Council Regulation (EEC) No 3896/91 of 16 December 1991 amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions
Date: 1991-12-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: chemical process, quality control of industrial products, wine of superior quality













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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3896/91 of 16 December 1991 amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions  


Official Journal L 368 , 31/12/1991 P. 0003 - 0004 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 39 P. 0251  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 39 P. 0251  





COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3896/91of 16 December 1991amending for the  third time Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines  produced in specified regionsTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article  43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas the first indent of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 (4), as last amended by  Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (5), defines the principle that quality wines produced in a specified  region, hereinafter called 'quality wines psr`, may be made only from grapes harvested within the  specified region whose name they bear; whereas in order better to harmonize the conditions of  competition between the specified regions in the production of quality wines, derogations from the  above principle should be permitted only during a transitional period expiring on 31 December 1995,  even in the case of authorizations granted pursuant to current rules; Whereas certain regions of the territory of the former German Democratic Republic and of the United  Kingdom have recently been defined for the production of quality wines; whereas the minimum natural  alcoholic strength should be established for quality wines psr coming from those regions; Whereas, taking into account the repute of certain sparkling quality wines psr or quality liqueur  wines psr and the fact that the names of the regions in which those wines originate are  sufficiently distinctive, it is not necessary to supplement their sales description with a specific  term traditionally used; Whereas in order to allow the producers of certain table wines who describe their wines by the name  of a specific region to adapt to the rules of this Regulation, the date appearing in Article 15 (4)  third subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 should be extended until 31 August 1993, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 is hereby amended as follows: 1.  In Article 6: (a)  paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following: '2.  Notwithstanding the first indent of paragraph 1, in the case of a traditional practice  governed by special provisions of the Member State of production, that Member State may permit,  until 31 December 1995 at the latest, by means of express authorizations and subject to appropriate  control, that a quality wine psr be obtained by adjusting the basic product of that wine by adding  one or more wine-sector products which do not originate in the specified region whose name is borne  by the wine, provided that: - this type of added wine-sector product is not produced in that specified region with the same  characteristics as products not originating therein, - this adjustment is consistent with the oenological practices and definitions referred to in  Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, - the total volume of added wine-sector products which do not originate in the specified region  does not exceed 10 % of the total volume of products used which originate in the specified region.  However, the Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Regulation  (EEC) No 822/87, authorize the Member States to allow in exceptional cases a percentage of added  products higher than 10 but not more than 15 %`; (b)the second subparagraph of paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following: 'They shall include in particular the definition of areas in the immediate proximity of a specified  region, account being taken in particular of the geographical situation and administrative  structures.`; 2. In the first subparagraph of Article 7 (2), the first indent shall be replaced by the following: '-   6,5 % vol in zone A with the exception of the specified regions Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Ahr,  Mittelrhein, Sachsen, Saale-Unstrut, Moselle luxembourgeoise, England and Wales, in which the said  alcoholic strength shall be 6 % vol,`; 3.  In Article 15: (a)  paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following: '2.  Without prejudice to any additional terms which may be allowed by national laws, and subject  to Community and national provisions on the wines in question being observed, the specific terms  traditionally used which are referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be the  following: (a)  Germany: the following terms accompanying an indication of the origin of the wine: - "Qualitaetswein", - "Qualitaetswein mit Praedikat", together with one of the following terms: "Kabinett", "Spaetlese",  "Auslese", "Beerenauslese", "Trockenbeerenauslese" or "Eiswein"; (b)France: "appellation d'origine contrôlée", "appellation contrôlée", "appellation d'origine vin délimité de  qualité supérieure", "vin doux naturel"; (c)Italy: "Denominazione di origine controllata", "Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita", "vino  dolce naturale"; (d)Luxembourg: "Marque nationale" followed by the words "Appellation contrôlée" together with the name of the  specified region "Moselle luxembourgeoise"; (e)Greece: "Ïíïìáóssá ðñïaaëaaýóaaùò aaëaaã÷ïìÝíç  (appellation d'origine contrôlée)", "Ïíïìáóssá ðñïaaëaaýóaaùò áíùôÝñáò ðïéueôçôïò  (appellation d'origine de qualité supérieure)",  "ïssíïò ãëõêýò oeõóéêueò (vin doux naturel)"; (f)Spain: "Denominación de origen", "Denominación de origen calificada", "vino generoso", "vino generoso de  licor", "vino dulce natural"; (g)Portugal: "Denominação de origem", "Denominação de origem controlada", "Indicação de proviniência  regulamentada", "vinho generoso", "vinho doce natural".'; (b)in the last subparagraph of paragraph 3 the terms 'and Greek quality wines psr other than  quality sparkling wines psr` shall be deleted; (c)in the third subparagraph of paragraph 4, '31 August 1991` shall be replaced by '31 August  1993`; (d)paragraph 7 shall be supplemented by the following subparagraph: 'Notwithstanding the second indent of the first subparagraph and unless such an option is precluded  by the legislation of the Member States concerned, it shall be possible to market wines bearing  only the name of the respective specified region where such wines are, in accordance with the  Community and national provisions applicable to them, entitled to one of the names of the following  specified regions: (a)  France: - "Champagne"; (b)Italy: - "Asti" - "Marsala"; (c)Greece: - "ÓUEìïò (Samos)"; (d)Spain: - "Cava" - "Jerez", "Xérès" or "Sherry"; (e)Portugal: - "Madeira" or "Madère" - "Porto" or "Port".'. Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in  the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1991. For the CouncilThe PresidentH. VAN DEN BROEK(1) OJ N° C 84, 28. 3. 1991, p.  9 and amendment forwarded on 13 December 1991. (2) OJ N° C 305, 25. 11. 1991. (3) OJ N° C 191, 22. 7. 1991, p. 45. (4) OJ N° L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 59. (5) OJ N° L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23.