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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)657final.
Brussels,30November1978
rRecommendation fora
v .r,
c,COUNCILDECISION
authorizingtheCommissiontonegotiateanagreementbetweenthe
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EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofAustriaonthe
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protectionofexpressions anddesignations oforiginanddenomi­
nationsofqualitywines .<\s:;Inès
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(78)657final

RECOMEKDATION BYTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
CONCERNING THENEGOTIATION WITHAUSTRIAOPAN
AGREEMENT ?ONTHERECIPROCAL PROTECTION OFEXPRESS­
IONSANDDESIGNATIONS 0?ORIGINANDDENOMINATIONS
OFQUALITYWINES.
Article28bofCouncilRegulation 816/70of28April1970layingdown
additionalprovisionsfor"thecommonorganization ofthemarketinwine
providesthat:
1.For"thepurposeofmarketingwithintheCommunity;importedwinesintended
fordirecthumanconsumption anddesignatedbyageographical indication
may,wherereciprocalarrangements canbeestablished ,becontrolledand
protectedasprovidedforinArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)n°817/70in
respect'ofqualitywinespsr.
1
2.Paragraph 1shallbeimplemented byagreementswiththeinterestedthird
countriestobenegotiated andconcludedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
deowninArticle113oftheTreaty#
3.Detailedrulesfortheapplication ofthisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation N°24"»
OnthebasisofthisCommunitylegislation ,theAustrianauthorities requested
that,subjecttoreciprocaltreatment,AustrianwinesimportedintotheCommu­
nityanddesignatedbyageographical indicationshouldqualifyforthecontrol
andprotectionlaiddownforCommunityqualitywinespsr»

Inordertoexaminethisrequest,exploratorytalkswereheldbetweenthe
Austrianauthorities andtheCommission *Followingthesetalks,theCommission
prepared ..draftdirectivesfortha.iiagotiation•ofanatresiaent"betwwcnAustria
andtheCommunityonthereciprocalprotection'ofexpressions anddesignations
oforiginanddenominations ofqualityvanes.
Conclusion
TheCommission recommendstotheCouncilthatnegotiations "beopenedwith
Austriawithaviewtoconcludinganagreement "betweenAustriaandthe
Communityontheprotectionofexpressions anddesignations oforiginand
denominations ofqualityvanes,onthe"basisofthedirectiveswhichitis
submittingintheAnnexhereto.

COUNCILDECISION
authorizing theCommissionto•negotiateanagreement "between
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofAustriaon
theprotectionofexpressions anddesignations oforiginand
denominations ofqualitywines
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof',
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle28"bofCouncilRegulation(EEC)n°816/7Oof28April1970
layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarket
inwine^,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1861/78^,provides
that:
\
-forthepurposesofmarketingwithintheCommunityimportedwinesintended
fordirecthumanconsumption anddesignated "byageographical indication
may,wherereciprocalarrangements canbeestablished ,becontrolledandprotect­
edasprovidedforinArticle113ofRegulation(EEC)n°8l?/70inrespectof
qualitywinesp.s.r.;
-thisprovisionistobeimplemented byagreements withthenon-membercountries
concerned,tobenegotiatedandconcludedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle113oftheTreaty;
WhereastheRepublicofAustriahasrequestedthat,wherereciprocalarrange­
mentscanbeestablished ,Austrianqualitywinesbecoveredbytheprovisions
referredtoabove,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
1OJNoL99,5.5.1970,,p."1
2
OJNoL215,4.8.1978,p.l

SoleArticle
TheCommissionisherebyauthorisedtonegotiateanagreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofAustria,
TheCommissionshallconductnegotiations inconsultation withthe
SpecialCommitteeprovidedforinArticle113oftheTreatyandinaccordance
withthedirectives containedintheAnnex-
BoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX
DIRECTIVE FORTHENEGOTIATIONS OPANAGREEMENT BETVEStT
THECOMMUNITY ASTDAUSTRIAOHTHERECIPROCAL PROTECTION
OFEXPRESSIONS AMDES3IGNATXOH3 OFORIGINANDDEHTOMlSTA­
TIONSOFQUALITYWINES
Protection anddefinitions
1,EachoftheContractingPartieswouldundertaketotakeallaction
necessarytoprotecteffectively ,inaccordancewiththisAgreement,
against .unfairtradecompetitionintrade,thedenominations ofquality
winesproducedintheterritoryOftheotherContractingParty,andto
guaranteesuchprotection#
2#"Qualitywines"means:
(a)asregardswineproducedintheCommunity:qualitywinesproduced
inspecifiedregions(hereinaftercalled"qualitywinespsr");■
(b)asregardswineproductionintheRepublicofAustria:(winesof
designatedorigin,)
V
Scope "•
1.TheAgreementwouldapplytotheexpressions anddesignations oforigin .
anddenominations listedintheAnnexthereto.
2#ForthepurposeoftheAgreement,expressions ansdesignations oforigin
andotherdenominations appliedtowineswouldincludealltermswhich
referreddirectlyorindirectlytotheoriginofawine#Theseterms
"-generallyconsistofageographical denomination butcouldconsistof.
otherindicationsassociatedinthecountryoforiginwithwinesproduced
inthatcountry#
••/••

