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REGULATION (EEC)No1388/70OFTHECOUNCIL
of13July1970
ongeneralrulesfortheclassificationofvinevarieties
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo816/701of
28April1970layingdownadditionalprovisionsfor
thecommonorganisationofthemarketinwine,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1253/70,2andin
particularArticle16(1)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
providesthattheCouncilshalladoptgeneralrules
fortheclassificationofvinevarietiesapprovedfor
cultivationintheCommunity;whereastheserules
must,inparticular,provideaclassificationofsuch
vinevarieties,byadministrative unitsorparts
thereof,intorecommended vinevarieties,authorised
vinevarietiesandprovisionally authorisedvine
varieties;
Whereassuchclassification isparticularlyusefulin
thedirectionofCommunitywine-growerstowards
high-qualityproductionbyguidingtheirchoiceof
varietiestoplant;whereastheclassificationofvine
varietiesaccordingtothequalityofwineproduced
promotestheplantingofvarietieswhichgivewine
recognisedtobeofgoodquality,forwhichmarket
demandissteadyorexpanding;whereasinthisway
aclassificationofvinevarietieshelpsinthelongrun
topreventstructuralsurplusesonthewinemarket;thoseindicatedintheclassificationofthevinevariety
fromwhichtheyoriginate,andinparticularthat
grapesofatablevarietycanbeusedfor
wine-making ,shouldnotpreventthatvinevariety
frombeingclassifiedaccordingtoitsmainuse;
Whereasidentification ofthevinevarietiescultivated
intheCommunityisessentialforcheckingthat
Communityandnationalprovisionsconcerningthe
cultivationofvinevarietiesarecompliedwith;
whereasforthatreasontheclassificationmaycontain
onlythosevinevarietiesofwhichthepropagation
materialisacceptedinatleastoneMemberState,in
accordancewithCommunity provisions,•for
certificationorcontrolasstandardpropagation
material;
Whereas,amongthewinegrapevarietiescultivatedat
presentintheCommunityfortheproductionofwine
intendedfordirecthumanconsumption ,thevine
varietiesderivedfrominterspecificcrossinghavenot
givencompletesatisfaction ;whereas,therefore,they
shouldnotbeclassifiedasbeingrecommended ;
whereasitisnotjustifiabletoexcludeapriorifrom
classificationamongtherecommended varietieswine
grapevarietieswhichmaybeobtainedfrom
interspecificcrossingaftertheentryintoforceofthis
Regulationandwhichmightbefoundtobe
satisfactoryforcultivation;whereas,however,no
distinctionneedbemadewithregardtostockorigins
ifthevarietiesofwinegrapesaretobeclassifiedas
authorisedorprovisionallyauthorised;
Whereas,sincetablegrapesmayalsobeusedfor
winemaking,theclassificationshouldbeextendedto
coverthevinevarietieswhichcomewithinthe
commonqualitystandardsfortablegrapeslaiddown
pursuanttoRegulationNo238ontheprogressive
establishment ofacommonorganisationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2512/694;whereastheWhereasinclassifyingthevarietiesofvinea
distinctionshouldbemadebetweentheusestowhich
thegrapesobtainedfromthemareput;whereasin
classifyingadministrative unitsaccountshouldbe
takenofanyspecialproductionconditions;
Whereas,however,thefactthatgrapesofavine
varietycanalsobeusedforpurposesotherthan
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4OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.4.1OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
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Article3 suitabilityofthosevarietiesfortheirnormaluseisa
determiningfactorintheirclassification ;
Whereastheinclusionofrootstockvarietiesinthe
classification isdesirableforreasonsofcontrol;
whereas,inviewoftheirlimitednumber,these
varietiesandthegrapevarietiesforspecialusesmay
beclassifiedonaCommunity-wide basis;
Whereas,asregardsthelateradditionofavine
varietytotheclassification ,thesuitabilityofthat
varietyforcultivationshouldbedecidedonthebasis
oftheinformationobtainedbytheMemberState
concernedfromtestswhich'include cultivationtrials;1.Winegrapevarietiesandtablegrapevarieties
shallbeclassifiedforeachoftheadministrative units
orpartsofadministrative unitscoveredbythe
viticulturallandregister.
2.Grapevarietiesforspecialuseandrootstock
varietiesshallbeclassifiedonaCommunity-wide
•basis.
However,partofallofthesevarietiesmaybe
classified,attherequestofaMemberState,forone
ormoreadministrative unitsofthatMemberState.
Article4 HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theclassification ofvinevarietiesshallincludeall
vinevarietiesofthegenusVitusL,includingthose
derivedfrominterspecificcrossings,which-are
authorisedforcultivationintheCommunityand
intendedfortheproductionofgrapesorofvegetative
propagationmaterialforvines.1.Oneandthesamewinegrapevarietymaybe
classifieddifferentlyindifferentadministrative units
orpartsofadministrative units.
2.Oneandthesamevarietymay,exceptionally ,
beincludedinbothtablegrapevarietiesandwine
grapevarieties.
3.Oneandthesamevarietymaybeclassified
differentlyaccordingtowhetheritisusedforthe
makingof:Article2
1.Vinevarietiesshallbeclassifiedaccordingtothe,
usestowhichthegrapesobtainedfromthemare
normallyput.—tablewine,-
—qualitywinep.s.r.,
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :—sparklingwine,qualitysparklingwineorquality
sparklingwineproducedinaspecifiedregion,
—grapespirits,
—grapejuice.-
Article5(a)'winegrapevariety'meansavinevariety
normallycultivatedfortheproductionoffresh
grapesformakingwinefordirecthuman
consumption ;
(b)'tablegrapevariety'meansavinevarietywhich
comeswithinthecommonqualitystandardsfor
tablegrapesadoptedunderRegulationNo23,
normallycultivatedfortheproductionof:
—grapesforconsumptionwhenfresh;
—grapesforthecanningindustry;
(c)'grapevarietyforspecialuse'meansavinevariety
normallycultivatedforpurposesotherthanthose
referredtounder(a)and(b),suchas:1.Foreachoftheadministrative unitsorpartsof
administrative unitsor,asappropriate,ona
Community-wide basis,vinevarietiesshallbelisted
underoneofthefollowingcategories :recommended
vinevarieties,authorisedvinevarietiesand
provisionallyauthorisedvinevarieties.
2.Vinevarietiesshallbeincludedinthe
classificationonlyiftheirpropagationmaterialis
acceptedforcertificationorcontrolasstandard
propagationmaterialinatleastoneMemberState,in
accordancewiththeprovisionsoftheCouncil
Directiveof9April19681onthemarketingof
materialforthevegetativepropagationofthevine.—thepreparationofgrapespirits;
—thepreparationofgrapejuice;
(d)'rootstockvariety'meansavinevariety
cultivatedfortheproductionofvegetativevine
propagationmaterialandprovidingthatpartof
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Article6
1.Withregardtowinegrapevarieties:(c)provisionally authorisedvinevarietiesshall
includethevarieties:
—yieldinggrapeswhichshouldceasetobeput
onthemarketbecauseoftheirpoorquality;
or
—whichhaveseriousshortcomings asregards
theircultivation .
Article8(a)recommended vinevarietiesshallincludevarieties
which:
—arealreadycultivatedintheCommunityand
whichbelongtothespeciesVitisviniferaL,
or
—areobtainedforinterspecificcrossingsthe
cultivationsuitabilityofwhichisrecognised,
aftertheentryintoforceofthisRegulation,
asbeingsatisfactoryinaccordancewith
Article10(2),
andwhichnormallyprovidewinesrecognisedto
beofgoodquality;
(b)authorisedvinevarietiesshallincludevarieties
whichnormallyprovidesoundandmarketable
wineofaqualitywhich,whilereachingan
acceptablestandard,islowerthanthatofthe
winereferredtounder(a);
(c)provisionally authorisedvinevarietiesshall
includevarieties :
—whichdonotmeetthecriteriastatedunder
(a)and(b)butwhichneverthelessareof
someeconomicimportance tothe
administrative unitorpartthereofconcerned;
or
—whichhaveshortcomings asregardstheir
cultivation .
2.Qualityshallbeassessedwhereappropriate,on
theresultsoftestsonthecultivationsuitabilityofthe
vinevarietiesinquestion,togetherwiththeresultsof
analyticalandorganoleptictestsonthewinein
question.1.Withregardtothegrapevarietiesforspecial
uses:
(a)recommended vinevarietiesshallincludethe
varietiesbelongingtothespeciesVitisviniferaL
orderivedfrominterspecificcrossings,ifthose
vinevarietiesarenormallywellsuitedtotheuses
inquestion;
(b)authorisedvinevarietiesshallincludethe
varieties:
—yieldingproductsthequalityofwhich,while
beingofanacceptablestandard,islowerthan
thatoftheproductsobtainedfromthevine
varietiesreferredtounder(a);or
—yieldinggrapeswhicharelesssuitableforthe
uses,inquestionthanthevinevarieties
referredtounder(a);
(c)provisionally authorisedvinevarietiesshall
includethevarieties:
—whichdonotconformtothecriteriastatedin
(a)and(b)butwhichneverthelessareof
someeconomicimportance tothe
Community asawholeortothe
administrative unitorunitsconcerned;or
—whichhaveshortcomings asregardstheir
cultivation .
