STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1995 No. 615
AGRICULTURE
The Common Agricultural Policy (Wine)
Regulations 1995
Made |
7th March 1995 |
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Laid before Parliament |
9th March 1995 |
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Coming into force |
1st April 1995 |
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:-
PART I
TITLE, COMMENCEMENT,
INTERPRETATION AND REVOCATION
Title, extent and commencement
Interpretation and revocation
PART II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Official functions and enforcement
Definition of medium dry
Geographical ascriptions for table wine
Exemption relating to labelling requirements
Exemption relating to planting and other prohibitions
Powers of authorised officers
and may take copies of any such register, record or document, or of any entry in any such register, record or document and where any such register, record or document is kept by means of a computer, have access to, and inspect the operation of, any computer and any associated apparatus or material which is or has been in use in connection with that register, record or document and require such register, record, document or entry to be produced in a form in which it may be taken away;
Control on movement
Consent to movement
Authorised officer acting in good faith
Power to require analysis or examination
PART III
QUALITY WINES PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS
Interpretation of Part III
Specified regions
Vine varieties
Minimum natural alcoholic strength
Authorisation under Article 6(3) of Regulation 823/87
Maximum yield
Analytical test
PART IV
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Offences and penalties
(a) contravenes, or fails to comply with, any of the relevant Community provisions referred to in column 1 or 2 of Parts IV, VI, VII or VIII of Schedule 2, or
(b) discloses to any other person any information obtained by him in pursuance of his duties under these Regulations, unless the disclosure is made in, or for the purposes of, the performance by him or any other person of any functions under these Regulations, or in pursuance of a Community obligation,
he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction in Great Britain to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale or on such conviction in Northern Ireland to a fine not exceeding £1,000.
Movement of a controlled wine-sector product
(a) moves it, or
(b) causes it to be moved,
without the written consent of an authorised officer shall be guilty of an offence.
(a) removes from it, or
(b) causes to be removed from it,
a label which has been affixed under regulation 9(4) shall be guilty of an offence.
Obstruction
Offences by officers of bodies corporate
Defence of due diligence
Michael Jack
Minister of State,
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
2nd March 1995
Hector Monro
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Scottish Office
7th March 1995
SCHEDULE 1
COMMUNITY PROVISIONS
Measures containing Community provisions |
Official Journal of the European Communities: Reference |
1. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1135/70 on the notification of the planting and replanting of vines for the purpose of controlling the development of planting |
OJ No. L134, 17.6.70, p.2 (OJ/SE 1970(II) p.379) |
2. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1618/70 on measures for controlling the sweetening of table wines and of quality wines produced in specified regions |
OJ No. L175, 8.8.70, p.17 (OJ/SE 1970(II) p.562) |
3. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2314/72 on certain measures for examining the suitability of certain vine varieties for cultivation, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3296/80 (OJ No. L344, 19.12.80, p.13) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2462/93 (OJ No. L226, 7.9.93, p.1) |
OJ No. L248, 1.11.72, p.53 (OJ/SE 1972 (November) p.11) |
4. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2247/73 on the control of quality wines produced in specified regions, as amended by the Act of Accession of the Hellenic Republic (OJ No. L291, 19.11.79, p.17) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 418/86 (OJ No. L48, 26.2.86, p.8) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 986/89 (OJ No. L106, 18.4.89, p.1) |
OJ No. L230, 18.8.73, p.12 |
5. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2805/73 determining a list of quality wines produced in specified regions and of imported white quality wines containing a percentage of sulphur dioxide23OJ No. L289, 16.10.73, p.21 |
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6. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2152/75 on detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) Nos. 358/79 and 823/87 in respect of sparkling wines24 as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 986/89 (OJ No. L106, 18.4.89, p.1)OJ No. L219, 19.8.75, p.7 |
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7. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1972/78 laying down detailed rules on oenological practices, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 45/80 (OJ No. L7, 11.1.80, p.12) |
OJ No. L226, 17.8.78, p.11 |
8. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 351/79 concerning the addition of alcohol to products in the wine sector, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2817/79 (OJ No. L320, 15.12.79, p.7) and by the Act of Accession of the Hellenic Republic (OJ No. L291, 19.11.79, p. 17) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3196/80 (OJ No. L333, 11.12.80, p.6) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3658/81 (OJ No. L366, 22.12.81, p.1) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3267/82 (OJ No. L347, 7.12.82, p.1) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3518/83 (OJ No. L352, 15.12.83, p.1) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3689/84 (OJ No. L341, 29.12.84, p.7) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3581/85 (OJ No. L343, 20.12.85, p.6) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 255/87 (OJ No. L26, 29.1.87, p.2) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4090/87 (OJ No. L382, 31.12.87, p.26) and Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3904/88 (OJ No. L347, 16.12.88, p.9) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1372/90 (OJ No. L133, 24.5.90, p.5) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1029/91 (OJ No. L106, 26.4.91, p.6) |
OJ No. L54, 5.3.79, p.90 |
9. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 357/79 on statistical areas under vines, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1992/80 (OJ No. L195, 29.7.80, p.10) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3719/81 (OJ No. L373, 29.12.81, p.5) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3768/85 L362, 31.12.85, p.8) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 490/86 (OJ No. L54, 1.3.86, p.22) and by Council Regulation (EC) No. 3205/93 (OJ No. L289, 24.11.93, p.4) |
OJ No. L54, 5.3.79, p.124 |
10. Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Hellenic Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties amending various Regulations concerning wine as a result of the accession of Greece, signed on 28 May 1979 |
OJ No. L291, 19.11.79, p.17 |
11. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2903/79 on the downgrading of quality wines produced in specified regions, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 418/86 (OJ No. L48, 26.2.86, p.8) |
OJ No. L326, 22.12.79, p.14 |
12. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 940/81 on the declaration of areas used for producing vegetative propagation material for vines |
OJ No. L96, 8.4.81, p.10. |
13. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3388/81 laying down special detailed rules in respect of import and export licences in the wine sector, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 418/86 (OJ No. L48, 26.2.86, p.8) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3826/90 (OJ No. L366, 29.12.90, p.58) |
OJ No. L341, 28.11.81, p.19 |
14. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3800/81 determining the classification of vine varieties, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1469/82 (OJ No. L159, 10.6.82, p.21) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2060/83 (OJ No. L202, 26.7.73, p.15) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3582/83 (OJ No. L356, 20.12.83, p.18) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1871/85 (OJ No. L175, 5.7.85, p.9) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2599/85 (OJ No. L248, 17.9.85, p.5) and by Commission Regulation No. 418/86 (OJ No. L48,26.2.86, p.8) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 416/87 (OJ No. L42, 12.2.87, p.18) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1467/87 (OJ No. L138, 28.5.87, p.44) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 276/89 (OJ No. L32, 3.2.89, p.10) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1543/89 (OJ No. L151, 27.7.89, p.2) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2218/90 (OJ No. L202, 31.7.90, p.20) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1565/91 (OJ No. L146, 11.6.91, p.7) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3774/91 (OJ No. L356, 24.12.91, p.36) and by Commision Regulation (EEC) No. 3369/92 (OJ No. L342, 25.11.92, p.11) and by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 3255/94 (OJ No. L346, 19.12.94, p.32). |
OJ No. L381, 31.12.81, p.1. |
15. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1873/84 authorising the offer or disposal for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which may have undergone oenological processes not provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 822/8725 as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2179/88 (OJ No. L191, 22.7.88, p.10) and by Council Regulation (EEC) 2245/89 (OJ No. L216, 27.7.89, p.2) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3888/89 (OJ No. L378, 27.12.89, p.15) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2180/90 (OJ No. L198, 28.7.90, p.11) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2200/91 (OJ No. L202, 24.7.91, p.18) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 527/92 (OJ No. L58, 3.3.92, p.4) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1336/92 (OJ No. L145, 27.5.92, p.7) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3201/92 (OJ No. L319, 4.11.92, p.2) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1212/93 (OJ No. L123, 19.5.93, p.5) and by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1277/94 (OJ No. L140, 30.5.94, p.4)OJ No. L194, 24.7.84, p.1 |
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16. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2394/84 laying down conditions of use of ion exchange resins and detailed implementing rules for the preparation of recitified concentrated grape must as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2751/86 (OJ No. L253, 5.9.86, p.11)26OJ No. L224, 21.8.84, p.8 |
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17. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1907/85 on the list of vine varieties and regions providing imported wine for the making of sparkling wines in the Community |
