Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
A.
INTRODUCTION
4.01
European legislation regulating the designations for wines and spirits dates
back to 1970.
1
That Regulation 817/70 and its successors - Council Regu-
lations 338/79,
2
823/87,
3
1493/1999
4
and Commission Regulation 1607/2000
5
- laid down the rules and standards for 'quality wine produced in specified
regions'. Commission Regulations 2133/74,
6
2392/89,
7
01/1990,
8
881/98
9
and
753/2002
10
deal with the use of geographical names for wines.
4.02
As part of the implementation of Agenda 2000 a new common market
organisation for wine was established by Regulation 1493/1999
11
on the
common organisation of the market in wine. This applied to fresh grapes other
than table grapes, grape juice and musts, wine of fresh grapes (including
sparkling wines, liqueur wines and semi-sparkling wines), wine vinegar,
piquette, wine lees and grape marc.
1
Council Regulation 817/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced
in specified regions, OJ L 99, 5/05/1970, p. 20, no longer in force.
2
Council Regulation 338/79 of 5 February 1979 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines
produced in specified regions, OJ L 54, 5/03/1979 p. 48, no longer in force.
3
Council Regulation 823/87 of 16 March 1987 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced
in specified regions, OJ L 84, 27/03/1987 p. 59, no longer in force.
4
Council Regulation 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, OJ L 179,
14/07/1999, p. 16.
5
Commission Regulation 1607/2000 of 24 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation
1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, in particular the title relating to quality wine
produced in specified regions, OJ L 185, 25/07/2000, p. 17.
6
Council Regulation 2133/74 of 8 August 1974 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of
wines and grape musts, OJ L 240, 3/09/1974, p. 16, no longer in force.
7
Council Regulation 2392/89 of 24 July 1989 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of
wines and grape musts, OJ L 232, 09/08/1989, p. 13, no longer in force.
8
Commission Regulation 3201/90 of 16 October 1990 laying down detailed rules for the description and
presentation of wines and grape musts, OJ L 309, 08/11/1990, p. 1 and Commission Regulation 1640/2000 of
25 July 2000 amending Regulation 3201/90 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of
wines and grape musts, OJ L 187, 26/07/2000, p. 41.
9
Commission Regulation 881/98 of 24 April 1998 laying down detailed rules for the protection of the additional
traditional terms used to designate certain types of quality wine produced in specified regions (
quality wine psr
),
OJ L 124, 25/04/1998, p. 22 and Commission Regulation 2253/1999 of 25 October 1999 amending
Regulation 881/98 laying down detailed rules for the protection of the additional traditional terms used to
designate certain types of quality wine produced in specified regions (
quality wine psr
), OJ L 275, 26/10/1999,
p. 8, no longer in force.
10
Commission Regulation 753/2002 of 29 April 2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation
1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products,
OJ L 118, 4/05/2002, p. 1, as amended by Regulation 2086/2002, OJ L 321, 26/11/2002, p. 8.
11
Council Regulation 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, OJ L 179,
14/07/1999, p. 16, as last amended by Council Regulation 806/2003 of 14 April 2003 adapting to Decision
1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its
implementing powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure
(qualified majority), OJ L 122, 16/05/2003, p. 1.
