4.5.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 118/1 | (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 753/2002 of 29 April 2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493[1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001 (?), and in particular Articles 53 and 80 thereof, Whereas: Chapter I of Title V and Annexes VII and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 lay down rules relating to the description, designation and presentation of certain products covered by that Regulation (‘wine sector products) and the protection of certain particulars and terms. Detailed rules for the implementation of those provisions should therefore be adopted and the existing legislation on the subject repealed, namely Commission Regulations (EEC) No 3201/90 of 16 October 1990 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 885/2001 (%), (EEC) No 3901/91 of 18 December 1991 laying down certain detailed rules on the description and presentation of special wines (°), (EC) No 554/95 of 13 March 1995 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of sparkling and aerated sparkling wines (°), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1915/96 (7), and (EC) No 881/98 of 24 April 1998 laying down detailed rules for the protection of the additional traditional terms used to designate certain types of quality wine produced in specified regions () OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. () OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 10. () OJ L 309, 8.11.1990, p. 1. (% OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 54. () OJ L 368, 31.12.1991, p. 15. (®) OJ L 56, 14.3.1995, p. 3. () OJ L 252, 4.10.1996, p. 10. (quality wine pst) (|), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1608/2000 (°). Certain rules on the labelling of foodstuffs are laid down in Council Directive 75/106/EEC of 19 December 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making-up by volume of -certain pre-packaged liquids (19), as last amended by Directive 89/676/EEC ('), Council Directive 89/396/EEC of 14 June 1989 on indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs (}2), as last amended by Directive 92/11/EEC (*?), and European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/13/EC of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (1), as amended by Commission Directive 2001/101/EC (*%). Those rules also apply to wine sector products, except where expressly excluded by the Directives concerned. The rules laid down in this Regulation should take account of the experience gained in applying the existing legislation on wine sector products as well as the rules laid down in the Directives referred to above. In particular, the rules should be simplified as far as possible and made more readable, with provisions harmonised across different product groups, whilst taking account of product diversity. This Regulation should comply with the objectives of protecting the legitimate interests of consumers and producers, ensuring the smooth operation of the internal market and promoting the production of quality products as laid down in Article 47(1) of &) OJ L 124, 25.4.1998, p. 22. ) %) OJ L 185, 25.7.2000, p. 24. 19 QJ L 42, 15.2.1975, p. 1. ) ) ) OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 21. ) OJ L 65, 11.3.1992, p. 32. ) ) ( ( ( ( (12 ( (** OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29. ( ) OJ L 398, 30.12.1989, p. 18. 15 QJ L 310, 28.11.2001, p. 19.