THE SPECIFIED REGION INDICATED ;
WHEREAS THE NAMES OF VINE VARIETIES THAT ARE IDENTICAL WITH , OR THAT REFER TO , THE NAMES OF GEOGRAPHICAL UNITS MAY GIVE RISE TO CONFUSION REGARDING THE GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGIN OF THE WINE DESIGNATED BY ONE OF THESE NAMES OF VARIETIES ; WHEREAS , WITH A VIEW TO REDUCING THIS RISK , MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PRESCRIBE THAT SUCH NAMES BE SHOWN ON THE LABEL IN LETTERING THAT DOES NOT EXCEED A CERTAIN SIZE ;
WHEREAS CERTAIN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES HAVE REQUESTED TO BE ALLOWED TO EXPORT TO THE COMMUNITY WINE DESIGNATED BY TERMS NOT SPECIFIED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1608/76 BUT WHICH NEVERTHELESS CONFORM TO THE NATIONAL PROVISIONS OF THOSE COUNTRIES AND MAY BE ALLOWED UNDER THE RULES LAID DOWN IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2133/74 ( 8 ) ; WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1608/76 SHOULD THEREFORE BE SUPPLEMENTED ACCORDINGLY ; WHEREAS , TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE HARVEST YEAR TO BE INDICATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES APPLIED TO THE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF THAT COUNTRY ;
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF COMMERCIAL PRACTICES AND TRADITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY , SOME ADDITIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE LISTS OF WAYS OF DESCRIBING THE METHOD OF PRODUCTION , TYPE AND SPECIAL COLOUR OF A TABLE WINE OR QUALITY WINE PSR AND OF WAYS OF INDICATING BOTTLING AT THE VINEYARD ;
WHEREAS , TO FACILITATE THE USE OF MODERN LABELLING EQUIPMENT , INFORMATION CONCERNING THE HISTORY OF THE WINE IN QUESTION , OF THE BOTTLER'S FIRM OR OF A FIRM BELONGING TO A NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSON INVOLVED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE WINE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE SHOWN ON A PART OF THE LABEL THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THE PART BEARING THE MANDATORY INFORMATION ;
WHEREAS THE ADAPTATION OF THE LAWS OF CERTAIN MEMBER STATES TO COMMUNITY PROVISIONS REGARDING GEOGRAPHICAL ASCRIPTIONS CANNOT BE CARRIED OUT WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 21 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1608/76 ; WHEREAS THE TRADE NEEDS TIME TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW PROVISIONS ADOPTED BY MEMBER STATES TO CONFORM TO COMMUNITY RULES ; WHEREAS MEMBER STATES SHOULD THEREFORE BE ALLOWED , AS REGARDS QUALITY WINES PSR , TO DEROGATE FROM ARTICLES 4 AND 14 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2133/74 UNTIL 31 AUGUST 1978 , BY PERMITTING THE USE OF A NAME OF A GEOGRAPHICAL UNIT THAT IS SMALLER THAN THE SPECIFIED REGION WHENCE THE WINE ORIGINATES , EVEN IF THE GRAPES FROM WHICH THE WINE WAS MADE DID NOT ORIGINATE IN THAT UNIT ;
WHEREAS , TO AVOID FINANCIAL LOSSES FOR CERTAIN PRODUCERS , A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR THE USE OF LABELS WHICH WERE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY RULES IN FORCE BEFORE THE AMENDMENTS INTRODUCED BY THIS REGULATION ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT