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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-58/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/58",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 26 November 2007 authorising the acidification of grape must and wine produced in the wine-growing zone B of Austria for the 2007/2008 wine year (notified under document number C(2007) 5615) (Only the German text is authentic) (2008/58/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-58",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 26 November 2007\nauthorising the acidification of grape must and wine produced in the wine-growing zone B of Austria for the 2007/2008 wine year\n(notified under document number C(2007) 5615)\n(Only the German text is authentic)\n(2008/58/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, and in particular Article 46(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe exceptional weather conditions during the period of ripening of the grapes in the wine-growing zone B of Austria have resulted in a significant and irreversible reduction in the acidity of the grapes and grape must. The particular weather conditions observed during the summer of 2007 in Austria are similar to those normally found in wine-growing areas located much further south.\n(2)\nThe total level of acidity of the grapes harvested on maturity in the regions concerned is abnormally low and incompatible with good winemaking and satisfactory wine conservation.\n(3)\nAustria should therefore be permitted to authorise the acidification of grape must and wine from zone B for the 2007 harvest under the conditions laid down in points E.2, E.3 and E.7 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.\n(4)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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