Theymay,"besidesgeographicalorigin,specifycharacteristicsof
theproductwhichdependexclusivelyoressentiallyongeographical
orhumanfaotorg.
3.Protectionofcertainterms
Thefollowingwould"beprotectedlaytheAgreementwhenusedindenomina­
tions:theterms"RepublikOsterreich"and"Osterreich"andthenamesofthe
AustrianLander;theterms"Bundesrepubli kDeutschland"and"Deutschland"and
thenamesoftheGermanLander,theterms"R<§publiquefrangaise"and"France"
.andthenamesoftheformerFrenchprovinces;theterms"RepubblicaItaliana"
and"Italia"andthenamesoftheItalianregions;theterms"GrandDuchede
Luxembourg"and"Luxembourg",
4.ProtectionofAustriandenominations
TheAustriandenominations protected "bytheAgreementontheterritoryof
theCommunityasdefinedinArticle227oftheTreatyestablishing the
EuropeanEconomicCommunitywouldbeusedexclusivelyfortheAustrian
productstowhichtheyapplyandcouldbeusedthereonlyontheconditions
v
laiddowninAustrianlegislation.However,certainprovisionsoftnat
legislation wouldbedeclarednon-applicable inpursuanttotheProtocol
.annexedtotheAgreement,whichwouldformanintegralpartthereof#
5.ProtectionofCommunitydenominations
TheCommunitydenominations protectedbytheAgreementontheterritory
oftheRepublicofAustriawouldbeusedexclusivelyfortheCommunity
productstowhichtheyapplyandcouldbeusedthereonlyontheconditions
.laiddowninCommunityrules.However,certainprovisionsofthoserules
••/••

wouldbedeclarednon-applicable mpursuanttotheFrotocolannexedto
theAgreement,whichwouldformanintegralpartthereof#
Administrative andlegalaction
1.Ifadenomination protectedundertheAgreementwasusedforcommercial
purposesincontravention ofparagraphs4and5»i*1particular o.nthe
containersorpackagingofproductsoroninvoices,consignmentnotes
orothercommercial documentsorinadvertising ,allthelegalandad­
ministrative actionprovidedforinthelegislation oftheContracting
Party,orinthecaseoftheCommunityoftheMmeberStates,onwhose
territoryprotectionisclaimedinordertocombatunfaircompetitionor
checkinanyotherwaynecessarytheillegaluseofdenominations ,would
"betaken,subjecttotheconditionslaiddowninthatlegislation *
2«Theprovisionsofparagraph6wouldalsoapplyincaseswherethedeno­
minationsprotectedbytheAgreementareusedintranslation ,withan
indicationofthetrueoriginorwiththeadditionoftermsas"style",•
"type",'imitation"orotb,erlikeexpressions.
3.Theseprovisions wouldnotapplytotranslations ofdenominations of
AustrianproductsorproductsofaMemberStateoftheEuropeanEconomic
Communitywherethetranslation ,inthelanguageorlangu?»r:ofthe-
otherContractingParty,consistsofawordorwordsincurrentuse#
Falsecrmisleadinginformation
1*Theprovisionsofparagraph6wouldalsoapplywhere;indications ,marks,
„names,inscriptions orgraphicrepresentations vfijic'-directlyorindirectly
gavefalseormisleadinginformationastotheprevenance,origin,nature,
••/••

