21. 11, 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 330/1 (Acts whose publication is obligarory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3485/87 of 17 November 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 355/79 laying down general rules for the descrip- ' tion and presentation of wines and grape musts THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1972/87 (3), and in particular Article 72 (1), Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 355/79 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No '537/87 (%), laid down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts ; whereas it has proved necessary to make the presentation of certain matters covered by this Regulation more systematic and thus to facilitate its comprehension ; Whereas it is important to harmonize as far as possible the various Community texts on the description and presentation of foodstuffs and particularly those on the wine sector ; Whereas, in order to monitor the market, national authorities should know the country in which a wine has been bottled, in particular when the country in which the bottling took place is different to that where the bottler’s head office is situated; whereas the indication of the country where the bottler has his head office is of particular interest in the case of table wines made up of a blend of wines from different Community countries, since the labelling of these wines only shows the head office of the bottler or of the consignor by means of a code; whereas the required information concerning the bottler or the consignor should be supplemented by an indication of the State in which they have their head- quarters ; () OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. () O No L 184, 3. 7. 1987, p. 26. () OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 99. () OJ No L 55, 25. 2. 1987, p. 3. Whereas it is important to specify the cases in which indication of the bottler and of the consignor on the label is required by means of a code, in order to avoid con- fusion in the consumer’s mind as to the real origin of the wine ; whereas it is furthermore appropriate to regulate the cases in which, in order to facilitate commercial tran- . sactions, codes may be used on a voluntary basis to indi- cate information on bottling and on the consignor; Whereas it is important that the description of wines and grape musts may be made in each of the official Com- munity languages so as to ensure compliance with the principle of the free movement of goods over all its terri- tory ; whereas it is, however, necessary that the required information be provided in such a manner that the end user can understand them even if they appear on the label in a language other than the official language of his country ; whereas the names of geographical units should be indicated solely in the official language of the Member State where the production of the wine or of the grape must has taken place, so that the product thus described is put on the market under its traditional name ; whereas taking into account the particular difficulties of under- standing information in Greek which stem from the fact that it is not written in the Roman alphabet, authorization shall be given for such information to be repéated in one or more official Community languages ; Whereas, with a view to satisfying consumer interest in learning what vine varieties go to make up the wine in question and to take account of the demand for sweetened wine, the rules regulating the indication of varieties on wine labelling should be made more flexible ; whereas Member States should in particular be authorized to permit the indication of the names of two vine varie- ties, without the product used for possible sweetening coming from the varieties indicated and, for a limited period, the indication of varieties which have been classi- fied as a temporarily authorized variety or which are still subject to an examination as to their suitability for culti- vation ;