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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1087/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/1087",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1087/2008 of 5 November 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 423/2008 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes, as regards Annex XVII",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1087/2008\nof 5 November 2008\namending Regulation (EC) No 423/2008 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes, as regards Annex XVII\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 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAnnex V(C)(4) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 provides that the limits on increases in the alcoholic strength of wine by volume may be raised by up to 1 % in years when weather conditions have been exceptionally unfavourable.\n(2)\nArticle 27 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 423/2008 specifies that these unfavourable years and the wine-growing zones, geographical regions and varieties concerned are to be as set out in Annex XVII to that Regulation.\n(3)\nBecause of the exceptionally adverse weather during 2008, the limits on increases in natural alcoholic strength laid down in Annex V(C)(3) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 do not permit the production of wine in the wine-growing regions of the United Kingdom for which there would normally be market demand. The United Kingdom should therefore be authorised to augment natural alcoholic strength by up to 4,5 % vol.\n(4)\nRegulation (EC) No 423/2008 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 the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,\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."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 127, 15.5.2008, p. 13."
    }
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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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