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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)159 final
Brussels,2April1980
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No337/79onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinwineandRegulation
(EEC)No347/79ongeneralrulesfortheclassi­
ficationofvinevarieties
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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C0M(80)159final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Thepurpose ofthis Council Regulation istoformulate those adjustments
tothe Council acts relating tothe wine sector which have been made
necessary bytheaccession ofGreece andwhich have not yetbeen laid down
inAnnex Itothe Actconcerning theconditions ofaccession .The
proposal comprises thefollowing provisions :
1.Inthesecond subparagraph ofArticle 4(1)(c )ofRegulation (EEC )
No337/79thenumber ofaverage prices tpbeused must beincreased to
take account ofthenew situation resulting from theaccession ofthe
Hellenic Republic .Itisproposed that theminimum number ofprices to
beused beincreased from five tosixforRI wines ,from three tofour
for RIIwines and from three tofive for AIwines .
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2.Itwasagreed that the rules should beamended todemarcate the zones in
Greece where deacidif ication ofwine ispermitted .Tothat end itis
proposed that anewwine-growing zone within themeaning oftherules
relating tocertain oenological practices becreated ,forwhich the same
minimum natural alcoholic strength byvolume would berequired asforthe
existing CIIIzone but where deacidi fication would beprovided for,as
iscurrently thecase forzones CII(a)andCII |(b).Annex IVto ( '
Regulation (EEC)No337/79demarcating thewine-growing zones isthus
supplemented bythecreation ofazone CIII (a)covering theGreek nomoi
inwhich alarge part ofthe land under vines islocated atanaltitude
ofover 350m,together with theisland ofThira .Theremainder ofland
under vines inGreece isincluded inthepresent zone CIIIwhich x
becomes zone CIII (b).Articles 32,33and34ofRegulation (EEC )No
337/79areamended accordingly .
3.With regard totheGreek request that Regulation (EEC )No347/79be
amended toinclude varieties used fortheproduction ofdried grapes ,
forwhich triple usewould have tobeauthorized (dried grapes ,table
grapes andwine grapes ),theCommunity reserved i^sposition until such
time astherequisite additional information wassupplied bytheGreek
Delegation .Having undertaken this technical examination ,theCommission
proposes that Regulation (EEC)No347/79beamended soastopermit
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exceptional ly,oneandthesame variety tqbeincluded simultaneously ,
asthe case may be,
-among win »grape varieties andtable grape varieties ;
-among wine grape varieties andgrape varieties forspecial uses or
-among wine grape varieties ,table grape varieties andgrape varieties
for special uses .
This latter provision would apply only tothe "Sultanine "variety
cultivated inalimited number ofGreek nomoi .
Lastly ,thecriteria relating totheclassification ofgrape varieties
forspecial uses (recommended ,authorized andtemporarily authorized
varieties )laid down inArticle 8ofRegulation (EEC )No347/79appear
satisfactory asregards grape varieties fordrying also .

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No337/79onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinwineandRegulation
(EEC)No347/79ongeneralrulesfortheclassi­
ficationofvinevarieties
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES - 1
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HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActconcerning theconditionsofaccessionofthe
(1HellenicRepublicandtheadjustments totheTreateis,and-in
particularArticle146(2)thereof,
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HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No337/79;of~5February1979
(2)onthecommonorganization ofthemarketinwine,aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No459/89*^,andinparticularArticle30(1)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,underArticle22ofthesaidAct,certainadaptations made
necessarybyaccessionshouldbemadetoRegulation (EEC)No337/79in
conformitywiththeguidelines setoutinAnnexIItotheAct;
WhereasitisalsonecessarytoamendCouncilRegulation(EEC)No347/79^
soastoincludedriedgrapevarietieswhichshouldbeallowedtobeused
forthrieedifferentpurposes, i.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : i,. |
(1)0JNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17
(2)0-JNoL54,5.3.1979,p.1
(3)OJNoL57,29.2.1980,p.32
(4)OJNoL54,5.3.1979,p.75

