Europa Agriculture – wine-based aperitifs – community definition – none – power of member states to enact rules as to quality – requirement of minimum proportion of alcohol – permissibility – conditions (council regulations no 816/70, annex ii, point 10, and no 337/79, annex ii, point 11) The appellation ‘wine-based aperitifs’ is not at present governed by community regulations which exclude the application of the national legislation of the member states. Since there are no applicable community regulations the member states continue to have the power to define the standards applicable to the manufacture and marketing of national products called wine-based aperitifs. Therefore a member state may not be prevented from subjecting the manufacturer of wine-based aperitifs to special quality rules, depending on the characteristics of that kind of beverage. If a requirement of a minimum proportion of alcohol is within the community limits, it meets that criterion of quality.
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R-204/80, [1982] EUECJ R-204/80
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European
European, Agriculture
Updated: 04 February 2022; Ref: scu.215045