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29.7.71 Official Journal of the European Communities NoL 170/3

REGULATION (EEC) No 1627/71 OF THE COUNCIL of 26 July 1971

amending Regulations (EEC) Nos 816/70 and 817/70 as regards certain transitional measures on wine

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 date 31 October 1971 shall be substituted for the Having regard to Regulation No 241 on the date 31 August 1971 appearing in the second progressive establishment of a common organisation sentence of Article 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 816/ 70 . of the market in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 816/70,2 and in particular Article 4 thereof:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; Article 2

Having regard to the Opinion of the European The following third paragraph shall be added to Parliament3 ; Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 :

Whereas Article 37 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 'Until Member States have adopted, in respect of 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional the quality wines p.s.r. produced on their provisions for the common organisation of the territory, the national provisions on conditions of market in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) production referred to in Articles 2, 3 , 4, 6 ( 1 ), 7 No 2612/70,4 provides that transitional measures . and 10, and until 31 August 1973 at the latest, shall be applicable only until 31 August 1971 ; whereas the reasons underlying Article 37 still exist; wines appearing on , a list adopted according to the procedure provided for in Article 7 of whereas a longer period should therefore be proyided Regulation No 24 shall be considered as quality for the application of transitional measures ; wines p.s.r. if they are in conformity with the other provisions of this Regulation.' Whereas, moreover, the preparation of a list of quality wines p.s.r. should be provided for, pending the adoption by Member States of rules for the production of these wines provided for in Council . Article 3 Regulation (EEC) No 817/705 of 28 April 1970 laying down special provisions for quality wines produced in specified regions ; whereas it is, however, necessary This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August to set a time limit for the validity of that list; 1971 .

1 OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 989/62. 2 OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p. 1 . 3 OJ No C 78 , 2.8.1971 , p. 77. 4 OJ No C 281 , 27.12.1970, p . 6. 5 OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p . 20.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 July 1971 .

For the Council

The President

A. MORO