Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1054/77 of 13 May 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1608/76 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts
Official Journal L 130 , 25/05/1977 P. 0001 - 0012
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 18 P. 0067
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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1054/77
OF 13 MAY 1977
AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1608/76 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE DESCRIPTION AND PRESENTATION OF WINES AND GRAPE MUSTS
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 OF 28 APRIL 1970 LAYING DOWN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 528/77 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 30 ( 4 ) AND 35 THEREOF ,
WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1608/76 OF 4 JUNE 1976 ( 3 ) LAID DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE DESCRIPTION AND PRESENTATION OF WINES AND GRAPE MUSTS ;
WHEREAS , IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1608/76 IN ORDER TO BRING IT INTO LINE WITH THE VERSIONS IN THE OTHER OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , FURTHER , AN ERROR IN THE WORDING OF THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF THE SAME REGULATION SHOULD BE CORRECTED ;
WHEREAS , TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CUSTOM AND TO AVOID TOO ABRUPT A CHANGE IN THE PRESENT SITUATION , THE USE DURING A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL SPECIFIC TERMS FOR CERTAIN ITALIAN AND GREEK WINES SHOULD BE ALLOWED ;
WHEREAS THE NOMINAL VOLUME OF CONTAINERS BETWEEN 0,05 AND 5 LITRES USED FOR THE PRESENTATION OF WINES AND GRAPE MUSTS IN TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES IS GOVERNED BY THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 19 DECEMBER 1974 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO THE MAKING UP BY VOLUME OF CERTAIN PREPACKAGED LIQUIDS ( 4 ) ; WHEREAS , WITH A VIEW TO STANDARDIZING NOMINAL VOLUMES IN THE COMMUNITY , THE NOMINAL VOLUMES LAID DOWN IN THAT DIRECTIVE SHOULD ALSO BE PRESCRIBED FOR USE ON THE DOMESTIC MARKETS OF EACH MEMBER STATE ; WHEREAS , WITH A VIEW TO ALLOWING THE TRADE TO ADAPT GRADUALLY TO COMMUNITY STANDARDS , THE USE OF THE NOMINAL VOLUMES PROVIDED FOR AS A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE IN THE SAID DIRECTIVE AND OF OTHER NOMINAL VOLUMES SHOULD BE PERMITTED ON THE DOMESTIC MARKETS OF MEMBER STATES UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1983 ; WHEREAS , TO ENSURE THE FREE CIRCULATION OF WINES AND GRAPE MUSTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO ESTABLISH CONCORDANCE BETWEEN THIS REGULATION AND THE SAID DIRECTIVE , MEMBER STATES MUST NOT BE ABLE TO REFUSE , PROHIBIT OR RESTRICT THE RELEASE TO THEIR MARKET OF NOMINAL VOLUMES OF PRODUCTS IN CONTAINERS