9.3.79 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 58/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 460/79 of 5 March 1979 on direct cooperation between the competent bodies in the Member States regarding the downgrading of quality wines produced in specified regions THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organiza- tion of the market in wine ('), and in particular Article 64 (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas pursuant to Article 64 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 the necessary measures should be adopted to ensure uniform application of the Commu- nity provisions in the wine sector, particularly as regards wines covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 338/79 of 5 February 1979 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in speci- fied regions (?); whereas Article 16 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 338/79 lays down that a quality wine produced in a specified region may be downgraded at the marketing stage only where the properties of the quality wine psr in question have deteriorated or altered as a result of a change noted during ageing, storage or transport ; Whereas it is therefore appropriate that the down- grading of a quality wine psr on the territory of a Member State other than that in which it originated should be carried out by a competent body of the Member State of origin; whereas, to that end, direct cooperation should be ensured between the bodies responsible in the Member States for the supervision of the production and marketing of quality wines psr; whereas it is necessary to lay down the rules for such cooperation ; whereas, however, in order to simplify the administrative task of the Member States, it should be possible for the competent body of the Member State on whose territory a small quantity of the quality wine psr in question is located to downgrade this quantity itself ; (") OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1. (*) O] No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 48. Whereas, to facilitate the task of the Member States, cooperation between the bodies responsible for the supervision of the production and marketing of quality wines psr should be coordinated in accordance with the rules laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 359/79 of 5 February 1979 on direct cooperation between the bodies designated by Member States to verify compliance with Community and national pro- visions in the wine sector (3); Whereas certain administrative and technical ques- ‘tions relating to direct cooperation between the competent bodies of different Member States must be settled in accordance with Community rules ; whereas detailed rules of application must therefore be adopted ; Whereas the possibility should be provided for of amending the arrangements for downgrading, taking account of a report to be drawn up by the Commis- sion on the basis of the experience acquired in the implementation of this Regulation, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 This Regulation lays down measures regarding the relations which exist between the bodies assigned by the Member States to supervise the production and marketing of quality wines psr and the Commission with a view towards governing the downgrading of quality wines psr provided for in Article 16 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 338/79. Article 2 1. Where the characteristics of a quality wine psr have deteriorated in such a way that the wine is liable to be downgraded, the competent body of the () OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 136.