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Article 1
Regulation (EEC )No337/79ishereby amended asfollows :.
1,Thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 4(1)(c)is .amended asfollows :
"Where theapplication ofthe abovement ioned rules results inthe number
ofaverage prices tobeused being less than six fortable wine oftype
RI,less than four fortype RIIand less than five fortype AI,the
$ix,four andfive lowest prices respectively shall beused .However ,
ifthe total number ofaverage prices established islower than the said
figures ,alltheaverage prices established shall beused ."
2.The second subparagraph ofArticle 32(1 )isamended asfollows :
"Theproducts referred tointhefirst subparagraph maynotbesubjected
toanincrease innatural alcoholic strength byvolume unless their
minimum natural alcoholic strength byvolume isasfollows :
-inwine-growing zone A:5%vol,
-inwine-growing zone B:6%vol,
-inwine-growing zone CI(a):7.5% vol,
-inwine-growing zone CI(b):8%vol,',,i1
-inwine-growing zone CII:8.5% vol.
-inwine-growing zones ,
CIII (a)and CIII (b):9%vol." !
3.The first subparagraph ofArticle 33(6 )isamended asfollows :
"6.Innocase shall theabovement ioned processes have theeffect of
raising tomore than 11.5% vol inwine-growing zone' A,12%volinwine-
growing zone B,12.5% vol inwine-growing zones CI(a)and CI(b),
13%vol inwine-growing zone CIIand13.5% vol inwine-growing zones
CIII (a)and CIII (b)thetotal alcoholic strength byvolume ofthe
fresh grapes ,grape must ,grape .must infermentation ,newwine still in
fermentation ,wine suitable foryielding table wine ortable wine
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subjected tothose processes .

Article34(1)and(2)areamendedasfollows:
"1.Freshgrapes,grapemust/grapemustinfermentation andnewwine
stillinfermentation maybethesubjectof:
-partialdeacidification inwine-growing zonesA,B,CI(a)and
CI.(b), '
-acidification anddeacidification inwine-growing zonesCIIand
CIII(a)/withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofparagraph3/
-acidification inwine-growing zoneCIII(b).
Acidification mayonlybecarriedoutsubjecttoanupperlimitof
1.50g/lexpressedintartaricacid,or20milliequivalents *
Moreover,grapemustintendedforconcentration maybethesubjectof
partialdeacidification .
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2.Inyearswhenclimaticconditions havebeenexceptional :•
-additionalacidification maybeauthorized uptoalimitof1.50g/l
expressedintartaricacid,or20miIliequivalents :.
-fortheproductsreferredtoinparagraph 1originating fromzones
CII,CIII(a)andCIII(b).
-orforwinefromthesamewine-growing zones,providedthat
acidification iscarriedoutintheinstallations ofthepersonwho
usedthegrapesandgrapemustfromwhichthewineoriginated,
'1 ι "-acidification oftheproductsreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
authorizedinwine-growing zonesCI(a)andCI(b)intheconditions
referredtoinparagraph 1inthecasepfzonesCII,CIII(a)and
CIII(b), . 1
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-partialdeacidification ofwinefromwirie-growing zonesA,B,C,
CI(a),CI(b),CIIandCIII(a)maybeauthorizedprovidedthat
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thedeacidificationiscarriedoutintfieinstallations oftheperson
whousedthegrapesandgrapemustfromwhichthewineoriginated."

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5.Point6ofAnnexIVisamendedasfollows:
"6.InGreece,wine-growing zoneCIII(a)shallpomprisetheareasunder
vinesinthefollowing nomoi:Fiorina/Hematheia,Kilkis,Grevena,
Larissa,Ioannina,Levkas,Achaea,Messenia,Arcadia,Corinth,
Herakleion,Chania,Rethymno,Samos,LasithiandtheislandofThira
(Santorim ).
6.Thefollowingpoint7isaddedtoAnnexIV:
"7.Wine-growing zoneCIIICb)shallcomprise:
(a)inFrance,theareasundervines:
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-inthedepartments ofCorsica,
-inthatpartofthedepartmentoftheVarsituatedbetweenthe
seaandalineboundedbythecommunes(whicharethemselves
included)ofEvenos,LeBeausset,Solli£s-Toucas,Cuers,
Puget-Ville,Collobri6res ,La_Garde-Freinet ,Plan-de-la-Tour
andSainte-Maxime , ''
-inthecantonsofOletteandArles-sur-Techinthedepartment
ofPyrenees-Orientales ;
(b)inItaly,theareasundervinesinthefollowingregions:
nit
Calabria,Basilicata,Puglia,SardegnaandSicilia,including
theislandsbelongingtothoseregions,suchasPantelleria,
EolieandtheLipari,EgadiandPelagianIslands.
(c)inGreece,theareasundervinesnotlistedinpoint6."
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Article2:.4
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Article4(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No347/79isamendedtoreadasfollows:
"2.Oneandthesamevarietymay,exceptionally ,beclassified
-asawinegrapevarietyandatablegrapevariety,or,
-asawinegrapevarietyandagrapeviarietyforspecialuse,or
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-awinegrapevariety,atablegrapevarietyandsgrapevarietyfor
specialuse." .>•.5......\....

Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1981.
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
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DoneatBrussels,•• FortheCouncil
ThePresident