{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-355/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2005/355",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 355/2005 of 28 February 2005 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90 determining Community methods for the analysis of wines",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-355",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 355/2005\nof 28 February 2005\namending Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90 determining Community methods for the analysis of wines\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(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe method for measuring the alcoholic strength of wine by electronic densimetry has been validated in accordance with internationally recognised criteria. The International Vine and Wine Office (OIV) adopted the new description of this method at its General Assembly in 2000.\n(2)\nUse of this measurement method can constitute a simpler and more accurate means of checking the alcoholic strength by volume of wines.\n(3)\nThere is no longer any need to recognise the equivalence of this method with the methods described in Chapter 3 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90, and Article 3(2) of that Regulation should therefore be deleted. The updated description of this method and the experimental values for the validation parameters for the method should also be included in Chapter 3 of the Annex to that Regulation.\n(4)\nRegulation (EEC) No 2676/90 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "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 amended by the 2003 Act of Accession."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 272, 3.10.1990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 128/2004 (OJ L 19, 27.1.2004, p. 3)."
    }
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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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