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/QMMISSIQN QBTHEEUROPEEN COMMUNIÎIES
COM(75)381 final
Brussels .11July 1975
Draft proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
amending Regulation (EEC )No2133/74laying down
general rules for thedesignation andpresentation
ofwines and grape musts
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(75 )381final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Council Regulation (EEC)Mo2133/74of8August 1974 laying down ge­
neral rules forthedesignation andpresentation ofwines andgrapes musts
should normally enter into force from 1September 1975 *If "therules laid
down intheRegulation inquestion aretobeapplied effectively ,itis
essential fortheCommission toadopt .1,"beforehand detailed rules ofappli­
cation (seealso theCouncil declaration contained indocument R/2125/74
of29July 1974 ,p.l).Inview ofthecomplex nature ofthis subject ,the
Commission wasnotable toadopt these detailed rules intheperiod laid
down .Moreover ,interested members ofthetrade require aperiod long enough
toenable them toadapt tothenewprovisions .Thedate ofapplication of
that Regulation should therefore bedeferred .
This opportunity maybeseized upon tosupplement oramend theRegu­
lation inquestion inthelight oftherequirements ofcertain delegations
andcommercial practices .Inaddition todeferring thedate ofapplication
itisproposed :
-toallow theuseofaspecific expression such as"vindupays "which shall
accompany thename oftheproduction area ,ofcertain table wines thereby
stressing thetypically regional nature ofthewines inquestion ;
-toprovide forthealternative andnotsimply cumulative useofanofficial
language oftheCommunity other than theonelaid down forcertain descrip­
tions ;
-toallow ,foratransitional period ,theuseforthedesignation oftable
wines ofthenanes ofcertain *,specified regions which arenormally reser­
vedforthedesignation ofquality vanes p.s.r .(seeCouncil declaration in
document R/2125/74of29July 1974 *P»4andArticle 39oftheproposal for
aRegulation (EEC)amending Regulations (EEC)NO8I6/7Oand8I7/7O,
OJC31of8Pebruary 1971 »P*2l)j

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-tosupplement theprovisions relating toimported wines with aview to
accepting fortheir designation certain ascriptions equivalent tothose
which may "beused forCommunity products 5
-tocreate theopportunity ofindicating onthelabel information concer­
ning thehistory ofthewine inquestion ,theundertaking ofthebottler
oranundertaking which wasinvolved inthecommercial distribution ofthe
wine inquestion ; ,
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-toallow theuseofoertain expressions reserved forvineyards orgroupings
ofthese vineyards ,even ifthename ofthese groupings does notappear
asbottier . '
Theadoption ofthis Regulation will have norepercussions onthe
Community Budget . - .. .

Draftproposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulation(EEC)NO2133/74layingdowngeneral
rulesfor"thedesignation andpresentation ofwinesand
grapemusts.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No816/70^\of28-April1970j
layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No6j8/j5^\andinparticular
Articles30(l)and39a(2)thereof\
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No817/70^,of28April197°,
layingdownspecialprovisionsrelatingtoqualitywinesproducedinspeci­
fiedregions,aslastamended"byRegulation(EEC)NO2894/74^^Tandin
particularArticle12(3)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheCommission ; -
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L99,5May1970,P»1
L72,20March1975»P«43
L99,5May1970,p.20
L310,21November1974»P*7(1)OJNo
(2)OJNo
(3)OJNo
(4)OJNo

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WhereastheprovisionsforimplementingCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2133/74
of8August1974»layingdowngeneralrulesforthedesignation andpresen­
tationofwinesandgrapeoustshavenotyetteenadoptedandwhereas,in
anycase,theirimplementation requiresaperiodofadaptation ;whereast
theimplementation oftheprovisionsofRegulation^(EEC )No2133/74should,
therefore,hedeferred;whereasthisdefermentshouldnot,however,preju­
dicemembersofthetradowhohavealready ,takenmeasurestoadaptfrom
-1September1975»totheprovisionsoftheRegulationinquestion;
Whereastakingintoaccountthedifferentcustomsandtraditionalpractices
intheMemberStatesitisadvisablethatMemberStatesshould "bepermitted
to"beabletoauthorizetheindicationofrecommendations relatingtothe
healthoftheconsumer 5...
WheieasitwouldheadvisabletoallowproducerMemberStatesandinterested
non-tenibercountriestoviseaspecificexpressiontoaccompanythenameofthe
productionareaorthegeographical ascriptionwhendesignatingtablewines
andimjortedwines;whereassuchinformation ,aimstoenabletheconsumer
torecognizewinesofatypicallyregionalcharacteramongsttablewineson
themartet: .
...whereas,forcertaininformationwhichshouldbegiveninoneoftheofficial
languagesoftheMemberStatesoforiginthealternativeandnotsimplycumu­
lativeuseofanotherofficialCommunitylanguageshouldbeallowedifthis
isassimilasedtotheofficiallanguageinthepartinquestionoftheter­
ritoryoftlfeproducerMemberStateinquestionandwhenthispracticeis
traditionally adoptedthere;
'Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(3),secondsubparagraphofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No817/71of28April1970layingdownspecial.provisions'relatingto
qualitywinesproducedinspecifiedregions,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2894/74itshouldbeadmissibleuntil31AugustI98Iforthenames
ofspecifiedregionsreferredtoonalisttobeadoptedalsotobeused
todesignatetabl.winesifthispracticehastraditionally andregularly
; •/•
(l)OJNoL227,1',August1974»V»1

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"been inuse "before 1September 1975 (*) 5
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Whereas provisions relating toimported wines should "besupplemented in
order toallow ihfeia tobedesignated byascriptions equivalent tothose
which maybeused forComnuniiy products j
Whereas inorder toprovide consumers with particular information ,permission
should begiven forinformation concerning thehistory ofthewine inquestion ,
oftheundertaking ofabottler oranundertaking oranatural orlegal per­
sonwhich wasinvolved inthecommercial distribution ofthewine inquestion
tobeshown onthewine labels ;
Whereas this occasion should beused toimprove certain other provisions 5
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION *
Article 1
1. Thefollowing text isadded under (h)toArticle 2(2),Tinder (t)to
Article 12(2),under (f)toArticle 27(2 )andunder (q)toArticle 28(2 )
ofRegulation (EBC)NO2133/74 *
"information concerning thehistory ofthewine inquestion ,theunderta­
king ofthebottler oranundertaking ofanatural orlegal person which .
wasinvolved inthecommercial distribution ofthewine inquestion ".
2. Thetext ofArticle 2(2)g ,thetext ofArticle 12(2 )h,thetort of
Article 27(2)e andthetext ofArticle 28(2)i arecompleted bythefollowing ;
"Member States mayauthorize arecommendation relating tohealth ofthe
consumer tobeindicated onthelabelling ofwines commercialised within
their territory ,especially where this related tothedietetic qualities
ofthewine inquestion ".
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(*)Retention ofthis preamble depends onwhether theCouncil adopts Arti­
cle39oftheproposal forRegulation (EEC)NO8I6/7OandRegulation
(EEC)Ho817/70published inOJNoC31of8February1975i page3.
Seealsodocuments R/2125/74of31July1974ands/801/75of6June1975*

