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►B COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)No1601/91
of10June1991
laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines,
aromatized wine-baseddrinksandaromatized wine-productcocktails
(OJL149,14.6.1991,p.1)
Amendedby:
OfficialJournal
No page date
►M1CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3279/92of9November1992 L327 1 13.11.1992
►M2Regulation (EC) No 3378/94 of the European Parliament and of the
Councilof22December1994L366 1 31.12.1994
Amendedby:
►A1ActofAccessionofAustria,SwedenandFinland C241 21 29.8.1994
(adaptedbyCouncilDecision95/1/EC,Euratom,ECSC) L1 1 1.1.1995
Correctedby:►
C1Corrigendum,OJL257,14.9.1991,p.48(1601/91)
►C2Corrigendum,OJL310,12.11.1991,p.16(1601/91)
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COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)No1601/91
of10June1991
layingdowngeneralrulesonthedefinition,descriptionandpresen-
tation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and
aromatized wine-productcocktails
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles43and100athereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission(
1),
IncooperationwiththeEuropeanParliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(3),
Whereas there are at present no specific Community rules governing
aromatized wines,aromatized wine-baseddrinksandaromatized wine-
product coktails hereinafter called ‘aromatized drinks’, in particularwith regard to the difinition of such drinks and the requirementsconcerning their description and presentation; whereas, given theeconomic importanceofthesedrinks,itisnecessary,inordertoassist
the functioning of the common market, to lay down common provi-
sionsonthissubject;
WhereasthesearomatizeddrinksconstituteamajoroutletforCommu-
nity agriculture; whereas this outlet is largely the result of the
reputation which certain of these drinks have acquired throughout theCommunity and on the world market; whereas this reputation can beattributed to the quality of the drinks in question; whereas a certainqualitystandardshouldthereforebemaintainedforthedrinksinques-
tionifthisoutletistobepreserved;whereastheappropriatemeansof
maintaining this quality standard is to define the said drinks, takingintoaccountthetraditionalpracticesonwhichtheirreputationisbased;whereas, moreover, the terms thus defined should be used only fordrinks of the same quality as traditional drinks so as to prevent theirbeingdevalued;
Whereasitisappropriatethatanappropriateframewerokbecreatedfor
aromatized drinks which are composed for the major part of wine or
musts,whileallowingfordevelopmentandinnovationasregardssuch
drinks; whereas this objective can be achieved the more easily bycreating three categories of drinks on the basis of their wine content,alcoholicstrengthandwhetherornotalcoholhasbeenaddedtothem;
Whereas it is appropriate that Community rules should reserve, for
certainterritories,theuseofgeographical ascriptionsreferringthereto,provided that the stages of production during which the finishedproduct acquires its characteristics and definitive properties are
completedinthegeographicalareainquestion;
Whereasthecustomarymeansofinformingtheconsumeristoinclude
certain information on the label; whereas the labelling of aromatized
drinks is subject to the general rules laid down in Council Directive79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the lawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtothelabelling, presentationandadver-tising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer(
4), as last
amended by Directive 89/395/EEC(5); whereas, in view of the nature
of the drinks in question and so that the consumer may have fuller
information, provisions additional to these general rules should beadopted;1991R1601—EN—01.01.1996—003.001—2
(1) OJNoC269,25.10.1986,p.15.
(2) OJNoC127,14.5.1984,p.185and
OJNoC129,20.5.1991.
(3) OJNoC124,9.5.1983,p.16.
(4) OJNoL33,8.2.1979,p.1.
(5) OJNoL186,30.6.1989,p.17.
