Council Regulation (EEC) No 537/87 of 23 February 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 355/79 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 537/87
of 23 February 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 355/79 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 536/87 (2), and in particular Article 54 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 355/79 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1625/86 (6), laid down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts; whereas the second subparagraph of Article 4 (3) of the said Regulation lists the names of certain specified regions which may, by way of exception, be used for the description of table wines during a transitional period expiring on 31 August 1986; whereas, since the Member States concerned have not yet established the names which may replace the names of these specified regions in the description of table wines, the said transitional period should be extended until 31 August 1991;
Whereas the expiry of the transitional period referred to in point (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 14 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/79 would lead to difficulties in the marketing of wines in certain specified regions; whereas, in order to take account of these difficulties and ease the transition to more restrictive conditions regarding the description of quality wines psr, the date referred to in the aforementioned provision should be postponed for five years;