L 347/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 12. 97 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2543/97 of 15 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 (EC) No 2087/97 (%), and in particular Article 72 (5) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/96 (%), lays down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1472/97 (%), lays down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts; Whereas Austrian legislation recognizes a series of supple- mentary traditional terms used for quality wines psr from that country; whereas it should be possible for those terms to be used optionally on labels for those wines and so they should be included in Article 3 (3) (h) Whereas certain varieties of vine or their synonyms use in their designations geographical indications to which they are not entitled, apart from to the name of the variety; whereas, in order to avoid the incorrect use of these geographical names and hence confusion to consumers, it is necessary to ensure that no reference to that origin is authorized; Whereas, in view of a request from South Africa, there should be provision for wines from that country derived from only two varieties to be able to bear the name of those two varieties when they are marketed in the Community; Whereas terms relating to a method of producing quality wines psr recognized in Spain and Italy have been noti- fied by those two countries; whereas, so that those terms () OJ L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. () OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 1. () OJ L 232, 9. 8. 1989, p. 13. () OJ L 184, 24. 7. 1996, p. 3. () OJ L 309, 8. 11. 1990, p. 1. () OJ L 200, 29. 7. 1997, p. 18. may be used optionally on labels for wine, they should be included in Article 14 (3) (c) and (d); Whereas references to the ageing of wines in the case of quality wines produced in a specified region (psr) have been recognized in Austria; whereas, so that those references can be used optionally on labels for those wines, they should be included in Article 17 (2) (c) (i); Whereas Germany and Italy have requested that new synonyms traditionally used in those countries should be added to Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90; whereas those requests should be accepted; Whereas Argentina and Romania have requested adjust- ments to Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 concerning the list of new varieties of vine used in those countries; whereas those requests should be accepted; Whereas, although information on the natural conditions for growing the vines that have produced the wine should appear on a label outside the field of vision encompassing the label containing the compulsory information, there should be a derogation from this general rule so that certain references traditionally used in Germany may appear on the main label; Whereas the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Zimbabwe have requested that those countries should be added to the list of non-member countries in Annexes I, II and IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90; whereas that request should be accepted; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 is hereby amended as follows: 1. the following point (h) is added to Article 3 (3):