Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2001 of 24 April 2001 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3201/90, (EC) No 1622/2000 and (EC) No 883/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of the common organisation of the market in wine, with regard to wines originating in Canada and having the right to the designation "Icewine"

• Published date: 10 May 2001
• Subject Matter: Wine
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 128, 10 May 2001

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2001 of 24 April 2001 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3201/90, (EC) No 1622/2000 and (EC) No 883/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of the common organisation of the market in wine, with regard to wines originating in Canada and having the right to the designation "Icewine"

Official Journal L 128 , 10/05/2001 P. 0054 - 0055

Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2001

of 24 April 2001

amending Regulations (EEC) No 3201/90, (EC) No 1622/2000 and (EC) No 883/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of the common organisation of the market in wine, with regard to wines originating in Canada and having the right to the designation "Icewine"

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Articles 46, 68 and 80 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1608/2000 of 24 July 2000 laying down transitional measures pending the definitive measures implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 731/2001(4), provides for the extension until 31 March 2001 of certain provisions of the Council repealed by Article 81 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 pending the finalisation and adoption of measures implementing that Regulation, in particular Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 of 24 July 1989 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/96(6).

(2) Article 13(2)(b) and (3)(a) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 of 16 October 1990 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1640/2000(8) provide for derogations from Articles 30 and 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 for certain imported wines with regard to the possibility of using the name of a vine variety and the year of harvest.

(3) Article 26(2)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 lays down that details regarding superior quality prescribed by the national provisions of a third country for the domestic market of that country must be recognised by the...