Council Regulation (EEC) No 340/79 of 5 February 1979 determining the types of table wines

• Published date: 05 March 1979
• Subject Matter: Wine
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 54, 5 March 1979

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 340/79 of 5 February 1979 determining the types of table wines

Official Journal L 054 , 05/03/1979 P. 0060 - 0060
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 24 P. 0168
Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 15 P. 0216
Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 15 P. 0216

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 340/79

OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979

DETERMINING THE TYPES OF TABLE WINES

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ) ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 PROVIDES THAT A GUIDE PRICE SHALL BE FIXED ANNUALLY FOR EACH TYPE OF TABLE WINE REPRESENTATIVE OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THOSE TYPES OF WINE ;

WHEREAS THE EXTENT TO WHICH A TABLE WINE IS REPRESENTATIVE CAN BE ASSESSED ON THE BASIS OF THE QUANTITY OR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TABLE WINE CONCERNED ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE CERTAIN OBJECTIVE CHARACTERISTICS WHICH ENABLE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TABLE WINE TO BE DISTINGUISHED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE TYPES OF RED TABLE WINE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

( A ) RED TABLE WINE , OTHER THAN THAT REFERRED TO UNDER ( C ) , WITH AN ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF NOT LESS THAN 10 % VOL AND NOT MORE THAN 12 % VOL WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS " TYPE R I " ;

( B ) RED TABLE WINE , OTHER THAN THAT REFERRED TO UNDER ( C ) , WITH AN ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF NOT LESS THAN 13 % VOL AND NOT MORE THAN 14 % VOL WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS " TYPE R II " ;

( C ) RED TABLE WINE FROM VINE VARIETIES OF THE " PORTUGIESER " TYPE , WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS " TYPE R III " .

ARTICLE 2

THE TYPES OF WHITE TABLE WINE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

( A ) WHITE TABLE WINE , OTHER THAN THAT REFERRED TO UNDER ( B ) AND ( C ) , WITH AN ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF NOT LESS THAN 10 % VOL WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS " TYPE A I " ;

( B ) WHITE TABLE WINE FROM VINE VARIETIES OF THE SYLVANER OR MUELLER-THURGAU TYPE , WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS " TYPE A II " ;

( C ) WHITE...