Council Regulation (EC) No 519/2007 of 7 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 527/2003 authorising the offer and delivery for direct human consumption of certain wines imported from Argentina which may have undergone oenological processes not provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999
Date: 2007-05-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Argentina, derogation from EU law, import (EU), vinification, wine

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REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 519/2007

of 7 May 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 527/2003 authorising the offer and delivery for direct human
consumption of certain wines imported from Argentina which may have undergone oenological
processes not provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 45(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

member, on an agreement on trade in wine. These nego-
tiations concern, in particular, the respective oenological
practices used by both parties and the protection of
geographical indications.

(4)

Pending the entry into force of an agreement between
the Community and Mercosur on trade in wine mutually
recognising the oenological practices of each Party and
thus facilitating the import into the Community of wines
originating in Argentina to which malic acid may have
been added, the authorisation of this process for Argen-
tinian wines should be extended until the date of that
entry into force, but not later than 31 December 2008.

Whereas:

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 527/2003 should therefore be
amended accordingly,

(1)

(2)

(3)

imports

By way of derogation from Article 45(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1493/1999, Regulation (EC) No 527/2003 (2)
into the Community of wine
authorises
produced in Argentina which has undergone oenological
processes not
in
particular the addition of malic acid. That authorisation
expired on 31 December 2006.

authorised by Community rules,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the second subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 527/2003, the date ‘31 December 2006’ is hereby replaced
by ‘31 December 2008’.

The use of malic acid is an oenological practice approved
by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine.

Negotiations
currently underway between the
Community and Mercosur, of which Argentina is a

are

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 78, 25.3.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1912/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 1).

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 May 2007.

For the Council
The President

H. SEEHOFER