Commission Regulation (EC) No 2770/98 of 21 December 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 2770/98 of 21 December 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 1627/98 (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 847/98 (6), lays down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts;
Whereas the terms 'Crianza`, 'Reserva` and 'Gran Reserva` used to provide information on the ageing of Spanish wines and mentioned in the fourth indent of Article 17(2)(c)(i) of Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 are recognised under Spanish law as additional traditional terms used to designate quality wines psr since 1979; whereas they should be listed in Article 3(3)(e) of that Regulation;
Whereas, in view of an application from Uruguay, provision should be made for wines originating in that country and produced exclusively from two varieties to be able to bear the name of those two varieties when they are marketed in the Community;
Whereas Italy and Portugal have requested that new synonyms traditionally used in those countries be added to Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90; whereas that request should be acceded to;
Whereas Chile, the United States, Hungary and Tunisia have requested that their lists of vine varieties and synonyms in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 be amended following amendments to legislation in those countries; whereas those requests should be acceded to;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,