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Whereas,inthemindoftheconsumer,thereputationofcertainaroma-
tizeddrinksiscloselylinkedtoatraditionalorigin;whereas,inordertoensurethattheconsumerisappropriatelyinformedandtotakeaccount
ofthesespecificcases,itisappropriatetomakeitcompulsorytoindi-
cate the origin in cases where the drink does not come from thetraditionalregionofproduction;
Whereas,inordertoenableappropriateinformationtobegivenonthe
compositionofthedrink,certainlabellingrulesrelatingtothenatureofthealcoholusedshouldbeadopted;
WhereasCouncilDirective80/778/EECof15July1980relatingtothe
quality of water intended for human consumption(
1), as last amended
byDirective 81/858/EEC(2),andCouncil Directive 80/777/EEC of15
July 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the Member Statesrelatingtotheexploitationandmarketingofnaturalmineralwaters(
3),
aslastamendedbyDirective85/7/EEC(4),laydownthecharacteristics
of the water which may be used in foodstuffs; whereas reference
shouldbemadethereto;
Whereas Council Directive 88/388/EEC of 22 June 1988 on the
approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtoflavouringsfor use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production(
5)
puts forward definitions of various terms liable to be used in connec-tionwith flavouring; whereasthe sameterminology shouldbeusedin
thisRegulation;
Whereas specific provisions should be adopted concerning description
and presentation for imported aromatized drinks, bearing in mind theCommunity'scommitmetsinitsrelationswiththirdcountries;
Whereas, in order to defend the reputation of Community aromatized
drinks on the world market, the same rules should be extended toexporteddrinks,exceptwheretherearecontraryprovisions,bearingin
mindtraditionalhabitsandpractices;
Whereas it is preferable to act by way of a Regulation in order to
ensure the uniform and simultaneous implementation of the measuresinquestion;
Whereas,inordertosimplifyandexpeditetheprocedure,theCommis-
sion should be instructed to adopt implementing measures of atechnical nature; whereas, for this purpose, provision should be madefor a procedure whereby the Member States and the Commission can
cooperatecloselywithinanImplementationCommittee;
Whereastransitionalmeasuresarenecessarytofacilitatethedangeover
tothesystemintoducedbythisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION:
Article 1
ThisRegulationlaysdownthegeneralrulesonthedefinition,descrip-
tion and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-baseddrinksandaromatizedwine-productcocktails.
Article 2
1. ForthepurposesofthisRegulation:
(a) aromatizedwineshallmean:1991R1601—EN—01.01.1996—003.001—3
(1) OJNoL229,30.8.1980,p.11.
(2) OJNoL319,7.11.1981,p.19.
(3) OJNoL229,30.8.1980,p.1.
(4) OJNoL2,3.1.1985,p.22.
(5) OJNoL184,15.7.1988,p.61.
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adrink:
— obtained fromwines defined in points 12 to 18 of Annex I to
Regulation(EEC)No822/87(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1325/90(2),withtheexceptionofretsinatablewine,
andpossiblywithaddedgrapemust,grapemustinfermentation
and/orfreshgrapemustwithfermentationarrestedbytheaddi-tionofalcohol,asdefinedbyCommunitylegislation,
— towhichalcoholhasbeenaddedasdefinedinArticle3(d),and
— whichhasbeenflavouredwiththeaidof:
— natural flavouring substances and/or natural flavouring
preparations as defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (i) and (c) ofDirective 88/388/EEC. Without prejudice to the morerestrictive provisions in paragraph 2, the use of substancesandpreparationsidenticaltonaturalsubstancesandprepara-tions, as defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (ii) of that Directive,
maybeauthorizedincertaincasesandundercertaincondi-
tions,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14,and/or
— aromaticherbsand/orspicesand/orflavouringfoodstuffs,
— which hasgenerally been sweetened and,subject tothe excep-
tions provided for in paragraph 2, has possibly been colouredwithcaramel,
— which has a minimum actual alcoholic strength by volume of
14,5 % vol or more and a maximum actual alcoholic strength
byvolumeoflessthan22%volandaminimumtotalalcoholicstrengthbyvolume of17,5%volormore; however,forthoseproducts which, pursuant to paragraph 5, bear the description‘dry’ or ‘extra dry’, the minimum total alcoholic strength byvolumeshallbesetat16%voland15%volrespectively.
The wine used in the preparation of an aromatized wine must,
before enrichment, be present in the finished product in a propor-
tion of not less than 75%.Without prejudice to the provisionsofArticle5,theminimumnaturalalcoholic strengthbyvolumoftheproductsusedshallbethatprovidedforbyArticle18(1)ofRegu-lation(EEC)No822/87.