OJ No. L179, 11.7.85, p.21 |
18. Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties, signed on 12 June 1985 |
OJ No. L302. 15.11.85, p.23 |
19. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3590/85 on the certificate and analysis report required for the importation of wine, grape juice and grape must, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1614/86 (OJ No. L142, 28.5.86, p.22) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2039/88 (OJ No. L179, 9.7.88, p.29) |
OJ No. L343, 20.12.85, p.20 |
20. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3805/85 adapting, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, certain Regulations relating to the wine sector |
OJ No. L367, 31.12.85, p.39 |
21. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 305/86 on the maximum total sulphur dioxide content of wine originating in the Community produced before 1st September 1986 and, for a transitional period, imported wine26 |
OJ No. L38, 13.2.86, p.13 |
22. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1888/86 on the maximum total sulphur dioxide content of certain sparkling wines originating in the Community and prepared before 1st September 1986, and, for a transitional period, of imported sparkling wines26 |
OJ No. L163, 19.6.86, p.19 |
23. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2094/86 laying down detailed rules for the use of tartaric acid for the de-acidification of specified wine products in certain regions of Zone A, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC No. 2736/86 (OJ No. L252, 4.9.86, p.15)26 |
OJ No. L180, 4.7.86, p.17 |
24. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2392/86 establishing a Community vineyard register, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3577/90 (OJ No. L353, 17.12.90, p.23) |
OJ No. L208, 31.7.86, p.1 |
25. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2707/86 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of sparkling and aerated sparkling wines, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3378/86 (OJ No. L310, 5.11.86, p.5) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2249/87 (OJ No. L207, 29.7.87, p.26) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 575/88 (OJ No. L56, 2.3.88, p.22) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2657/88 (OJ No. L237, 27.8.88 p.17) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 596/89 (OJ No. L65, 9.3.89, p.9) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2776/90 (OJ No. L267, 29.9.90, p.30) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3826/90 (OJ No. L366, 29.12.90, p.58)26 |
OJ No. L246, 30.8.86, p.71 |
26. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 649/87 laying down detailed rules for the establishment of a Community vineyard register as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1097/89 (OJ No. L116, 28.4.89, p.20) |
OJ No. L62, 5.3.87, p.10 |
27. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 822/87 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1390/87 (OJ No. L133, 22.5.87, p.3) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1972/87 (OJ No. L184, 3.7.87, p.26) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3146/87 (OJ No. L300, 23.10.87, p.4) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3992/87 (OJ No. L377, 31.12.87, p.20) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1441/88 (OJ No. L132, 28.5.88, p.1) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2253/88 (OJ No. L198, 26.7.88, p.35) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2964/88 (OJ No. L269, 29.9.88, p.5) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4250/88 (OJ No. L373, 31.2.88, p.55) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1236/89 (OJ No. L128, 11.5.89, p.31) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 388/90 (OJ No. L142, 16.2.90, p.9) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1325/90 (OJ No. L132, 23.5.90, p.19) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1734/91 (OJ No. L163, 26.6.91, p.6) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1756/92 (OJ No. L180, 1.7.92, p.27) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1566/93 (OJ No L154, 25.6.93, p.39: corrigendum at OJ No. L170, 13.7.93, p.32) and by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1891/94 (OJ No. L197, 27.7.94, p.4226 |
OJ No. L84, 27.3.87, p.1 |
28. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 823/87 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2043/89 (OJ No. L202,14.7.89, p.1) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3577/90 (OJ No. L353, 17.12.90, p.23) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3896/91 (OJ No. L368, 31.12.91, p.3)26 |
OJ No. L84, 27.3.87, p.59 |
29. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3929/87 on harvest, production and stock declarations relating to wine-sector products as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2572/89 (OJ No. L249, 25.8.89, p.39) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1784/90 (OJ No. L163, 29.6.90, p.50) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2776/90 (OJ No. L267, 29.9.90, p.30) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 605/92 (OJ No. L65, 11.3.92, p.24) and by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1991/94 (OJ No. L200, 27.7.94, p.10) |
OJ No. L369, 29.12.87, p.59 |
30. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4252/88 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1328/90 (OJ No. L132, 23.5.90, p.24) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1735/91 (OJ No. L163, 26.6.91, p.9) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1759/92 (OJ No. L180, 1.7.92, p.31) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1568/93 (OJ No. L154, 25.6.93, p.42) and by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1893/94 (OJ No. L197, 27.7.94, p.45)26 |
OJ No. L373, 31.12.88, p.59 |
31. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2048/89 laying down general rules on controls in the wine sector |
OJ No. L202, 14.7.89, p.32 |
32. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2202/89 defining the terms "coupage", "the turning into wine", "bottler" and "bottling"26 |
OJ No. L209, 21.7.89, p.31 |
33. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2240/89 on the notification, execution and monitoring of the processes entailing the enriching, acidifying and deacidifying of wine |
OJ No. L215, 26.7.89, p.16 |
34. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2389/89 on general rules for the classification of vine varieties as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3577/90 (OJ No. L353, 17.12.90, p.23) |
OJ No. L232, 9.8.89, p.1 |
35. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2390/89 laying down general rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3887/89 (OJ No. L378, 27.12.89, p.14) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1772/90 (OJ No. L198, 28.7.90, p.11) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2179/90 (OJ No. L198, 28.7.90, p.10) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2199/91 (OJ No. L203, 26.7.91, p.91) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 526/92 (OJ No. L58, 3.3.92, p.3) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1335/92 (OJ No. L145, 27.5.92, p.6) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3200/92 (OJ No. L319, 4.11.92, p.1) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1211/93 (OJ No. L123, 19.5.93, p.4) and by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1276/94 (OJ No. L140, 30.5.94, p.3) |
OJ No. L232, 9.8.89, p.7 |
36. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2392/89 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3886/89 (OJ No. L378, 27.12.89, p. 12) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2356/91 (OJ No. 216, 3.8.89, p.1) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3897/91 (OJ No. L368, 31.12.91, p.5)26 |
OJ No. L232, 9.8.89, p.13 |
37. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3677/89 on the total alcoholic strength by volume and the total acidity of certain imported quality wines as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2178/90 (OJ No. L198, 28.7.90, p.9) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2201/91 (OJ No. L203, 26.7.91, p.3) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2795/92 (OJ No. L282, 26.9.92, p.5) and by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2606/93 (OJ No. L239, 24.9.93, p.6) and by Council Regulation (EC) No. 2796/94 (OJ No. L297, 18.11.94, p.1)26 |
OJ No. L360, 9.12.89, p.1 |
38. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2676/90 determining Community methods for the analysis of wines as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2645/92 (OJ No. L266, 12.9.92, p.10) and by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 60/95 (OJ No. L11, 17.1.95, p.19)26 |
OJ No. L272, 3.10.90, p.1 |
39. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3201/90 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2384/91 (OJ No. L219, 7.8.91, p.9) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3298/91 (OJ No. L312, 13.11.91, p.20) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 153/92 (OJ No. L17, 24.1.92, p.20) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3650/92 (OJ No. L369, 18.12.92, p.25) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1847/93 (OJ No. L168, 10.7.93, p.33) and by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1362/94 (OJ No. L150, 15.6.94, p.7; corrigendum at OJ No. L268, 19.10.94, p.34)26 |
OJ No. L309, 8.11.90, p.1 |
40. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3302/90 laying down detailed rules on the transfer of rights to replant vines |
OJ No. L317, 16.11.90, p.25 |
41. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine based drinks and aromatized wine product cocktails as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3279/92 (OJ No. L327, 13.11.92, p.1) |
OJ No. L149, 14.6.91, p.1 |
42. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3664/91 laying down transitional measures for aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1914/92 (OJ No. L192, 11.7.92, p.39) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3568/92 (OJ No. L362, 11.12.92, p.47) and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1791/93 (OJ No. L163, 6.7.93, p.20) |
OJ No. L348, 17.12.91, p.53 |
43. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3895/91 laying down rules for the description and presentation of special wines |
OJ No. L368, 31.12.91, p.1 |
44. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3901/91 laying down certain detailed rules on the description and presentation of special wines |
OJ No. L368, 31.12.91, p.15 |
45. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2009/92 determining Community analysis methods for ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin used in the preparation of spirit drinks, aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails |
OJ No. L203, 21.7.92, p.10 |
46. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2332/92 on sparkling wines produced in the Community as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1568/93 (OJ No. L154, 25.6.93, p.42) and by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1893/94 (OJ No. L197, 27.7.94, p.45) |
OJ No. L231, 13.8.92, p.1 |
47. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2333/92 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of sparkling wines and aerated sparkling wines |
OJ No. L231, 13.8.92, p.9 |
48. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 586/93 providing for an exception in respect of the volatile acid content of certain wines as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1252/94 (OJ No. L137, 1.6.94, p.45) |
OJ No. L61, 13.3.93, p.39 |
49. Council Decision 93/722/EC concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and Republic of Bulgaria on the reciprocal protection and control of wine names |
OJ No. L337, 31.12.93, p.11 |
50. Council Decision 93/723/EC concerning the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary on the reciprocal protection and control of wine names |
OJ No. L337, 31.12.93, p.83 |
51. Council Decision 93/726/EC concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and Romania on the reciprocal protection and control of wine names |
OJ No. L337, 31.12.93, p.177 |
52. Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2238/93 on the accompanying documents for the carriage of wine products and the relevant records to be kept |
OJ No. L200, 10.8.93, p.10; corrigendum at OJ No. L301, 8.12.93, p.29 |
53. Commission 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 |
OJ No. L278, 11.11.93, p.48 |
54. Commission Regulation (EC) No. 122/94 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1601/91 on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks, and aromatized wine-product cocktails |
OJ No. L21, 26.1.94, p.7 |
55. Council Decision 94/184/EC concerning the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine |
OJ No. L86, 24.1.94, p.1 |
56. Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2733/94 authorising the United Kingdom to permit an additional increase in the alcoholic strength of table wines and of quality wines produced in a specified region |
OJ No. L289, 10.11.94, p.5 |
SCHEDULE 2
RELEVANT COMMUNITY PROVISIONS
Regulations 2(1) and 20
PART I
ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS
(1)Relevant Community provisions |
(2)Supplementing provisions |
(3)Subject matter |
1. Regulation 822/87: Article 71(1) and (2) |
Regulation 2238/93: all Articles except 3(3), 7(1), 7(2), 7(3), 7(5), 7(6), 9, 18, 20, 21 and 22 |
Requirements relating to accompanying documents and records |
2. Regulation 822/87: Article 70(1) as amended by Regulation 4250/88 Article 1 |
Regulation 2390/89 as amended by Regulation 3887/89: Article 1 and by Regulation 1772/90: Article 1 and by Regulation 2179/90: Article 1 and by Regulation 2199/91: Article 1 and by Regulation 526/92: Article 1 and by Regulation 1335/92: Article 1 and by Regulation 3200/92: Article 1 and by Regulation 1211/93: Article 1 and by Regulation 1276/94: Article 1 Regulation 3590/85 as amended by Regulation 1614/86: Article 1 and by Regulation 2039/88: Article 1 |
Accompanying documents required for the importation of wines and other products |
3. Regulation 2392/89: Articles 9, 18, 23 and 33 |
Requirements relating to the keeping of registers and details to be recorded |
PART II
QUALITY WINES PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS
(1)Relevant Community provisions |
(2) Supplementing provisions |
(3) Subject matter |
1. Regulation 823/87: Article 4(3) and (4) |
Restrictions on the use of certain vine varieties |
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2. Regulation 823/87: Article 5 |
Provisions relating to wine-growing methods and to irrigation |
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3. Regulation 823/87: Article 6(1) and (3) as amended by Regulation 2043/89 |
Requirement for quality wine psr to be produced from specified vine varieties and in specified regions |
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4. Regulation 823/87: Article 6(4) as amended by Regulation 2043/89 |
Requirements relating to separate wine-making processes and storage for quality wine psr |
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5. Regulation 823/87: Article 7(1) and (2) as amended by Regulation 2043/89 and by Regulation 3896/91 |
Minimum natural alcoholic strength for quality wine psr |
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6. Regulation 823/87: Article 8(1) and (2) as amended by Regulation 2043/89 |
Permitted vinification and manufacturing methods and enrichment methods |
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7. Regulation 823/87: Article 8(3) as amended by Regulation 2043/89 |
Minimum total alcoholic strength of quality wine psr |
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8. Regulation 823/87: Article 9(1) as amended by Regulation 2043/89 |
Conditions for acidification and deacidification of quality wine psr |
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9. Regulation 823/87: Article 9(2) as amended by Regulation 2043/89 |
Conditions for sweetening quality wine psr |
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10. Regulation 823/87: Article 10 as amended by Regulation 2043/89 |
Conditions for carrying out authorised processes |
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11. Regulation 823/87: Article 11(2) |
Prohibition of use of designation if the prescribed yield per hectare is exceeded |
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12. Regulation 823/87: Article 13(1) and (3) as amended by Regulation 2043/89 |
Requirement to submit quality wine psr to analytical and organoleptic tests |
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13. Regulation 823/87: Article 15(1), (2), (4), (5) and (7) as amended by Regulation 2043/89 and by Regulation 3896/91 |
