Council Regulation (EEC) No 2253/88 of 19 July 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine

• Published date: 26 July 1988
• Subject Matter: Wine
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 198, 26 July 1988

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 2253/88 of 19 July 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine

Official Journal L 198 , 26/07/1988 P. 0035 - 0039
Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 27 P. 0053
Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 27 P. 0053

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2253/88 of 19 July 1988 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 in view of the large surplus on the wine market, the conditions under which national aid may be granted for the planting of vineyards should be narrowly drafted;

Whereas because of the technical nature of the quantitative limits for certain oenological practices and processes referred to in Annex VI of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87(4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1441/88(5), provision should be made for the Council to amend those limits, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, in the light of scientific progress and experience;

Whereas experience shows that the use of copper sulphate should no longer be restricted, as laid down in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, to regions in which it has not been used for the treatment of the vines;

Whereas Article 17(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 lays down the conditions under which calcium tartrate or tartaric acid may be used for deacidification; whereas the use of a homogeneous and finely pulverized preparation of tartaric acid and calcium carbonate should be permitted subject to the same conditions as calcium tartrate, and in equivalent quantities;

Whereas as part of the scheme for compulsory deliveries of wine for distillation a producer is obliged to deliver all by-products of winemaking for distillation; whereas, in order to avoid the overpressing of by-products, the producer must deliver a certain quantity expressed as a volume of alcohol; whereas if this quantity is not reached by the volume of alcohol contained in the by-products the producer is obliged to make up the difference by delivering wine; whereas there is at present a surplus of non-marketable wine and it is thus in the interest of the Community to avoid as much as possible the production of wine of lesser quality; whereas, therefore, the quantities of by-products of winemaking to be compulsorily delivered should be increased;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1441/88 adjusted the price payable for wine delivered for distillation set out in Article 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87; whereas in order to maintain the necessary balance between the prices applicable within the context of the various compulsory distillations, it is appropriate also to progressively reduce the price applicable to the distillation of by-products of the winemaking and that applicable to the distillation of wines referred to in Article 36 of the said Regulation;

Whereas compulsory distillation of wine from grapes of vine varieties not classified as wine varieties and wine from grapes of double or triple-purpose varieties, as referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, have to be effected by the end of the wine year in which those wines are produced; whereas in order to ensure that sanctions for exceeding this time-limit are in proportion to the infringement, and for the sake of harmonization with other distillation measures, it should be left for the Commission to set a time limit;

Whereas Article 44 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 lays down that in the case of certain distillation operations the buying-in price for wine obtained by producers who have brought about an increase in alcoholic strength by adding sucrose or must...