Thedescription‘aromatizedwine’maybereplacedby‘wine-based
aperitif’.Theuseoftheterm‘aperitif’inthisconnectioniswithout
prejudicetotheuseofthetermtodefineproductswhichdonotfall
withinthescopeofthisRegulation;
(b) aromatizedwine-baseddrinkshallmean:
adrink— obtainedfromwinesdefinedinpoints11to13and15to18of
AnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No822/87,withtheexceptionofwines produced with the addition of alcohol and retsina tablewine, and possibly with added grape must and/or partiallyfermentedgrapemust,
— whichhasbeenflavouredwiththeaidof:
— natural flavouring substances and/or natural flavouring
preparations and/or substances or preparations identicaltheretoasdefinedinArticle1(2)(b)(i)and(ii)and(c)ofDirective 88/388/EEC; the use of artificial substances asdefined in Article 1 (2) (b) (iii) of that Directive may beauthorized in certain cases and under certain conditions, in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14,
and/or
— aromaticherbsand/orspicesand/orflavouringfoodstuffs,
— whichhaspossiblybeensweetened,
— to which no alcohol has been added, subject to the exceptions
referredtointheproductdefinitiongiveninthisRegulationor1991R1601—EN—01.01.1996—003.001—4
(1) OJNoL84,27.3.1987,p.1.
(2) OJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.19.
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decided upon in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article14,
— whichhasanactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumeof7%volor
moreandlessthan14,5%vol.
The wines used in the preparation of an aromatized wine-based
drink must be present in the finished product in a proportion ofnot less than 50 %. Without prejudice to Article 5, the minimumnatural alcoholic strengthbyvolume ofthe productsusedshall bethatprovidedforinArticle18(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87;
(c) aromatizedwine-productcocktail
shallmeanadrink:
— obtainedfromwineand/orgrapemust:
— whichhasbeenflavouredwiththeaidof:
— natural flavouring substances and/or natural flavouring
preparations and/or substances or preparations identicalthereto as defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (i), (ii) and (c) of
Directive 88/388/EEC; the use of artificial substances as
defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (iii) of that Directive may beauthorized in certain cases and under certain conditions, inaccordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14,and/or
aromaticherbsand/orspicesand/orflavouringfoodstuffs,
— hashaspossiblybeensweetenedandpossiblybeencoloured,— towhichnoalcoholhasbeenadded,
— which has an actual alcoholic strength by volume of less than
7%vol.
The wine and/or grape must used in the preparation of an aroma-
tized wine-product cocktail must be present in the finished
product in a proportion of not less than 50 %. Without prejudicetoArticle5,theminimumnaturalalcoholic strengthbyvolumeofthe products used shall be that provided for in Article 18 (1) ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87.
Specific descriptions may be decided uponin accordance with the
procedurelaiddowninArticle13.
The use of the term‘cocktail’ in this connection shall be without
prejudicetoitsusetodefineproductswhichdonotfallwithinthe
scopeofthisRegulation.
2. Definition of the various categories of aromatized wine the
descriptionofwhichmayreplace‘aromatizedwine’:
(a)Vermouth:
aromatizedwinewhichhasbeenpreparedfromwineasreferredto
inparagraph 1(a),the characteristic taste ofwhich isobtained by
theuseofappropriatederivedsubstances,inparticularoftheArte-misia species, which must always be used; this drink may besweetened only by means of caramelized sugar, sucrose, grapemust, rectified concentrated grape must and concentrated grape
must.
(b)Bitter aromatized wined:
aromatizedwinewithacharacteristicbitterflavour.Thedescription
‘bitteraormatizedwine’shallbefollowedbythenameofthemain
bitter-flavouringsubstance,withoutprejudicetoArticle8(3).
Thefollowingexpressions,orequivalent expressionsinother offi-
cial languages oftheCommunities, maybeusedtosupplement or
replacethisdescription:
— ‘Quinquinawine’,wherethemainflavouringisnaturalquinine
flavouring,
— ‘Bitter vino’, where the main flavouring is natural gentian
flavouring and the drink has been coloured with authorizedyellowand/orredcolouringmatter;theuseoftheword‘bitter’1991R1601—EN—01.01.1996—003.001—5
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inthisconnectionshallbewithoutprejudicetoitsusetodefine
productswhichdonotfallwithinthescopeofthisRegulation,
— ‘Americano’, where the flavouring is due to the presence of
natural flavouring substances derived fromworm wood and
gentianandthedrinkhasbeencolouredwithauthorizedyellow
and/orredcolouringmatter.
(c)Egg-based aromatized wine:
Aromatized wine to which good-quality egg yolk or contracts
thereof have been added and which has a sugar content expressedin terms of invert sugar of more than 200 grams and a minimumeggyolkcontentof10gramsperlitreoffinishedproduct.
