COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 693/98 of 27 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 3111/93 establishing the lists of quality liqueur wines produced in specified regions referred to in Articles 3 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 of 21 December 1988 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1419/97 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 22 thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Articles 3 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88, the lists of quality liqueur wines produced in specified regions (quality liqueur wines psr) for which special rules of preparation are allowed should be drawn up on the basis of the information supplied by the Member States;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3111/93 (3) establishes the lists of quality liqueur wines produced in specified regions;

Whereas additions need to be made to certain of the lists of quality liqueur wines psr referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 on the basis of information supplied by Greece and Spain;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3111/93 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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, 27 March 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 373, 31. 12. 1988, p. 59.

(2) OJ L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 13.

(3) OJ L 278, 11. 11. 1993, p. 48.

ANNEX

1. In point 1, 'List of quality liqueur wines psr whose production involves the use of grape must or a mixture thereof with wine (fourth indent of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88)`, the following quality liqueur wines psr from Greece are added:

'GREECE

ÓÜìïò (Samos), Ìïó÷Üôïò Ðáôñþí (Patras Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò Ñßïõ Ðáôñþí (Rion of Patras Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò Êåöáëëçíßáò (Kefallonia Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò Ñüäïõ (Rhodes Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò ËÞìíïõ (Lemnos Muscatel), Óçôåßá (Sitia), ÍåìÝá (Nemea), Óáíôïñßíç (Santorini), ÄáöíÝò (Dafnes), ÌáõñïäÜöíç Êåöáëëçíßáò (Mavrodafne of Kefallonia), ÌáõñïäÜöíç Ðáôñþí (Mavrodafne of Patras).`

2. In point 2, 'List of quality liqueur wines psr whose production involves the addition of wine alcohol or dried grape alcohol with an alcoholic strength of not less than 95 % vol and more than 96 % vol (second indent, first subindent of Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88)`, the following quality liqueur wines psr from Greece are added:

'GREECE

ÓÜìïò (Samos), Ìïó÷Üôïò Ðáôñþí (Patras Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò Ñßïõ Ðáôñþí (Rion of Patras Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò Êåöáëëçíßáò (Kefallonia Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò Ñüäïõ (Rhodes Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò ËÞìíïõ (Lemnos Muscatel), Óçôåßá (Sitia), Óáíôïñßíç (Santorini), ÄáöíÝò (Dafnes), ÌáõñïäÜöíç Êåöáëëçíßáò (Mavrodafne of Kefallonia), ÌáõñïäÜöíç Ðáôñþí (Mavrodafne of Patras).`

3. In point 3, 'List of quality liqueur wines psr whose production involves the addition of spirits distilled from wine or grape marc with an alcoholic strength of not less than 52 % vol and not more than 86 % vol (second indent, second subindent of Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88)`, the following quality liqueur wines psr from Greece are added:

'GREECE

ÌáõñïäÜöíç Ðáôñþí (Mavrodafne of Patras), ÌáõñïäÜöíç Êåöáëëçíßáò (Mavrodafne of Kefallonia), Óçôåßá (Sitia), Óáíôïñßíç (Santorini), ÄáöíÝò (Dafnes), ÍåìÝá (Nemea)`

4. After point 3, a new point 3a is added:

'3a. List of quality liqueur wines psr whose production involves the addition of spirits distilled from dried grapes with an alcoholic strength of not less than 52 % vol and less than 94,5 % vol (second indent, third subindent of Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88):

GREECE

Mavrodafne of Patras, Mavrodafne of Kefallonia.`

5. In point 5, 'List of quality wines psr whose production involves the addition of concentrated grape must obtained by the action of direct heat, complying, with the exception of this operation, with the definition of concentrated grape must (third indent, second subindent of Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88)`, in the list of quality liqueur wines psr from Spain, the following name is added after 'Montilla-Moriles`:

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