Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/96 of 17 April 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts

• Published date: 18 April 1996
• Subject Matter: Wine
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 97, 18 April 1996

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/96 of 17 April 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts

Official Journal L 097 , 18/04/1996 P. 0015 - 0016

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 692/96 of 17 April 1996 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,

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 organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1544/95 (2), and in particular Article 72 (5) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 of 24 July 1989 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3897/91 (4), and in particular the second indent of the second subparagraph of Article 44 (1) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2603/95 (6), lays down the detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts;

Whereas, the nominal volume of containers allowed for putting up wines and grape musts in intra-Community trade is governed by Council Directive 75/106/EEC of 19 December 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making-up by volume of certain prepackaged liquids (7), as last amended by Directive 89/676/EEC (8); whereas, the rules for indicating the nominal volume of the product in question on the label should be modified in order to conform to the said Directive;

Whereas, as a result of the accession of Sweden and Finland, the Swedish and Finnish versions of the terms laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 should be added;

Whereas in order to guarantee that the good quality of the wines and musts is preserved and that they are unimpaired, the detailed rules for their transport should be specified; whereas the same protection and security should also be given to products intended for export and subject to inward processing arrangements;

Whereas the methods of transportation foreseen in this Regulation are consistent and complimentary to the general rules of hygiene for foodstuff transportation set...