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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COM(80)550 final
Brussels .2October 1980
AMENDMENT TOTHEPROPOSAL FOR A\
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )"-r
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V - -,V*
amending for thesecond time Regulation (EEC )
No355/79laying down general rules forthe
:N»--* •'i\\\\>description and'presentation -ofwines and
.1grape musts
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission pursuant tothe
second paragraph ofArticle 149oftheEECTreaty )
COM (80)550 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On18July 1980 theCommission transmitted totheCouncil aproposal for
aCouncil Regulation (EEC),amending ,forthesecond time ,Regulation (EEC)
No355/79laying down general rules forthedescription andpresentation
ofwines andgrape musts (COM (80)437final ).
Ithassubsequently "been found necessary tosupplement that proposal onthe
basis ofthe second sub-paragraph ofArticle 149oftheEECTreaty *
Experience with theapplication ofRegulation (EEC)No355/79hasshown that
itwould bedesirable tomake provision ,inrespect ofimported wines
designated bymeans ofageographical indication ,forastatement onthe
label ofthetype ofproduot incases where such astatement isdefined by
detailed Community rules .
With aview toproviding consumers with fuller information ,this possibility
should also bemade available toimported wines other than those referred
toabove . Theadoption ofthese amendments involves noexpenditure
against theCommunity Budget •

Amendment totheproposal foraCovjnoil Regulation (EEC)emending
forthesecond time Regulation (EEC)No355/75laying down general rules
1forthedescription andpresentation ofwines andgrape musts .
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission pursuant tothesecond '
paragraph ofArticle 149oftheEECTreaty )
I. Amendment ofthe recitals
Thefollowing two recitals toheadded J
whereas details concerning themaimer ofmanufacture ,thetype ofthe
product oraparticular colour arepermitted atpresent forcertain
imported wines hearing ageographical indication ;whereas this is
permitted subject tothecondition that the said information is '
traditionally andusually employed ,anddefined "byprovisions in
.thenon-member oountry oforigin ;whereas this provision imposes a
Jieavy "burden ofsupervision onnational administrations ;whereas it
istherefore proper toprovide foralegal basis which will also make
itpossible todefine the said details bymeans ofCommunity
provisions ,retaining nevertheless theright toprohibit them in
certain cases where thestatements arenottraditional ormight bea
source ofconfusion ; ' '
whereas ,forimported wines other than those referred toabove ,the
said details arenotpermitted atpresent ;whereas experience has
shown that ,with regard tothesaid imported wines ,theCommunity
consumer needs tobebetter informed astothetype ofwine ;whereas
therefore ,provision should bemade forallowing theuseofsuch
information inrespect ofthe said wines ;
COM (80)437final ,transmitted totheCouncil on23July 1980

IIoAmendment -ofth@Articles
Thafollowingtextto"b®"inserted "betwe©aArticle5andArticle6s
"Article 5a >
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loThefollowing is addedtoArticle27(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No355/79*
,si)detailsastothetjpsofproduct,providedthatthis
indication isdefined tsydst&ilsd -Community rules Qw
2oArticle28(2)(k)ofEegulatiozx (EEC)Ho355/79is.r®placed
"bythefollowing ;,
wk)detailsinrespectof
■=themannerofmanufacture ,
*=thetypeofproduct,
-aparticular colouroftheproduct
providedthatsuchinformation isdefined "bydetailed Community rules
orbyprovisions inthenon-member countryoforigin.However,the,
useofsuchinformation may'beprohibited fordesignating certain
imported winesifisnottraditionally andnormally employed orifit
mightleadtoconfusion astothetyp©oforiginofthewinea"