NoL229/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.8.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2236/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of16August1973
prescribingcertainrulesfortheteststobecarriedoutonwineswhichprima
faciesatisfytherequirements fordesignationas'qualitywinesproducedinspeci­
fiedregions
outorganoleptic testsforthequalitywinepsr
producedinitsterritory.Thesetestsshallbecarried
outonthosewinesinrespectofwhichtheresultsof
analyticaltestsarewithintheupperandlowerlimits
referredtointhesecondsubparagraph ofArticle11
(1)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70.
2.Whensettingupinspectionboards,Member
Statesshallensurethatallinterestedpartiesarerepre­
sentedthereon.
3.MemberStatesshalltakethenecessarymeasures
toprovideforre-testingwheneveranydecisionofan
inspectionboardiscontestedbythemakerofthe
qualitywinepsrconcerned,orbytheauthorities
responsibleforcarryingoutcontrols.
Article2THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
817/70(x)of28April1970,layingdownspecialprovi­
sionsrelatingtoqualitywinesproducedinspecified
regions,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2680/72(2),andinparticularArticles11(4)and16
thereof;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle11(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No817/70,producerMemberStatesmustcarry
outanorganoleptictestandmustdetermineforeach
qualitywinepsrproducedontheirterritorytheupper
andlowerlimitsforthecharacteristic elements
assessedunderanylyticaltest;
Whereasthetaskofcomparingtheresultsoftests
withthespecifications prescribed,andofcarryingout
organoleptictests,shouldbeentrustedtoinspection
boards;
Whereas,sincewinemakersmightcontestthedeci­
sionsoftheboards,provisionshouldbemadefor
re-testing ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeastothedesigna­
tionofwinessuitableforyieldingqualitywinespsr
thatarenotacceptedasqualitywinespsrbytheboard
concerned ;
WhereastheCommission shouldbeinformedofthe
measurestakenbytheMemberStatesandofthe
mannerinwhichtheyareapplied;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine;InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle11(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No817/70,untiltheCouncilhas
adoptedtheappropriateprovisionsMemberStates
whocarryoutanalyticalandorganoleptictestsby
samplingshallensurethatthewinestestedarerepre­
sentativeofallthequalitywinespsrheldbythe
producerconcerned .Samplingmustbesoorganized
thattheproductionofeachproducerconcernedis
testedatleastonceeverythreeyears.
Article3
Withoutprejudicetotheotherconditionslaiddown
inrespectofthequalitywinepsrinquestion,atested
winemaybedesignatedaqualitywinepsronlyifthe
resultsoftheanalyticaltestsinrespectofthe
elementsarefoundtobewithintheupperandlower
limitsprescribed .
Article4
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
ArticleI■
1.EachproducerMemberStateshallsetuponeor
moreinspectionboards,toberesponsibleforcarryingNowinecanbeaqualitywinepsriftheresultsofthe
organoleptic testshowthatitisnotsuitablefor
yieldingaqualitywinepsr.Insuchacase,ifthewine
isofsound,fairandmarketablequalityandprovided
thatanyenrichmentthatithasundergonehasbeen
carriedoutinaccordancewithArticle19(6)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70,itshallbeconsideredtobea
tablewine.(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.20.
(-')OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.1.

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Article5 Article6
TheMemberStatesshallwithinsixmonthsdrawup
andcommunicate totheCommissionlistssettingout
theelementstobeassessedandtheupperandlower
limitsinrespectofthoseelements.Anyamendments
tosuchlistsshallbecommunicated withinaperiodof
threemonths.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .Itshallbeapplicable
from1September1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16August1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI