COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 1328/90

of 14 May 1990

amending Regulation (EEC) No 358/79 as regards sparkling wines produced in the Community as defined in point 15 of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and Regulation (EEC) N° 4252/88 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community

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 the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas Article 16 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 358/79 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2044/89 (5), and Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) N° 4252/88 (6) fix the maximum sulphur dioxide content of sparkling wines and liqueur wines; whereas those Articles provide for the submission by 1 April 1990 of a report from the Commission to the Council on that content, together, where appropriate, with proposals; whereas the measures proposed should be consistent with others that the Commission is required to draft in the near future; whereas the abovementioned deadline should be postponed to that end; whereas the same applies to the deadline of 1 September 1990 laid down in Article 17 (3) of Regulation (EEC) N° 358/79,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) N° 358/79 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 16 (3) shall be replaced by the following:

'3. Before 1 April 1991, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report, drawn up in the light of experience, on the maximum sulphur dioxide content, together, where appropriate, with proposals on which the Council shall act by a qualified majority before

1 September 1991.`

2. In Article 17 (3), the terms '1 September 1990` shall be replaced by '1 September 1991`.

Article 2

Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) N° 4252/88 is hereby replaced by the following:

'2. Before 1 April 1991, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report, drawn up in the light of experience, on the maximum sulphur dioxide content of liqueur wines and quality liqueur wines psr together, where appropriate, with proposals on which the Council shall act by a qualified majority before 1 September 1991.`

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 May 1990.

For the Council

The President

D. J. O'MALLEY

(1) OJ N° C 49, 28. 2. 1990, p. 99.

(2) OJ N° C 96, 17. 4. 1990.

(3) OJ N° C 112, 7. 5. 1990, p. 34.

(4) OJ N° L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 130.

(5) OJ N° L 202, 14. 7. 1989, p. 8.

(6) OJ N° L 373, 31. 12. 1988, p. 59.