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REGULATION (EEC)No985/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of9April1973
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1388/70ongeneralrulesfortheclassification of
vinevarieties
varietiesshouldbeaddedtotheclassificationonlyif
theircultivationsuitabilityisdemonstrated inan
appropriatemanner;
Whereasitisnecessarytospecifytheconditions
underwhichavarietylistedinthecategoryofauthor­
izedvinevarietiescanbeupgradedtothecategoryof
recommended vinevarietiesaswellastheconditions
underwhichavarietycanbedowngradedtoalower
category;
Whereasnoexaminationofcultivationsuitabilityis
necessaryinthecaseofavinevarietyclassifiedasan
authorizedvinevarietybeingupgradedtothecategory
ofrecommended vinevarietiesinthesameadministra­
tiveunit,sincethecultivationsuitabilityisalready
knownfromexperienceandfrominformation
obtainedbytheMemberStateinquestion;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1388/70(3)of
13July1970ongeneralrulesfortheclassificationof
vinevarieties,amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
608/71(4),shouldbeamendedinthelightofthe
abovementioned considerations :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(J)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2680/72(2),andinparticularArticle16(1)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasexperiencehasshownthatitisnotadvisable
thattheonlyamendmentpossibletotheclassification
ofvinevarietiesshouldbetheadditionofavine
varietytothecategoryofrecommended vinevarieties;
whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforvinevarietiesto
beaddedalsotothecategoriesofauthorizedvine
varietiesandprovisionallyauthorizedvinevarieties;
whereasithasalsoprovednecessarytoprovideforthe
possibilityofdowngradingvinevarietieswhosecultiva­
tionisnotentirelysatisfactory ;whereastheadmission
ofvinevarietieswhichwerenotlistedintheclassifica­
tionon31December1973onthecategoryofauthor­
izedvinevarietiesshouldbegrantedonlyonaprovi­
sionalbasisafterexamination oftheircultivationsuita­
bilityandduringanobservationperiodoffiveyears;
whereasthefateofthevarietyinquestionshouldbe
finallydecidedattheendofthatperiod;
Whereastheadditionofvarietieswhich,whenthis
Regulationentersintoforce,arecultivatedinthe
Communitybutarenotlistedintheclassificationfor
alltheadministrative unitswheretheircultivation
shouldberecommended orauthorizedshouldbe
alloweduntil31December1973withoutexamination
madeoftheircultivationsuitability;whereastheseHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
InthesecondindentofArticle6(1)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1388/70,thewords'inaccordancewith
Article10(2)'arereplacedbythewords'inaccor­
dancewithArticle10(a)'.
Article2
Articles10and10(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No*
1388/70arereplacedbythefollowing:
(!)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.1.(3)OJNoL155,16.7.1970,p.5.
4OJNoL71,25.3.1971,p.1.

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'Article10
1.Vinevarietiesnotlistedintheclassification for
anadministrative unitorpartthereofor,whereappro­
priate,fortheCommunityasawholemaybeadded:
(a)tothecategoriesofrecommended orauthorized
vinevarieties :
—asregardswinegrapevarietiesandtablegrape
varieties,onlyonconditionthatthevariety
hasbeenincludedforatleastfiveyearsinthe
classificationforanadministrative unitorpart
thereofimmediatelyborderingontheadminis­
trativeunitorpartthereofforwhichtheinclu­
sionintheclassification isunderconsidera­
tion;
—asregardsrootstockvarieties,onlyoncondi­
tionthatthecultivationsuitabilityofthe
varietyhasbeenexaminedandthatithas
beenfoundtobesatisfactory ;
(b)tothecategoryofauthorizedvinevarietiesonlyon
aprovisionalbasisifthecultivationsuitabilityof
thevarietyinquestionhasbeenexaminedand
foundtobesatisfactory,butnofinalassessment
oftheclassificationofthevinevarietyinquestion
canyetbemadeonthebasisoftheresultsofthe
examination ;
(c)exceptionally ,tothecategoryofrecommended or
authorizedvinevarietiesuntilnotlaterthan31
December1973:
—ifthevarietyhasbeencultivatedforatleast10
yearsintheadministrativeunitorpartthereof
inquestion,orwhereappropriateinthe
Communityasawhole;
and
—wherethecultivationsuitabilityhasnotbeen
examinedinaccordancewithCommunity
provisions,ithasbeendemonstrated inan
appropriatemanner.
