20.7.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL198/1
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REGULATION (EEC)No1876/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of15July1974
concerningtheadditionofalcoholtoproductsinthewinesector
Whereasthepreparationofproductsfallingwithin
headingNo22.06andsubheading22.07BIIofthe
CommomCustomsTariffrequirestheadditionof
alcoholtosomeoftheproductslistedinArticle1(2)
ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70;whereassuchpre­
parationissignificantenoughtojustifyderogation
fromtheprohibitionontheadditionofalcohol;
Whereas,inordertopreventfrauds,inallcasesthe
natureofthealcoholwhichmaybeaddedshouldbe
specifiedandincertaincasesthepermissiblelimits
fortheadditionofalcoholshouldbefixed;
Whereasthemeasuresconcerningsemi-sparking
winesandproductsfallingwithinheadingNo22.06
oftheCommonCustomsTariffshouldbeofa
temporarynature,pendingtheadoptionofprovisions
supplementing orharmonizing thedefinitionsof
theseproducts;whereassuchmeasuresshouldthere­
forebelaiddownforalimitedperiod;
Whereasmostoftheaboveconsiderations have
alreadyformedthebasisofprovisionscontainedvari­
ouslyinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1093/70(3)of
8June1970concerningtheadditionofalcoholto
productsinthewinesectororiginatingintheCommu­
nity,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1929/73(4),andinthepreviousamendmentsthereto;
whereas,becauseoftheirnumberandcomplexity,
thesetextsarelackinginclarityandtheyshouldthere­
forebeconsolidatedinasingletext,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(')of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1532/74(2),andinparticularArticle25(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle25(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70theadditionofalcoholtothe
productslistedinArticle1(2)ofthatRegulationis
prohibited,withtheexceptionofwinesfortifiedfor
distillationandliqueurwines;whereasArticle25(2),
however,permitsderogationsfromthisprohibition ;
Whereasthepossibilityofaddingalcoholtotable
winesandtoqualitywinesproducedinspecified
regionsshouldbeprovidedforwheretheyare
exportedtothirdcountries,eithertotakeaccountof
consumerhabitsinthosecountries,ortoprevent
climaticconditionsortransportfromaffectingthe
qualityoftheexportedwines;whereasthenon-Euro­
peanareasofMemberStatesareinthesamesituation
asthethirdcountriesinquestion;whereasthispossi­
bilityshouldbeextendedtoconsignments ofthese
productstotheseareas;whereas,however,toenforce
theprohibitionontheadditionofalcohol,thesaleof
theseproductsshouldbeforbiddenintheEuropean
areasoftheMemberStates;whereastosimplify
control,re-dispatching totheEuropeanareasof
MemberStatesshouldbeprohibited ;
Whereasitisequallynecessarytoauthorizetheaddi­
tionofalcoholintheformofasweetenertosparkling
winesand,undercertainconditions ,tosemi-sparking
wines;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
BywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofArticle
25(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,alcoholmay,
undertheconditionsprovidedinthisRegulation ,be
addedtothefollowingproducts :
(»)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL166,21.6..1974,p.1.(3)OJNoL128,12.6.1970,p.1.
(4)OJNoL199,19.7.1973,p.8.

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1.Tablewinesandqualitywinespsr,whereclimatic
conditionsorconsumerhabitsnecessitateanaddi­
tionofalcoholandwheretheyareexportedto
thirdcountriesordispatchedtothenon-European
areasofMemberStates,onconditionthatinthis
lattercasetheyarenotre-dispatched totheEuro­
peanareasofMemberStates.
2.(a)Sparklingwinesintheformofasweetener;
(b)semi-sparkling winesintheformofasweet­
enerandprovidedthatthismethodistradi­
tionalandpermittedunderthelawsinforcein
theproducerMemberStates.
3.(a)Grapemustsandgrapemustsinfermentation
derivedexclusivelyfromthevinevarieties
referredtoinArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)
No816/70andhavingatleasttheminimum
naturalalcoholicstrengthfixedforthewine­
growingzonewherethegrapeswereharv­
ested;
(b)tablewines;
(c)qualitywinespsr;
(d)incertaincasesliqueurwines,whetherornot
imported;
(e)importedwinesfulfillingtherequirements of
Article28(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70;
intendedforthepreparationofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo22.06oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff.
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4.Concentratedgrapemuststobeusedinthemanu­
factureofproductsfallingwithinsubheading22.07
BIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff.
Article2
1.Thealcoholaddedtotheproductslistedin
Article1point1andpoint2mustbeeitherneutral
alcoholofvinousoriginhavinganactualalcoholic
strengthofnotlessthan95°,oranunrectified
productderivedfromthedistillationofwineand
havinganactualalcoholicstrengthofnotlessthan
52°andnotmorethan80°.However,inthecaseofsparklingwinesandsemi-spar­
klingwines,'espritdeCognac'complyingwiththe
lawsinforceintheproducerMemberStatemaybe
added.
2.AlcoholaddedtotheproductslistedinArticle1
point3andpoint4mustbeethylalcoholofagricul­
turalorigin.
Article3
1.Thequantitiesofalcoholaddedmaynot:
(a)increasethetotalalcoholicstrengthofthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1point1bymore
than2°;
(b)increasethetotalalcoholicstrengthofthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1point2bymore
than0-5°.
2.MemberStatesmayrestricttheadditionof
alcoholtoqualitywinespsrstillfurther,oreven
prohibititaltogether .
Article4
Thefollowingshallbeapplicableuntil31August
1975:
—Article1point2(b)andpoint3;
—thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle2(1),insofar
asitreferstotheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
point2(b);
—Article2(2),insofarasitreferstotheproducts
specifiedinArticle1point3.
Article5
Regulation (EEC)No1093/70isrepealedwitheffect
from31August1974.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15July1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
ChristianBONNET