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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73 )223final
Brussels ,16February 1973
Proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
making asecond amendment toRegulation (EEC)n°1388/70
ongeneral rules fortheclassification ofvine varieties
(Submitted bytheCouncil totheCommission )
COM(73 )223final

PROPOSAL FOR A
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHE COUNCIL
making asecond amendment toRegulation (EEC )n°1388/70
ongeneral rules for the classification ofvine varieties
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SHECOUNCIL OFTI-IEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,.
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )n°816/70 (1)of28April 1970
laying down additional provisions for the common organization ofthe
market inwine ,aslast amended byPiegulation (ESC )n°2680/72(2),and
inparticular Article 16(1 )thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ; i
'.Vhereas experience hasshown that itisnotadvisable ,that theonly amend
ment possible to 'the classification ofVine varieties .should bethe
addition ofavine variety tothe category ofrecommended vine varieties
whereas provision should bema.de forvine varieties tobeadded a.lso to
the categories ofauthorized vine varieties and provisionally authorized
vine varieties ;whereas ithas also proved necessary tobeable todown­
grade vine varieties whose cultivation isnot entirely satisfactory ;
whereas the admission ofvine varieties which were not listed inthe
classification on31December 1972 onthecategory ofauthorized vine
varieties should begranted only onaprovisional basis after examination
oftheir cultivation suitability andduring anobservation period offive
years ;whereas the fate ofthevariety inquestion should befinally de­
cided atthe endofthat period ;
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(1)OJn°L99,5May ^970 ,p.1
(2)OJn°L289 ,27December 1972 ,p.1

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Whereas theaddition ofvarieties which ,when this Regulation enters inl
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force ,are cultivated intheCommunity but are notlisted inthe classi .
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fication forall theadministrative units where their cultivation shoult
beauthorized should beallowed until 30June 1973 without examination
made oftheir cultivation suitability ;whereas these varieties should
beadded totheclassification only iftheir cultivation suitability
isdemonstrated inanappropriate manner ;
V/hereas itisnecessary tospecify theconditions under which aVariety
listed inthe category ofauthorized vine varieties can beup-graded to .
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the category ofrecommended vine varieties aswell asthe conditioner un <
which avariety can bedown-graded toalower category -;
V/hereas noexamination ofcultivation suitability isnecessary inthe
case ofavine variety classified asanauthorized vine variety being
up-graded tothe category ofrecommended vine varieties inthe same
administrative unit ,since the cultivation suitability isalready known
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from experience and from information obtained bytheMember State in
question ; .
Whereas ,inthelight oftheamendments aforesaid ,Articles 10and10a
ofCouncil Regulation (SEC )K°1338/70(3)of13July 1970 ongeneral
rules forthe classification ofvine varieties ,aslast amended by
Regulation (ESC )N°608/71(*0,should beredrafted ;.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
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(3)0Jn°L155 ,16July 1970 ,p.5
(k)0Jn°L71.23March 1971 ,p.1