The term ‘cremovo’ may accompany the term ‘egg-based aroma-
tized wine’ where such wine contains Marsala wine in aproportionofnotlessthan80%.
Theterm‘cremovozabaione’mayaccompanytheterm‘egg-based
aromatized wine’ where such wine contains Marsala wine in aproportion of not less than 80 % and has an egg yolk content ofnotlessthan60gramsperlitre.
(d)Väkevä viiniglögi — Starkvinsglögg:
An aromatized wine which has been prepared from wine as
referred to in paragraph 1 (a), the characteristic taste of which isobtainedbytheuseofclovesand/orcinnamonwhichmustalwaysbe used together with other spices; this drink may be sweetenedaccordingtoArticle3(a).
3. Definitions of the various categories of aromatized wine-based
drinksthedescriptionofwhichmay:
— replace the description ‘aromatized wine-based drink’ in the
MemberStateofproduction,
— be used to supplement ‘aromatized wine-based drink’ in the other
MemberStates:
(a)Sangria:
adrinkobtainedfromwine:
— aromatized with the addition of natural citrus-fruit extracts
oressences,
— withorwithoutthejuiceofsuchfruit,
— possibly:
— withaddedspices,
— sweetened,— withaddedCO
2,
and having an acquired alcoholic strength by volume of less
than12%vol;
(b)Clarea:
adrinkobtainedfromwhitewineunderthesameconditionsas
in(a).
The description ‘Clarea’ must be accompanied by the words
‘produced in …’ followed by the name of the Member Stateof production or of a more restricted region except where theproductisproducedinSpain.1991R1601—EN—01.01.1996—003.001—6
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The description ‘Clarea’ may replace the description ‘aroma-
tized wine-based drink’ only where the drink is manufacturedinSpain;
(c)Zurra:
adrinkobtainedbyaddingbrandyorwinespiritsasdefinedin
Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89(
1) to the drinks defined in (a)
and(b),possiblywiththeadditionofpiecesoffruit.Theactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumemustbe9%volormoreandlessthan14%vol;
(d)Bitter soda:
an aromatized drink obtained from bitter vino the content of
which in the finished product must not be less than 50 % byvolume, withadded CO
2orcarbonated water andpossiblythe
samecolourantsasbittervino.Theactualalcoholicstrengthby
volumemustbe8%volormoreandlessthan10,5%vol.Theuse of the word ‘bitter’ in this connection shall be withoutprejudicetoitsusetodefineproductswhichdonotfallwithinthescopeofthisRegulation;
(e)Kalte Ente:
an aromatized wine-based drink obtained by mixing wine,
semi-sparkling wine or semi-sparkling wine with added CO
2with sparkling wine or sparkling wine with added CO2, and
adding natural lemon substances or extracts thereof, the taste
of which must be clearly perceptible. The finished product
must contain not less than 25 % by volume of the sparklingwineorsparklingwinewithaddedCO
2;
(f)Glühwein:
an aromatized drink obtained exclusively from red or white
wine and sugar, flavoured mainly with cinnamon and cloves.Whereithasbeenpreparedfromwhitewine,thesalesdescrip-tion ‘Glühwein’ must be supplemented by the words ‘whitewine’;
(f)aViiniglögi — Vinglögg:
An aromatized drink obtained exclusively from red or white
wineandsugar,flavouredmainlywithcinnamonand/orcloves.Whereithasbeenpreparedfromwhitewine,thesalesdescrip-tion ‘Viiniglögi — Vinglögg’ must be supplemented by the
words‘whitewine’;
(g)Maiwein:
an aromatized drink obtained from wine with added asperula
odorataplants or extracts thereof so as to ensure a predomi-
nanttasteof asperula odorata;
(h)Maitrank:
an aromatized drink obtained from dry white wine in which
asperula odorata plants have been macerated or to which
extracts of asperula odorata have been added, with the addi-
tion of oranges and/or other fruits, possibly in the formofjuice, concentrated or extracts, and with maximum 5 % sugarsweetening;
(i)Other definitions:
otherdefinitionsshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeproce-
durelaiddowninArticle13.1991R1601—EN—01.01.1996—003.001—7
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4. Definitionofthecategories ofaromatized wine-productcocktails
thedescriptionofwhichmay:
— replace the description ‘aromatized wine-product cocktail’ in the
Stateofproduction,
— be used to supplement ‘aromatized wine-product cocktail’ in the
otherMemberStates;
(a)Wine-based cocktail:
anaromatizeddrinkinwhich:— the proportion of concentrated grape must does not exceed
10%ofthetotalvolumeofthefinishedproduct,
— thesugarcontent, expressedasinvert sugar,islessthan80
gramsperlitre;
(b)Aromatized semi-sparkling grape-based cocktail:
adrink:— preparedexclusivelyfromgrapemust,
— theactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumeofwhichislessthan
4%vol,
— containing carbon dioxide obtained exclusively from
fermentationoftheproductsused;
(c)Other definitions:
otherdefinitionsshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeproce-
durelaiddowninArticle13.
