14. 7. 89 Official joumgl of the European Communities No L 202/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2043/89 of 19 June 1989 amending Regulation (EEC)- No 823/87 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Commushity, 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 experience gained from applying Regulation (EEC) No 823/87(*) has shown the need to emphasize the horizontal nature of the said Regulation, which applies to all categories of quality wine produced in specified regions of the Community, hereinafter called ‘quality wines psr’, but-also, for the sake of a more methodical presentation of Community wine legislation, to remove from the Regulation the detailed technical provisions which would be more appropriately included in the special Regulations dealing with these matters which already exist or which have yet to be adopted; whereas in this connection it should be stressed that the provisions of that Regulation apply to all quality wines psr, including sparkling, semi-sparkling and liqueur wines - - except for certain specific provisions expressly indicated; whereas the detailed provisions, which apply only to quality: sparkling wines produced in specified regions, should be transferred to Council Regulation (EEC) No 358/79 of 5 February 1979 on sparkling wines produced -in the Community as defined in point 15 of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 (%), as last amendet by Regulation (EEC) No 3805/85 (¢); (1) OJ No C 14, 19. 1. 1988, p. 8. (2) OJ No C 235, 12. 9. 1988, p. 38. (*) O] No C 208, 8. 8. 1988, p. 8. () O No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 9. (5) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 130. (5) OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1985, p. 39. Whereas: the specific rules applicable to special wines produced in a specified ‘region form part of the rules governing in particular the production and where appropriate the entry into free circulation of such wines; Whereas the location of a vineyard and the annual weather conditions - affecting it, and wine-growing _techniques including in particular the oenological practices and processes used immediately after the grape harvest, determine to a large extent the characteristics of a quality wine; whereas, for this reason, but also to reduce the risk of adulteration when raw materials change hands, it should be laid down that grapes and grape must may be processed into quality wine only within or in the immediate vicinity of a specified wine-growing region, the name of which should be stated; ' Whereas, in order to protect the holdings concerned from losses resulting from a break with traditional commercial - practices, Member States should-be granted the option of - permitting that a-quality wine psr be obtained by adjusting the basic product used by adding one or more wine-sector products which-do not originate in the specified region whose name is borne by the wine; whereas the exceptional nature of such-adjustments must be clearly apparent in the rules of application by a limit on the total volume of the products added and by the provision of a list of the quality wines psr which may undergo these adjustments and a time limit on the validity of the derogation case by case; whereas the Member States must also be granted the option of permitting, in certain .cases, grapes and grape must to be processed into quality wines psr outside the specified region whose name is borne by the wine; Whereas it should be stated that in certain specified regions where Member States have authorized the alcoholic strength of quality wines produced in specified regions to be increased, wine-makers may choose to use any one of the enrichment processes referred to in Article 19 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (7), as last (7) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.