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PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING FOR THE 13TH TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 351/79 CONCERNING THE ADDITION OF ALCOHOL TO PRODUCTS IN THE WINE SECTOR
Date: 1991-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: sparkling wine, vinification

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMVIUNITIES 

C0M(91)85  final 

Brussels, 15  March  1991 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

amending  for  the 13th  time Regulation  (EEC) No 351/79 concerning 
the addition of alcohol  to products  In the wine sector 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

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Explanatory  Memorandum 

In  the  absence  of  a  common  organization  of  the  market  in  the  alcohol 
sector  and  of  provisions  to  harmonize  the  definitions  for  aromatized 
wines,  the  existing  provisions  concerning  the  addition  of  alcohol  to 
wine  sector  products  should  be  extended  to  the  end  of  1991,  in  the 
light  of  the  fact  that  the  present  situation  gives  rise  to  no 
difficulties  inapplication. 

There  are no  financial  implications. 

The  proposal  does  not  effect  small  or  medium-sized  undertakings  or 
employment. 

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Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 

amending  for  the 13th  time Regulation  (EEC) No 351/79 concerning 
the addition of alcohol  to products  in the wine sector 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Economic 
Community, 

Having  regard  to Council  Regulation  (EEC) No 822/87 of  16 March  1987 on 
the  common  organization  of  the  market  in  wine1,  as  last  amended  by 
Regulation  (EEC) No 3577/902, and  in particular  Article  25(2) thereof, 

Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the Commission, 

Whereas,  pending  the  adoption  of  provisions  supplementing  or 
harmonizing  the  definitions  of  semi-sparkling  wines  and  products 
falling  within  CN  code  2205,  the  period  of  validity  of  the  provisions 
of  Article  4  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  351/793,  as  last  amended  by 
Regulation  (EEC) No  1372/904, should  be extended  by one  year; whereas, 
moreover,  experience  gained  shows  that  such  an  extension  would  give 
rise to no drawbacks, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

In  Article  4  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  351/79,  "31 December  1990"  is 
hereby  replaced  by  "31 December  1991". 

Art icle 2 

This Regulation  shall  enter  into force on  the  third  day  following  that 
of  its publication  in the Official  Journal  of  the European  Communities. 

It shall  apply with effect  from  1 January  1991. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly 
applicable  in all Member  States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For  the Council 
The President 

1  0J No L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. 
2  OJ No L 353, 17.12,1990, p. 23. 
3  OJ No L 54. 5.3.1979, p. 90. 
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OJ No 1  133, 24.5.1990. p. 5. 

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