Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3827/90 of 19 December 1990 on transitional arrangements for the description of certain quality wines produced in specified areas

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3827/90
of 19 December 1990
on transitional arrangements for the description  of certain quality wines produced in specified areas
THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 257  (1)  thereof,
Whereas under the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal the specific provisions for quality wines  produced in specified areas laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 823/87  (1), as amended by  Regulation (EEC) No 2043/89  (2), and the general rules on description and presentation of these  wines laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89  (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No  3886/89  (4), apply in Portugal from the beginning of the second stage of accession;
Whereas to prevent disruption of well established commercial arrangements prior to adjustment of  the Community rules on specified area descriptions and on the use of brand names containing words  identical to these geographical descriptions the use of recognized brand names for wines and grape  musts that contain words identical to the names of areas specified by Portugal before 1 January  1991 should be permitted in the meantime;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Wine,