5. The descriptions referred to inparagraphs 1(a) and(b),2and3
mayalsoincludethefollowingparticulars,withthesugarcontentindi-catedineachrespectivesubparagraphbeingexpressedasinvertsugar:
(a) ‘extra-dry’: in the case of products with a sugar ►
C1content of
lessthan30grams ◄perlitre;
(b) ‘dry’:inthe caseof productswith a sugarcontent oflessthan 50
gramsperlitre;
(c) ‘semi-dry’:inthecaseofproductswithasugarcontentofbetween
50and90gramsperlitre;
(d) ‘semi-sweet’: in the case of products with a sugar content of
between90and130gramsperlitre;
(e) ‘sweet’:inthecaseofproductswithasugarcontentofmorethan
130gramsperlitre.
The terms ‘semi-sweet’ and ‘sweet’ may be replaced by an indication
ofthesugarcontent,expressedingramsofinvertsugarperlitre.
6. Where the sales description of aromatized wine-based drinks
includes the term‘sparkling’, the quantity of sparkling wine used
mustbenotlessthan95%.
7. Detailed rulesfortheapplication ofthisArticle shallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprocedureslaiddowninArticle14.
Article 3
Subsidiarydefinitions
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation:
(a) ‘sweetening’shallmean:
using one or more of the following products in the preparation of
aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatizedwine-productcocktails:
semi-white sugar, white sugar, refined white sugar, dextrose, fruc-
tose, glucose syrup, liquid sugar, invert liquid sugar, invert sugar
syrup, rectified concentrated grape must, concentrated grape must,freshgrapemust,burnedsugar,honey,carobsyrup,orothernaturalcarbohydrate substances having a similar effect to the aboveproducts.1991R1601—EN—01.01.1996—003.001—8
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‘Burned sugar’ means the product obtained exclusively from the
controlledheatingofsucrosewithoutbases,mineral acidsorotherchemicaladditives;
(b) ‘flavouring’shallmean:
usingoneormoreoftheflavouringsdefinedinArticle1(2)(a)of
Directive 88/388/EEC and/or aromatic herbs and/or spices and/orflavouring foodstuffs in the preparation of aromatized wines,
aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cock-
tails.
Addition of such substances confers on the final product organo-
lepticcharacteristicsotherthanthoseofwine;
(c) ‘colouring’shallmean:
usingoneormorecolorantsinthepreparationofaromatizedwines
oraromatizedwine-productcocktails;
(d) ‘addingalcohol’shallmean:
using one or more of the following products in the preparation of
aromatized wines and, where appropriate, aromatized wine-based
drinks:
— ethylalcoholofviticulturalorigin,
— winealcoholordriedgrapealcohol,
— ethylalcoholofagriculturalorigin,
— winedistillateordriedgrapedistillate,
— distillateofagriculturalorigin,
— winespiritorgrape-marcspirit,— driedgrapespirit,
which comply with the characteristics laid down by Community
provisions, in particular, the characteristics of ethyl alcohol mustcomplywiththosesetoutinAnnexI;
(e) ‘actualalcoholicstrengthbyvolume’shallmean:
the number of volumes of pure alcohol at 20º C contained in 100
volumesoftheproductatthesametemperature;
(f) ‘potentialalcoholicstrengthbyvolume’shallmean:
the number of volumes of pure alcohol at 20 ºC which would be
produced by total fermentation of the sugar contained in 100volumesoftheproductatthesametemperature;
(g) totalalcoholicstrengthbyvolume'shallmean:
thesumoftheactualandpotentialalcoholicstrengthsbyvolume;
(h) ‘naturalalcoholicstrengthbyvolume’shallmean:
the total alcoholic strength by volume of the product before any
enrichment.
