CELEX: 31987R2387
Language: en
Date: 1987-08-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2387/87 of 5 August 1987 fixing the regulatory amounts for 1987/88 for imports of certain viticultural products from Spain into the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985

No L 218/ 16                          Official Journal of the European Communities                       .           7. 8 . 87
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2387/87
                                                    of 5 August 1987
                  fixing the regulatory amounts for 1987/88 for imports of certain viticultural
                    products from Spain into the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      amount for the products in question should therefore be
                                                                 calculated on the basis of their potential alcoholic
                                                                 strength by volume ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                Whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and               2287/87 of 30 July 1987 on the granting of aid for the
Portugal, and in particular Article 123 (2) thereof,             use in winemaking of concentrated grape must and recti­
                                                                 fied concentrated grape must in respect of the 1987/88
                                                                wine year (2) contains the table of equivalence to be used
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 480/86 of           for expressing the potential alcoholic strength by volume
25 February 1986 laying down general rules of application        according to the method laid down in the Annex to
of the regulatory amounts applicable to trade in certain         Commission Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 (3) ;
wine sector products between the Community as consti­
tuted on 31 December 1985 and Spain ('), and in parti­
cular Article 11 thereof,
                                                                Whereas the said table relates only to concentrated grape
                                                                 must and rectified concentrated grape must ; whereas
Whereas, in the light of the rules laid down in Regulation       reference should therefore be made to the said table only
(EEC) No 480/86, the regulatory amounts should be fixed          for the purpose of determining the potential alcoholic
by reference to the prices recorded on the Spanish market        strength of concentrated grape juice, concentrated grape
and on the market of the Community as constituted on             must and rectified concentrated grape must ; whereas, for
31 December 1985 :                                               the purpose of determining the potential alcoholic
                                                                 strength of grape juice and grape must, the Member States
                                                                 should be entrusted, in accordance with the terms of
Whereas Article 123 (2) (a) of the Act of Accession stipu­      Article 74 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of
lates that a regulatory amount is to be levied for table         16 March 1987 on the common organization of the
wines ; whereas, for the purposes of applying this               market in wine (4), amended by Regulation (EEC) No
common measure, those table wines considered to stand            1972/87 (*), with the application of the national rules in
in a close economic relationship with each type of table         force ;
wine should be determined ;
Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 480/86           Whereas the use of grape must and concentrated grape
provides that the regulatory amount for new wines still in       must in the manufacture of products other than those
fermentation, grape juice, grape must and partially              specified in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No. 822/87
fermented grape must is equal to the regulatory amount           and those falling within subheading ex 22.07 B of the
                                                                 Common Customs Tariff is not liable to create distur­
applicable to table wines of types A I and R I ; whereas, to
this effect, provision should be made requiring the regula­      bances on' the market in wine ; whereas there is therefore
tory amount for the products in question to be calculated        justification for not applying the regulatory amounts on
on the basis of either the potential alcoholic strength by      grape must and concentrated grape must intended for the
volume or the total alcoholic strength by volume depend­         manufacture of non-viticultural products ; whereas non­
ing on the case ;                                                application of the regulatory amounts ^ calls for an admin­
                                                                 istrative arrangement making it possible to check that the
                                                                 products in question are used as intended ;
Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 480/86
provides that the regulatory amount for concentrated
grape must, concentrated grape juice and rectified
concentrated grape must is derived from the regulatory          Whereas the Management Committee for Wines has not
amount applicable to table wines, calculated on the basis        delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
                                                                 Chairman,
of the concentration relationships ; whereas the rates of
concentration can be expressed by reference to the poten­
tial alcoholic strength by volume ; whereas the regulatory       0   OJ  No  L 209, 31 . 7. 1987, p. 26.
                                                                0    OJ  No  L 55, 1 . 3. 1986, p. 41 .
                                                                0    OJ  No  L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .
(') OJ No L 54, 1 . 3 . 1986, p. 2.                             O    OJ  No  L 184, 3. 7. 1987, p. 26.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                    the table of equivalence in the Annex to Regulation
                                                                 (EEC) No 2287/87 to the figures provided at a tempera­
                          Article 1                              ture of 20 ° C by a refractometer used in accordance with
                                                                 the method laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EEC)
For the wine-growing year 1987/88, the regulatory                No 543/86.
amounts provided for in Articles 2, 4 and 5 of Regulation
(EEC) No 480/86 shall be as shown in the Annex.                                           Article 4
                          Article 2                               1 . Grape must and concentrated grape must shall not
                                                                 be subject to the collection of regulatory amounts where
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following shall be      they are intended for the manufacture of products other
considered to be in a close economic relationship with           than those specified in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
table wines of type :                                            No 822/87 and those falling within subheading ex 22.07
                                                                 B of the Common Customs Tariff.
— A I : white table wines which are not of type A I, type
    A II or type A III,                                          2. To enable the end use of products as referred to in
— R I : red table wines with an actual alcoholic strength        paragraph 1 to be verified, a control copy of the accom­
    of less than 12,5 % vol which are not of type R I or         panying document shall be made out in accordance with
    type R III,                                                  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 11 53/75 (').
— R II : red table wines with an actual alcoholic strength       3. In addition, Member States shall provide for users of
    of not less than 12,5 % vol which are not of type R II       the products in question to keep stock records within the
    or type R III .                                              meaning of Title II of Regulation (EEC) No 1153/75,
The regulatory amount applicable thereto shall be that           showing in particular the entry and processing of grape
laid down for the particular type of table wine with which       must and concentrated grape must.
they are in a close economic relationship.
                                                                                           Article 5
                          Article 3                              This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
                                                                 publication in the Official Journal of the European
The potential alcoholic strength of concentrated grape            Communities.
must, concentrated grape juice and rectified concentrated
grape must shall be determined by applying the data from         It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1987.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 5 August 1987.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                           Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                               Vice-President
                                                                 (') OJ No L 113, 1 . 5. 1975, p. 1 .
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                                                              ANNEX
               CCT
                                                                                                        Regulatory
              heading                                     Description                                    amount
                No
       ex 22.05 CI         White table wine, with an actual alcoholic strength of 9 % vol or
                   CII      more but not exceeding 1 5 % vol :
                            1 . In containers holding more than 2 litres :
                                 — type A II                                                     22,28 ECU/hl
                                 — type A III                                                    35,44 ECU/hl
                                 — other                                                           1,00 ECU/ % vol/hl
                            2. In containers holding 2 1 or less                                   0,37 ECU/ % vol/hl
        ex 22.05 CI         Red or rose table wine, with an actual alcoholic strength of 9 % vol
                   CII      or more but not exceeding 15 % vol :
                            1 . In containers holding more than 2 litres :
                                 — type R III                                                    16,68 ECU/hl
                                 — other                                                           0,50 ECU/ % vol/hl
                            2. In containers holding 2 1 or less                                   0,25 ECU/ % vol/hl
        ex 22.05 C I        Wines with an actual alcoholic strength of 9 % or more but not
                   CII      exceeding 15 % vol, qualifying as 'Denominacion de origen' or
                            'Denominacion de origen calificada' wine in accordance with
                            Council Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 (')                                 0
        ex 22.05 C III      Liqueur wine, as specified in point 14 of Annex I of Council Regula­
                   CIV      tion (EEC) No 822/87 (2) :
                             1 . Quality liqueur wines produced in specified regions               0
                            2. Other liqueur wines
                                 — White                                                          12,00 ECU/hl
                                 — Red or rose                                                     6,00 ECU/hl
                             New wine still in fermentation, as specified in point 11 of Annex I
                             to Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 :
                             1 . White                                                              1,00 ECU/ % vol/hl
                             2. Red or rose                                                         0,50 ECU/ % vol/hl
        ex 20.07 A I         Grape juice (including grape must) :
                   B I
                             1 . White                                                              1,00 ECU/% vol/hl
                             2. Red or rose                                                         0,50 ECU/ % vol/hl
        (') OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 59 .
         2) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 .
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                CCT
                                                                                                   Regulatory
               heading                               Description                                    amount
                 No
             22.04     Grape must, in fermentation or with fermentation arrested otherwise
                       than by the addition of alcohol within the meaning of Additional
                       Note 2 to Chapter 22 of the Common Customs Tariff :
                       1 . White                                                              1,00 ECU/ % vol/hl
                       2. Red or rose                                                         0,50 ECU/ % vol/hl
          ex 22.05 C   Grape must with fermentation arrested by the addition of alcohol,
                       within the meaning of Additional Note 4 (a) to Chapter 22 of the
                       Common Customs Tariff :
                       1 . White                                                              1,00 ECU/ % vol/hl
                       2. Red or rose                                                         0,50 ECU/ % vol/hl
                       Concentrated grape must and concentrated grape juice, as specified
                       in points 6 and 9 respectively of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No
                       822/87 :
                       1 . White                                                              1,00 ECU/ % vol/hl
                       2. Red or rose                                                         0,70 ECU/ % vol/hl
                       Rectified contentrated grape must, as specified in point 7 under b) of
                       Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 822/87                                  0,85 ECU/ % vol/hl
          ex 22.05 C   Wine fortified for distillation, within the meaning of Additional
                       Note 4 (b) to Chapter 22 of the Common Customs Tariff :
                        1 . White                                                             0,60 ECU/ % vol/hl
                       2. Red or rose                                                         0,30 ECU/ % vol/hl