1999/180/EC: Commission Decision of 23 February 1999 recognising that the production of certain quality wines psr in Germany is, by reason of their qualitative characteristics, far from able to satisfy demand (notified under document number C(1999) 391) (Only the German text is authentic)
Date: 1999-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: local wine, regions of Germany, table wine, utilised agricultural area, vineyard, wine of superior quality

6. 3. 1999

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 February 1999

recognising that the production of certain quality wines psr in Germany is, by
reason of their qualitative characteristics, far from able to satisfy demand

(notified under document number C(1999) 391)

(Only the German text is authentic)

(1999/180/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Whereas Germany submitted requests to apply that provi-
sion to certain regions on 20 November 1998 and 11
January 1999; whereas its requests cover all
the new
planting authorisations available for the period 1996/97 to
1998/1999;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of
the
16 March 1987 on the common organisation of
market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1627/98 (2), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas examination of the requests has revealed that the
quality wines psr in question meet the requisite condi-
tions; whereas the limit of 289 ha laid down by the
Regulation for the period 1996/97 to 1998/1999 has not
been exceeded;

Whereas, in accordance with the second subparagraph of
Article 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, all new
planting of vines is prohibited until 31 August 2000;
whereas, however, there is provision for Member States to
grant authorisation for new vine plantings for the 1996/97
and/or 1997/98 and/or 1998/1999 wine years for areas
intended for the production of:

— quality wines produced in specified regions (quality

wines psr), and

— table wines designated as one of the following: ‘Land-
wein',
‘indicazione geografica tipica',
‘vino de la tierra', ‘vinho regional', ‘regional wine', etc,

‘vin de pays',

for which the Commission has recognised that produc-
tion by reason of their qualitative characteristics, is far
from able to satisfy demand;

(1) OJ L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 8.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The quality wines psr listed in the Annex meet
the
requirements of the second subparagraph of Article 6(1)
of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, provided that, for all the
quality wines psr of the same region, the increase in
surface area given in that Annex is complied with.

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This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 23 February 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Land

Region

New plantings

(ha)

BADEN-W(cid:154)RTTEMBERG

BAYERN

BRANDENBURG

Baden

W(cid:129)rttemberg

Franken

W(cid:129)rttemberg

Saale-Unstrut

Sachsen

HESSEN

Hessische Bergstraße

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

SAARLAND

SACHSEN

SACHSEN-ANHALT

TH(cid:154)RINGEN

Rheingau

Ahr

Mittelrhein

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Nahe

Rheinhessen

Pfalz

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Sachsen

Saale-Unstrut

Sachsen

Saale-Unstrut

43,316

30,774

16,676

0,055

0,014

0,005

1,248

8,878

1,421

1,677

32,714

12,615

72,371

64,560

0,228

0,979

1,380

0,044

0,055

Total Germany

289,000