CELEX: 51988PC0275
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Date: 1988-05-18
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 347/79 on general rules for the classification of vine varieties and Regulation (EEC) No 355/79 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM(88) 275 final
                                               Brussels , 18 May 1988
                                                                                   /
                                      Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
          amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 347/ 79 on general rules for the
                         classification of vine varieties and
  Regulation ( EEC ) No 355 / 79 laying down general rules for the description and
                        presentation of wines and grape musts
                             ( presented by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak--- 1 . The general rules for the classification of vine varieties currently
    provide , by way of derogation , for Member States to carry out
    cultivation suitability trials of a vine variety which Is not listed in
    the classification .       In order to enable the competent authorities to
    make a considered judgement on the desirability of accepting a given
    variety , It Is advisable to go further and authorize the wines obtained
    from It to be put onto the market for a limited period , In the consumer
    product category within which they would fall If the variety were
    eventual ly admitted .
2 . As regards quality wines produced In specified regions ( quality wines
    psr ), each Member State draws up a list of the varieties from which
    these wines may be made . The varieties must be only of the species
    VI t Is vlnlfera .
    Work done In Germany over the last few decades on the Interspecific
    crossing and back-crossing of varieties of the species Vlt Is vlnlfera
    with other species , and of the varieties thus obtained with varieties of
    Vln I s v In I fera . followed by selection , has produced varieties with a
    very high resistance to fungal diseases , that can give a good quality
    wine . In view of these results . It would seem logical to extend the
    cultivation suitability trials of those varieties to a large number of
    vineyard holdings and to establish whether the wines obtained will be
    accepted by the consumer as quality wines psr .
3 . Furthermore , the way In which these varieties are cultivated , which
    makes It possible to cut down on treatment against fungal diseases , thus
    avoiding pollution and effectively contributing to the protection of the
    vineyards and the environment , Is a good reason to speed up the
    examination of their cultivation suitability and of the characteristics
    of the wine obtained from them , with a view to quickly admitting the
    best of these varieties bred from Interspecific crosses to the list of
    vine var let les .
    The necessary amendments to existing rules relating to the description
    of wines are also proposed .
4 . To avoid wrong Interpretation of the provisions of Directive 85 / 339/ EEC
    on containers of liquids for human consumption , In particular as regards
    recycling and refilling , It Is proposed that It be specified that the
     indications given on the containers in compliance with the Directive do
    not form part of the labelling of wines and grape musts .
5 . The proposed measures have no financial Implications .
 ---pagebreak---                                 Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 347 / 79 on general rules
   for the classification of vine varieties and Regulation ( EEC ) No 355 / 79
   laying down general rules for the description and presentation of wines
                                      and grape musts
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 822 / 87 of 16 March 1987 , on
the common organization of the market In wlne ^), as last amended by Commission
Regulation ( EEC ) No 3992 /87(2 ), and In particular Articles 13(1 ) and
72(1 ) thereof ,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 823/ 87 of 16 March 1987 laying
down special provisions relating to quality wines produced In specified
regions ^ 3 ), and In particular Article 4(2 ) thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the general rules for the classification of wine varieties were
                                                        (4)
laid down by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 347 / 79         ,   as
last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3805/85 ( 5 ); whereas Article 13(2 ) of
that Regulation provides that Member States may , by way of derogation ,
permit cultivation suitability trials of a vine variety which Is not listed
In the classification of vine varieties , and whereas In order to enable the
competent authorities to form a proper Judgement of whether the cultivation
of a variety which Is not listed in the classification and which is
undergoing cultivation suitability trials should be allowed , provision
should be made for the wines obtained from such a variety to be put on the
market for a limited period In the consumer product category within which
they would fall If the variety were          to  be     Included in the
class I f I cat Ion -,
(1)  OJ  No   L  84 , 27.3.1987 , p. 1 .
(2)  OJ  No   L  377 , 31.12.1987 , p. 20 .
(3)  OJ  No   L  84 , 27.3.1987 , p. 59 .
(4)  OJ  No   L  54 , 5.3.1979 , p. 75 .
(5)  OJ  No   L  367 , 31.12.1985 , p. 39
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Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 4(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC )
No 823 / 87 provides that each Member State shall draw up a list of vine
varieties suitable for producing each of the quality wines produced In a
specified region In Its territory , hereinafter called 'quality wines psr' ,
and that these varieties may only be of the species VI t Is v I n I fera : whereas
varieties of this species have been crossed with varieties of other species
with a view to obtaining varieties that have a high resistance to fungal
diseases ; whereas varieties obtained through interspecific crossing have
been crossed with varieties of the species Vlt Is vlnlfera in order to
combine In the back-crossed descendants both quality wine characteristics
and high resistance to fungal diseases ; whereas Interspecific crossing
followed by selection over several decades have provided several varieties
In Germany which seem to display the above-mentioned characteristics ;
whereas therefore cult Ivat Ion suitability tr l a I s of these varieties should be
allowed to take place at a much larger number of vineyard holdings In order
to establish whether the wines obtained from these varieties could be
accepted    by the consumer as quality wines psr ;
Whereas cultivation of the above-mentioned varieties makes it possible to
dispense with treatment against fungal diseases , thereby avoiding pollution
of the environment ; whereas a spread In this form of cultivation would thus
effectively contribute to protecting vineyard flora and fauna ; whereas
there are therefore grounds for stepping up the pace^ of examination for
cultivation suitability of varieties bred by Interspecific crossing and of
assessing the acceptance by consumers of the wine obtained from them , In
order to be able to decide as soon as possible If the best varieties bred
by Interspecific crosses can be authorized definitively ;
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 ---pagebreak--- Whereas ,       in   view ~_of      the  amendments   ref'err-ed : a,to-'   above ,
Article       15(2 )   of      Council  Régulation  ( EEC )    No     355 / 79 ^,
as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3485/87 ( 7 ) should be adapted In
order to ensure that the products In question can be properly marketed ;
Whereas to avoid any ambiguity In the application of Council Directive
85 / 339/ EEC of 27 June 1985 on containers of liquids for human
consumption            In particular as regards the provisions relating to
recycling and refilling , It should be specified In Article 41 of
Regulation ( EEC ) No 355 / 79 that the signs and marks which appear on the
containers In compliance with the provisions of that Directive do not form
part of the labelling of wines and grape musts ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                        Article 1
Article 13 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 347 / 79 is hereby replaced by the following
1 . Article 13 Is replaced by the following :
     " Article 13
     1 . Planting , even for the purpose of replacing failures , of field
         grafting and double-grafting :
         - of vine varieties not listed In the classification , or
         - of temporarily authorized vine varieties ,
         sha I I be proh lb I ted .
