20.3.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL72/43
REGULATION (EEC)No678/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of4March1975
amendingRegulation (EEC)No816/70asregardsthedefinitionofalcohol-muted fresh
grapemustandamendingChapter22oftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(*);
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomic
andSocialCommittee ;
WhereasundercurrentCommunityprovisions,there
isnodefinitionofalcohol-muted freshgrapemust,
aproductnormallyusedinthepreparationof
productsprocessedfromwineormusts,amongst
thosegiveninAnnexIItoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No816/70(2)of28April1970layingdown
additionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3166/74(3);whereastheabsenceofa
separatedefinitionforalcohol-muted freshgrape
mustmightprejudiceeffectiveadministration ofthe
market;whereasitisthereforedesirabletoestablish
suchadefinition;
Whereascertaintechnicalamendments tothe
provisionsofRegulation (EEC)No816/70are
requiredasaresultoftheintroductionofthisnew
definition;whereasitisnecessaryinparticular,in
ordertopreventdistortionofcompetitioninrespect
ofliqueurwines,tointroduceaprovisionlimiting
theuseofalcohol-muted freshgrapemust,grapemust'areinsertedafter'concentratedgrape
must'.
Article2
InArticle25(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
thewords'underitems11and21'arereplacedby
'underitems3a,11and21'.
Article3
Thefollowingsubparagraph isinsertedatthe
beginningofArticle27(4)ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70.
'Withoutprejudicetoanymorerestrictive
provisionswhichmaybeappliedbyMember
Statesforthepreparationintheirterritoryof
productsnotfallingwithinheadingNo22.05of
theCommonCustomsTariff,alcohol-muted
freshgrapemustmaybeusedonlyinthe
preparationoftheseproducts.'
Article4
Thefollowingsubparagraph isinsertedafterthe
firstsubparagraph ofArticle28(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:
'Withoutprejudicetoanymorerestrictive
provisionswhichmaybeappliedbyMember
Statesforthepreparationintheirterritoryof
productsnotfallingwithinheadingNo22.05
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,imported
alcohol-muted freshgrapemustmaybeusedonly
inthepreparationoftheseproducts.'
Article5
Thefollowingitemisinsertedafteritem3ofAnnex
IItoRegulation (EEC)No816/70:
'3aAlcohol-muted freshgrapemustmeansthe
productwhich:
—isproducedintheCommunity ;
—hasanactualalcoholicstrengthofnot
lessthan12°butlessthan15°:andHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
InthesecondindentofArticle1(4)(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70thewords'alcohol-muted fresh
(1)OJNoC40,8.4.1974,p.75.
(2)OJNoL99,5.5:1970,p.1.
(3)OTNoL338,17.12.1974,o.1.

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—isobtainedbytheadditionto
unfermentedgrapemusthavinganatural
alcoholicstrengthofnotlessthan8.5°
andderivedexclusivelyfromvine
varietiesreferredtoinArticle16:
—ofneutralalcoholofvinousorigin
havinganactualalcoholicstrength
ofnotlessthan95°,or
—ofanunrectifiedproductderived
fromthedistillationofwineand
havinganactualalcoholicstrengthof
notlessthan52°andnotmorethan
80°.'(a)alcohol-muted freshgrapemust,thatis
tosayaproduct:
—havinganactualalcoholicstrengthof
notlessthan12°butlessthan15°,
and
—obtainedbytheadditionto
unfermented grapemusthavinga
naturalalcoholicstrengthofnotless
than8.5°ofaproductderivedfrom
thedistillationofwine;
(b)winefortifiedfordistillation,thatisto
sayaproduct:(restunchanged);
(c)liqueurwine,thatistosayaproduct:
(restunchanged).'
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
Article6shallnot,however,applyuntil1July1975.Article6
InAnnexIVtoRegulation (EEC)No816/70the
textofAdditionalNoteNo4toChapter22of
theCommonCustomsTariffisreplacedbythe
following:
'4.Subheading22.05Cshallbetakentoinclude:
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4March1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.A.CLINTON