Commission Regulation (EC) No 693/98 of 27 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 3111/93 establishing the lists of quality liqueur wines produced in specified regions referred to in Articles 3 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88
Date: 1998-03-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, Spain, fortified wine, vinification, wine of superior quality

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 693/98

of 27 March 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 3111/93 establishing the lists of quality liqueur
wines produced in specified regions referred to in Articles 3 and 12 of
Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88
of 21 December 1988 on the preparation and marketing
of liqueur wines produced in the Community (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1419/97 (2), and in par-
ticular the second paragraph of Article 22 thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Articles 3 and 12 of Regulation
(EEC) No 4252/88,
the lists of quality liqueur wines
produced in specified regions (quality liqueur wines psr)
for which special rules of preparation are allowed should
be drawn up on the basis of the information supplied by
the Member States;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3111/93 (3)
establishes the lists of quality liqueur wines produced in
specified regions;

Whereas additions need to be made to certain of the lists
of quality liqueur wines psr referred to in Article 3 of

Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 on the basis of information
supplied by Greece and Spain;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3111/93 is hereby
amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 27 March 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 373, 31. 12. 1988, p. 59.
(2) OJ L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 278, 11. 11. 1993, p. 48.

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ANNEX

1.

‘List of quality liqueur wines psr whose production involves the use of grape must or a
In point 1,
mixture thereof with wine (fourth indent of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88)’, the following
quality liqueur wines psr from Greece are added:

‘GREECE
S ˜alor (Samos), Losw ˜ator Patq ˜ym (Patras Muscatel), Losw ˜ator Q˜iou Patq ˜ym (Rion of Patras
Muscatel), Losw ˜ator Jevakkgm˜iar (Kefallonia Muscatel), Losw ˜ator Q ˜odou (Rhodes Muscatel),
Losw ˜ator K ˜glmou (Lemnos Muscatel), Sgte˜ia (Sitia), Mel ˜ea (Nemea), Samtoq˜img (Santorini), Davm ˜er
(Dafnes), Lauqod ˜avmg Jevakkgm˜iar (Mavrodafne of Kefallonia), Lauqod ˜avmg Patq ˜ym (Mavrodafne
of Patras).’

2.

In point 2, ‘List of quality liqueur wines psr whose production involves the addition of wine alcohol or
dried grape alcohol with an alcoholic strength of not less than 95 % vol and more than 96 % vol (second
indent, first subindent of Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88)’, the following quality liqueur
wines psr from Greece are added:

‘GREECE
S ˜alor (Samos), Losw ˜ator Patq ˜ym (Patras Muscatel), Losw ˜ator Q˜iou Patq ˜ym (Rion of Patras
Muscatel), Losw ˜ator Jevakkgm˜iar (Kefallonia Muscatel), Losw ˜ator Q ˜odou (Rhodes Muscatel),
Losw ˜ator K ˜glmou (Lemnos Muscatel), Sgte˜ia (Sitia), Samtoq˜img (Santorini), Davm ˜er (Dafnes),
Lauqod ˜avmg Jevakkgm˜iar (Mavrodafne of Kefallonia), Lauqod ˜avmg Patq ˜ym (Mavrodafne of Patras).’

3.

In point 3, ‘List of quality liqueur wines psr whose production involves the addition of spirits distilled
from wine or grape marc with an alcoholic strength of not less than 52 % vol and not more than 86 %
vol (second indent, second subindent of Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88)’, the following
quality liqueur wines psr from Greece are added:

‘GREECE
Lauqod ˜avmg Patq ˜ym (Mavrodafne of Patras), Lauqod ˜avmg Jevakkgm˜iar (Mavrodafne of Kefallonia),
Sgte˜ia (Sitia), Samtoq˜img (Santorini), Davm ˜er (Dafnes), Mel ˜ea (Nemea)’

4. After point 3, a new point 3a is added:

‘3a. List of quality liqueur wines psr whose production involves the addition of spirits distilled from dried
grapes with an alcoholic strength of not less than 52 % vol and less than 94,5 % vol (second indent,
third subindent of Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88):

Mavrodafne of Patras, Mavrodafne of Kefallonia.’

GREECE

5.

In point 5, ‘List of quality wines psr whose production involves the addition of concentrated grape must
obtained by the action of direct heat, complying, with the exception of this operation, with the definition
of concentrated grape must (third indent, second subindent of Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No
4252/88)’, in the list of quality liqueur wines psr from Spain, the following name is added after ‘Mon-
tilla-Moriles’:

SPAIN

Quality liqueur wines psr

Name of wine as
laid down in Community
or Member State legislation

‘Navarra

Moscatel’