Council Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001 of 19 December 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine
Date: 2001-12-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: common organisation of markets, plantation, viticulture, wine

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2585/2001

of 19 December 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 37 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:

(1)

(2)

A number of Member States pursue an active policy of
generational replacement in the agricultural sector. This
policy has proved its worth particularly in the wine
sector, where there is a great need to attract younger
growers.

In order to facilitate the application of such a policy in
the wine sector, and pending implementation of the
system of reserves of planting rights, provision should
be made for the possibility of new planting rights
awarded to young farmers to be eligible, on a temporary
basis, for the restructuring aid scheme introduced by
Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (4). This possibility
should also be recognised for the new planting rights
awarded within the framework of the former material
improvement plans referred to in Council Regulation
(EC) No 950/97 of 20 May 1997 on improving the
efficiency of agricultural structures (5) to facilitate the
transition from earlier arrangements.

farmers during the 2000/2001, 2001/2002 and 2002/2003
marketing years.’

2. In the second subparagraph of Article 15, point (b) shall be

replaced by the following:

‘(b) provisions governing the use of replanting rights in
general and of new planting rights awarded within the
framework of material
improvement plans and to
young farmers, in the implementation of programmes;’

3. Article 44(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.
Of the products falling within CN codes 2204 10,
2204 21 and 2204 29, only liqueur wines, sparkling wines,
aerated sparkling wines, semi-sparkling wines, aerated semi-
sparkling wines, quality wines psr,
table wines, wines
obtained from over-ripened grapes and where appropriate,
notwithstanding Article 45, legally imported wines may be
offered or delivered for direct human consumption within
the Community.’

4. Annex VII shall be amended as follows:

(a) The third indent of Part A(2)(b) shall be replaced by the

following:

‘— one of the following terms, under conditions to be
determined: “Landwein”, “vin de pays”, “indicazione
geografica tipica”, “ονοµασία κατά παράδοση”, “οίνος
τοπικός”,
“vinho regional”,
“regional wine” or “landwijn”; where such a term is
used, the words “table wine” shall not be required;’

“vino de la tierra”,

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 should therefore be
amended and to correct certain errors,

(b) Paragraph 2 of Part C shall be replaced by the following:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

‘Without prejudice to the provisions for the harmonisa-
tion of laws, the possibility for Member States to allow:

— the use of the names “wine” and “semi-sparkling
wine”, accompanied by the name of a fruit in the
form of a composite name to describe products
obtained by the fermentation of fruit other than
grapes,

Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 is hereby amended as follows:

— other composite names including the word “wine”

1. The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 11(3):

‘It shall cover the new planting rights awarded within the
framework of material
improvement plans referred to in
Regulation (EC) No 950/97 and those awarded to young

(1) OJ C 270 E, 25.9.2001, p. 101.
(2) Opinion delivered on 11 December 2001 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(3) OJ C 311, 7.11.2001, p. 64.
(4) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC)

No 2826/2000 (OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2).

(5) OJ L 142, 2.6.1997, p. 1.

shall not, however, be affected by paragraphs 1(a) and
3(c).’

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2001.

For the Council

The President

A. NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK