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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1160/76
of17May1976
amendingRegulation (EEC)No816/70layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinwine
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanPar­
liament(*),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (2),
WhereascertainprovisionsofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No816/70of28April1970layingdown
additionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinwine(3),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1932/75(4),shouldbeamendedin
thelightofexperiencegainedinapplyingthat
Regulation ;
Whereastheorganizationofthemarketinwine
doesnotcovergrapejuiceorunfermentedgrape
mustwithanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%
byweight,whichuptonowhavebeengovernedby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No865/68of28June
1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
productsprocessedfromfruitandvegetables (5),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No981/75(6);
whereas,withoutprejudicetotheapplicabilitytheretoofArticles59and94oftheActofAcces­
sion(7),ithasbeenfounddesirabletobringthe
productsinquestionwithinthescopeofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70and,inparticular,toincludein
thatRegulationtheprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)
No865/68concerningthechargingofthelevyand
thegrantingoftherefundonthesugaraddedto
suchproducts;
Whereascomparisonbetweenthemarketpriceand
theactivatingpriceisthedeterminingfactorfor
settinginmotionorforterminatingcertaininter­
ventionmeasureswhichareintendedtohelpprevent
themarketpricefromdivergingtoofarfromthe
guideprice;whereasadisparitybetweentheguide
priceandtheactivatingpricesufficientlylargeto
ensuretheproperfunctioningofthesemeasures
shouldbeprovidedfor;
WhereasArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
providesfortheCommissiontofixeachweekan
averageproducerpriceforeachtypeofwineand
foreachrepresentative market;whereasincertain
casesthisaveragepricemaysetinmotiontheinter­
ventionmechanisms ;whereasexperiencehasshown
that,forthepurposeofsettingthesemechanisms
inmotion,itisnecessarytosimplifytheadminis­
trativeproceduresandtotakeintoaccountthe
quantitiesmarketedonthevariousrepresentative
markets;whereastothisenditisnecessaryto
establishaweightedaveragepriceforeachtypeof
wine;
Whereastheprivatestorageaidsystemprovidesin
particularfortheconclusionofshort-andlong­
termstoragecontracts;whereasitisnecessary,in
ordertoimprovetheeffectivenessofavailable(*)OJNoC179,6.8.1975,p.36.
(2)OJNoC108,15.5.1975,p.65
(3)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(4)OJNoL198,29.7.1975,p.19,
(5)OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
(8)OJNoL95,17.4.1975,p.2. C)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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storage,toextendthissystemtocovermustand
concentratedmust;whereasthismakesitnecessary
toextendtograpemusttheCommunityprovisions
concerningtradewiththirdcountriesandinparti­
culartofixareferencepriceforit;
Whereasexperiencehasshownthatthecurrent
systemofmarketsupportisinadequatebothas
regardstherationalization ofthemarketandfor
thepurposesofrestoringpricelevels;whereasthis
systemshouldthereforebestrengthenedbymeasures
providing,undercertainconditions,forpreventive
distillationatabuying-inpricewhichisnotsuch
astoencourageproductionofwineofinsufficient
quality;whereas,furthermore ,ithasprovedneces­
sarytoprovideforadditionalmeasuresapplicable
toholdersoflong-termstoragecontractsinorder
tomaintainpricesatalevelhigherthantheacti­
vatingprice;whereas,inordertobeeffective,these
additionalmeasuresmayconsist,inparticular,in
storageofthewinesinquestionduringaperiodto
bedetermined,ordistillationofthesewinesorto
boththesemeasures;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
providesthatimportsintotheCommunityofany
oftheproductslistedinArticle1(2)shallbemade
conditionalonthesubmissionofanimportlicence;
whereasexperiencehasshownthatinthecaseof
certainproducts,transactionsrelatetosmallquan­
tities;whereas,inordertosimplifyadministrative
procedures,thesetransactionsshouldbeexempted
fromtheobligationtosubmitimportlicences;costofacquiringthebasicmaterialsfortheindustry
concerned;
Whereasthecultivationofprovisionallyauthorized
vinevarietiesshouldultimatelybeprohibitedin
ordertoimprovethequalityofthewinesobtained
intheCommunity ;whereasprovisionshouldbe
madeforcertainderogationsfromtheprinciple
thatonlyvarietiesincludedintheclassification
maybecultivated,inordertoallowMember
Statestoinvestigatethesuitabilityofavinevariety
foritsenvironment ,toundertakescientificresearch,
selectivebreedingandhybridization andthe
productionofmaterialforthevegetativepropa­
gationofgrapevinesreservedforexport;
Whereastheminimumnaturalalcoholicstrength
ofthebasicproductsusedintheproductionof
tablewineisaninvaluablefactorinassessingtheir
maturityandcanaccordinglyserveasanindication
ofqualityasregardsthewineobtainedtherefrom;
whereasthequantitiesoftablewineavailableon
themarketshouldbereducedwhileatthesametime
thequalityofsuchwinefromwine-growing zones
CI,CIIandCIIIshouldberaisedbyincreasing
thealcoholicstrengthinthosezones;whereasaccount
shouldbetakeninthiscontextoftheclimatic
conditionsinthealpineregionsofItalybyredefining
thewine-growing zones;
Whereasinordertopromoteanimprovement in
thequalityofwineitwouldseemadvisableto
excludefromthescopeoftheinterventionmeasures,
withtheexceptionofpreventivedistillation,those
winesnotreachingacertaindegreeofactualalco­
holicstrength;
Whereasthesweeteningofqualitywinespsris
subjecttocertainrestrictiveruleswithaviewto
preservingthetypicalcharacterbestowedoneach
qualitywinepsrbyitsorigin;whereasthesweetening
ofimportedwineintendedfordirecthumancon­
sumptionanddesignatedbyageographicalindi­
cationshouldlikewisebeforbiddenwithinthe
territoryoftheCommunity ;whereasitisalsoneces­
sarytomakeprovisionforthepossiblesweetening
ofimportedwinesintendedfordirecthumancon­
sumptionandwhicharenotdesignatedbyageogra­
phicalindication,toberegulatedwithintheterri­
toryoftheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle24ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
providesforthecompulsorydistillationofmarc
andlees;whereas,however,applicationofthese
provisionshassometimesrevealedtheexistence
ofcertainpracticaldifficulties;whereasitappears
justifiedtowaivetheobligationtodeliveralcohol
notonlyifthosepersonssubjecttothisobligationWhereasrestrictionsareatpresentplacedonthe
fixingofreferencepricesforwine;whereasexpe­
riencehasshownthatitwouldbedesirableforsuch
pricestobefixedalsoinrespectofotherproducts
andwinesincontainersholdingtwolitresorless.
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthereferenceprice
isadheredto,itisnecessarytospecifythatthe
countervailing chargemustbefixedbyreference
tothecustomsdutiesactuallylevied;
Whereasuntil31December1977thecountervailing
chargeshouldnotbeleviedonimportsintothe
UnitedKingdomandIrelandofgrapejuiceand
concentratedgrapejuiceintendedfortheproduction
inthesetwoMemberStatesofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo22.07oftheCommonCustoms
TariffforwhichMemberStatesmayallowthe
useofacompositenameincludingtheword'wine'
pursuanttothefirstsubparagraph ofArticle30(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70;whereasthis
measurewillpreventatoorapidincreaseinthe

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description'vinodatavola'insteadofthedescription
'vinodapasto'tothewinedefinedunderitem10
ofAnnexII;
Whereas,forthepurposeofmakingmoreeffective
theprovisionsconcerningvine-stockselection,itis
importantthatfreshgrapesotherthantablegrapes,
grapemust,grapemustinfermentation andnew
winesstillinpartialfermentationfromvinevarieties
notincludedintheclassification orobtainedfrom
vinesplantedinviolationofCommunityornational
provisionsconcerningnewplantingorreplanting
ofvinesshouldnotbeputonthemarketwithin
theCommunity ;
Whereasinthelightofexperiencethefermentation
ofgrapejuiceandconcentratedgrapejuiceshould
beprohibitedexceptforthepurposeofobtaining
certainproductsfallingwithinheadingNo22.07
oftheCommonCustomsTariff;whereasinthis
connectiontheputtingonthemarketofwines
suitableforyieldingtablewinewhichdoesnotreach
theminimumactualalcoholicstrengthfortable
winesshouldalsobeprohibitedandthedefinition
ofsparklingwinesrevised;
Whereas,withaviewtomaintainingacertainlevel
ofqualityfortheproductionofproductsofthe
winesectorandinordertodiscouragetradein
productsderivedfromvinevarietiesnotincluded
intheclassification ,provisionshouldbemadethat
onlygrapesfromrecommended orauthorizedvine
varietiesmaybeusedfortheproductionofgrape
mustwithfermentation arrestedbytheaddition
ofalcohol,concentratedgrapemust,winesuitable
foryieldingtablewine,tablewine,qualitywinepsr
andliqueurwine;whereasforatransitionalperiod
itisjustifiableforgrapesofvarietiesclassifiedas
provisionallyauthorizedandvarietiesobtainedfrom
interspecificcrossingstoberegardedassuitable
foryieldingtheproductslisted;
Whereasitappearsnecessarytoprovidethat
certainimportedwinesintendedfordirecthuman
consumptionmusthaveanactualalcoholicstrength
corresponding tothatoftablewines,otherthanthose
fromzonesAandB;whereas,however,delivery
fordirecthumanconsumption shouldbeallowed
inrespectofcertainwinesoriginatinginthirdcoun­
triesanddesignatedbyageographicalindication,
wheretheactualalcoholicstrengthofsuchwines
isatleast8'5°;
Whereassinceoenologicalpracticesincertainthird
countriesdifferfromthosefollowedintheCommu­
nity,provisionshouldbemadeforthepossibility
ofderogatingfromtheprinciplethatonlythose
productswhichhavebeensubjecttooenologicalundertaketoprocesstheirproductsintopotable
spiritsbutalsoiftheyensurethattheby-products
ofthewine-makingprocessarewithdrawnunder
supervision ;
Whereas,inwine-growing zoneAandintheGerman
partofwine-growing zoneBgrapemarcsandwine
leesgenerallycontainlittlealcoholandthecosts
involvedinrecoveringitwouldbeveryhigh;
whereas,undertheseconditions,producersinthese
regionsshouldnotbeobligedtodistiltheirgrape
marcsandwinelees,whileremainingsubject
neverthelesstotheprohibitionsinArticle24(1)of
thatRegulation ;
Whereassettingasinglefinalrateforthedistilla­
tionoftheby-productsofwine-makingbeforethe
beginningofthewineyeardoesnotappeartobe
thebestsolution;whereasthepossibilityshouldbe
providedoffixingatalaterdateasupplementary
rateadditionaltothebasicrateinthelightofthe
sizeoftheharvest;
Whereas,inordertoreinforcetheobligationto
distiltheby-productsofwine-making ,producers
whoaresubjecttothisobligationandhavenot
compliedtherewithshallnotqualifyfortheinter­
ventionmeasures;
Whereaswinesmadefromtablegrapesbelonging
tovarietiesnotlistedaswinegrapesintheclassi­
ficationofwinevarietiesarefrequentlyofinsufficient
quality;whereasitisthereforeadvisabletoprohibit
theplacingonthemarketofsuchwinesandto
providefortheircompulsorydistillation ;
Whereastheprohibitiononcoupagebetweenwines
originatinginthirdcountriesshouldbeextended
tocoupagecarriedoutinthegeographicalterritory
oftheCommunityandinfreezones;whereasitis,
however,appropriatetoprovideforexceptionsfor
coupagebetweenwinesoriginatinginthirdcountries
andwithCommunitywinesinfreezones,provided
thatthewineobtainedtherefromisintendedfor
reconsignment tothirdcountries;
Whereas,inthelightofexperiencegainedparticu­
larlyasregardsthe1975harvest,thetransitional
per;odduringwhichthetotalSOacontentofwines
importedfromthirdcontriesandofcertainCom­
munitywinesmaybehigherthanthatlaiddown
bytheCouncilastheabsolutelimit,shouldbeexten­
dedbysixmonths;
Whereas,havingregardtoestablishedandconstant
usageinmuchofItaly,theItalianversionof
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2.Itshallapplytothefollowingproducts:
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
(a)20.07AI
BIa)1
BIb)1Grapejuice(includinggrape
must),whetherornotcontain­
ingaddedsugar,butunfer­
mentedandnotcontainingspirit
(b)22.04
22.05Grapemust,infermentationor
withfermentation arrestedother­
wisethanbytheadditionof
alcohol
Wineoffreshgrapes;grape
mustwithfermentation arrested
bytheadditionofalcohol
(c)08.04AII
22.10AFreshgrapesotherthantable
grapes
Winevinegar
(d)22.07A
23.05A
23.06AIPiquette
Winelees
GrapemarcpracticesallowedunderCommunityrules,or,
wheresuchrulesdonotexist,undernationalrules,
maybeofferedordeliveredfordirecthumancon­
sumption;
Whereas,bearinginmindtheinterestsofconsumers
andthedesirabilityofobtainingequivalenttreatment
forqualitywinespsrinthirdcountries,provision
shouldbemade,wherereciprocalarrangements
canbeestablished,forthepossibilitythatimported
winesintendedfordirecthumanconsumption
designatedbyageographicalindicationandmarketed
intheCommunitymay,incertaincircumstances ,
becontrolledandprotectedasprovidedforin
respectofqualitywinespsr;
Whereasithasbeenfounddesirable,inorderto
facilitateintra-Community tradeandtosupplement
accordinglythecommonimportarrangements ,to
providefortheestablishmentnotonlyofthemethods
ofanalysisrequiredfortheimplementation of
AnnexesIandIItoRegulation (EEC)No816/70
butalsoofallthoserequiredfordeterminingthe
compositionoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1;
Whereasfraudanddeceptionmustbepunished
effectivelyandspeedily;whereasthegrowthin
intra-Community trademakestheworkofthespecial
departments ofMemberStatesmoredifficult;
whereasthefoundations shouldbelaidforcloser
cooperationbetweentheauthoritiesconcernedin
thedifferentMemberStatesinordertoprevent
ordetectanyinfringementofCommunityprovisions
inthewinesector,3.AsregardstheprovisionsofTitleIV,only
thoseprovisionsspecifiedinArticles27to30
shallapplytograpejuiceandconcentratedgrape
juice.Thesameshallapplytograpemustand
concentrated grapemust,providedtheyare
intendedforthepreparationofgrapejuice.
4.(a)Definitionsofalcoholicstrengthsareas
setoutinAnnexI;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :(b)Definitionsofthefollowingareasset
outinAnnexII:
—freshgrapes,grapemust,grapemust
infermentation ,grapejuice,concen­
tratedgrapejuice,wine,newwine
stillinfermentation ,winevinegar,
winelees,grapemarc,piquette,wine
fortifiedfordistillation ;and
—Community-produced grapemust
withfermentation arrestedbythe
additionofalcohol,concentrated
grapemust,winesuitableforyielding
tablewine,tablewine,liqueurwine,
sparklingwine,aeratedsparkling
wine,semi-sparkling wineandaerated
semi-sparkling wine;
(c)Definitionsoftheproductslistedin(b),
secondindent,originatinginthird
countries,withtheexceptionoftable'Article1
1.Thecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wineshallcompriseapriceandintervention
system,asystemoftradewiththirdcountries,
rulesconcerningproductionandforcontrolling
plantingandrulesconcerningoenologicalpro­
cessesandconditionsforreleasetothemarket.

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Article3
Article4ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:wineandwinesuitableforyieldingtable
wine,shallbeadoptedbytheCouncil,
actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)of
theTreatyonaproposalfromthe
Commission .
5.Qualitywineproducedinspecifiedregions
(hereinaftercalled"qualitywinespsr"arethe
winesdefinedinArticle1ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No817/70of28April1970layingdown
specialprovisionsrelatingtoqualitywines
producedinspecifiedregions(*).'Article4
Article2
Article3ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :
'Article31.Foreachtypeofwineforwhichaguide
priceisfixed,theCommissionshall,onthebasis
ofallthefactsavailabletoit,fixeachweekand
publishinthe"C"seriesoftheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities :
—anaverageproducerprice(hereinaftercalled
"iverageprice")foreachrepresentative
marketforthetypeoftablewineinquestion;
—aweightedaveragepricecalculated,for
eachtypeoftablewine,onthebasisofthe
weightingofthelowestaverageprices
corresponding toatleast50%ofthequan­
titiesquotedontherepresentative markets
forthetypeoftablewineinquestion(herein­
aftercalled"weightedaverageprice").
2.MemberStatesshallsupplytheCommission
withallrelevantinformationforfixingthe
pricesprovidedforinparagraph1,andinparti­
culartheproducerpricesrecordedontherepre­
sentativemarketsforeachtypeofwineandthe
quantitiestowhichtheyrelate.
3.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleandinparticularthelistofrepresentative
marketsandthemethodsforrecordingprices
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeproce­
durelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.'1.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)of
theTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,
shallfixannuallybefore16Decemberathreshold
priceactivatingtheinterventionsystem(herein­
aftercalled"theactivatingprice")foreachtype
ofwineforwhichaguidepriceisfixed.
2.Theactivatingpriceshallbefixedinthelight
ofthefollowingfactors:
(a)thestateofthemarketandinparticularthe
extentofpricefluctuations ;
(b)theneedtoensurepricestabilityonthemar­
ketswithoutcausingstructuralsurplusesto
buildupintheCommunity ;
(c)thequalityoftheharvest;
(d)theinformationcontainedintheforward
estimatesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegu­
lationNo24ontheprogressiveestablish­
mentofacommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine(2).
Itmaynot,however,exceed95%ofthecorres­
pondingguideprice.
3.Theactivatingpriceshallbefixedatthe
samestageandshallbevalidduringthesame
periodastheguideprice.'Article4
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:
'Article4a
1.Producerssubjecttotheobligationsreferred
toinArticle24shallbeentitledtobenefitfrom
theintervention measuresunderthisArticle
providedtheyhavecompliedwiththeabove
obligationsforareferenceperiodstilltobe
determined .
í1)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.20.
(2)OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.989/62.2.WiththeexceptionoftypesRIII,AIIand
AIII,tablewineswithanactualalcoholic

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strengthequaltoorlessthan9*5shallbe
excludedfromallinterventionmeasuresapart
fromthatreferredtoinArticle6b.
3.Thedetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle7of
RegulationNo24.'
Article5
Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :
'Article5towhichtheyarecloselyrelatedeconomically .
3.Independently oftheprovisionsofpara­
graph2,short-termcontractsmaybeentered
intoinrespectofagivenwine-growing zoneor
partofawine-growing zoneifinsuchzoneor
partofazone,inparticularowingtoanexcep­
tionallyabundantharvest,animbalanceappears
atthebeginningofthewineyearbetweenthe
quantitiesavailableandthequantitiesthatcan
besold.
4.Long-termcontractsmaybeenteredinto
inrespectofcertaintypesoftablewinetobe
specified,iftheestimatesforawineyearshow
thatthequantityofsuchwinesavailableatthe
beginningofthatyearexceedstotalforeseeable
requirementsforthatyearbymorethanfour
months'consumption .
Forthepurposeofcalculatingthequantity
availablereferredtointheprecedingsub­
paragraph,thequantitativeeffectsofthedistil­
lationofwinesproducedfromtablegrapesas
referredtoinArticle24bandofthedistillation
decideduponbeforehandunderArticle24a
shallbededucted.
5.Whereitispermissibletoenterintostorage
contractsforatypeoftablewine,itshallbe
permissibletoenterintoshort-termcontracts
forgrapemustandconcentratedgrapemust.
Suchcontractsshallberenewableuptothe
beginningofthefollowingmarketingyeareven
ifitisnolongerpermissibletoconcludestorage
contractsforatypeoftablewine.
6.Whereandforsuchtimeaslong-term
contractsmaybeenteredinto,inaccordance
withparagraph4,theapplicationofparagraph2
or3shallbesuspendedinrespectofthesame
typeoftablewine.Thissuspensionofapplica­
tionshallalsoapplytowinesthatareclosely
relatedeconomicallytothetablewineconcerned.
7.Permissiontoenterintostoragecontracts
asprovidedforinparagraph2(secondsub­
paragraph),andparagraphs3,4and5shall
bedecideduponinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.1.Asystemofaidisherebyinstitutedforthe
privatestorageoftablewineandgrapemust.
Privatestorageaidshallbegrantedsubjectto
theconclusionwiththeinterventionagencies,
ontermsandconditionstobedetermined ,ofone
ofthefollowingtypesofstoragecontract:
—contractsvalidforaperiodofthreemonths,
hereinaftercalled"short-termcontracts";
—fortablewineonly,contractsvalidfora
periodofninemonths,concludedbetween
16Decemberand15Februaryofthefollow­
ingyear,hereinaftercalled"long-term
contracts".
2.Short-termcontracts :
—maybeenteredintowhentheweighted
averagepriceofatypeoftablewineremains
belowtheactivatingpricefortwoconsecutive
weeks;
—maynotbeenteredintowhentheweighted
averagepriceofthistypeofwineisabove
theactivatingpricefortwoconsecutive
weeks.
Ifthestateofthemarketsorequires,adecision
maybetakentoallowshort-termcontractsto
beconcludedalsoinrespectoftablewinesother
thanthoseofthetypeforwhichtheymaybe
concludedinaccordancewiththefirstsub­
paragraph,wheresuchtablewinesareclosely
relatedeconomicallytothattypeoftablewine.
Short-termcontractsmaynolongerbeentered
intoinrespectofthesewineswhentheyarenot
permissibleinrespectofthetypeoftablewineThesameprocedureshallbefollowed:
(a)fordeciding,ifjustifiedbythedevelopment
ofthemarketsituationandinparticularby
therateofconclusionofstoragecontracts,
thatlong-termcontractsmaynolongerbe
enteredintoevenbefore15February;

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Article7
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:(b)foradoptingotherdetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthisArticle,andinparticular
thetimelimitforthedecisionstobetakenin
accordancewithparagraph2(secondpara­
graph)andparagraph5.
8.TheCommissionshalldecidewhetherstorage
contractsmaybeenteredintoasprovidedfor
inparagraph2(firstsubparagraph )andwhether
theymaynolongerbeenteredintoasprovided
forinparagraph2(secondsubparagraph).''Article6b
1.Where,duringtheperiodfrom1September
to15December,thequantityoftablewinesof
alltypesunderstoragecontractsexceeds10
millionhectolitres,preventivedistillationmay
bedecidedonforallwines,otherthan:
—winesproducedfromtablegrapes;Article6
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article6—winesproducedfromvarietiesofvinesobtain­
edfrominterspecificcrossings(directproducer
hybrids)fallingintothecategoryofprovi­
sionallyauthorizedvarieties;
—winessuitableforproducingcertainpotable
spiritsobtainedfromwinewitharegistered
designationoforigin.
Inyearsinwhichtheindicationsarethatthe
harvestwillbepoorandthemeasuresreferred
toinArticle24adonotseemnecessary,itmay
bedecidedthatthewinessuitableforproducing
certainpotablespiritsobtainedfromwinewith
aregistereddesignationoforiginreferredtoin
theprecedingsubparagraph maybedistilled
undertheconditionslaiddownbythisArticle.
However,thepricepaidforsuchwinesshallbe
thatlaiddowninArticle24a(3)forthewine
yearinquestion.
2.Thebuying-inpriceforwinesdeliveredfor
distillationunderparagraph1shallbe55%
oftheguidepricefortablewinesoftypeAI
whichcomesintoforceinthesameyearasthat
oftheharvest.
However,forthe1976,1977and1978harvests
thebuying-inpriceshallbefixedat68%,65%
and60%respectivelyoftheguidepricereferred
tointheprecedingsubparagraph .
Thepricepaidbythedistillermaynotbelower
thanthebuying-inprice.
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewith
thevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)
oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,
shalladoptgeneralrulesconcerningthedistil­
lationreferredtoinparagraph 1andinparti­
cularconcerning :
—theconditionsunderwhichdistillationmay
becarriedout,
—thecriteriafordeterminingtheamount
ofaidsoastoenablethedistilledproducts
tobedisposedof.1.Assoonasprivatestorageaidmeasurestake
effecttheinterventionagenciesdesignatedby
MemberStatesshallconclude,withproducers
whoapplyforthem,storagecontractsinrespect
ofthewinesandmustsaffectedbythesemeasures.
2.Theconclusionofstoragecontractsshallbe
subjecttoconditionsrelatinginparticulartothe
qualityoftheproductsinquestion.
3.Fortablewines,storagecontractsmaycon­
tainprovisionfortheterminationofaidpay­
mentsandtheproducer'scorresponding obli­
gationsinrespectofallorpartofthequantities
storedif,fortwoconsecutiveweeks,theweighted
averagepriceofthetypeoftablewineconcerned
isequaltoorabovetheguidepriceforthattype
oftablewine.
4.Theamountofprivatestorageaidmaycover
onlytechnicalstoragecostsandinterestcharges,
bothofwhichshallbefixedatastandardrate.
However,forlong-termstoragecontracts,the
amountthusdeterminedmaybeincreasedby
notmorethan20%totakeaccountoftherisks
inherentinsuchcontracts.
Forconcentratedgrapemuststhisamountmay
beweightedusingacoefficientcorrespondingto
thedegreeofconcentration .
5.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegu­
lationNo24.'

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4.Thedecisiontocarryoutthedistillation
referredtoinparagraph1andthedetailedrules
fortheapplicationofthisArticleshallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle7ofRegulationNo24.'4.Thedecisiontoinvokethemeasuresreferred
toinparagraph1andthedetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthisArticleshallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article7ofRegulationNo24.
5.TheprovisionsofthisArticleshallonly
applytothe1976/77,1977/78,1978/79and
1979/80wineyears.' Article8
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:Article9
Article7ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :'Article6c
'Article7
1.Wheretheapplicationofthemarketsupport
measuresprovidedforinthisRegulationis
unlikelytobeeffectiveinrestoringpricelevels,
theCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,
shalladoptprovisionsconcerningthedistillation
oftablewines.
2.Suchmeasuresshallstateunderwhat
conditionsdistillationmaybecarriedoutand
shallfixthepriceofthewinedeliveredfordis­
tillation.
Theseconditions,whichmaybevariedaccord­
ingtothewine-growing zone:
(a)shallbesuchastoensurethatthebalanceof
themarketinethylalcoholisnotadversely
affected.
(b)shallnotbesuchastoencourageproduction
ofwineofinsufficientquality.
3.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegula­
tionNo24.'1.Wherethemarketsupportmeasuresreferred
tointhisRegulationareinadequateandwhere
theweightedaveragepriceofatypeoftable
wineremainslowerthantheactivatingprice
forthreeconsecutiveweeks,additionalmeasures
applicabletoholdersoflong-termstorage
contractsforthetypeoftablewineinquestion
shallbetakentomaintainpricesatalevelhigher
thantheactivatingprice.
2.Theadditionalmeasuresreferredtoinpara­
graph1shallbecomeapplicableatthenormal
dateofexpiryofthestoragecontractsconcerned
andinrespectofwineswhich,whentakenout
ofstorage,complywithconditionstobelaid
down.
Thesemeasuresmayconsistinparticular :
—instorageofthewinesinquestionduringa
periodtobedeterminedinaccordancewith
theconditionslaiddownforlong-term
storage,
—inthedistillationofthesewinesorofa
corresponding quantitythereof,attheacti­
vatingpriceobtainingatthetimewhenthese
long-termstoragecontractsareconcluded.
Suchmeasuresmayormaynotbecombined.
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewith
thevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)
oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,
shalladoptgeneralrulesconcerningthedistilla­
tionreferredtoinparagraph2andinparticular
concerning :
—theconditionsunderwhichdistillationmay
becarriedout,Article10
Article8ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article8
—thecriteriafordeterminingtheamount
ofaidsoastoenablethedistilledproducts
tobedisposedof.1.ImportsintotheCommunityofanyofthe
productslistedinArticle1(2)(a)and(b)shall
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importlicence.Exportsofanyoftheproducts
referredtoinArticle1(2)maybemadecondi­
tionalonthesubmissionofanexportlicence.
2.MemberStatesmayissuealicencetoany
applicantirrespectiveoftheplaceofhisesta­
blishmentintheCommunity .
ThelicenceshallbevalidthroughouttheCommu­
nity.
Theissueofsuchlicencesshallbeconditional
onthelodgingofadepositguaranteeingthat
importationorexportationiseffectedduringthe
periodofvalidityofthelicence;thedeposit
shallbeforfeitedinwholeorinpartifthe
transactionisnoteffected,orisonlypartially
effected,withinthatperiod.
3.Thelistofproductsforwhichexport
licencesarerequiredshallbedeterminedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article7ofRegulationNo24.
Theperiodofvalidityoflicencesandother
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththesame
procedure.'withinsubheading20.07BIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff;
—concentratedgrapejuice(includinggrape
must)fallingwithinsubheading20.07AI
andBIoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
—grapemustwithfermentationarrestedbythe
additionofalcoholwithinthemeaningof
AdditionalNote4(a)toChapter22ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;
—winefortifiedfordistillationwithinthe
meaningofAdditionalNote4(b)toChapter
22oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
—liqueurwinewithinthemeaningofAddi­
tionalNote4(c)toChapter22oftheCom­
monCustomsTariff.
Wherewinesarepresentedincontainersof
twolitresorless,thereferencepriceshallbe
increasedbyafixedamountcorresponding to
thenormalpackagingcost.
Specialreferencepricesmaybefixedinrespect
oftheproductsreferredtointhefirstandthird
subparagraphs iftheyhavespecialcharacter­
isticsorareintendedforspecialuses.
Referencepricesshallbevalidfrom16December
oftheyearinwhichtheyarefixeduntil15Decem­
berofthefollowingyear.
2.Inrespectofeachproductforwhicha
referencepriceisfixed,afree-at-frontier offer
priceforallimportsshallbedeterminedonthe
basisofallavailableinformation .
Ifexportsfromoneormorethirdcountriesare
effectedatabnormallylowprices,lowerthan
thepricesrulinginotherthirdcountries,a
secondfree-at-frontier offerpriceshallbe
determinedforexportsfromtheseothercountries.
3.Wherethefree-at-frontier offerpricefora
productforwhichareferencepriceisfixedplus
thecustomsdutiesactuallychargedislower
thanthereferencepriceforthatproduct,im­
portsofthatproductshallbesubjecttoacoun­
tervailingchargeequaltothedifferencebetween
thereferencepriceandthefree-at-frontier
offerpriceplusthecustomsdutiesactually
charged.
However,thecountervailing chargeshallnot
belevied
—onimportsfromthirdcountrieswhichare
preparedandinapositiontoguaranteethat
thepriceforimportsofproductsoriginating
inandcomingfromtheirterritorywillnot
belowerthanthereferencepricelesstheArticle11
Article9ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article9
1.Areferencepriceshallbefixedannuallyby
16Decemberforthefollowingproductspacked
inbulk:
—redwine,
—whitewine,
fallingwithinsubheading22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.
Thesereferenceprices,expressedinunitsof
accountperdegree/hiorinunitsofaccountper
hi,shallbefixedonthebasisoftheguideprices
forthetypesofredandwhitetablewinemost
representative ofCommunityproduction,plus
thecostsincurredbybringingCommunity
winestothesamemarketingstageasimported
wines.