Article 4
1. ForthedrinksreferredtointhisRegulationthelistofauthorized
foodadditives, the directions fortheir useandthe products concernedshall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Directive89/107/EEC(
1).
2. Forthepreparationofthesedrinks,theadditionofwater,possibly
distilledordemineralized,shallbeauthorizedprovidedthatthequalityof the water conforms to the national provisions adopted pursuant toDirectives90/777/EECand80/778/EECandthatthewateraddeddoesnotchangethenatureofthedrink.
3. Ethyl alcohol used to dilute or dissolve colorants, flavourings or
any other authorized additives used in the preparation of the saidaromatized products must be of agricultural origin and be used in the1991R1601—EN—01.01.1996—003.001—9
(1) OJNoL40,11.2.1989,p.27.
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dose strictly necessary to dilute or dissolve colorants, flavourings or
anyotherauthorizedadditive.
4. Detailedrules,includingthemethodstobeusedforanalysingthe
products covered by this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle13.
Article 5
1. Theoenologicalprocessesandpracticesauthorizedforwinesand
mustsshallbeaslaiddownbyRegulation(EEC)No822/87.
2. Processesforfinishedproductsandrawmaterialsotherthanthose
referred to in paragraph 1 may be determined in accordance with the
procedurelaiddowninArticle14.
Article 6
1. The use of the descriptions referred to in Article 2 and in this
Article shall be restricted to the drinks defined therein, account being
taken of the requirements laid down in Articles 2and 4. The descrip-
tions in question must be used to describe the said drinks in theCommunity.
Drinks which do not meet the requirements laid down for the drinks
definedinArticle2maynotbearthedescriptionsassignedtothelattertherein.
2. (a) The geographical designations listed in Annex II may replace
the descriptions referred to in paragraph 1or supplement them,formingcompositedescriptions.
(b) These geographical designations shall be reserved for drinks in
respect of which the production stage during which theyacquired their character and definitive qualities took place inthe geographical area indicated, provided that the consumer isnotmisledastotherawmaterialused.
3. The sales descriptions referred to in paragraph 1 may not be
supplementedbygeographicalascriptionsallowedforwineproducts.
4. Member States may apply specific national rules on production,
movement within a Member State, description and presentation of the
drinks referred to in Annex IImanufactured within their territories, insofarassuchrulesarecompatiblewithCommunitylaw.
Article 7
1. The sales description of aromatized drinks containing wine
products and flavourings and with a minimum alcohol strength byvolume of 1,2 % vol which do not comply with this Regulation shallcontainnoreferencetowine-sectorproducts.
2. AromatizeddrinkswhichdonotcomplywiththisRegulationmay
not be marketed for human consumption by associating words orphrases such as ‘like’, ‘type’, ‘style’, ‘make’, ‘flavour’ or any other
similarindicationswithanyofthedescriptionsmentionedinthisRegu-
lation.
3. At the latest six months following the entry into force of this
Regulation,theCommissionshallpresenttotheCouncilanappropriateproposal concerning aromatized drinks which contain wine-sectorproducts, are obtained by adding alcohol and which are not coveredbythisRegulation.
Useofthewordsusedtodescribedrinksknownas‘winecooler’shall
beauthorizedforsuchdrinksuntiltheCouncilhastakenadecisionon
theaforementionedproposal.
Article 8
1. In addition to complying with national rules adopted in accor-
dance with Directive 79/112/EEC, the labelling, presentation and1991R1601—EN—01.01.1996—003.001—10
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advertisingofthedrinksreferredtoinArticle2shallcomplywiththis
Article.
2. ThesalesdescriptionoftheproductsreferredtoinArticle2shall
be one of the descriptions to be used exclusively for such productsunderArticle6.
3. ThedescriptionsreferredtoinArticle2maybesupplementedby
areferencetothemainflavouringused.
4. Wherethealcoholusedinthemanufactureofthedrinkscovered
by this Regulations comes from one sole raw material (for example,
solely wine alcohol, molasses alcohol or grain alcohol), the nature ofthealcoholmaybeindicatedonthelabel.
Shouldthealcoholcomefromseveralrawmaterials,nospecialindica-
tionrelatingtothenatureofthealcoholshallappearonthelabel.
