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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)57final
Brussels.21February1979
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingforthefourthtimeRegulation (EEC)No2133/74
layingdowngeneralrulesforthedescription andpresen­
tationofwinesandgrapemusts
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Council Regulation (EEC )No2133 /74laid down general rules forthedes­
cription andpresentation ofwines andgrape musts .Itprovided forcom­
pulsory declaration ofthenominal volume oftheproduct inconformity with
Council Directive 75/106/EEC .Since theDirective isnow being amended ,
theRegulation must also beadopted .Theamendments concern theindication
oftheletter "e"onthe label .Thepurpose ofthis symbol ishenceforth
not toindicate that the nominal volume isone ofthe values fixed for the
Community bythesaid Directive ;itnowcertifies that thecontainer has
been filled inaccordance with the standards Laid down inthe Directive .
Regulation (EEC)No2133 /74establishes theprinciple that thename ofa
geographical unit maybeused todesignate awine only ifall thegrapes
used tomanufacture thequality wine psr inquestion come from the area
stated .Inview ofthevery similar natural production conditions in
vineyards covered bythesame field name ,this principle should berelaxed
somewhat ,toallow for tradition and custom insome producer Member
States .Itisaccordingly proposed that Member States should bepermitted
toauthorize aquality wine psrderiving from anamed field extending into
several communes tobedesignated bythename ofthat field together with
thename ofacommune representing allthecommunes into which thefield
extends .Itisfurther proposed ,fortheMember States inwhich the
greater part ofwine production isquality wine psrandwhere production is
therefore strictly controlled ,that they should befree toauthorize a
quality wine psrderiving from anamed field extending into several
communes tobedesignated bythename ofthat field together with thename
ofthecommune where most ofthegrapes were picked .
Thetrade associations of13European countries have agreed onauniform
system forcoding andmarking merchandise .The relevant information is
totalized atshop check-outs and isamost useful stock control tool for
thedistributor .Inorder toavoid interfering with theuseofthis

modern system forrecording sales infirms' accounts /,itisproposed that
theidentification ofwines andgrape musts bymeans ofacode orasymbol
which canberead byamachine should not becovered byRegulation (EEC )
No2133 /74.
This proposal for aRegulation does notinvolve anyexpenditure chargeable
totheCommunity 'sbudget .

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending forthefourth time Regulation (EEC)No2133 /74
laying down general rules forthedescription andpresentation
ofwines andgrape musts
THECOUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No816/70of28April 1970 ,
laying down additional provisions forthecommon organization ofthemarket
1 . . . .._ ... 2inwine ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC )No3065 /78,and inparticular
Articles 30(1 )and39a(2 )thereof ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No817/70of28April 1970 laying
down special provisions relating toquality wines produced inspecific
regions ,aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)No2211/77^andinparticular
Article 12(3 )thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas council Regulation (EEC)No2133/74^,aslastamended byRegulation
No1475/77^,laiddowngeneral rules forthedescription andpresentation
ofwines andgrape musts ;
0JNoL99,5.5.1970 ,P. 1
0JNoL366,28.12.1978 ,p.9
0JNoL99,5.5.1970 ,p.20
0JNoL256,7.10.1977 ,P.1
0J
*NoL227,17.8.1974 ,p. 1
0JNoL164,2.7.1977 ,P.1

Whereas Council Directive 75/106/EECof19December 1974 ontheapproxima­
tion oftheLaws oftheMember States relating tothemaking-up byvolume
7 . .. . 8ofcertain prepackaged liquids hasbeen amended byDirective 79/ /EEC ,
particularly with regard toArticle 3;whereas marking with thelower­
case letter "e"nolonger refers tothelist ofvolumes permitted inthe
Community butcertifies that themarking andfiIling of-thecontainer
satisfy theconditions laiddown inthesaid Directive ;whereas certain
oftheprovisions ofRegulation (EEC)No2133 /74should accordingly be
adapted ;
Whereas ,byvirtue ofArticle 14(2 )ofRegulation (EEC)No2133 /74,the
name ofageographical unit maybeused todesignate awine only ifall
thegrapes used tomanufacture thequality wine psr inquestion originate
inthst unit ;whereas insome Member States there arenamed fields exten­
ding into several communes whose name maybeused ,together with thename ofone
ofthecommunes ,todesignate wines ;whereas ,inview ofthevery similar
natural production conditions invineyards covered bythesame field name ,
and inview oftradition and custom insome specific regions ,theproducer
Member States should befree toauthorize such wine tobedesignated by
thename ofthe field together with thename ofacommune representative
ofall the communes into which thefield extends ;whereas tradition and
custom andtheparticularly strict control onproduction intheMember
States where theproduction ofquality wines psrnormally constitutes the
greater part oftotal wine production make itproper that these Member
States should befree toauthorize such wines tobedesignated bythename
ofsuch field together with thename ofacommune ,oncondition that more
than half thegrapes used toproduce them were harvested insuch commune ;
Whereas ,inorder not toobstruct theuse ofcertain modern methods for
recording sales ,itshould belaid down that identification ofwines and
grape musts bymeans ofafigure code and/orsymbol which canbedeciphered by
amachine should notbecovered bythese rules ondescription and '■ •'
presentation ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
OJNoL42,15.2.1975 ,p.1.
8. ...
OJNo(This Directive hasnotyetbeen formally adopted ;
seeDoc .R/3452 /78,13.12.1978 ).

