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( 1 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 195 , 29 . 7 . 1980 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 48 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 57 , 29 . 2 . 1980 , P . 32 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 173 , 6 . 8 . 1970 , P . 23 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 69 , 15 . 3 . 1980 , P . 33 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/80

OF 24 OCTOBER 1980

AUTHORIZING THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY , THE FRENCH REPUBLIC AND THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG TO PERMIT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN THE ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH OF CERTAIN WINES AND CERTAIN PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR WINE-MAKING

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1990/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 32 ( 4 ) AND 65 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 338/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO QUALITY WINES PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 459/80 ( 4 ), AND IN PARTICULAR THE THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 8 ( 2 ), THEREOF ,

WHEREAS UNDER ARTICLE 32 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 THE MEMBER STATES MAY PERMIT AN INCREASE IN THE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL NATURAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH ONLY WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS ;

WHEREAS , BECAUSE OF THE EXCEPTIONALLY UNFAVOURABLE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IN 1980 IN PARTS OF WINE-GROWING ZONE A AND SOME PARTS OF ZONE B WHERE THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY HIGH RAINFALL AND A LACK OF SUNSHINE , THE LIMITS UPON INCREASES IN THE NATURAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH AS FIXED BY ARTICLE 32 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 IN MANY CASES PREVENT THE PRODUCTION OF THE WINES WHICH ARE NORMALLY REQUIRED BY THE MARKET ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO PERMIT IN THE AREAS AFFECTED AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN THE NATURAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 32 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 ; WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE MEMBER STATES TO COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION CERTAIN INFORMATION , IN PARTICULAR UNDER COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1594/70 ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 632/80 ( 6 ); WHEREAS THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY GEOGRAPHICAL UNIT WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 30C ( 1 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 ;

WHEREAS 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

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY , THE FRENCH REPUBLIC AND THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED FOR THE 1980/81 WINE-GROWING YEAR TO ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN THE ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH LAID DOWN , IN RESPECT OF WINE-GROWING ZONES A AND B , IN ARTICLE 32 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 AND IN THE THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 8 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 338/79 AS REGARDS PRODUCTS LISTED IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE SAID ARTICLE 32 AND THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF THE SAID ARTICLE 8 ( 2 ) WHICH :

1 . IN THE CASE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ARE PRODUCED FROM GRAPES :

( A ) INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TABLE WINES AND QUALITY WINES PSR , AND

( B ) HARVESTED IN :

- THE REGIERUNGSBEZIRKE KOLN UND KOBLENZ AND OF THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES : BLAUER PORTUGIESER , BLAUER SPAETBURGUNDER , KERNER , MORIO-MUSKAT , RIESLING , SCHEUREBE , SILVANER , ELBLING ;

- THE REGIERUNGSBEZIRK TRIER OR IN THE SAARLAND AND OF THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES : KERNER , RIESLING , ELBLING ;

- THE REGIERUNGSBEZIRK RHEINHESSEN-PFALZ AND OF THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES : BLAUER PORTUGIESER , BLAUER SPAETBURGUNDER , KERNER , MORIO-MUSKAT , RIESLING , SCHEUREBE , SILVANER ;

- THE REGIERUNGSBEZIRK DARMSTADT AND OF THE RIESLING VARIETY ;

- THE REGIERUNGSBEZIRK STUTTGART , KARLSRUHE , FREIBURG AND TUEBINGEN AND OF THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES : BLAUER SPAETBURGUNDER , BLAUER TROLLINGER , BLAUER PORTUGIESER , BLAUER LIMBERGER , SAINT LAURENT , AUXERROIS , WEISSER BURGUNDER , MORIO-MUSKAT , SILVANER , RIESLING , SCHEUREBE , RULAENDER AND , FOR THE LAKE CONSTANCE SUB-REGION , MUELLER-THURGAU ;

2 . IN THE CASE OF FRANCE ARE PRODUCED FROM GRAPES :

( A ) INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF QUALITY WINES PSR , AND

( B ) HARVESTED IN :

- THE DEPARTMENTS OF BAS-RHIN AND HAUT-RHIN AND OF THE VARIETIES RIESLING , SYLVANER AND MUSCAT ;

- THE DEPARTMENTS OF MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE AND MOSELLE ;

3 . IN THE CASE OF LUXEMBOURG ARE PRODUCED FROM GRAPES :

( A ) INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TABLE WINES AND QUALITY WINES PSR , AND

( B ) OF THE VARIETIES RIESLING AND ELBLING .

ARTICLE 2

1 . ON THE BASIS OF THE DECLARATIONS REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 36 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 , THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED SHALL COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION NOT LATER THAN 31 MAY 1980 , BY GEOGRAPHICAL UNIT WITHIN THE MEANING OF ( A ) IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 30 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 , THE PARTICULARS OF THE QUANTITIES OF SUGAR , CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST AND RECTIFIED CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST USED TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN THE NATURAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 .

2 . SUCH COMMUNICATIONS SHALL GIVE ESTIMATES OF THE QUANTITIES OF SUGAR , CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST AND RECTIFIED CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST USED TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN THE ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 32 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 ;

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 16 OCTOBER 1980 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 24 OCTOBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT