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NoL114/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.5.70
REGULATION (EEC)No948/70OFTHECOUNCIL
of26May1970
definingcertainproductsfallingwithinheadingsNos20.07,22.04and22.05ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginthirdcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,otherthanthedirectheatofafire,insuchawaythat
itsdensityat20°Cisnotlessthan1-240:
establishingthe'Liqueurwine'meanstheproductwhich HavingregardtotheTreaty
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;—hasatotalalcoholicstrengthofnotlessthan
17-5°andanactualalcoholicstrengthofnotless
than15°andnotmorethan22°;and
—isobtainedfromgrapemust,newwinestillin
fermentation ,or.wine
—byrefrigeration ;orHavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/701of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganisationofthe
marketinwine,andinparticularArticle1(4)(c)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasthedefinitionsofsomeoftheproducts
listedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No816/70
canbeapplied *onlytoproductsobtainedinthe
Community ;whereasitis,therefore,necessaryfor
thecorresponding productsoriginatinginthird
countriestobedefined;
Whereasthedefinitionsofthoseproductsoriginating
inthirdcountries,towhichthisRegulationapplies,
mustbeascloseaspossibletothe'definitionsofthe
Communityproducts;—bytheadditionduringorafterfermentationofa
productderivedfromthedistillationofwine;
'Sparklingwine'meanstheproducthavinganactual
alcoholicstrengthofnotlessthan8-5°whichis.
—obtainedbyfirstorsecondalcoholicfermentation
offreshgrapes,grapemustorwine;
—andwhichwhenthecontainerisopenedreleases
carbondioxidederivedexclusivelyfrom
fermentationandhavinganoverpressureofnot
lessthan3atmospheres whenkeptata
temperatureof20°Cinclosedcontainers.
'Aeratedsparklingwine'meanstheproducthaving
anactualalcoholicstrengthofnotlessthan8-5°andHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1which
—isobtainedfromwine;
ThisRegulationconcernsproductsoriginatingin
thirdcountries.—releases,whenthecontainerisopened,carbon
dioxide ,derivedtotallyorpartiallyfroman
additionofthatgas;and
—hasanoverpressure ofnotlessthan3
atmosphereswhenkeptatatemperatureof20°C
inclosedcontainers;Article2
'Concentrated grapemust'meansuncaramelised
grapemustwhichisobtainedbypartialdehydration
ofgrapemustcarriedoutbyanyauthorisedmethod 'Semi-sparkling wine'meanswinehaveanactual
alcoholicstrengthofnotlessthan8-5°which
—naturallycontainscarbondioxideafterfirstor
secondalcoholicfermentation ;and 1OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.

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statingthatthoseproductsconformtothestandards
applicabletoCommunityproducts.
2.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle,
andinparticulartherequirements referredtoin
paragraph1,shallbeadoptedforeachproductin
accordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforin
Article7ofRegulationNo241ontheprogressive
establishment ofacommonorganisationofthe
marketinwine.—hasanoverpressureofnotlessthan1andnot
morethan2-5atmospheres whenkeptata
temperatureof20°Cinclosedcontainers;
'Aeratedsemi-sparkling wine'meanswinehavingan
actualalcoholicstrengthofnotlessthan8-5°which
—containscarbondioxidethathasbeenwhollyor
partiallyadded;and
—hasanoverpressureofnotlessthan1andnot
morethan2-5atmosphereswhenkeptata
temperatureof20°Cinclosedcontainers.Article4
Article3 ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
TheprovisionsofthisRegulationshalltakeeffecton
1June1970.1.WhentheproductsdefinedinArticle2are
imported,theyshall,wherenecessary,be
accompanied byacertificatemadeoutbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheexportingcountry
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26May1970.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.HEGER
1OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.989/62.