varietyorsubstantialqualitiesofthevaneappearedonwineswhose
denominations wereprotectedunderthisAgreement,ontheircontainers
orpackagingoroninvoicesorconsignmentnotes. •
2.Ifnamesof.graphicrepresentations ofplaces,"buildings,monuments,
rivers,mountains,etc..ontheterritoryofoneContractingPartyare
ι
usedintheotherContractingPartyforcommercialpurposesxnconnec­
tionwithwineswhichdonotoriginateintheterritoryofthefirst*
ContractingPartysuchuseisheIdtoconstitutemisleadinginformation
astotheoriginofthewineunlessthecircumstances aresuchthatit
canreasonablybeclaimedthatnodeceitisinvolved.
Actions "beforethecourts
1.ActionsforbreachoftheAgreementcouldbebroughtbeforethecompetent
courtsoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunitynotonlybynaturaland'
legalpersonssoentitledunderthelegislationoftheMemberStates
byconcernedbutalsofederations ,associations andorganizations of
producers,manufacturers ortradershavingtheirheadquarters inthe
RepublicofAustria,insofarasthelegislation oftheMemberState
concernedentitlesnationalfederations ,associations andorganozations to
takeproceedings.
2.ActionsforbreachoftheAgreementcouldbebroughtbeforethecourts
oftheRepublicofAustrianotonlybynaturalandlegalpersonssoentitled
underthelegislation odtheRepublicofAustriabutalsobyfederations,
associations andorganizations ofproducers,manufacturers ortraders
havingtheirheadquarters intheCommunity,insofarasthelegislation -,
oftheRepublicofAustriaentitlesAustrianfederations ,associations ,
andorganizations totakeproceedings.
••/••

9.Certificate .
1.EachoftheContractingPartiescould,ifitviasnecessaryforthe
purposesoftheAgreement,requesttheotherContractingPartyina
note,nottoauthorizeimportation ortemporaryadmissionunlessa
certificateattestingentitlementtotheappellation accompaniedthe
wine.TheotherContractingPartyshouldacknowledgereceiptofthis
note.Insuchcases,winesnetaccompanied byacertificate wouldnot
beclearedthroughcustoms,
2.TheContractingPartyshould,inthenotereferredtoinparagraph1,
indicatetheauthorities orotherbodiescompetenttoissuethecer­
tificate.Aspecimenofthecertificate mustaccompanythenote.
10.Transitional period
1.Wines,packaging,advertisingmaterialandinvoices,conignmentnotes
andothercommercialdocumentswhich,atthetimeofentryintoforce
oftheAgreement,wereontheterritoryofoneoftheContractingPar­
tiesandlegallyboreindicationsprohibitedtherebycouldbedisposed
ofoveraperiodof/twoyears^fromtheentryintoforceoftheAgree­
ment.
2.Wherealterations weremadetothelistsofdenominati onsinthe
Annex,theprovisionsofparagraph1wouldapplyandthetimelimit
of/twoyearsjwouldrunfromtheentryintoforceofthealteration.
11.Winesintransit
TheAgreementwouldnotapplytothedenominations ofwinesintransit
ontheterritoryofone'oftheContractingParties.
••/••

12.Rulesgoverningimports
Withoutpre^udia©totheprovisionsofparagraph9itheprotection
affordedbytheAgreementtothedenominations ofwineswould "be
withouteffectontheprovisionsgoverning,noworinthefuture,
theimportationofthesewinesintotheterritoryofeachofthe
ContractingParties.
13.Internallegislation and'international agreements
TheprovisionsoftheAgreementwouldnotexcludeanymoreextensive
protectionafforded,noworinthefuture,todenominations protected
"bytheAgreement,"bytheContractingPartiesundertheirinternallegis­
lationorotherinternational agreements.
14.Implementation oftheAgreement
Therepresentatives oftheContractingPartieswouldmaintaindirect
contactonallmattersrelatingtotheimplementation oftheAgreement.
ThecompetentAustrianauthorities andtheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities wouldnotifyeachother,asandwhentheyweretaken,of
legaldecisionsconcerningtheapplication oftheAgreementandinparticular
theconditionsinparagraph7»relatingtotheuseofdenominations .
15®Generalmeasuresandprotectivemeasures
1.TheContractingPartieswouldtakeallgeneralandparticularaction
requiredtoensurethattheobligations imposedbytheAgreementwere
fulfilled.TheywouldseektoensurethattheobjectivesoftheAgree­
mentweremet.
2.IfoneoftheContractingPartiesconsideredthattheotherhadfailed
tofulfilanobligationxndertheAgreementitcouldtakeappropriate
actiontoenabletheAgreementtobeapplied.

Territories whereapplicable
TheAgreementwouldapply,ontheonehand,totheterritoriesin
vhichtheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunityapplies
subjecttotheconditionslaiddowninthatTreatyand,ontheother,
totheterritoryoftheRepublicofAustria,