Regulation 2247/73: Article 2 and Act of Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic: Article 129 |
General provisions relating to the use of the expression "quality wines psr" and other expressions and terms traditionally used by Member States to designate particular quality wines |
14. Regulation 823/87: Article 15(3) as amended by Regulation 2043/89 and by Regulation 3896/91 |
Restrictions on use of specified terms and other traditionally equivalent terms |
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15. Regulation 823/87: Article 15a as amended by Regulation 2043/89 |
Regulation 2903/79: Articles 3 and 4 |
Provisions relating to downgrading of quality wine psr |
PART III
DESCRIPTION AND PRESENTATION
(1)Relevant Community provisions |
(2)Supplementing provisions |
(3)Subject matter |
1. Regulation 2392/89: all Articles except 1, 36, 45 and 46 as amended by Regulation 3886/89: Article 1 and by Regulation 3897/91 |
Regulation 3201/90: All Articles except 28 and 29 as amended by Regulation 3298/91: Article 1 and by Regulation 153/92: Article 1 and by Regulation 3650/92 Article 1 |
General rules and particular requirements relating to the description and presentation of wines and other products |
2. Regulation 2333/92: all Articles except 17 |
Regulation 2707/86: All Articles except 11 as amended by Regulation 3378/86: Article 1 and by Regulation 2249/87: Article 1 and by Regulation 575/88: Article 1 and by Regulation 2657/88: Article 1 and by Regulation 596/89: Article 1 and by Regulation 2776/90: Article 1 |
General rules and particular requirements relating to the description and presentation of sparkling wines and aerated sparkling wines |
3. Regulation 822/87: Articles 72(2) and (3) |
Regulation 2392/89: Articles 2(3), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 as amended by Regulation 3886/89: Article 1 and by Regulation 3897/91: Article 1 |
General rules relating to the use of geographical ascriptions for table wine |
4. Regulation 3895/91: Article 1 |
Regulation 3901/91: Articles 1 and 2 |
General rules and particular requirements relating to the indication of alcoholic strength on the labelling of liqueur wines, semi-sparkling wines and aerated semi-sparkling wines |
5. Regulation 3895/91: Article 2 |
Prohibition on the use of lead based capsules or foils on liqueur wines, semi-sparkling wines or aerated semi-sparkling wines |
PART IV
PRODUCTION AND CONTROL OF PLANTING
(1)Relevant Community provisions |
(2) Supplementing provisions |
(3)Subject matter |
1. Regulation 822/87: Article 3(1), (2) and (3) |
Regulation 3929/87 as amended by Regulation 2572/89: Article 1 and by Regulation 1784/90: Article 1 and by Regulation 2776/90: Article 1 and by Regulation 605/92: Article 1 |
Harvest, production and stock declarations |
2. Regulation 822/87: Article 6(1) and (2), read with Article 11, as amended by Regulation 1325/90: Article 1 |
Regulation 1135/70: Article 2 |
Restriction on new planting of vines |
3. Regulation 822/87: Article 7 and 8, read with Article 11, as amended by Regulation 1236/89: Article 1 and by Regulation 1325/90: Article 1 |
Regulation 940/81: Articles 1 and 2 Regulation 3302/90 |
Restriction on replanting of vines |
4. Regulation 822/87: Articles 13(2) and 69 |
Regulation 2389/89: Article 13(1) Regulation 2314/72 as amended by Regulation 3296/80: Article 1 |
Restrictions on the use of certain vine varieties |
PART V
OENOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND CONDITIONS
FOR RELEASE TO THE MARKET
(1)Relevant Community provisions |
(2) Supplementing provisions |
(3) Subject matter |
1. Regulation 822/87: Articles 18(1) and (2) and 19(1) to (7) |
Regulation 2240/89 |
Conditions for increasing alcoholic strength |
2. Regulation 822/87: Article 21(1) and (3) |
Regulation 2240/89 Regulation 2094/86: Article 1 as amended by Regulation 2736/86 |
Conditions for acidification and deacidification of wine |
3. Regulation 822/87: Article 22(1) and (2) |
Conditions for sweetening table wines and imported wines |
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4. Regulation 1618/70: Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
Notifications and keeping of turnover records in relation to sweetening operations |
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5. Regulation 822/87: Article 23(1), (2) and (3) |
Regulation 2240/89: Articles 2 and 3 |
Conditions for carrying out authorised processes (including notification and keeping of register) |
6. Regulation 822/87: Article 16(2) |
Restriction on mixing certain products with products suitable for yielding table wines |
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7. Regulation 822/87: Article 35(1) |
Prohibition of the over pressing of grapes and the pressing of wine lees |
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8. Regulation 822/87: Article 25 (1) |
Regulation 351/79: Articles 1, 2 and 3 as amended by Act of Accession of the Hellenic Republic: Article 21 and Annex I, Part IIB, (n) 16 and by Regulation 3196/80: Article 1 and by Regulation 3267/82: Article 1 and by Regulation 3518/83: Article 1 and by Regulation 3689/84: Article 1 and by Regulation 3581/85: Article 1 and by Regulation 255/87: Article 1(1) and (2) and by Regulation 3904/88: Article 1 and by Regulation 1372/90: Article 1 and by Regulation 1029/91: Article 1 |
Addition of alcohol |
9. Regulation 822/87: Article 16(3) to (7) |
Regulation 1781/86: Article 1 and Regulation 2202/89 |
Permitted methods for the production of table wine by coupage |
10. Regulation 822/87: Article 65(1) and (2) as amended by Regulation 1734/91 |
Regulation 2805/73: Article 2 as amended by Regulation 3548/73: Article 1 and Regulation 305/86: Article 1 |
Maximum permissible sulphur dioxide content of wine |
11. Regulation 822/87: Articles 15(1), (3) and (4), 16(1) and (2), 17(1), (2) and (3) and 66 as amended by Regulation 2253/88 and Regulation 1734/91 and Regulation 1756/92 and Regulation 1566/93 and Regulation 1891/94 |
Regulation 2394/84: Articles 1(1) and 2 as amended by Regulation 2751/86: Article 1 |
Permitted oenological practices and processes |
12. Regulation 822/87: Article 67(1) as amended by Regulation 3992/87 |
Wine and certain grape musts that may be offered for direct human consumption |
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13. Regulation 822/87: Articles 13(4) and 67(2) to (7) as amended by Regulation 3992/87 and Regulation 4250/88 |
Restrictions relating to certain wines and other products originating in the Community |
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14. Regulation 822/87: Article 68 |
Restrictions relating to the use of wine originating in third countries in the production of sparkling wine |
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15. Regulation 822/87: Article 70(3) to (6) |
Restriction on the use of products originating in third countries |
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16. Regulation 3677/89: Article 1 as amended by Regulation 2178/90 and Regulation 2201/91 and Regulation 2795/92 and Regulation 2606/93 |
Regulation 3826/81 |
Rules relating to quality wines originating in third countries |
17. Regulation 822/87: Article 73(1) |
Regulation 1873/84: Article 1 as amended by Regulation 2179/88: Article 1 and Regulation 3888/89: Article 1 and Regulation 2180/90: Article 1 and Regulation 527/92: Article 1 and Regulation 1336/92: Article 1 and Regulation 3201/92: Article 1 and Regulation 1212/93: Article 1 and Regulation 1277/94: Article 1 |
General rules relating to release of wine products for human consumption |
18. Regulation 822/87: Article 74(1) |
Regulation 2676/90: as amended by Regulation 2645/92 and Regulation 60/95: Article 1 |
Community methods for the analysis of wines |
19. Regulation 2332/92: all Articles except 21 as amended by Regulation 1568/93: Article 1 and by Regulation 1893/94: Article 1 |
Regulation 2152/75: Article 1 |
Rules for the production and marketing of sparkling wines |
20. Regulation 3590/85: Article 8(1) |
Conditions for release for human consumption of products originating in third countries |
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21. Regulation 1972/78: Articles 1, 2, and 4a as amended by Regulation 45/80: Article 1 |
Restrictions relating to the holding of unfit wines and the use of oenological substances |
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22. Regulation 4252/88: all Articles except 17, 19 and 22 as amended by Regulation 1328/90: Article 2 and by Regulation 1735/91: Article 2 and by Regulation 1759/92: Article 2 and Regulation 1568/93: Article 2 |
Regulation 3111/93 |
Rules for the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community |
PART VI
SPECIFICATION
(1) Relevant Community provisions |
(2) Supplementing provisions |
(3) Subject matter |
1. Regulation 822/87: Article 72(1) |
Use of the term "table wine" |
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2. Regulation 2392/89: Article 43 |
Regulation 3201/90: Article 24 |
Use of the term "wine" |
PART VII
VINEYARD REGISTER
(1) Relevant Community provisions |
(2) Supplementing provisions |
(3) Subject matter |
1. Regulation 2392/86: Article 3(2) |
Regulation 649/87 as amended by Regulation 1097/89 |
Establishment of a vineyard register |
(1) Relevant Community provisions |
(2) Supplementing provisions |
(3) Subject matter |
1. Regulation 2048/89: Articles 6, 8(5) and 15 as amended by Regulation 3279/92: Article 1 |
Regulation 2009/92 Regulation 2347/91 |
Facilitation of controls by and powers of officials including analysis for Community purposes |
PART IX
AROMATIZED WINES
(1) Relevant Community provisions |
(2) Supplementing provisions |
(3) Subject matter |
1. Regulation 1601/91: Articles 2, 3, 4 as amended by Regulation 3279/92: Article 1 |
Regulation 2009/92 Regulation 122/94 |
General rules and particular requirements relating to the description, presentation and preparation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails |
2. Regulation 1601/91: Article 5 |
Permitted oenological practices and processes |
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3. Regulation 1601/91: Article 6 |
Restrictions on the use of descriptions |
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4. Regulation 1601/91: Article 7 |
Restrictions on the description and sale of aromatized drinks |
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5. Regulation 1601/91: Article 8 |
General rules relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails |
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6. Regulation 1601/91: Article 10 |
Supervision and protection of aromatized drinks originating in third countries |
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7. Regulation 1601/91: Article 11 |
Export of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails |
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8. Regulation 3664/91: Articles 1 and 2 as amended by Regulation 3568/92 and Regulation 1791/93 |
Transitional measures for aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails |
SCHEDULE 3
LIST OF VINE VARIETIES FOR PRODUCING TABLE WINE
Auxerrois
Bacchus
Cascade
Chardonnay
Chasselas
Dornfelder
Dunkelfelder
Ehrenfelser
Elbling
Faberrebe
Findling
GM 6494/5
Gutenborner
Huxelrebe
Kerner
Kernling
Kranzler
Leon Millot
Madeleine angevine
Madeleine Royale
Madeleine sylvaner
Mariensteiner
Muller-Thurgau (Rivaner)
Optima
