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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 340/79

OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979

DETERMINING THE TYPES OF TABLE WINES

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ) ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 PROVIDES THAT A GUIDE PRICE SHALL BE FIXED ANNUALLY FOR EACH TYPE OF TABLE WINE REPRESENTATIVE OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THOSE TYPES OF WINE ;

WHEREAS THE EXTENT TO WHICH A TABLE WINE IS REPRESENTATIVE CAN BE ASSESSED ON THE BASIS OF THE QUANTITY OR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TABLE WINE CONCERNED ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE CERTAIN OBJECTIVE CHARACTERISTICS WHICH ENABLE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TABLE WINE TO BE DISTINGUISHED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE TYPES OF RED TABLE WINE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

( A ) RED TABLE WINE , OTHER THAN THAT REFERRED TO UNDER ( C ) , WITH AN ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF NOT LESS THAN 10 % VOL AND NOT MORE THAN 12 % VOL WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS " TYPE R I " ;

( B ) RED TABLE WINE , OTHER THAN THAT REFERRED TO UNDER ( C ) , WITH AN ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF NOT LESS THAN 13 % VOL AND NOT MORE THAN 14 % VOL WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS " TYPE R II " ;

( C ) RED TABLE WINE FROM VINE VARIETIES OF THE " PORTUGIESER " TYPE , WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS " TYPE R III " .

ARTICLE 2

THE TYPES OF WHITE TABLE WINE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

( A ) WHITE TABLE WINE , OTHER THAN THAT REFERRED TO UNDER ( B ) AND ( C ) , WITH AN ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF NOT LESS THAN 10 % VOL WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS " TYPE A I " ;

( B ) WHITE TABLE WINE FROM VINE VARIETIES OF THE SYLVANER OR MUELLER-THURGAU TYPE , WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS " TYPE A II " ;

( C ) WHITE TABLE WINE FROM VINE VARIETIES OF THE RIESLING TYPE , WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS " TYPE A III " .

ARTICLE 3

THE LISTS OF VINE VARIETIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 1 ( C ) AND 2 ( B ) AND ( C ) SHALL BE ADOPTED ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 67 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 .

ARTICLE 4

1 . COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 945/70 OF 26 MAY 1970 DETERMINING THE TYPES OF TABLE WINES ( 4 ) IS HEREBY REPEALED .

2 . REFERENCES TO THE REGULATION REPEALED BY PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS REFERENCES TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 5

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 2 APRIL 1979 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 FEBRUARY 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . MEHAIGNERIE

( 1 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 276 , 20 . 11 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 296 , 11 . 12 . 1978 , P . 58 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 114 , 27 . 5 . 1970 , P . 1 .