EthylalcoholusedinthepreparationofdrinkscoveredbythisRegula-
tiontodiluteordissolvecolorants,flavouringsoranyotherauthorizedadditivesshallnotberegardedasaningredient.
4a. Asfrom1January1993,bottledproductscoveredbythisRegu-
lationmaynotbeheldwithaviewtosaleorplacedonthemarket incontainers fitted with closing devices covered by lead-based capsulesor foil. However, the disposal of products in bottles fitted before thatdate with such capsules or foil shall be authorized until stocks areusedup.
5. The geographical designations listed in Annex II may not be
translated.
6. The particulars provided for in this Regulation shall be given in
one or more official languages of the Community in such a way that
thefinalconsumercanreadilyunderstandeachitem,unlesspurchasersareprovidedwiththeinformationbyothermeans.
7. Inthecaseofdrinksoriginatinginthirdcountries,useofanoffi-
ciallanguageofthethirdcountryinwhichtheproducthasbeenmade
shallbeauthorizediftheparticularsprovidedforinthisRegulationare
alsogiveninanofficiallanguageoftheCommunityinsuchawaythatthefinalconsumercanreadilyunderstandeachitem.
8. Without prejudice toArticle 11,inthecaseofdrinksoriginating
intheCommunityandintendedforexport,theparticularsprovidedforin this Regulation may be repeated in another language; this does not
applytothedesignationsreferredtoinparagraph5.
9. In the case of the drinks referred to in Article 2, the following
may be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle13:
(a) the special provisions governing the use of terms referring to a
certain property of the product, such as its history or the method
bywhichitisprepared;
(b) the rules governing the labelling of products in containers not
intendedforthefinalconsumer.
Article 9
1. Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that
Community provisionsrelating to aromatized wines, aromatized wine-baseddrinksandaromatizedwine-productcocktailsarecompliedwith.They shall appoint one or more agencies to monitor compliance withtheseprovisions.
InthecaseofthedrinkslistedinAnnexII,itmaybedecidedinaccor-
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle13thatsuchsupervisionand protection shall be effected, for the purposesof movement withinthe Community, by means of commercial documents verified by theadministrationandbythekeepingofappropriateregisters.1991R1601—EN—01.01.1996—003.001—11
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2. For drinks listed in Annex II which are exported, a systemof
authenticationdocumentstoeliminatefraudulentpracticesandcounter-feitsmaybeestablishedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article13.
Ifthesystemreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphisnotintroduced,the
Member States shall implement their own authentication systems,providedthatthesecomplywithCommunityrules.
3. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from
the Commission, shall adopt the necessary measures for the uniformapplicationofCommunitysprovisionsinthearomatizedwines,aroma-
tized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails sector,
particularly with regard to controls and relations between the compe-tentbodiesoftheMemberStates.
4. Member States and the Commission shall communicate to each
order the information necessary for implementing this Regulation.Detailed rulesforthecommunication anddisseminationofsuchinfor-mationshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article13.
Article 10
InordertobemarketedforhumanconsumptionwithintheCommunity,
importeddrinksdefinedbythisRegulationandbearingageographical
ascription may, subject to reciprocal arrangements, qualify for thesupervision and protection referred to in the second subparagraph ofArticle9(1).
Thefirstsubparagraphshallbeimplementedbyagreementstobenego-
tiated and concluded with the third countries concerned under the
procedurelaiddowninArticle113oftheTreaty.
Theimplementing rulesandthelistofproductsreferredtointhefirst
subparagraph shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laiddowninArticle14.
Article 10a
1. MemberStatesshalladoptallmeasuresnecessarytopermitthose
concernedtoprevent,undertheconditionslaiddowninArticles23and24oftheAgreementonTrade-RelatedAspectsofIntellectualPropertyRights, the use within the Community of a geographical designation
identifying productscoveredbythisRegulation forproductswhichdo
notoriginateintheplacereferredtobythegeographicaldesignationinquestion, including in cases where the actual origin of the product isindicated or where the geographical designations given in translationor accompanied by expressions such as ‘like’, ‘type’, ‘style’, ‘imita-
tion’orother.
ForthepurposesofthisArticle,‘geographical designation’shallmean
anyindication identifying aproductasoriginating intheterritory ofa
third country whichisa member ofthe World Trade Organization, orin a region or locality of that territory, where a quality, reputation orotherspecificcharacteristicofthatproductcanessentiallybeattributedtothatgeographicalorigin.