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Article 1
Inthesecond indent ofArticle 6(1)(a)ofRegulation (312C )
n"1388/70,thewords "inaccordance with Article 1C(2)"arereplaced
bythe words "inaccordance with Article 10a".
Article 2 - '
Articles 10and10aofRegulation (ESC)n°1388/70arereplaced
bythe following :
"Article 10
1« Vine varieties not listed inthe classification for anadministrative
unit orpart thereof or,where appropriate ,for theCommunity asawhole
may beadded :
a)tothecategories ofrecommended orauthorized vine varieties
-asregards wine grape varieties and table grape varieties ,only on
condition that thevariety has been included foratleast five years
inthe classification for anadministrative unit orpart thereof
immediately bordering ontheadministrative unit orpart thereof for
which the inclusion inthe classification isunder consideration ;
-asregards root stock varieties ,only oncondition that the culti­
vation suitability ofthevariety has been examined and found tobe
satisfactory ; .
b)tothecategory ofauthorized vine varieties only on .aprovisional
basis ifthe cultivation suitability ofthevariety inquestion has
been examined and found tobesatisfactory ,but nofinal assesment of
the classification ofthe vine variety inquestion canyet bemade on
the basis ofthe results ofthe examination ;
c)exceptionally ,tothecategory ofAuthorized vine varieties until not
later than 30June 1973 if :
-thevariety hasbeen cultivated foratleast 10years intheadminis­
trative unit orpart thereof inquestion ,orwhere appropriate inthe
Community asawhole ;
,and
-where thecultivation suitability hasnotbeen examined inaccordance
with Community provisions ,ithas "been demonstrated inanappropriate
manner . '
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2. xhc category ofavine variety already listed inthe classifi­
cation ofvine varieties forthesame administrative unit orthepart
thereof or,where appropriate ,fortheCommunity asawhole ,may be
altered only :
a)byup-grading tothecategory ofrecommended vine varieties asregai
-vine varieties appearing on31December 1972 inthecategory ofan
rized vine varieties fortheadministrative unit orpart thereof t
which theaddition isrequested or,where appropriate ,forthe Corn
nity asawhole ;
-avariety added tothe classification after 31December 1972 and
which has been listed for atleast five years inthe category of
authorized vine varieties for theadministrative unit orpart ther
forwhich theaddition isrequested or,where appropriate ,for the
Community asawhole ;
b)bydown-grading toalower category if ;
-experience' hasshown that therequirements for the category inwhi
thevine variety inquestion islisted are not fulfilled ;
or
-thequality oftheproduct which ityields renders itnecessary ;
or ' ■
-thearea under thevine variety inquestion isvery small and conti
nuing todiminish .
3« Avine variety shall beeliminated from theclassification if
its cultivation suitability isjudged unsatisfactory .
k, Inthecase referred toinparagraph 1(b),theclassification
shall indicate theprovisional nature oftheinclusion .Between five
andseven years after theprovisional inclusion ofthevariety inthe
category ofauthorized vine varieties ,itshall bedecided onthebasis j
ofexperience andtaking account ofthetests oncultivation suitability
* ' ■ ' ?whether thevariety inquestion ; j
-should remain permanently inthecategory ofauthorized vine varieties
«■should beinserted inthecategory ofrecommended vine varieties ;
-should beinserted inthecategory ofprovisionally authorized vine
varieties :
or
-should beeliminated from the classification .
after seven years nodecision hasbeen taken ,thevariety in
question shall beconsidered tohave been eliminated from theclassifies
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5. Anexamination astocultivation suitability shall not benecessary
fortheaddition ,ofan.-authorized vine variety tothecategory ofrecommen­
ded vine varieties for the same administrative unit orpart thereof or,
where appropriate ,for theCommunity asawhole ,provided that t.he culti­
vation suitability can bedemonstrated inanappropriate manner .
6. Asaresult ofthedown-grading ofavariety tothecategory of
provisionally authorized vine varieties ,the variety inquestion may ,
from the date onwhich thedown-grading takes effect ,nolonger beplanted
orgrafted .
7. Detailed rules for tlieapplication ofthis Article,' inparticular
the decisions referred tointhe first subparagraph ofparagraph shall
beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 7of
Regulation n°2kprogressive establishment of&common organization ofthe
n-.*:rket inwine .(1)
Article 10a
1» Subject toArticle 10(1)(c),thecultivation suitability ofa
vine variety shall bedetermined onthe basis oftheinformation obtained
bytheHeaber State concerned from the examination ofcultivation trials
carried out intheadministrative units orparts thereof concerned in
adjacent administrative units or,asthe case may be,onaCommunity -
wide basis .
The cultivation suitability ofavine variety may not berecognized
asbeing satisfactory unless ,incomparison with theother vine varieties
listed inthe classification for atleast one administrative unit orpart
thereof ,itsoverall quality characteristics constitute adistinct improve -\
ment with regard tocultivation ortouse ofthe grapes orpropagation
material obtained from it.
2. After consultation with theManagement Committee for 'vine the
Commission may ask theKember State concerned tocarry out afurther
examination onthe cultivation suitability ofthe vine variety inquestion .
3• Thedetermination ofthecultivation suitability referred toin
paragraph 1shall beeffected inaccordance with theprocedure provided
forinArticle 7ofRegulation n°2k.Detailed rules fortheapplication
ofthis Article ,and inparticular measures fortesting cultivation suita­
bility .shall beadopted inaccordance with thesame procedure ".
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(1)CJn°IC,2C^pril 1S52 .p.989/62.

Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird day following
itspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheSuropean Communities . j
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This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President