27. 3. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 84/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 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 Articles 42 and 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), Whereas the basic provisions concerning the organization of the market in wine have been amended a number of times since their consolidation by Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 536/87 (3); whereas, by reason of their number, complexity and dispersal among various issues of the Official Journal of the European Communities, the relevant texts are difficult to use and thus lack the clarity which should be an essential feature of all legislation; whereas they should therefore be consolidated anew; Whereas the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 340/79 of 5 February 1979 determining the types of table wines (*), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3805/85, should also be incorporated into this Regulation; Whereas the operation and development of the common market in agricultural products must be accompanied by the establishment of a common agricultural policy to include in particular a common organization of agricultural markets which may take various forms depending on the product; Whereas the aim of the common agricultural policy is to attain the objectives set out in Article 39 of the Treaty and, (') O] No C 283 10. 11. 1986, p. 99. (2) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1. (?) OJ No L 55, 25. 2. 1987, p. 1. (*) O] No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 60. in particular in the wine sector, to stabilize markets and ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community concerned; whereas these objectives may be attained by adjusting resources to needs, in particular through the pursuit of a policy of quality; Whereas a precise definition of products, in particular of table wine, which come within the scope of this Regulation is indispensable for the effective operation thereof; Whereas, following a period of rapid change in technology and in methods of analysis, enough is now known about rectified concentrated must for it to be defined more closely; whereas, in addition, provision should be made for the possibility for the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission by a qualified majority, to amend, if necessary, the definition of the product in" question on the basis of the development of the abovementioned knowledge; Whereas the trend in the production of material for the vegetative propagation of grape wines, in particular as regards its breakdown by variety, allows the future development of wine-growing potential to be forecast; whereas the Member States should therefore monitor this - trend by means of annual surveys; Whereas the capacity to control the balance between supply and demand on the wine market depends on knowing the production potential and on having an estimate of the volume of grape must and wine available each year; Whereas a movement of vineyards may be noted towards land where conditions of cultivation are easier; whereas this movement from the hills to the plains is not always consistent with the natural suitability of land for wine- growing and is usually accompanied by an increase in yields, sometimes at the expense of quality; whereas, in