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Article
1.Article2(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74isamendedtoread
asfollows: J
"(b)thenominalvolumeofthetablewineinaccordance withthe
provisionsofDirective75/106/EEC,aslastamendedbyDirective
79//EEC/followedbythelower-caseletter"e"indicating
thattheprepackagessatisfytheconditionslaiddowninthose
Directivesasregardsfilling."
2.Article12(1)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74isamendedtoread
asfollows:
"(c)thenominalvolumeofthequalitywinep.s.r.inaccordance
withtheprovisionsofDirective75/106/EEC,aslastamended
byDirective79//EEC,followedbythelower-caseletter"e",
indicatingthattheprepackagessatisfytheconditionslaid
downinthoseDirectivesasregardsfilling."
3.Article22(1)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74isamendedtoread
asfollows:
"(c)thenominalvolumeoftheproductinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofDirective75/106/EEC,aslastamendedbyDirective
79//EEC,followedbythelower-caseletter"e",indicating
thattheprepackagessatisfytheconditionslaiddowninthose
Directivesasregardsfilling."
4.Articles27(1)(b)and28(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74are
amendedtoreadasfollows:
"(b)thenominalvolumeoftheimportedwineinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofDirective75/106/EEC,aslastamendedbyDirective
79//EEC,followedbythelower-caseletter"e",indicating
thattheprepackagessatisfytheconditionslaiddowninthose
Directivesasregardsfilling."

Article29C1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2133/74/EECisamendedto
readasfollows:
"(c)thenominalvolumeoftheimportedproductinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofDirective75/106/EEC,aslastamendedbyDirective
79//EEC,followedbythelower-caseletter"e",indicating
thattheprepackagessatisfytheconditionslaiddowninthose
Directivesasregardsfilling."
Article2
Article14(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2133/74isreplacedbythe
following :
"1.Forthedescriptiononthelabelsofaqualitywinepsr,thename
ofa"geographicalunitwhichissmallerthanthespecifiedregion",
asreferredtoinArticle12(2)(1),shallbetakentomeanthename
of:
-anamedfieldwithinonecommune,
-anamedfieldextendingintoseveralcommunes,
-acommuneorpartthereof,
-awinegrowingsub-regionorpartthereof."
,ThesecondsubparagraphofArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2133/74
isreplacedbythefollowing :
"However,withoutprejudicetoArticle17,producerMemberStatesmay
authorizetheuseofthenameofageographicalunitasreferredtoin
paragraph 1foraqualitywinepsr:
(a)obtainedfromamixtureofgrapes,grapemusts,newwinesstill
infermentation or,until31August1981,wines
-originatinginoneofthegeographicalunitsasreferredtoin
thefirst,thirdorfourthindentsofparagraph 1whosenameis
tobeusedforthedesignation,withaproductobtainedinthe
samespecifiedregionbutoutsidethatunit,providedthatat
least85%ofthewineconcernedisobtainedfromgrapespicked
inthegeographical unitwhosenameitbears;

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-originating indifferent cranmunes within anamed field extend­
inginto several catnnunes ,asreferred tointhesecond indent
ofparagraph 1,thename ofoneofwhich communes istoaccom­
pany theindication ofthe fiels name ,provided that
-theMember State inquestion hasadopted provisions providing
that such wine bedesignated bythename ofsuch field to­
gether with thename ofthecommune representative ofall the
communes over which such field name extends or
-intheMember States inwhich production ofquality wine psr
normally exceeds 50%oftotal wine production ,thewine con­
cerned isobtained atleast half from grapes picked inthe
commune whose name isgiven with that ofthe field .
(b)When thewine hasbeen sweetened with aproduct made inthesame
specified region .Inthat case ,thequantity ofproduct used for
sweetening shall notbecounted intheproportion ofgrapes
used which areharvested inageographical unit asreferred to
inparagraph 1which isnotstated ,"
Article 3
Thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 41 (1)ofRegulation (EEC )
No2133/74isreplaced bythefollowing :
"Particulars ,signs andother reference shall notconstitute part
ofthelabelling ifthey
-arerequired under the taxprovisions oftheMember States ,
or
-refer tothe manufacturer ortothe nominal volume ofthe container
andareinscribed directly andindelibly thereon ,
or
-areused bythebottler for hisown internal checks and areindicated
indetailed rules tobelaid down ,
or
-areused toidentify theproduct bymeans ofafigures code and/orofa
symbol toberead byamachine ,"

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Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Conmunities
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentiretu anddirectly appli
cable inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil
The President