2. Paragraph 1shallapplynotwithstandingArticle 10ofthisRegu-
lationandotherprovisionsofCommunitylegislationlayingdownrules
forthedescription andpresentation ofproductscovered bythisRegu-lation.
3. DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle,wherenecessary,
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14.
Article 11
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wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails intended for
exportmustcomplywiththeprovisionsofthisRegulation.
Article 12
1. An Implementation Committee for the drinks covered by this
Regulation, hereinafter referredtoasthe‘Committee’, shallbesetup,consisting of representatives of the Member States and chaired by arepresentativeoftheCommission.
2. Within the Committee the votes of Member States shall be
weighted in accordance with Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The
chairmanshallnotvote.
Article 13
1. Where the procedure laid downinthisArticle istobe followed,
thechairmanshallreferthemattertotheCommitteeeitheronhisown
initiativeorattherequestoftherepresentativeofaMemberState.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall
deliveritsopiniononthedraftwithinatimelimitwhichtheChairman
may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinionshall be delivered bythe majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of theTreaty inthecaseofdecisionswhichtheCouncil isrequired toadoptonaproposalfromtheCommission.Thevotesoftherepresentativesofthe Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the
mannersetoutinthatArticle.TheChairmanshallnotvote.
3. TheCommissionshalladoptmeasureswhichshallapplyimmedi-
ately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the
opinion of the Committee, they shall forthwith be communicated by
the Commission to the Council. In that event, the Commission maydefer application of the measures for one month from the date ofcommunication.
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,maytakeadifferentdeci-
sionwithinonemonth.
Article 14
1. Where the procedure laid downinthisArticle istobe followed,
thechairmanshallreferthemattertotheCommitteeeitheronhisowninitiativeorattherequestoftherepresentativeofaMemberState.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shalldeliveritsopiniononthedraftwithinatimelimitwhichthechairmanmay lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinionshall be delivered bythe majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the
Treaty inthecaseofdecisionswhichtheCouncil isrequired toadopt
onaproposalfromtheCommission.Thevotesoftherepresentativesofthe Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in themannersetoutinthatArticle.Thechairmanshallnotvote.
3. (a) TheCommissionshalladoptthemeasuresenvisagediftheyare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCommittee.
(b) Ifthemeasuresenvisagedarenotinaccordancewiththeopinion
oftheCommittee,orifnoopinionisdelivered,theCommissionshallwithoutdelaysubmittotheCouncilaproposalrelating to
the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified
majority.
If, on the expiry of three months as from the date of referral to the
Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall beadoptedbytheCommission.1991R1601—EN—01.01.1996—003.001—13
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Article 15
The Committee may consider any other question referred to it by its
chairman,eitheronhisowninitiativeorattherequestoftherepresen-
tativeofaMemberState.
Article 16
1. In order to facilitate the changeover fromthe present arrange-
ments to those introduced by this Regulation, transitional measures
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle13.
2. Such transitional measures shall be applicable for not more than
twoyearsfromthedateofimplementationofthisRegulation.
Article 17
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publicationinthe Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from17 Decem ber 1991 with the exception of Articles
12to15,whichshallapplyasfromtheentryintoforceofthisRegula-
tion. However, drinks produced and labelled before that date may be
disposedofuntilstocksrunout.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly applicable
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ANNEX I
Characteristicsofethylalcoholasreferred toinArticle3(d)
1. Organolepticcharacteristics: Nodetectabletasteother
thanthatoftheraw
material
2. Minimumalcoholicstrengthbyvolume: 96,0%vol
3. Maximumlevelofresidues
— Total acidity expressed in g of acetic acid
perhlofalcoholat100%vol:1,5
— Esters expressed in g of ethyl acetate per hl
ofalcoholat100%vol:1,3
— Aledhydes expressed in g of acetaldehyde
perhlofalcoholat100%vol:0,5
— Higher alcohols expressed in g of methyl-2
propanol-1perhlofalcoholat100%vol:0,5
— Methanolexpressedingperhlofalcoholat
100%—vol:50
— Dryextract expressed in g per hl of alcohol
at100%vol:1,5
— Volatile bases containing nitrogen expressed
ingofnitrogenperhlofalcoholat100%
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ANNEX II
Aromatizeddrinksbasedonwineproducts
geographicaldesignations
referred to in Article 6 (2)
NürnbergerGlühwein
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