Orion
Ortega
Perle
Pinot blanc
Pinot noir
Regner
Reichensteiner
Riesling
Rulander (Pinot Gris)
Scheurebe
Schonburger
Senator
Seyval blanc
Siegerrebe
Triomphe
Wrotham pinot (Pinot meunier)
Würzer
Zweigeltrebe
SCHEDULE 4
SPECIFIED REGIONS PRODUCING QUALITY WINES PSR
PART I
(SPECIFIED REGION OF ENGLISH VINEYARDS)
The counties of-
Avon
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
Cornwall
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
Durham
East Sussex
Essex
Gloucestershire
Greater London
Hampshire
Hereford & Worcester
Hertfordshire
Humberside
Isle of Wight
Kent
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
Northamptonshire
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Shropshire
Somerset
South Yorkshire
Staffordshire
Suffolk
Surrey
Warwickshire
West Midlands
West Sussex
West Yorkshire
Wiltshire
PART II
(SPECIFIED REGION OF WELSH VINEYARDS)
The counties of-
Clwyd
Dyfed
Gwent
Mid Glamorgan
Powys
South Glamorgan
West Glamorgan
SCHEDULE 5
LIST OF VINE VARIETIES FOR PRODUCING
QUALITY WINES PSR
Regulation 15
Auxerrois
Bacchus
Chardonnay
Chasselas
Dornfelder
Dunkelfelder
Ehrenfelser
Elbling
Faberrebe
Findling
Gutenborner
Huxelrebe
Kerner
Kernling
Madeleine angevine
Madeleine sylvaner
Muller-Thurgau (Rivaner)
Optima
Ortega
Pinot blanc
Pinot noir
Regner
Reichensteiner
Riesling
Rulander (Pinot gris)
Scheurebe
Schonburger
Senator
Siegerrebe
Wrotham pinot (Pinot meunier)
Würzer
Zweigeltrebe
SCHEDULE 6
ANALYTICAL TEST FOR QUALITY WINES PSR
Regulation 19
The analytical test to establish whether any wine is eligible for designation as quality wine psr shall (subject to numbered paragraph 6 below) comprise measurement of each factor specified in the heading to a numbered paragraph of this Schedule, and the standard (if any) required to be met in relation to that factor in order for the wine to be so eligible is that specified in the remainder of that paragraph.
A minimum of 5.5% actual alcoholic strength for wines having a natural alcoholic strength of not less than 10%.
A minimum of 8.5% actual alcoholic strength for other wines.
A minimum of 15 g/l.
No standard required to be met.
A minimum of 5 g/l expressed as tartaric acid.
A maximum of 14 g/l expressed as tartaric acid.
A maximum volatile acid content as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 822/87 as amended (to be recorded for sweet wines and red wines only).
Where effective oenological techniques are used to ensure the stability of the wine, no minimum, and otherwise 15 mg/l.
A maximum as defined in point 7 of Annex 1 to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 822/87.
A maximum of 45 mg/l for dry wines as defined in Article 14(7) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3201/90 as amended.
A maximum of 60 mg/l for other wines.
A maximum of 0.5 mg/l.
A maximum of 8 mg/l.
There must be no indication of yeasts or bacteria liable to cause spoilage of the wine.
The wine must remain unchanged in appearance after being held at 70°C for 15 minutes and subsequently cooled to 20°C.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
1S.I. 1972/1811.
31990 c.16.
5OJ No. L291, 19.11.79, p.17.
71972 c.70.
8OJ No. L232, 9.8.89, p.13, the amendments to which are specified at item 36 in column 1 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations; they are not relevant to Article 1(3) of the Regulation.
91993 c.51.
10OJ No. L202, 14.7.89, p.32.
12S.I. 1994/674.
13S.I. 1993/517, amended by S.I. 1993/3071 and revoked by S.I. 1994/674.
14OJ No. L309, 8.11.90, p.1, the amendments to which are specified at item 39 in column 1 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations; they are not relevant to Article 14(7)(b) of the Regulation.
15OJ No. L84, 27.3.87, p.1, the amendments to which are specified at item 27 in column 1 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations; they are not relevant to Article 72(2) of the Regulation.
16OJ No. L232, 9.8.89, p.13, the amendments to which are specified at item 36 in column 1 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations; they are not relevant to Article 4(1) of the Regulation.
17OJ No. L232, 9.8.89, p.1, the amendment to which is specified at item 34 in column 1 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations; it is not relevant to Article 13(1) of the Regulation.
181984 c.60.
191987 c.41.
20S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I.12).
21OJ No. L84, 27.3.87, p.59, the amendments to which are specified at item 28 in column 1 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
221972 c.70.
23See also the Agreement on the European Economic Area, Protocols 1 (OJ No. L1, 3.1.94, p.37) and 47 (OJ No. L1, 3.1.94, p.210).
24The title of this Regulation as published in the edition of the Official Journal referred to is Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2152/75 on detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) Nos. 2893/74 and 2894/74 in respect of sparkling wines. Regulations (EEC) Nos. 2893/74 and 2894/74 have been superseded by Council Regulations (EEC) Nos. 2332/92 and 823/87 respectively.
25The title of this Regulation as published in the edition of the Official Journal referred to is Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1873/84 authorising the offer or disposal for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which may have undergone certain oenological processes not provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 337/79. Regulation (EEC) No. 337/79 has been superseded by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 822/87.
26See also the Agreement on the European Economic Area, Protocols 1 (OJ No. L1, 3.1.94, p.37) and 47 (OJ No. L1, 3.1.94, p.210).