Council Regulation (EEC) No 1236/89 of 3 May 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine

• Published date: 11 May 1989
• Subject Matter: Wine
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 128, 11 May 1989

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1236/89 of 3 May 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine

Official Journal L 128 , 11/05/1989 P. 0031 - 0031
Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 29 P. 0060
Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 29 P. 0060

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1236/89 of 3 May 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine

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 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 the reduction in wine production anticipated from the structural measures covering areas planted to wine grapes should not be prevented from being realized on account of replanting under rights arising from the grubbing of areas planted to vines that fall into another category as far as normal utilization of the grapes produced is concerned; whereas it is necessary to stipulate therefore that areas grubbed may be replanted only with vines of the same utilization category as the vines grubbed;

Whereas it appears advisable to extend the possibility, which already exists where preventive distillation is concerned, of delivering for compulsory distillation, in addition to table wines, wines suitable for yielding table wine in order to avoid, in particular, the enrichment of the latter wines for the production of table wine, which at present is the only wine eligible for such distillation;

Whereas it is also appropriate to update certain references

to the rules and regulations in the field of production structures;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4250/88 (5), should therefore be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The following is added to the third indent of Article 6 (2):

´and by Regulation (EEC) No 797/85.'

2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 7 (3):

´When a replanting right is exercised, only those wine varieties may be used in the classification of vine varieties drawn up pursuant to Article 13 (1), which are ranked in the same...