2.Qualityshallbeassessed,whereappropriate,on
theresultsoftestsonthecultivationsuitabilityofthe
vinevarietiesinquestion,togetherwiththeresultsof
analyticalandorganoleptictestsonthefinished
productsinquestion.Article7
Withregardtotablegrapevarieties:
(a)recommended vinevarietiesshallincludethe
varietiescultivatedfortheproductionoftable
grapesforwhichthereisconsiderablemarket
demand;
(b)authorisedvinevarietiesshallincludethe
varieties:
—providinggrapesofaqualitywhich,whileof
anacceptablestandard,islowerthanthatof
thegrapesreferredtounder(a);or
—whichhaveshortcomings asregardstheir
cultivation ;Article9
Withregardtorootstockvarieties:
(a)recommended vinevarieties ,shallincludethe
varietiescultivatedforthepurposeofobtaining
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5.Measuresfortestingcultivationsuitabilityshall
beadopted,asnecessary,inaccordancewiththe
procedureprovidedforinArticle7ofRegulationNo
24.beenprovedbyexperiencetobesatisfactoryfor
cultivation;
(b)provisionally authorisedvinevarietiesshall
includevarietieswhichhavebeenfoundtobe
unsatisfactoryforcultivation .
Article11
Article10
1.Theclassificationmaybealtered:
—bytheadditionofvinevarietiestothecategoryof
recommended vinevarieties,1.Planting,evenforthepurposeofreplacing
failures,graftinginsituandovergrafting :
—ofvinevarietiesnotlistedintheclassification ,or
—ofprovisionallyauthorisedvinevarieties.
shallbeprohibitedfrom1September1971.
2.MemberStatesmay,however,permit
derogationsfromtheprovisionsofthefirstindentof
paragraph1forthefollowingpurposes:
—testingofthecultivationsuitabilityofavine
varietywhichisnotlistedintheclassificationfor
theadministrative unitorpartthereofconcerned
orfortheCommunityasawhole;—bytheeliminationofvinevarieties,
—byregradingvinevarieties.
—scientificresearch;
—selectionorcrossingstudies.2.Theclassificationofvinevarietiesmaybealtered
bytheadditionofvinevarietiestothecategoryof
recommended vinevarietiesonlyifthecultivation
suitabilityofthevarietiesinquestionisrecognisedas
beingsatisfactoryforanadministrative unitorpart
thereofor,whereappropriate ,fortheCommunityas
awhole.
Thecultivationsuitabilityofavinevarietyshallbe
determined,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
providedforinArticle7ofRegulationNo241onthe
progressiveestablishment ofacommonorganisation
ofthemarketinwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No816/70,onthebasisofinformation
obtainedbytheMemberStateconcernedfrom
examinationofthecultivationtrialscarriedout,
whereappropriate,intheadministrative unitsor
partsthereofconcernedorinneighbouring
administrative units.
3.Thecultivationsuitabilityofavinevarietymay
notberecognisedasbeingsatisfactoryunless,in
comparisonwiththeothervinevarietieslistedinthe
classification foratleastoneadministrative unitor
partthereof,itsoverallqualitycharacteristics
constituteadistinctimprovement withregardto
cultivationortouseofthegrapesorpropagation
materialobtainedfromit.
4.Afterconsultation withtheManagement
CommitteeforWinetheCommissionmayaskthe
MemberStateconcernedtocarryoutafurther
examinationonthe'cultivationsuitabilityofthevine
varietyinquestion.3.IfaMemberStatepermitsthederogations
referredtoinparagraph2,thatStateshallcarryouta
systematicinspectioneachyearofthevineswhich
havebeenauthorisedforplantingandshallensure
thatanydistributionofpropagationmaterialis
limitedtothepurposesreferredtoabove.Individual
cultivationcontractsshallbeconcludedbetweenthe
authoritiesdesignatedbytheMemberStatesandany
naturalorlegalpersonintendingtocultivateaVine
varietywhichisnotincludedintheclassificationfor
theadministrative unitorpartthereofconcerned,or
fortheCommunityasawhole.
4.Productsderivedfromavinevarietyundergoing
cultivationsuitabilitytests,scientificresearchorthe
selectionorcrossingstudiesreferredtoinparagraph
2shallbeconsideredasproductsobtainedfrom
authorisedvinevarieties.
Article12
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission before1
August1970ofthevinevarietieswhichthey
recommendforinclusioninthecategoriesreferredto
inArticle5.Informationshallbeforwardedby iOJNo30,20.4.1962,p.989/62.

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Article13 category,accordingtotheusesreferredtoinArticle2
andaccordingtotheadministrative unitsorparts
thereofreferredtoinArticle3or,inthecasereferred
tointhefirstsubparagraph ofArticle3(2),forthe
territoryoftheMemberStateconcerned.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13July1970.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.ERTL