( 6 ) OJ No L 54 , 5.3.1979 , p. 99 .
( 7 ) OJ No L 330 , 21.11.1987 , p. 1 .
( 8 ) JO No L 176 , 6.7.1985 , p. 18 .
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2 . By way of derogation from the first indent of paragraph '1, Member States may
    authorize the planting In their territory of vine varieties which are
    not listed In the classification for the administrative unit or part
    thereof concerned or for the Community as a whole , for the following
  . purposes :
    - cultivation suitability trials of a vine variety and tests to
      establish whether consumers will accept the products obtained
      therefrom ,
    - scientific research ,
    - selection or crossing experiments , and
    - production of vegetative vine propagating material exclusively for
      export to non-member countries , on condition that there Is suitable
      control over production .
    The authorization referred to In the first indent of the first sub-
    paragraph may not extend beyond the duration of the cultivation
    su I tab 1 1 1 1 ty trials of the variety concerned . They shall apply to
    distinct plots . Where authorization is granted for trials of a
    variety bred by crossing the species Vlt Is vlnlfera with another
    species of the genus VI t Is or by crossing such a variety with a
    variety of the species Vltls vlnlfera . the total areal planted In the
    Member State In question may not exceed 50 ha .
3 . If a Member State permits derogations as provided for In paragraph 2 ,
    that State shall carry out a systematic inspection each year of the
    vines which have been authorized for planting and shall ensure that
    any distribution of propagating material Is limited to the purposes
    referred to above .       Individual cultivation contracts shall be
    concluded between the authorities designated by the Member States and
    any natural or legal person or group of persons Intending to
    cultivate a vine variety which Is not Included In the classification
    for the administrative unit or part thereof concerned , or for the
    Community as a whole .
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    Member           States shall ensure that vines planted for a cultivation
    trial of a vine variety are grubbed up at the end of the trials , If
    the results obtained were unsatisfactory .
4 . Products derived from a vine variety undergoing cultivation
    suitability trials , scientific research or selection or crossing
    experiments , as referred to In paragraph 2 , shall be treated as
    products obtained from authorized vine varieties .
5 . The Commission may , In accordance with the procedure provided for In
    Article 83 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87*, authorize a Member State
    by way of derogation and for a limited period , to Include In the list
    of varieties suitable for producing a quality wine psr referred to In
    Article 4(1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 823/87** a variety as referred to
     In paragraph 1 , even when it has been bred by crossing the species
    VI 1 1 s v In I fera with another species of the genus VI t Is . or by back-
    crossing a variety of this kind with a Vlt Is vlnlfera variety .
    On completion of the cultivation suitability trials of a variety as
     referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall, in accordance with ''
     the same procedure , decide whether the Member State concerned may be
    authorized to Include that variety definitively In the list of vine
    varieties suitable for producing a quality wine psr referred to In
     the first subparagraph of Article 4(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC )
    No 823 / 87 .
      *0J No L 84, 27.3.1987, p.1
    **0J No L 84, 27.3.1987, p.59 ."
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                                     Art Icle 2
Regulation ( EEC ) No 355/79 Is hereby amended as follows :
1 . The words " It Is a variety of the species Vlt Is vlnlfera " In the fourth
    Indent of Article 15(2 ) are hereby deleted .
2 . The following Indent Is added to the second subparagraph of
    Article 41(1 ):
    "-provided for under national provisions Implementing .Council Directive
                     *
    No 85/ 339/ EEC , relating to the recycling and refilling of used
    containers .
     *0J No L 176, 6.7.1985, p.18."
                                     Art Icle 3
This Regulation shall enter Into force on the third day following Its
publication In the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding In its entirety and directly applicable In
all Member States .
Done at Brussels                                   For the Councll
 ---pagebreak---                             FICHE D' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L' EMPLOI
I. Quelle est la justification principale de la mesure ?
     Promouvoir des variétés de vigne issues de croisement très résistantes
     aux maladies cryptogamiques . ( protection de l' environnement ).
II . Caractéristiques des entreprises concernées
      En particulier :
      - Y a - t - il un grand nombre de PME ?   oui
      - note -t -on des concentrations dans des régions
         - éligibles aux aidesrégionales des E.M. ? non
         - éligibles au Feder ? non
III . Quelles sont - les obligations imposées directement aux entreprises ?
        aucune
IV . Quelles sont les obligations susceptibles d' être imposées indirectement
      aux entreprises via les autorités locales ?
       aucune
V. Y a - t - il des mesures spéciales pour les PME ? non
    - Lesquelles ?
VI . Que l est l' effet prévi si b le ?
      - sur la compétitivité des entreprises ? à longue haleine une certaine
                                                    diminution des frais de production
      - sur l' emploi ? aucun
VII . Les partenaires sociaux ontils été consultés ?
        - avis des partenaires sociaux Consultation en cours
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