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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)158 final.
Brussels/2April1980
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No337/79onthecommonorganization of
themarketinwine
(submittedtotheCouncilbythe.commission )
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C0M(80)158final.
I

EXPLANATORY MWKORANDUM
The object ofthis proposal for aCouncil Regulation istoaddcertain
provisions toRegulation (EEC)No337/79onthecommon organization ofthe
market inwine which have "become necessary bytheaccession ofGreece .
Inthecourse ofthe -negotiations ,thequestion astowhether "retsina "
wine fell within thecommon organization ofthemarket inwine hadarisen .
TheCommunity stated that itwould examine inapositive spirit theGreek
request forresinated wines tobesubject toCommunity provisions concer –^
ning wines ,with thenecessary arrangements tobemade between nowand
Acoession . '
Asaresult ofthis examination ,thespecific rules governing these product
need tobedefined and ,inparticular ,theoenological practices permitted
andtheprohibition oncoupage with other wines .These rules are the sub­
ject oftheamendments proposed inArticles 43»46andin .Annexes IIIand
VtoRegulation 337/79-
Moreover ,itisnecessary tospecify inArticle
30c.(l )that thefigures relating tochanges invineyards communicated annual
lybyMember States must bedistinguished according tothe "nomoi "with
regard toGreece .

Proposal for
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC)No337/79on
the common organization ofthemarket
inwine
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ,
Whereas theAccession oftheHellenic Republic totheEuropean Communities
requires certain additions totheprovisions ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)
1 ... _ ... - » 2No337/79 tasLast amended byRegulation (EEC)No ,
Whereas resinated wines ("retsina ")must "bemade subject tothesame customs
andeconomic arrangements astable wines inorder toestablish fair condi­
tions ofcompetition ;whereas itisappropriate toclarify thedefinitions
ofproducts falling within heading 22.05 oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
•/.
*OJNoL54,5.3.1979 ,P. 1

Article 1
Regulation (EEC)NO337/79ishereby amended asfollows :
1.Intheseoond subparagraph ofArtiole 30c(l)(a )thefollowing indent is
added between the third and fourth indent :
inGreece ,thenomoi ".
2.Thefollowing paragraph isadded after paragraph 3ofArticle 43 :
"3a.Coupage ofawine .("retsina ")oragrape must towhich hasbeen .
added Aleppo pine resin referred toinAnnex III (l)(n )with awine
orgrape must which has notbeen subjected tosuch anoenological
practice shall beprohibited ." ; _
3.Thefollowing text isadded tothethird subparagraph ofArticle 46(3 )t
"TheuseofAleppo pine resin referred toinAnnex III (l)(n )forthe
purpose ofobtaining atable wine which maybedescribed as"retsina "
or"retsina wine "shall beallowed only
–onthegeographical territory oftheHellenic Republic ,
-byadding ittothegrape must before or,provided that thequantity
of^fermented sugar does notexceed onethird oftheinitial quantity
during fermentation inquantity which does notexceed 1000 grammes per hi
foragrape must produced from grapes forwhich thevarieties ,the
production area andthewine-making area have been determined by
Greek provisions ."
4.Thefollowing text isadded toAnnex IIl(l ):
Mn)addition ofAleppo pine resin under theconditions referred toin
thethird subparagraph ofArticle 46(3)•"
5«InAnnex Vthefollowing text isadded topoint 4oftheAdditional Notes
toChapter 22 s
"d)retsina wine obtained onthe ,territory oftheHellenic Republic by
vtheaddition ofAleppo pine resin tothegrape must ."

Article2
Thetransitional measuresnecessarytofacilitatethechangeovertothe
eystemintroducedbythisRegulationshallheadoptedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle67ofRegulation (EEC)NO337/79»
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates*
PoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil
ThePresident