CELEX: 51997PC0089(12)
Language: en
Date: 1997-03-14
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No ... of ... amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine

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51997PC0089(12)

Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No ... of ... amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine  /* COM/97/0089 FINAL - CNS 97/0098 */  

Official Journal C 101 , 27/03/1997 P. 0019

Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . .of . . .amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine (97/C 101/12) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,Whereas, to take account of the special conditions in which table wines are produced in Spain, temporary derogations concerning blending and the total acidity of certain table wines produced in that Member State should be laid down; whereas the derogation concerning total acidity should also be extended to table wines produced in Portugal;Whereas, pending Council decisions on the reform of the sector and in order to avoid a legal vacuum, the provisions of Article 39 should be extended for another marketing year;Whereas Article 46 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1592/96 (2), provides that campaigns to promote the consumption of grape juice may only be conducted until the 1996/97 wine year; whereas they should be continued for one year so that their effectiveness may be assessed;Whereas Article 65 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provides that, during the 1996/97 wine year, the Commission is to submit to the Council a report on maximum sulphur dioxide levels in wine and any proposals arising therefrom; whereas the significance for the sector of the sulphur dioxide problem calls for proposals taking in particular account of the work of the International Vine and Wine Office (IWO); whereas that time limit must therefore be deferred by one wine year,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 is hereby amended as follows:1. In the third subparagraph of Article 16 (5), 'between 1 January 1996 and 31 August 1997` is replaced by 'between 1 September 1997 and 31 August 1998`.2. In Article 39:(a) in the third subparagraph of paragraph 3, 'until the end of the 1996/97 wine year` is replaced by 'until the end of the 1997/98 wine year`;(b) in the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 3, 'from the 1997/98 wine year onwards` is replaced by 'from the 1998/99 wine year onwards`;(c) in the first and second subparagraphs of paragraph 10, '1996/97` is replaced by '1997/98`;(d) in paragraph 11, '1996/97` is replaced by '1997/98`.3. In Article 46 (4), '1996/97` is replaced by '1997/98`.4. In Article 65 (5), '1 April 1997` is replaced by '1 April 1998` and '1 September 1997` is replaced by '1 September 1998`.5. In Annex I, point 13, '1996/97` is replaced by '1997/98`.Article 2 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 . . .For the Council. . .(1) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 31.