Commission Regulation (EC) No 199/95 of 31 January 1995 on transitional measures applicable in Finland and Sweden in the wine sector

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 199/95 of 31 January 1995 on transitional measures applicable in Finland and Sweden in the wine sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden (1), and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Article 2 (3) of the Accession Treaty the institutions of the Union may adopt, before accession, the measures referred to in Article 149 of the Act of Accession; whereas those measures must enter into force on the date of and subject to the entry into force of the Accession Treaty;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1891/94 (3), Council Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 of 21 December 1988 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1893/94 (5), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 of 24 July 1989 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3897/91 (7), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 of 13 July 1992 on sparkling wines produced in the Community (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1893/94, and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2333/92 of 13 July 1992 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of sparkling wines and aerated sparkling wines (9) lays down Community rules for the production, preparation, description and presentation of wine-sector products;
Whereas account should be taken of the national rules governing these products in force in the new Member States before accession; whereas, in order to allow stocks to be used up and to permit a smooth transition to the Community arrangements in a reasonable period, specific transitional measures must be taken;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,