NoL187/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.7.77
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1678/77
of19July1977
supplementing Regulation (EEC)No816/70byintroducingnewprovisions
relatingtooenologicalpracticesandprocesses
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(1),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee(2),
WhereasTitleIVofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1677/77(4),laysdownrulesrelatingtocertainoenolog­
icalprocesses;
Whereas,inordertoimprovethefunctioningofthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinwineandthus
facilitatethefreecirculationofwinesintheCommu­
nity,whethertheyoriginateinMemberStatesornon­
membercountries,itisessentialtodrawupadditional
commonrulesconsisting,inparticular,indefiningon
aCommunity leveltheoenologicalpracticesand
processeswhich,forthemajorityoftheproducts,are
theonlyonesauthorized ;whereas,inorderto
guaranteeacertainqualitylevel,itshouldbelaid
downthatthesepracticesandprocessescanonlybe
usedforthepurposeofensuringpropervinification
and/orpreservation ;whereastheMemberStates
shouldbeallowedtoauthorizeforexperimental
purposesforadeterminedperiodcertainoenological
practicesandprocessesnotlaiddowninthisRegula­
tion;
Whereas,inordertoeasethetransitiontothenew
systemlaiddownbythisRegulation,transitionalprovi­
sionsshouldbelaiddownandthepossibilityoftransi­
tionalmeasuresprovidedfor,'Article26b
1.Thevolatileacidcontentmaynotexceed:
—18milliequivalents forpartiallyfermented
grapemust,
—18milliequivalents forwhitewines,
—20milliequivalents forredwines.
2.Thelevelsreferredtoinparagraph 1shall
apply:
—toproductsproducedfromgrapesharvested
withintheCommunity ,attheproductionstage
andatallstagesofmarketing,
—topartiallyfermentedgrapemustandwines
originatinginthirdcountries,atallstages
followingtheirentryintothegeographical
territoryoftheCommunity .
3.Provisionmaybemadeforexceptionsto
paragraph 1asregards:
(a)certainqualitywinespsrandcertaintable
winesdesignatedpursuanttoArticle30(2)
whenthey:
—havematuredoveraperiodofatleasttwo
years,or
—havebeenproducedaccordingtoparticular
methods;
(b)wineswithatotalalcoholicstrengthofatleast
13
4.Thedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Article,andinparticulartheexceptionsreferredto
inparagraph3,shallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegu­
lationNo24.'
Article2
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:
Article26c
1.Onlythoseoenologicalpracticesand
processesreferredtointhisRegulation,andin
particularinAnnexIlaorinotherCommunity
rulesapplicabletothewinesector,shallbeauthor­
izedfortheproductsdefinedunderpoints1to4,
7to10and12ofAnnexIIandforconcentratedHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:
(')OJNoC23,8.3.1974,p.33.
(2)OJNoC101,23.11.1973,p.1.
(3)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(4)Seepage6ofthisOfficialJournal.

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wherethepracticewasallowedasat1September
1977,providedthattheproductsobtainedarenot
sentoutoftheMemberStatesconcerned .
Theuseofsilverchloride,asreferredtoinpoint2
(w)ofAnnexHa,forthepurposeofeliminating
defectsinthetasteorsmellofwine,shallbe
authorizeduntil31August1979inMemberStates
wherethepracticewasallowedasat1September
1977,providedthattheproductsobtainedarenot
sentoutoftheMemberStatesconcerned .
MemberStatesmayauthorizetheuseofcopper
sulphate,asreferredtoinpoint2(x)ofAnnexIIa,
forthepurposeofeliminatingdefectsinthetaste
orsmellofwineinproductionregionswhere
coppersulphatehasnotbeenusedforthetreat­
mentofthevines.
Theuseofsilverchlorideandcoppersulphatefor
oneandthesamewineshallbeprohibited .
4.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedforbythe
Council,actingonaproposalfromtheCommis­
sioninaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaid
downinArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,theaddition
ofwatertotheproductsreferredtoinArticle1
shallbeprohibited.However,thedissolvingof
certainoenologicalsubstancesinwatershallbe
toleratedifitisanessentialconditionoftheiruse.
5.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commissioninaccordancewiththevotingproce­
durelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,may
restrictorprohibittheuseoftheoenologicalprac­
ticesandprocessesreferredtoinAnnexIIain
respectoftheproductsreferredtoinparagraph 1.
6.Thefollowingshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegu­
lationNo24:
—detailedrulesonthecomparability ofcertain
oenologicalpracticesandprocessesemployed
inthirdcountrieswiththosespecifiedin
AnnexIIa,
—theotherdetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thisArticle.'grapemustandsparklingwinesasdefinedin
Article2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No948/70
of26May1970definingcertainproductsfalling
withinheadingNos20.07,22.04and22.05ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginthird
countries(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No681/75(2).
