Commission Regulation (EC) No 847/98 of 22 April 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 847/98 of 22 April 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2087/97 (2), and in particular Article 72(5) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/96 (4), lays down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2543/97 (6), lays down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts;
Whereas Slovenia has requested changes to Annexes I and IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 as regards the terms denoting superior quality and the names of vine varieties and their synonyms used to describe Slovenian wines; whereas that request should be acceded to;
Whereas Canada has requested that it be put on the list referred to in Article 29(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 as a third country using geographical ascriptions in accordance with the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPs Agreement) and on the list of third countries that can use names of vine varieties on labelling; whereas that request should be acceded to by adding Canada to Annexes II A.1 and IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,