Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1607/2000 of 24 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, in particular the Title relating to quality wine produced in specified regions2 lists the quality sparkling wines psr the cuvee of which may have an alcoholic strength of less than 9,5 % vol. That Annex should be amended to include wines produced in Romania.

Annex XIII to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 of 24 July 2000 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes3 contains the derogations regarding the wine volatile acid content laid down in point 1 of Part B of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. That Annex should be amended by reason of the accession of Romania.

Article 11(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2729/2000 of 14 December 2000 laying down detailed implementing rules on controls in the wine sector4 determines the minimum number of samples to be taken each year for the analytical databank provided for in Article 10 of that Regulation. Following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, the number of samples to be taken for those countries should be determined.

Regulations (EC) No 1607/2000, (EC) No 1622/2000 and (EC) No 2729/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,