Council Regulation (EC) No 1592/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine

• Published date: 16 August 1996
• Subject Matter: Wine
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 206, 16 August 1996

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Council Regulation (EC) No 1592/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine

Official Journal L 206 , 16/08/1996 P. 0031 - 0033

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1592/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 all new planting of vines is prohibited until 31 August 1996; whereas, in view of the situation on the wine sector market, the existing ban should be extended by two wine years pending Council decisions on reforming the sector; whereas, however, on the one hand, there should not be included in this ban areas intended for producing table grapes and, on the other hand, derogations from the ban should be introduced for certain wines which are in demand on the market on account of their qualitative characteristics;

Whereas, to take account of the special conditions in which table wines are produced in Spain, temporary derogations concerning blending and the total acidity of certain table wines produced in that Member State should be laid down; whereas the derogation concerning total acidity should also be extended to table wines produced in Portugal;

Whereas Article 17 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 (4) provides that one particular form of deacidification is permitted on a transitional basis only; whereas, so that a final decision can be taken regarding that technique, current practice should be continued until the end of the 1996/97 wine year;

Whereas, because the areas intended for the production of table grapes are not included in the scope of the ban on any new vine planting, these grapes should no longer be permitted to be turned into wine and Article 36 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 should be consequentially amended; whereas, however, to allow producers to adapt to the new system, this provision should not be applied until 1 August 1997;

Whereas Articles 39 (12) and 65 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provide that, during the 1995/96 wine year, the Commission is to submit to the Council reports...