2.Thecategoryofavinevarietyforthesameadmi­
nistrativeunitorthepartthereofor,whereappro­
priate,fortheCommunityasawholemaybealtered
only:
(a)byupgradingtothecategoryofrecommended vine
varietiesasregards:
—vinevarietiesappearing,on31December
1973,inthecategoryofauthorizedvinevarie­
tiesfortheadministrative unitorpartthereof
forwhichtheadditionisrequestedor,where
appropriate ,fortheCommunityasawhole;
—avarietyaddedtotheclassificationafter31
December1973andwhichhasbeenlistedforatleastfiveyearsinthecategoryofauthorized
vinevarietiesfortheadministrative unitor
partthereofforwhichtheadditionis
requestedor,whereappropriate ,forthe
Communityasawhole;
(b)bydowngradingtoalowercategoryif:
—experiencehasshownthattherequirements
forthecategoryinwhichthevinevarietyin
questionislistedarenotfulfilled,
or
—thequalityoftheproductwhichityields
rendersitnecessary,
or
—theareaunderthevinevarietyinquestionis
verysmallandcontinuingtodiminish.
3.Avinevarietyshallbeeliminatedfromtheclassi­
ficationifitscultivationsuitabilityisjudgedunsatisfac­
tory.
4.Inthecasereferredtoinparagraph 1(b),theclas­
sificationshallindicatetheprovisionalnatureofthe
inclusion.Betweenfiveandsevenyearsaftertheprovi­
sionalinclusionofthevarietyinthecategoryof
authorizedvinevarieties,itshallbedecidedonthe
basisofexperienceandtakingaccountofthetestson
cultivationsuitabilitycarriedoutpursuanttoArticle
10(a),whetherthevarietyinquestion
—shouldremainpermanentlyinthecategoryof
authorizedvinevarieties,
—shouldbeinsertedinthecategoryofrecom­
mendedvinevarieties,
—shouldbeinsertedinthecategoryofprovisionally
authorizedvinevarieties
or
—shouldbeeliminatedfromtheclassification .
Ifaftersevenyearsnodecisionhasbeentaken,the
varietyinquestionshallbeconsideredtohavebeen
eliminatedfromtheclassification .
5.Anexaminationastocultivationsuitabilityshall
notbenecessaryfortheadditionofanauthorizedvine
varietytothecategoryofrecommended vinevarieties
forthesameadministrative unitorpartthereofor,
whereappropriate,fortheCommunityasawhole,
providedthatthecultivationsuitabilitycanbe
demonstrated inanappropriatemanner.
6.Asaresultofthedowngradingofavarietytothe
categoryofprovisionallyauthorizedvinevarieties,the
varietyinquestionmay,fromthedateonwhichthe

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downgrading takeseffect,nolongerbeplanted,
graftedordouble-grafted .
7.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle,
inparticularthedecisionsreferredtointhefirst
subparagraph ofparagraph4,shallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7
ofRegulationNo24ontheprogressiveestablishment
ofacommonorganizationofthemarketinwine(!),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2504/71(2).
Article10(a)
1.SubjecttoArticle10(1)(c),thecultivationsuita­
bilityofavinevarietyshallbedeterminedonthe
basisoftheinformationobtainedbytheMember
Stateconcernedfromtheexamination ofcultivation
trialscarriedoutintheadministrative unitsorparts
thereofconcernedinadjacentadministrative unitsor,
asthecasemaybe,onaCommunity-wide basis.
Thecultivationsuitabilityofavinevarietymaynotbe
recognizedasbeingsatisfactoryunless,incomparison
withtheothervinevarietieslistedintheclassificationforatleastoneadministrativeunitorpartthereof,its
overallqualitycharacteristics constituteadistinct
improvement withregardtocultivationortouseof
thegrapesorpropagationmaterialobtainedfromit.
2.Afterconsultation withtheManagement
CommitteeforWine,theCommissionmayaskthe
MemberStateconcernedtocarryoutafurtherexami­
nationonthecultivationsuitabilityofthevinevariety
inquestion.
3.Thedetermination ofthecultivationsuitability
referredtoinparagraph 1shallbeeffectedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedureprovidedforinArticle7of
RegulationNo24.Detailedrulesfortheapplication
ofthisArticle,andinparticularmeasuresfortesting
cultivationsuitability,shallbeadoptedinaccordance
withthesameprocedure.'
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,9April1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS
(»)OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.989/62.
(2)OJNoL26126.11.1971,p.1.