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25.7.70 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 114/ 1

REGULATION (EEC) No 945 /70 OF THE COUNCIL of 26 May 1970

determining the types of table wines

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Article 1 European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof : The types of red table wine shall be as follows :

(a) red table wine, other than that referred to under Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No ( c), with an actual alcoholic strength of not less 816/701 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional than 10° and not more than 12° , which shall be provisions for the common organisation of the known as ' Type R I'; market in wine, and in particular Article 2 thereof;

(b) red table wine, other than that referred to under (c), with an actual alcoholic strength of not less Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; than 13° and not more than 14° , which shall be known as 'Type R II';

Having regard to the Opinion of the European ( c) red table wine from vine varieties of the Parliament; 'Portugieser' type, which shall be known as . 'Type R III '.

Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 provides that a guide price shall be fixed annually for each type of table wine representative of Community Article 2 production; whereas it is therefore necessary to determine those types of wine ; The types of white table wine shall be as follows :

Whereas the extent to which a table wine is ( a ) white table wine, other than that- referred to representative can be assessed on the basis of the under (b ) and (c), with an actual alcoholic quantity or characteristics of the table wine strength of not less than 10° and not more than concerned ; 12° , which shall be known as 'Type A I';

(b ) white table wine from vine varieties of the Whereas it is necessary to determine certain objective Sylvaner or Muller-Thurgau type, which shall be characteristics which enable the different types of known as 'Type A II'table wine to be distinguished ; '

(c) white table wine from vine varieties of the — — Riesling type, which shall be known as 'Type A 1 OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p. 1 . , HI .

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Article 3 Article 4 \ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third The lists of vine varieties referred to in Articles 1 (c) day following its publication in the Official Journal and 2 (b) and (c) shall be adopted according to the of the European Communities . procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation No 241 on the progressive establishment of a common The provisions of this Regulation shall take effect on organisation of the market in wine . 1 June 1970.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 26 May 1970 .

For the Council The President Ch . HÉGER

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1 OJ No 30, 20.4.1962 , p. 989/62.