Thepracticesandprocessesreferredtointhefirst
subparagraphmayonlybeappliedforthepurpose
ofensuringpropervinificationand/orpreservation
oftheproductsconcerned;inparticular,blending
orcoupageshallbeprohibited :
—oftablewineswitheachother,or
—ofwinessuitableforproducingtablewines
witheachotherorwithtablewines,or
—ofqualitywinespsrwitheachother,or
—ofimportedwineswitheachother,
ifoneoftheingredientsdoesnotcomplywiththe
requirements ofthisRegulationorwiththose
adoptedpursuanttothisRegulation .
Thepurityandidentificationspecifications ,forthe
oenologicalsubstancesreferredtoinAnnexIIa,
shallbethoselaiddownbytherelevantprovision
ofCommunitylawor,failingthis,thosespecifica­
tionswhichareinconformitywithnationallaw.
2.Bywayofderogationfromthefirstsubpara­
graphofparagraph 1MemberStatesmay,in
respectoftheoenologicalpracticesandprocesses
referredtoinAnnexIIa,imposestrictercondi­
tionstoensurethepreservationoftheessential
characteristics ofqualitywinespsrandtablewines
designatedpursuanttoArticle30(2),producedin
theirterritory.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionofthe
provisionsadoptedpursuanttothefirstsubpara­
graph.
TheCommissionshalltakethenecessarystepsto
bringsuchprovisionstotheattentionoftheother
MemberStates.
3.Theuseofoenocyanin ,asreferredtoin
point2(t)ofAnnexIIa,forthepurposeof
obtainingthecorrectcolouringofredwinesonly,
shallbeauthorizeduntil31August1980solelyin
respectofproducersandinwineregionswhere
suchuseiscustomaryorexceptional ,inaccor­
dancewiththelawsinforceon1June1970.
Theuseofsodium-based cationexchangeresins,
asreferredtoinpoint2(u)ofAnnexIIa,forthe
purposeofpreventingprecipitating ofexcess
calciumwhenthewineismarketed,shallbe
authorizeduntil31August1980inMemberStatesArticle3 s
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:
'Article26d
1.Forexperimental purposes,eachMember
Statemayauthorize,foramaximumperiodof
threeyears,theuseofcertainoenologicalpractices
orprocessesnotprovidedforinthisRegulation,
onconditionthat:(!)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.6.
(*)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.48.

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(d)useofcarbondioxideornitrogeneither
aloneorcombinedsoastocreateaninert
atmosphere ;
(e)useofyeastsforwineproduction ;
(f)additionofdiammonium phosphateorof
ammoniumsulphateupto0-3g/1respec­
tivelyandofthiaminupto0-6mg/1,to
encouragethegrowthofyeasts;
(g)useofsulphurdioxideorpotassiummetabi­
sulphitewhichmayalsobecalledpotas­
siumdisulphiteorpotassiumpyrosulphite ;
(h)eliminationofsulphurdioxidebyphysical
processes ;
(i)treatmentofwhitemustandnewwhite
winesstillinfermentation withcharcoalfor
oenologicaluse,uptoamaximumof100g
ofdryproductperhectolitre;
(j)clarificationbymeansofoneormoreofthe
followingsubstancesforoenologicaluse:
—ediblegelatines,
—isinglass,
—caseinandpotassiumcaseinate,
—animalalbumin(eggalbuminanddried
bloodpowder),
—bentonite,—thequantitiestowhichanypracticesor
processesapplydonotexceedamaximumof
SO000hectolitresperannumforanyoneexpe­
riment,
—theproductsobtainedarenotsentoutsidethe
MemberStateonwhoseterritorytheexperi­
mentwasconducted .
2.Beforetheexpiryoftheperiodreferredtoin
paragraph 1,theMemberStateconcernedshall
sendtheCommissionareportontheexperiment
authorized.TheCommissionshallnotifytheother
MemberStatesoftheresultsoftheexperiment .
Dependingontheseresults,theMemberState
concernedmaysubmittotheCommission a
requestforauthorization tocontinuetheexperi­
ment,possiblywithalargerquantitythaninthe
initialexperiment,forafurthermaximumperiod
ofthreeyears.TheMemberStateconcernedshall
forwardtheappropriatedocumentation insupport
ofitsrequest.
3.TheCommission ,actinginaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation
No24,shalltakeadecisionontherequest
referredtoinparagraph2.Atthesametimeit
maydecidethattheexperimentmaybecarried
outunderthesameconditionsinotherMember
States.
4.Aftergatheringalltheinformationonthe
experimenttheCommissionmay,attheendof
theperiodreferredtoinparagraph 1and,where
applicable,attheendoftheperiodreferredtoin
paragraph2,submittotheCouncilaproposalfor
definitiveauthorization oftheoenologicalpractice
orprocesscoveredbytheexperiment .Inthatcase,
theCouncilshallactinaccordance withthe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
Treaty.
5.Thedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshall,ifnecessary,beadoptedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7of
RegulationNo24.'
Article4
ThefollowingAnnexshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:—silicondioxideasagelorcolloidalsolu­
tion,
—kaolin,
—tannin,
—pectinolyticenzymes;
(k)useofsorbicacid;
(1)useoftartaricacidforacidificationpurposes
undertheconditionslaiddowninArticles
20(1),(2)and22;
(m)useofoneofthefollowingsubstancesfor
deacidification purposesunderthecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticles20(1)and22:
—neutralpotassiumtartrate,
—potassiumbicarbonate ,
—calciumcarbonate,whichmaycontain
smallquantitiesofthedoublecalcium
saltofL(+)tartaricandL(—)malic
acids.
2.Processesandoenologicalpracticeswhichmay
beappliedtopartiallyfermentedgrapemust
intendedfordirecthumanconsumption inits
naturalstate,winesuitableforproducingtable
wine,tablewine,sparklingwine:
(a)useindrywines,andinquantities "not
exceeding5%offreshleeswhichare
soundandundilutedandcontainyeasts
resultingfromtherecentvinificationofdry
wines;
(b)aeration;
(c)thermaltreatment;'ANNEXHa
1.Oenologicalpracticesandprocesseswhichmay
beappliedtofreshgrapes,grapemust,partially
fermentedgrapemust,concentratedgrapemust
andnewwinestillinfermentation :
(a)aeration;
(b)thermaltreatment;
(c)centrifugingandfiltration,withorwithout
anaddedinertfilteringagentoncondition
thatnoundesirable residueisleftinthe
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(u)useofsodium-based cationexchangeresins
undertheconditionsreferredtoinArticle
26c(3);
(v)useofdiscsofpureparaffinimpregnated
withallylisothiocyanate tocreateasterile
atmosphere ,solelyinMemberStateswhere
itistraditionalandinsofarasitisnot
forbiddenbynationallaw,providedthat
theyareusedonlyincontainersholding
morethan20litresandthatthereisno
traceofallylisothiocyanate inthewine;
(w)treatmentbysilverchlorideunderthecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle26c(3)provided
thatthesilvercontentoftheproductso
treatedisnotmorethan01mg/1;
(x)treatmentbyupto20mg/1ofcopper
sulphateundertheconditionslaiddownin
Article26c(3)andprovidedthatthecopper
contentoftheproductsotreatedisnot
morethan1mg/1.'(d)centrifugingandfiltration,withorwithout
anaddedinertfilteringagentoncondition
thatnoundesirableresidueisleftinthe
productsotreated;
(e)useofcarbondioxideornitrogen,either
aloneorcombined,tocreateaninertatmos­
phere.Thecarbondioxidecontentofwine
preservedinthiswaymaynotexceed2g/1;
(f)additionofcarbondioxide,providedthat
thecarbondioxidecontentofwineso
treateddoesnotexceed2g/1;
(g)use,aslaiddowninCommunityrules,of
sulphurdioxideorpotassiummetabisul­
phitewhichmayalsobecalledpotassium
disulphiteorpotassiumpyrosulphite ;
(h)additionofsorbicacidorpotassiumsorbate
expressedassorbicacid,providedthatthe
finalcontentofthetreatedproductonits
releasetothemarketfordirecthuman
consumptiondoesnotexceed200mg/1;
(i)additionofupto150mg/1ofL(—)
ascorbicacid;
(j)additionofcitricacidforwinestabilization
purposes,providedthatthefinalcontentin
thetreatedwinedoesnotexceed1g/1;
(m)clarificationbymeansofoneormoreof
thefollowingsubstancesforoenological
use:
—ediblegelatines,
—isinglass,
—caseinandpotassiumcaseinate,
—animalalbumin(eggalbuminanddried
bloodpowder),
—bentonite,Article5
InArticle39ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70'of
AnnexesIandII'shallbereplacedby'ofAnnexesI,
IIandIIa\
Article6
Thetransitionalmeasuresnecessarytofacilitatethe
changeovertothearrangements providedforinthis
Regulation,inparticularregardingtheproducts
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70which,whetherimportedornot,areofthe
1977harvestandofpreviousharvests,shallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle7ofRegulationNo24.—silicondioxideasagelorcolloidalsolu­
tion,
—kaolin;
(n)additionoftannin;
(o)treatmentofwhitewineswithcharcoalfor
oenologicaluse,upto100mg/1;
(p)treatmentwithpotassiumferrocyanide
underconditionstobelaiddown;
(q)additionofupto100mg/1ofmetatartaric
acid;
(r)useofacacia;
(s)useofDLtartaricacid,underconditionsto
belaiddown,forprecipitating excess
calcium;Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1September1978withtheexcep­
tionoftheprovisionsthereofintroducingintoRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70:
—Article26c(3),and
—AnnexIIa(2),insofarasArticle26c(3)refers
thereto,
(t)useofoenocyaninundertheconditionslaid
downinArticle26c(3); whichshallapplyfrom1September1977.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19July1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET