CELEX: 51988PC0583
Language: en
Date: 1988-10-19
Title: Amendment of the proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions#Amendment of the proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of sparkling wines and aerated sparkling wines#(presented by the Commission pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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                                               COM(88 ) 583 final
                                               Brussels , 19  October 1988
                     Amendment of the proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION
 amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 823 / 87 laying down special provisions
         relating to quality wines produced in specified regions
                     Amendment of the proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION
 amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3309/ 85 laying down general rules for the
           description and presentation of sparkling wines and
                         aerated sparkling wines
    ( presented by the Commission pursuant to the third paragraph of
                       Article 149 of the EEC Treaty )
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                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The two proposals concerned were examined by the European Parliament on the
basis of a report from Mr F. Pisoni ( Doc . A2 - 91 / 88 of 30.5.1988 ). The
amendments suggested by the rapporteur and by other Members of Parliament were
approved on 5 July 1988 . This document incorporates , with certain changes , the
amendments to the said proposals , as accepted by Mr Andriessen ,
Vice-President of the Commission , at the time .-when they were discussed in the
plenary part-session of the European Parliament . Amendments Nos 2 , 13 and 14
were not accepted .
The proposal provides that areas in the immediate proximity of specified
regions are to be delimited by detailed rules of application . It would
therefore not be logical to grant responsibility for that purpose to the
Member States as provided for in Amendment No 2 .
The repeal of the provisions specifying the measures to be taken where the
yields per hectare laid down by the Member States are exceeded would result in
the present text remaining unchanged . In order to put an end to abuses , the
Member States should take binding measures where the yields laid down are
exceeded .
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                          Amendment of the proposal for a
                               COUNCIL REGULATION
     amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 823 / 87 laying down special provisions
              relating to quality wines produced in specified regions
The proposal of 11 December 1987 ( COM(87)647 final ) is hereby amended as
follows :
1.  In Article 1(2 ):
    " 2 . The first subparagraph of Article 3(1 ) is replaced by the following :
    " 1 . 'Specified region' shall mean a wine-growing area or a combination of
           wine-growing areas which produces wines with particular quality
           characteristics and whose name is used to designate those of such
           wines which are defined in Article 1 . The specified region shall be
           designated by its geographical name , which may not be used for any
           wine other than that produced in the said region ."
2.  In Article 1(6 ):
    In the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(2 ) " 31 August 1989 " is replaced by
    " 31 August 1990 ".
3.  In Article 1(7 ):
    " 7 . Article 9 is hereby amended as follows :
    "( a ) the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 is deleted ;
      ( b ) the third indent of the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 is replaced
            by the following :
            "- using a rectified concentrated grape must or , provided that they
               originate in the same specified region as the wine in question ,
               - a grape must or
               – for a transitional period ending 31 August 1990 , a concentrated
                 grape must .
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       However , a quality wine psr for the manufacture of which no increase in
       natural alcoholic strength by volume is permitted may only be sweetened by
       means of a grape must originating in the same region as in the wine in
       question .""
4.    The following is added to Article l(12)(b ):
           in ( g ), the term "vinho generoso " is added ".
                                              II
                            Amendment of the proposal for a
                                COUNCIL REGULATION
      amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3309/ 85 laying down general rules for the
                  description and presentation of sparkling wines and
                                aerated sparkling wines
Article 1(1 ) of the proposal of 11 December 1987 ( C0M(87)647 final ) is hereby
amended as follows :
( a ) In ( b ), paragraph 5a(b ) is replaced by the following :
      "( b ) the terms "metodo classico " and    " classico " in combination with the
             name under which the product is     sold and the translation of these
             terms into an official language     of the Community shall be reserved
             for quality sparkling wines and     for quality sparkliing wines psr'
             obtained by a second alcoholic fermentation in the bottle .".
( b ) The following subparagraph is added :
      "( c ) The second subparagraph of paragraph 11(a ) is replaced by the
             following :
             - terms relating to a manufacturing method other than those referred
               to in paragraphs 3 , 4 and 5 and the terms referred to in
               paragraph 5a .".