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27.7.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL168/1
REGULATION (EEC)No1598/71OFTHECOUNCIL
of19July1971
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1093/70asregardsthelistofproductsinthewine
sectortowhichalcoholmaybeadded
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,CustomsTariffasregardstheexactnatureofthe
alcoholwhichmaybeadded,itisnecessaryto
prohibittheuseofethylalcoholotherthanthatof
agriculturalorigininthepreparationofthose
products;
Whereas,however,thevalidityofthesenew
provisionsshouldbelimitedtoatrialperiod;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThefollowingshallbeaddedtoArticle1of
Regulation (EEC)No1093/70:
'(c)i.grapemustsandgrapemustsin
fermentationderivedexclusivelyfromthe
vinevarietiesreferredtoinArticle16of
Regulation (EEC).No816/70andhaving
atleasttheminimumnaturalalcoholic
strengthfixedforthewine-growing
regionwherethegrapeswereharvested;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/701of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganisation ofthe
marketinwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2612/702andinparticularArticle25(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle25(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70providesthattheadditionofalcoholtothe
productslistedinArticle1(2)ofthatRegulationis
prohibitedwiththeexceptionofwinesfortifiedfor
distillationandliqueurwines;whereasArticle25(2)
ofthatRegulationhowever,permitderogationsfrom
thisprohibition ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1093/703of
8June1970concerningtheadditionofalcoholto
productsofCommunityorigininthewinesector
definestheproductstowhichsuchderogation
applies;
Whereasthepreparationofproductsfallingwithin
headingNo22.06oftheCommonCustomsTariff
requirestheadditionofalcoholtosomeofthe
productslistedinArticle1(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70;whereasinthesecasessuchpreparation
issignificantenoughtojustifyderogationfromthe
prohibition ;
Whereas,withoutprejudicetotheresultsofa
harmonisation ofthedefinitionsoftheproducts
fallingwithinheadingNo22.06oftheCommonii.tablewines;
iii.qualitywinesp.s.r.;
iv.incertaincasesliqueurwines,whetheror
notimported;
v.importedwinescomplyingwiththe
'provisionsofArticle28(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70;.
intendedforthepreparationofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo22.06oftheCommon
CustomsTariff.'
Article2
1OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
2OJNoL281,27.12.1970,p.6. *Thefollowingtextshallbesubstitutedforthatof
sOJNoL128,12.6.1970,p.1. Article2ofRegulation(EEC)No1093/70;

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Article3
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No1093/70:'1.Thealcoholaddedtotheproductslistedin
Article1(a)and(b)mustbeeitherneutral
alcoholofvinousoriginhavinganactual
alcoholicstrengthofnotlessthan95°oran
unrectifiedproductderivedfromthedistillation
ofwineandhavinganactualalcoholicstrengthof
notlessthan52°andnotmorethan80°.'Article3a
TheprovisionsofArticles1(c)and2(2)shallbe
applicableuntil31August1972.'
Article4
2.Thealcoholaddedtotheproductslistedin
Article1(c)mustbeethylalcoholofagricultural
origin.'ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1971.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19July1971.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident '
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