comparableatCommunitylevelwhiletakingaccount
ofthesituationpeculiartoeachMemberState;
Whereasitaccordswiththepolicyofencouraging
qualityproductionthattherequiredcharacteristics of
aqualitywineproducedinspecifiedregionsshould
bedefined;
Whereas,inordertofacilitateimplementation ofthe
proposedmeasures,aprocedureshouldbeprovided
forestablishingcloseco-operationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommissionwithinaManagement
Committee ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan30June1963,
prepareaviticulturallandregisterwhichshallHavingregardtotheprovisionsoftheTreaty
establishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,and
inparticularArticle43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament;
Whereasthe.operationanddevelopment ofthe
commonmarketinagriculturalproductsmustbe
accompanied bytheestablishment ofacommon
agriculturalpolicytoincludeinparticularacommon
organisation ofagriculturalmarketsestablished
productbyproduct;
Whereasthereareappreciabledivergenciesinthe
wine-growing policiespursuedbydifferentMember
Statesatnationallevel,andwhereas,irrespectiveof
thepolicyfollowed,surplusesofapermanentnature
giverisetoseriousdifficultiesinthewine-growing
economyofcertainproducercountries;
Whereaswineproductionconstitutesanimportant
iteminagriculturalincome,andwhereasthe
commonorganisationmustaimatstabilisingmarkets
andpricesbyadjustingsuppliestorequirements ,such
adjustmentbeingdirectedinparticulartowards
qualityproduction;
Whereasthenecessarystepstobringaboutthis
adjustmentrequirethatthepotentialoutputbe
knownandthatthequantityofmustandwine
availablebeassessedeachyear;
Whereasthepreparationofaviticulturalland
register,theintroductionofasystemofharvestand
stockdeclarationsandthecompilationofanannual
forwardestimateshouldmakeitpossibletoobtain
thestatisticalinformationessentialforaknowledge
ofthemarket;thereafterbekeptuptodate.
Thisregister,basedonthegeneralvineyardcensus,
shallincludethefollowingminimuminformation :
(a)thetotalareaundervines;
(b)theareaundervinessubdividedaccordingto
typeofproduction;
(c)themethodofmanagementofplantations;
(d)theclassificationofvineplantationsaccordingto
surfacearea;
(e)theclassificationofareasundervinesaccording
toageofvine-stocks;
(f)classificationofvinevarietiesaccordingtoyear
ofplanting.

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Article2 (f)yieldperhectare;
(g)analysisandassessmentoforganoleptic
characteristics .
3.Inaddition ,totheabovefactors,MemberStates
maytakeintoaccountfairandtraditionalcustoms,
determinesuchotherconditionsofproductionarid
characteristics asshallbeobligatoryforqualitywines
producedinspecifiedregions.
Article51.Eachyearbeginningin1962,
(a)producersofmustandwineshalldeclarethe
quantitiestheyhaveproducedduringtheyear;
(b)producersofmustandwine,andmerchants
otherthanretailers,shalldeclaretheirstocksof
mustandwine,whetherfromthecurrentyear's
harvestorfromtheharvestofprecedingyears.
Mustandwineimportedfromthirdcountries
shallbestatedseparately.
2.Solongasthedevelopmentofthecommon
wine-growing policydoesnotrequirestock
declarationstobemadebeforetheharvestonadate
fixedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article7,theharvestandstockdeclarationsshallbe
madesimultaneously notlaterthan31Decemberin
eachMemberState.
3.Thisprovisionshallnotaffectthemaintenance
incertainStatesoftwodifferentdates,oneforstock
declarationsandtheotherforharvestdeclarations ,
providedthattheinformationcollectedisadjustedin
suchawaythatitsuseatCommunitylevelremains
possible.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofArticles1,2and
3shallbeadopted,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7,withinsixmonthsfromthe
entryintoforceofthisRegulation .
Article6
1.AManagement Committee forWine
(hereinaftercalledthe'Committee')shallbe
established,consistingofrepresentatives ofMember
Statesandpresidedoverbyarepresentative ofthe
Commission .
2.WithintheCommitteethevotesofMember
States,shallbeweightedinaccordancewithArticle
148(2)oftheTreaty.TheChairmanshallnotvote.Article3
Article7AtthebeginningofeachyeartheCommissionshall
drawupaforwardestimateinordertodeterminethe
resourcesandassesstherequirements ofthe
Community ,includingforeseeableimportsfromand
exportstothirdcountries.
Article4
1.Notlaterthan31December1962theCouncil,
actinginaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreaty,shalladoptCommunity
rulesregardingqualitywinesproducedinspecified
regions.
2.TheseCommunityrules,whichshouldtakeinto
accounttraditionalconditionsofproductionsofaras
thesearenotsuchastoprejudicethepolicyof
encouragingqualityproductionandthecreationofa
singlemarket,shallbebasedonthefollowingfactors:
(a)demarcationoftheareaofproduction ;1.WherethisRegulationexpresslyprovidesfor
theapplicationoftheprocedurelaiddowninthis
Article,theChairmanshallreferthemattertothe
Committeeeitheronhisowninitiativeoratthe
requestoftherepresentative ofaMemberState.
2.Therepresentative oftheCommissionshall
submitadraft-ofthemeasurestobetaken.The
CommitteeshalldeliveritsOpiniononsuch
measureswithinatimelimittobesetbythe
Chairmanaccordingtotheurgencyofthequestions
underconsideration .AnOpinionshallbeadoptedby
amajorityoftwelvevotes.
3.TheCommissionshalladoptmeasureswhich
shallapplyimmediately .However,ifthesemeasures
arenotinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
Committee,theyshallforthwithbecommunicated by
theCommissiontotheCouncil.Inthateventthe
Commissionmaydeferapplicationofthemeasures
whichithasadoptedfornotmorethanonemonth
fromthedateofsuchcommunication .
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,maytake
adifferentdecisionwithinonemonth.(b)vinevarieties;
(c)cultivationmethods;
(d)wine-makingmethods;
(e)minimumnaturalalcoholicstrength;

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Article8 Article9
TheCommitteemayconsideranyotherquestion
referredtoitbyitsChairmaneitheronhisown
initiativeorattherequestoftherepresentative ofa
MemberState.Attheendofthetransitionalperiod,theCouncil,
actingbyaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromthe
Commission ,shalldecideinthelightofexperience
whethertoretainoramendthepovisionsofArticle7.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4April1962.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.COUVEdeMURVILLE