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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)67 final
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Theobject ofthis proposal foraCouncil Regulation isto "extend to
Austria eligibility fortheprovisions ofthesecond subparagraph of
Article 50(2 )ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO337/79on "thecommon organi­
zation ofthe market inwine .
Hitherto ,therelease fordirect human consumption ofwines imported from
third countries with atotal alcoholic strength byvolume exceeding 15°has
been prohibited;' however ,therules provide foranexemption inthecase
ofcertain wines bearing anindication oforigin .
TheCommunity andAustria areshortly toconclude anagreement relating to
the checking andreciprocal protection ofwines bearing ageographical
ascription .Itappears advisable forallwines which arethe subject of
this agreement ,whatever their alcoholic strength ,tobemarketed ineach
τ
ofthecontracting countries ,hence this proposal foraRegulation . ,
However ,theadoption ofthis proposal issubject totheformal conclusion
oftheabove –mentioned agrfeement ,although both areduetotake plp.ce at
the same time . '
/

Proposal for
COUNCIL REGULATION <EEC )
oncertain quality wines orginating in
theRepublic ofAustria
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No337/79of5February 1979 on
thecommon organization ofthemarket inwine (l),aslast amended byRegu­
lation (EEC)NO (2),andinparticular Article 50(2)(a )thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission (3)*
Whereas ,under Article 50(1 )(b)ofRegulation (EEC)NO337/79»wines inten­
dedfordirect human consumption other than liqueur wines andsparkling
wines maynotbeimported iftheir total alcoholic strength byvolume Breeds
15 whereas itis,however ,laid down inparagraph 2ofthesame Article
that theCouncil mayderogate from this rule inorder toallow therelease
fordirect human consumption ofcertain wines originating innon-member
countries andbearing ageographical ascription ;
f
Whereas theCommunity andtheRepublic ofAustria have signed anAgreement on
thecontrol andreciprocal protection ofwines bearing ageographical
ascription ,which means that each ofthewines mentioned inthe said Agree­
ment iseligible ,ontheterritory oftheother contracting party ,fopthe
same protection asindigenous wines ofthesame kind ;whereas itistherefore
necessary that allthewines covered bythesaid Agreement should beable to
move andbesupplied fordirect human consumption ,including wines ofmore
•./•than 15 »
(1)OJNoL54,5-3.1979 »P.1

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
„Article1•
WinesoriginatingintheRepublicofAustriawhosetotalalcoholicstrength
byvolumeexceeds,withoutanyenrichment,15°maybesuppliedfordirect
humanconsumptionintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,providedtfiatthey
"bear: ...
–thenameofawine-growing sub-regionand,whereappropriate,inaddition
thenaineofageographical unitmorerestrictedthanasub–regionappeal-
ringintheAgreement "betweentheEECandtheRepublioofAustriaonthe
controlandreciprocalprotectionofwinesbearingageographical ascrip­
tion,and
–oneofthefollowingdescriptions x"Beerenauslese "or"Beerenauslese –
wein","Ausbruch."or"Ausbruchwein ","Trockeribeerenauslese ","Auslese"
,or"Auslesewein".
·*ν
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingthatof
itspublicationintheOffioialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities# '
ThisRegulationshall"be'bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable''
inallMemberStates*
'DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident