Commission Regulation (EC) No 1608/2000 of 24 July 2000 laying down transitional measures pending the definitive measures implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine
Date: 2000-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, viticulture

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1608/2000

of 24 July 2000

laying down transitional measures pending the definitive measures implementing Regulation (EC)
No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
wine (1), and in particular Article 80 thereof,

(2)

Whereas:

(1)

Article 81 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 repeals the
following Regulations with effect from 1 August 2000:
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1873/84 of 28 June 1984
authorising the offer or disposal
for direct human
consumption of certain imported wines which may have
undergone oenological processes not provided for in
Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 (2), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2839/98 (3), Council Regulation
(EEC) No 823/87 of 16 March 1987 laying down special
provisions relating to quality wines produced in speci-
fied regions (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1426/96 (5), Council Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 of
21 December 1988 on the preparation and marketing of
liqueur wines produced in the Community (6), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1678/1999 (7), Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2048/89 of 19 June 1989 laying
down general rules on controls in the wine sector (8),
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 of 24 July 1989
laying down general rules for the import of wines, grape
juice and grape must (9), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2838/98 (10), Council Regulation (EEC) No
2391/89 of 24 July 1989 defining certain products in
the wine sector falling within CN codes 2009 and 2204,
and originating in third countries (11), Council Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2392/89 of 24 July 1989 laying down
general rules for the description and presentation of

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 176, 3.7.1984, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 354, 30.12.1998, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 59.
(5) OJ L 184, 24.7.1996, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 373, 31.12.1988, p. 59.
(7) OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 10.
(8) OJ L 202, 14.7.1989, p. 32.
(9) OJ L 232, 9.8.1989, p. 7.
(10) OJ L 354, 30.12.1998, p. 11.
(11) OJ L 232, 9.8.1989, p. 10.

wines and grape musts (12), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1427/96 (13), Council Regulation (EEC) No
3895/91 of 11 December 1991 laying down rules for
the description and presentation of special wines (14),
and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2333/92 of 13 July
1992 laying down general rules for the description and
presentation of sparkling wines and aerated sparkling
wines (15), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1429/
96 (16).

Nevertheless, operators and administrations concerned
should be assured of a smooth transition between the
often old provisions adopted on the basis of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the
in wine (17),
common organisation of
repealed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16
March 1987 on the common organisation of the market
in wine (18), in its turn repealed by Regulations (EC) No
1493/1999 and (EEC) No 823/87 and the rules of
application of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.

the market

(3)

(4)

(5)

In order to permit a smooth transition and continuity of
the applicable arrangements pending the imminent final-
isation and adoption of
the implementing measures,
provision should therefore be made for some of the
Council provisions repealed by the said Article 81 to
continue in force for a brief transitional period. The
those provisions
temporary continuation in force of
entails the Commission Regulations adopted on their
basis
those Regulations will,
however, be explicitly repealed at the end of the trans-
itional period.

remaining in force;

Since the key elements of the subject matter of the
Regulations referred to in Article 81 have already been
regulated in Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 or in the
implementing Regulations adopted to date by the
Commission, the transitional period in question does
not affect the implementation by the Council on the
planned date of the main features of the reform of the
common organisation of the market in wine.

However,
in order not to burden economic operators
and national administrations with measures entering
into force on different dates, the date of entry into force
of Commission Regulation (EC) No 881/98 of 24 April
1998 laying down detailed rules for the protection of

(12) OJ L 232, 9.8.1989, p. 13.
(13) OJ L 184, 24.7.1996, p. 3.
(14) OJ L 368, 31.12.1991, p. 1.
(15) OJ L 231, 13.8.1992, p. 9.
(16) OJ L 184, 24.7.1996, p. 9.
(17) OJ L 54, 5.3.1979, p. 1.
(18) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.

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the additional traditional terms used to designate certain
types of quality wine produced in specified regions
(quality wine psr) (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2253/1999 (2), should be postponed so that all the
measures resulting from the reform of the common
organisation of the market can be adopted at the same
time.

(6)

(7)

In view of the fact that Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999
repeals the above Council Regulations with effect from 1
August 2000, it is essential that the transitional period
begins on that date.

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

Article 2

In the Regulations listed in the Annex, reference to Regulations
(EEC) No 337/79, (EEC) No 822/87, (EEC) No 823/87 and
(EEC) No 2332/92 shall be understood as reference to the
corresponding provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.

Article 3

In the second paragraph of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No
881/98, the date ‘1 August 2000’ is replaced by ‘30 November
2000’.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 4

Article 1

By derogation from certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No
1493/1999, only the provisions listed in the Annex hereto
shall remain in force until 30 November 2000.

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

It shall apply from 1 August 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 July 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 124, 25.4.1998, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 275, 26.10.1999, p. 8.

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ANNEX

List of provisions remaining in force until 30 November 2000

(a) Articles 1 and 3 of, and the Annex to, Regulation (EEC) No 1873/84

(b) Article 15(2) and (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87

(c) Regulation (EEC) No 2048/89

(d) Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89

(e) Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2391/89

(f) Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89

(g) Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3895/91

(h) Articles 8, 9 and 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2333/92

(i) Articles 3, 31, 71 and 72 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87.