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3. Thetext ofArticle 2(3)(f ),Article 12(2)(q )andArticle 28(2)(o )
ofRegulation (EEC)NO2133/74isreplaced bythefollowing
"Anindication that thewines were bottled either onthepremises ofthe
vineyard where thegrapes from which thewine was'obtained were harvested
andturned into wine ,orbyanundertaking with which this vineyard is
connected inagroup ofvineyards ".
4. :Article 2(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74issupplemented bythe
following texts :
"(h)theword :
-"Landwein "fortable wines ofGerman origin ;
-"vindepays "fortable wines ofFrench ofLuxembourg origin ;
-"vino -tipico "fortable wines ofItalian origin ;
where theMember States have decided onrules fortheuseofthese design­
ations ".
"(i)Foratransitional period offive years asofthedate ofimplementa­
tion ofthis article fortable wines ofItalian origin ,thedescription
"denominazione diorigine semplice ",oncondition that this wine isnei­
ther exported nor sent toother Member States ".
5. Thetext ofArticle 2(3)(g )andArticle 12(2)(M )ofRegulation ("EEC)
No2133/74isreplaced bythefollowing s
"bythename ofthevineyard where thewine inquestion wasobtained orby
thename ofanundertaking with which such vineyards areconnected ina
group ofvineyards ,ifthese names arelikely toincrease theprestige of
this wine ,ifthis designation isgoverned bydetailed rules ofapplica­
tion or,intheabsence ofthese ,-bytheproducer Member States ".
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Article 2
1. Thesecond sentence ofArticle 3(6)(a),second subparagraph ,ofRegu­
lation (EEC)No2133/74isreplaced bythefollov /ingsentence :
"Such information may :
-furthermore "begiven inanother official Community language when the
latter isassimilated totheofficial language inthepart inquestion
oftheterritory oftheMember State oforigin andwhen this practice
istraditional andcustomary inthat Member State ".
2. Thesecond sentence ofArticle 13(5)(a)t second subparagraph ofRegu­
lation (EEC)No2133/74isreplaced bythefollowing sentence : .
"Theinformation referred tointhefirst ,third ,fourth andfifth indents
may
-furthermore begiven inanother official Community language ,or,
-begiven inanother official Community language when thelatter is
assimilated totheofficial language inthepart inquestion ofthe
territory oftheMember State oforigin andwhen this practice istra­
ditional andcustomary inthat Member State ".
Article 3
Article 4(3)°fRegulation (EEC)No2133/74issupplemented bythefollo­
wing subparagraph :
"However ,until 31August 1981 itshall bepermissi .letousethenames of
thefollowing specified regions todesignate table wines :
-Moselle Luxembourgeoise
•-Puglie
-Abruzzi
-Sardegna
-Ramagna
-Cagliari
-Asti
-S.iracusa ".(t)
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(4)Retention ofthis Article depends onwhether theCouncil adopts Article
39OFtheproposal forRegulation (EEC)NO8I6/7OandRegulation (EEC)
No817/70published inOJC31of8February 1975 »Page3 .Seealso du~
cuments R/2125/74of31July 1974andS/8OI/75of6June 1975 *

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Article 4
1. Thetext ofArticle 27(l)(a )ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74shall "be
replaced "bythefollowing : * . •
"(a)Astatement astowhether thewine isred,rose orwhite ".
2. Article 27(2)(a)-ofRégulation (EEC)No2133/74isdeleted .
Article 5
1. Article 23(l),first subparagraph ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74is
supplemented bythefollowing text :
"(e)Astatement astowhether thevine isred,rose orwhite ";
2. Article 28(2)(a )ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74isreplaced bythe
following text :
"(a)aterm which accompanies thegeographical ascription stressing thety­
pically ,regional nature oftheimported wine inquestion ,when theuse
ofthis' term isthesubject ofprovisions inthenon-member country in
question regarding marketing onthehome market ;these terms shall be
specified ,where necessary ,bydetailed rules ofapplication ".
3. Article 28(2 )ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74issupplemented bythe
following texts ;
"(p)areference attributed byanofficial body orabody officially acknow­
ledged forthis purpose tooneofthepersons orgroup ofpersons refer­
redtounder (h)andlikely toincrease theprestige oftheimported
wine inquestion ,ifthis reference isgoverned bydetailed rules of
application or,intheabsence ofthelatter ,byprovisions ofthe .
non-member country ".
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Article6
TheGermanversionofArticle4l(l)ofRegulation(EEC)No2L33/74
shallbereplaced "bythefollowingtextt
"(l)ImSinnederTitelIundIIdieserVerordnunggelten–unbeschadet
derSteuerverschriften derMitgliedstaaten -.alsEtikettierung die
gesamtenBezeichnungen oderanderenBegriffe,Zeichen,Abbildungen
oderMarken,diedasErzeugnischarakterisieren ,aufein-und
demselbenBehältniseinschliesslich seinesVorschlusses mitKapsel
odersonstigerUmhüllungen ".
Artide7
ThesecondsubparagraphofArticle47ofRegulation(EEC)No2133/74
isreplacedbythefollowingtext:
"ThisRegulationshallbeapplicablefrom1September1976.Untilthis
datetheprovisionsoftheMemberStatesshallcontinuetoapplyinthe
mattersinquestion.However,theinterestedpartiesshallbeauthorized
from1September1975toapplytheprovisionsofthisRegulation".
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowing
thatofitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanComnunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyappli­
cableinallMemberStates.
ConeatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePresident,