ud fra foelgende betragtninger: Paa nuvaerende tidspunkt findes der ingen saerlige faellesskabsbestemmelser for spiritus, blandt andet for saa vidt angaar definitionen af disse produkter og forskrifter vedroerende deres betegnelse og praesentation; i betragtning af disse produkters oekonomiske betydning boer der vedtages faellesbestemmelser paa dette omraade for at bidrage til det faelles markeds funktion;
Whereas at the moment there are no specific Community provisions governing spirit drinks, in particular as concerns the definition of these products and the requirements relating to their description and presentation; whereas, given the economic importance of these products, it is necessary, in order to assist the functioning of the common market, to lay down common provisions on this subject;