CELEX: 51991PC0532(01)
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-12
Title: Amended proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions

23 . 1 . 92                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                   No C 17 / 3
                                                                  II
                                                          (Preparatory Acts)
                                                    COMMISSION
                  Amended proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 823/87
                       laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions
                                                            (92/ C 17 /03)
                                                         COM(91) 532 final
                  (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty on 13 December
                                                                 1991)
The Articles are hereby amended as follows :                                        procedure laid down in Article 83 of Regu­
                                                                                    lation (EEC) No 822 / 87, authorize the
                                                                                    Member State to permit additions exceeding
 Article 1                                                                          10 % but not exceeding 15 % in exceptional
                                                                                    cases .";
Regulation (EEC) No 823 / 87 is hereby amended as
follows :                                                                  (b) the second subparagraph of paragraph 5 is
                                                                                replaced by the following :
1 . In Article 6 :                                                              "They shall include in particular the definition of
                                                                                areas in immediate proximity to a specified
                                                                                region, account being taken in particular of the
    (a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following :                              geographical     situation    and      administrative
                                                                                structures ."
          "2 .     Notwithstanding   the    first   indent    of
          paragraph 1 , in the case of a traditional practice          2 . The first indent of the first subparagraph of Article 7
          governed by special provisions of the Member                     (2) is replaced by the following :
          State of production, that Member State may
          permit, until 31 December 1995 at the latest, by                 "— 6,5 % vol in zone A with the exception of the
          means of express authorizations and subject to                        specified regions 'Mosel-Saar-Ruwer', 'Ahr',
          appropriate control, that a quality wine psr be                       'Mittelrhein', 'Sachsen', 'Saale-Unstrut', 'Moselle
          obtained by adjusting the basic product of that                       luxembourgeoise', 'England' and 'Wales' in which
          wine by adding one or more wine-sector products                       the said alcoholic strength shall be 6 % vol ."
          which do not originate in the specified region
          whose name the wine bears, provided that :
                                                                       3 . In Article 15 :
         — this type of added wine-sector product is not                   (a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following :
               produced in that specified region with the
               same characteristics as products not orig­
                                                                                "2 . Without prejudice to any additional terms
               inating therein,
                                                                                which may be allowed by national laws, and
                                                                                subject to national and Community provisions on
         — this adjustment is consistent with the oenol­                        the wines in question being observed, the specific
               ogical practices and definitions referred to in                  terms traditionally used which are referred to in
               Regulation (EEC) No 822/ 87 ,                                    paragraph 1 shall be the following :
                                                                                (a) Federal Republic of Germany :
         — the       total   volume  of   added     wine-sector
               products which do not originate in the
               specified region does not exceed 10 % of the                         an indication of the origin of the wine,
               total volume of products used which originate                        accompanied by the terms :
               in the specified region. However, the
               Commission may, in accordance with the                               — "Qualitatswein",
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          — "Qualitatswein mit Pradikat", together                  (c) in the third subparagraph of paragraph 4, "31
               with one of the following terms :                        August 1991 " is replaced by "31 August 1993";
               "Kabinett",      "Spatlese",      "Auslese",
               "Beerenauslese", "Trockenbeerenauslese"              (d) the following subparagraph is added to paragraph
               or "Eiswein";                                            7:
      (b) France :
                                                                        "Notwithstanding the second indent of the first
           "appellation d'origine contrôlée", "appellation              subparagraph, unless the provisions of the
           contrôlée",     "appellation d'origine vin                   Member State concerned stipulate otherwise,
           délimitée de qualité supérieure", "vin doux                  wines may be marketed bearing only the
           naturel";                                                    respective indication or name of the specified
                                                                        region provided that they qualify, in accordance
      (c) Italy :                                                       with the national or Community rules to which
                                                                        they are subject, for one of the following names
           "Denominazione di origine controllata",                      of specified regions :
           "Denominazione di origine controllata e
           garantita", "vino dolce naturale";                           (a) France :
      (d) Luxembourg :                                                      — 'Champagne';
           "Marque nationale" together with the terms                       b) Italy :
           "Appellation controlee" used with the name                           — 'Asti',
           of the specified region "Moselle luxembour­
           geoise";                                                             — ' Marsala';
      (e) Greece :                                                      (c) Greece :
           "ονομασία προελεύσεως ελεγχομένη appellation                     — 'I&Hog (Samos)';
           d'origine contrôlée)", "ονομασία προελεύσεως
          ανωτέρας (appellation d'origine de qualité                    (d) Spain :
          supérieure)", "οίνος γλυκύς φυσικός (vin doux                     — 'Cava',
          naturel)";
                                                                            — 'Jerez', 'Xérès' or 'Sherry';
      (f) Spain :
                                                                        (e) Portugal :
          "Denominación de origen", "Denominación
          de origen calificada", "vino generoso", "vino                     — 'Madeira' or 'Maddre',
          generoso de licor", "vino dulce natural";                         — 'Porto' or 'Port'."
      (g) Portugal :
                                                                Article 2
          "Denominação de origem", "Denominação de
          origem       controlada",     "Indicação      de
          proveniência       regulamentada",        "vinho      This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
          generoso", "vinho doce natural";"                     following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                European Communities.
  (b) in the last subparagraph of paragraph 3 , the
      words "and Greek quality wines psr other than             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
      quality sparkling wines psr" are deleted ;                directly applicable in all Member States.'