Referencepricesshallalsobefixedinrespectof:
—grapejuice(includinggrapemust)falling

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customsdutiesactuallychargedandthat
anydeflectionoftradewillbeavoided;
—until31December1977,onimportsintothe
UnitedKingdomandIrelandofgrapejuice
(includinggrapemust)andconcentrated
grapejuice(includinggrapemust)intended
fortheproductioninthosetwoMember
Statesofproductsfallingwithinheading
No22.07oftheCommonCustomsTarifffor
whichMemberStatesmayallowtheuseof
acompositenameincludingtheword"wine"
pursuanttothefirstsubparagraph ofAr­
ticle30(1).
Adecisionmaybetakennottolevyallorpart
ofthecountervailing chargeonimportsof
certainqualitywinesproducedinthirdcountries.
4.Whereitisimpossibletodetermineafree­
at-frontierofferpriceforaproductforwhich
areferencepricehasbeenfixed,aderived
countervailing chargeshallbefixed.The
derivedcountervailing chargeshallbeestablished
bymultiplyingthecountervailing chargevalid
foraproductcloselyrelatedeconomicallytothe
productconcernedbyacoefficientestablished
byreferencetotheratioexistingontheCommu­
nitymarketbetweentheaveragepricesofthe
productconcerned.
5.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewith
thevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)
oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,
shalladoptgeneralrulesfortheapplication
ofthisArticle.
6.Referenceprices,countervailing chargesand
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.'CustomsTariff,suchlevytobeestablishedas
specifiedinthefollowingparagraphs .
2.Thelevyper100kilogrammesnetweight
ofimportedproductshallbeequaltothediffer­
encebetween:
(a)theaverageofthethresholdpricesforone
kilogrammeofwhitesugarfixedforeach
ofthethreemonthsofthequarterfor
whichthesaiddifferenceistobedetermined ,
and
(b)theaverageofthecifpricesforonekilo­
grammeofwhitesugaradoptedforfixing
theleviesapplicabletowhitesugar,calcu­
latedoveraperiodcomprisingthefirst15
daysofthemonthimmediatelyprecedingthe
quarterforwhichthedifferenceistobedeter­
minedandthetwomonthsimmediately
precedingthatmonth,thatdifferencebeing
multipliedbythefigureshownincolumn1
ofAnnexVfortheproductinquestion.
Iftheamountspecifiedin(b)ishigherthanthat
specifiedin(a),nolevyshallbecharged.
3.Thedifferenceasspecifiedinparagraph2
shallbedeterminedbytheCommissionforeach
quarterofthecalendaryear.
4.Ifthethresholdpricereferredtoinpara­
graph2(a)isalteredduringanyquarter,the
Council,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
decidewhetherthedifferenceshouldbeadjusted
and,ifso,shallprescribethemeasurestobe
takentothatend.
5.If,onthe15thofthemonthprecedingthe
quarterforwhichthedifferenceasspecifiedin
paragraph2istobedetermined,anitemneces­
saryforthecalculationofthatdifferenceis
notknown,theCommissionshallcalculatethe
differenceusinginplaceofthemissingitemthe
figuretakenintoconsideration incalculating
thedifferenceapplicableduringthecurrent
quarter.
Acorrecteddifferenceshallbedeterminedbythe
Commissionandshallbeoperativefromthe
16thdayatthelatestfollowingthedayon
whichthemissingitembecomesknown.
If,however,theiteminquestiondoesnotbecome
knownuntilafterthebeginningofthelast
monthofthequarterinquestion,thedifference
shallnotbecorrected.Article12
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:
'Article9a
1.Inadditiontothecustomsdutiesandcoun­
tervailingchargereferredtoinArticle9(3),a
levyonaddedsugarcontentshallbecharged
onimportsoftheproductsreferredtoinArticle1
(2)(a)fallingwithinsubheadings20.07Alb)1,
BIb)1aa)11andBIb)1bb)11oftheCommon

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6.Iftheaddedsugarcontentper100kilo­
grammesnetweightofimportedproduct,as
determinedinaccordancewithparagraph8,
islessbytwokilogrammesormorethanthat
contentasexpressedbythefiguresshownin
column1ofAnnexVfortheproductinquestion
andiftheimportersorequests,thelevyshall
becalculatedper100kilogrammesnetweight
ofimportedproductbymultiplyingthedifference
specifiedinparagraph2byafigurerepresenting
theaddedsugarcontentdefinedinparagraph8.
7.Iftheaddedsugarcontentper100kilo­
grammesnetweightofimportedproduct,as
determinedinaccordancewithparagraph8,
ishigherbythreekilogrammesormorethan
thatcontentasexpressedbythefigureshown
incolumn1ofAnnexV,thelevyshallbecalcula­
tedinaccordancewithparagraph6.
8.Thefiguretoberegardedasrepresenting
theaddedsugarcontentshallbethatobtained
byrefractometry asdescribedinAnnexIII
toCouncilRegulation (EEC)No865/68of
28June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinproductsprocessedfromfruitand
vegetables(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No981/75(2),multipliedbythefactor
0*95inthecaseofthegrapejuicesspecifiedin
AnnexVtothisRegulation,minusthefigure
shownincolumn2ofthatAnnexfortheproduct
inquestion.
9.Suchdetailedrulesasmayberequiredfor
theapplicationofparagraphs 1to8shallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.
10.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewith
thevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)
oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,
mayamendAnnexV.'headingNo17.01andofglucoseandglucosesyrup
fallingwithinsubheading17.02BII,whether
ornotintheformofproductsfallingwithin
subheading17.02BI,incorporatedintheproducts
fallingwithinsubheadings20.07Alb)1,BIb)
1aa)11andBIb)1bb)11oftheCommon
CustomsTariff.Therefundshallbegrantedon
applicationbythepartyconcerned.
2.Therefundtobegrantedper100kilo­
grammesnetweightofexportedproductshall
beequal:
—inthecaseofrawsugarandwhitesugar,to
therefund,fixedperkilogrammeofsucrose
inaccordancewithArticle19ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No3330/74of19Decem­
ber1974onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsugar(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No832/76(4),andwith
theprovisionsadoptedinimplementation
thereoffortheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)(d)ofthatRegulation,multipliedbya
figureexpressingthequantityofsucrose
utilizedper100kilogrammesnetweightof
finishedproduct;
—inthecaseofglucoseandglucosesyrup,to
therespectiverefundsfixedforthoseproducts
inaccordancewithArticle16ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2727/75of29October
1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals(5),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No832/76,andwith
theprovisionsadoptedinimplementation
thereof,multipliedbyafigureexpressingthe
quantityofglucoseorglucosesyruputilized
per100kilogrammesnetweightoffinished
product.
Thefiguresexpressingthequantitiesofsucrose,
glucoseorglucosesyrupshallbedeterminedon
thebasisoftheinformationsuppliedunder
Article4ofRegulation (EEC)No865/68.
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)
oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,
shalladoptgeneralrulesforgrantingrefunds.
4.Suchdetailedrulesasmayberequiredfor
theapplicationofthisArticleshallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle7ofRegulationNo24.'Article13
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:
'Article10a
1.Arefundshallbegrantedinrespectof
exportstothirdcountriesofsugarsfallingwithin
(3)OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
(4)OJNoL100,14.4.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.(*)OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
(a)OJNoL95,14.4.1975,p.2.

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Article14
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:
'Article10b—thepossibilityforaMemberStatetodero­
gatefromtheprovisionsofparagraph2
withaviewtoinvestigatingthesuitability
ofavinevarietyforitsenvironment ,under­
takingscientificresearch,selectivebreeding
andhybridization ,ortheproductionof
materialforthevegetativepropagationof
grapevinesreservedforexport.
2.WithoutprejudicetostricterCommunity
provisions,onlyrecommended varietiesand
authorizedvinevarietiesmaybeusedfornew
planting,replantingorgraftingintheCommu­
nity.
3.Thephasingoutofwine-growing ,onareas
plantedwith:
(a)vinevarietiesclassified,on31December
1976,asprovisionally authorizedvarieties,
mustbecarriedout:
—before31December1979forvarieties
obtainedfrominterspecificcrossings(di­
rectproducerhybrids);
—before31December 1983forother
varieties;
(b)varietiesclassifiedasprovisionallyauthorized
after31December1976,mustbecarried
outnolaterthan15yearsfromthedateon
whichthevarietywasthusclassified;
(c)unclassifiedvarieties,mustbecarriedoutby
31December1976.
4.Theclassification ofthevinevarietiesand
otherproceduresfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation
No24.'1.ThelevyreferredtoinArticle9a(1)andthe
refundreferredtoinArticle10ashallbethose
applicableonthedayofimportationorexpor­
tation.
2.ToqualifyfortherefundreferredtoinArticle
10atheproductslistedinthesameArticlemust
beaccompanied byadeclarationfromtheparty
concernedindicatingtheamountsofsucrose,
glucoseandglucosesyrupincorporatedtherein.
3.WheretheprovisionsofArticle9a(6)and(7)
apply,theproductslistedinparagraph1ofthe
sameArticlemustbeaccompanied byadeclar­
ationfromtheimporterindicatingtheadded
sugarcontentestablishedbythemethoddes­
cribedinArticle9a(8);however,wherethis
conditionisnotfulfilledArticle9a(6)shallnot
apply.
4.Theaccuracyofthedeclarationreferredto
intheprecedingparagraphsshallbesubject
tocontrolbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStateconcerned .
5.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedasnecessaryinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7
ofRegulationNo24.'
Article15Article16
Article16ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing: Article18ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article16
'Article18
1.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commissioninaccordancewiththevotingpro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
shalladoptgeneralrulesfortheclassification
ofvinevarieties.Theserulesshallinparticular
providefor:
—aclassification ofsuchvinevarieties,by
administrative unitsorpartsthereof,into
recommended varieties,authorizedvarieties
andprovisionallyauthorizedvarieties;1.Whereclimaticconditionshavemadeit
necessaryincertainwine-growing zonesofthe
Community,theMemberStatesconcernedmay
permitthenaturalalcoholicstrength,actualor
potential,offreshgrapes,grapemust,grapemust
infermentation andnewwinestillinfermen­
tation,obtainedfromthevinevarietiescovered
byArticle27a,aswellasthatofwinesuitable
foryieldingtablewineandthatoftablewine,
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Article18
ThefirstindentofArticle20(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'—partialdeacidification inwine-growingzones
A,B,CI(a)andCI(b).'
Article19
Article21ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article21Theproductsreferredtointhefirstsubparagraph
maynotbesubjectedtoanincreaseinnatural
alcoholicstrengthexceptwheretheirminimum
naturalalcoholicstrengthisasfollows:
—wine-growing zoneA:5°,
—wine-growing zoneB:6°,
—wine-growing zoneCI(a):7*5°,
—wine-growing zoneCI(b):8°,
—wine-growing zoneCII:8*5°,
—wine-growing zoneCIII:9°.
Theincreaseinminimumnaturalalcoholic
strengthshallbeeffectedaccordingtotheoeno­
logicalprocessesreferredtoinArticle19and
maynotexceedthefollowinglimits:
—wine-growing zoneA:3*5°,
—wine-growing zoneB:2-5°,
—wine-growing zoneC:2°.
Thelimitreferredtointheprevioussubpara­
graphforwine-growing zoneAisraisedto4°
until31January1980forproductsfromproduc­
tionareastobedeterminedandoriginatingfrom
redvinevarietiestobedetermined .
2.Inyearswhenclimaticconditionshavebeen
exceptionallyunfavourablethealcoholicstrength
providedforinthethirdsubparagraph ofpara­
graph1maybeincreasedtothefollowinglevel:
—wine-growing zoneA:4*5°,
—wine-growing zoneB:3-5°.
Thelimitreferredtointhefirstindentofthe
precedingsubparagraph shallbeincreasedto
5°until31January1980forproductscoming
underthefourthsubparagraph ofparagraph1.
3.Thewine-growing zonesreferredtointhis
ArticlearesetoutinAnnexIII.
4.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Article,andinparticularthedecisionsautho­
rizingtheincreasesprovidedforinparagraph2,
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.'1.Thesweeteningoftablewinesshallonlybe
authorized :
(a)withgrapemustwhichhasatmostthesame
totalalcoholicstrengthasthetablewinein
question,ifthefreshgrapes,thegrapemust,
thegrapemustinfermentation ,thenew
winestillinfermentation orthewinesuitable
foryieldingtablewinefromwhichithas
beenproduced,orthetablewineitselfhave
beenthesubjectofoneoftheprocesses
mentionedinArticle19(1);
(b)withconcentratedgrapemustorgrapemust,
providedthatthetotalalcoholicstrengthof
thetablewineinquestionisnotraisedby
morethan2°,iftheproductsmentioned
under(a)havenotbeenthesubjectofone
oftheprocessesmentionedinArticle19(1).
2.Thesweeteningofimportedwinesintended
fordirecthumanconsumptionanddesignated
byageographicalindicationshallbeforbidden
withintheterritoryoftheCommunity .
Thesweeteningofimportedwinesotherthan
thosereferredtointhefirstsubparagraph shall
bemadesubjecttorulestobedetermined.
3.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation
No24.'
Article20
Article24ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
Article17'Article24
Thewords'inwine-growing zoneCI',inthefirst
subparagraphofArticle19(6)ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70,shallbereplacedbythewords'inwine­
growingzonesCI(a)andCI(b)'.1.Theoverpressingofgrapes,whetherornot
crushed,andthepressingofwineleesshallbe
prohibited,asalsotherefermentation ofgrape
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7.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleandinparticularthestandardnatural
alcoholicstrengthreferredtoinparagraph3
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.'
Article21
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:
'Article24a
1.Thequantitiesofalcoholreferredtoin
Article24(3)maybeincreased.
Theadditionalratetobefixedshallrangefrom0
to6%.Itshallbefixedonthebasisofdata
containedintheforwardestimatebefore15De­
cemberofeachyear.Therateactuallyapplied
musthoweverbesuchastoensurethateach
regionoftheCommunitybearsafairshareof
theobligationandthatthecompulsorydistilla­
tionofwinesobtainedfromtablegrapesre­
ferredtoinArticle24bistakenintoaccount.
Inthecaseoftablewines,adecisionmaybe
takentoadjusttheadditionalrateonthebasis
of:
—theyieldperhectare,2.Exceptinthecaseoftheproducersreferred
toinparagraph5andsavewhereaderogation
isdecidedonbytheCouncil,actingonaproposal
fromtheCommission inaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)of
theTreaty,anynaturalorlegalpersonorgroup
ofsuchpersonswhoturnintowinefreshgrapes,
grapemust,grapemustinfermentationornew
winestillinfermentation shallberequiredto
distilthewineleesandgrapemarcwhichresult
fromtheprocessor,failingthat,acorresponding
quantityofwinefromhisownharvest.
3.Thequantityofalcoholcontainedinproducts
deliveredfordistillationinaccordancewith
paragraph2shallbe10%atmostofthevolume
ofalcoholnaturallycontainedintheproducts
usedfortheproductionofwine.Theassessment
ofthatvolumeshallbemadeonthebasisofa
standardnaturalminimumalcoholicstrength
laiddownforeachwineyearineachwine­
growingzone.
4.Thosesubjecttotheobligationtodistil
referredtoinparagraph2mayundercertain
conditionsfreethemselvesofthisobligation :
—byusingthelees,themarc,orwhereappro­
priatethewineconcernedfortheproduction
ofpotablespirits,or
—bythewithdrawalundersupervisionofthe
by-productsofthewine-makingprocess.
5.Producerswhosevineyardsaresituatedin
wine-growing zoneAorintheGermanpartof
wine-growing zoneBshallnotbesubjecttothe
obligationtodistillaiddowninparagraph2.
6.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commission ,inaccordancewiththevotingpro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
shalladoptprovisionsconcerningthedistillation
oftheproductsconcernedandinparticular :
—thepricetobepaid,accordingtotheiralcohol
content,formarc,leesandanywinedelivered
fordistillation;
—thecriteriafordeterminingtheamount
ofaidsoastoenablethedistilledproducts
tobedisposedof;
—theshareofthecostbornebytheinterven­
tionagenciestobefinancedbytheEuropean
AgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund,
GuaranteeSection;
—detailedrulesgoverningtheapplicationofthe
provisionsofparagraph4.
UnderthesameproceduretheCouncilmay
exemptcertainproductionregionsfromthe
obligationlaiddowninparagraph2.—thevinevariety,
—thecolourofthewine
—thealcoholicstrength.
2.Theincreasereferredtoinparagraph1shall
applytoallwineproducersexceptthose:
—whosevineyardsaresituatedintheItalian
partsofzonesC;
—whoproducequalitywinespsr;theexception
shallcoverthepartoftheirproductionto
whichthisdesignationapplies;
—whoareexemptunderArticle24(2)and(5)
andthesecondsubparagraph of(6).
Adecisionmaybetakentoadjusttherules
governingtheapplicationofthisparagraphin
accordancewithcriteriatobedeterminedfor
eachregion.
3.Thebuying-inpriceforwinedeliveredfor
distillationunderparagraph1shallbe50%of
theguidepricefortablewineoftypeAIwhich
entersintoforceintheyearoftheharvest
concerned .
Forthe1976/77,1977/78and1978/79wine
years,however,itshallbe63%,60%and55%
respectivelyoftheguidepricereferredtointhe
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3.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commissioninaccordancewiththevotingpro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
shalladoptgeneralrulesconcerningthedistilla­
tionreferredtoinparagraph1andinparticular
concerning :
—theconditionsunderwhichdistillationmay
becarriedout,
—thecriteriafordeterminingtheamount
ofaidsoastoenablethedistilledproducts
tobedisposedof.
4.Thedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleandthederogationreferredtoinpara­
graph1shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation
No24.
Thissameprocedureshallapplyforlaying
downtheconditionsunderwhichtheprovi­
sionsofparagraph1shallapplytothevarieties
includedintheclassification forthesameadmi­
nistrativeunitasbothwinegrapesandtable
grapes.Theseconditionsshallensurethat
thequantitiesofwineobtainedbyturning
intowinegrapesfromtheabovevarietieshar­
vestedwithintheadministrative unitconcerned
whicharenormallyusedforwine-making are
exemptedfromtheobligationslaiddownin
paragraph1.'Thepricepaidbythedistillermaynotbelower
thanthebuying-inprice.
4.Inthe1976/77and1977/78wineyears,it
may,attherequestofaMemberStateandin
certaincircumstances ,bedecidedtogivethe
producertheoptionofdistilling,underthe
conditionsprovidedforinparagraph3,wine
fromvinevarietieswhicharetheproductof
inter-specificcrossings(directproducerhybrids)
classifiedamongthevarietiesprovisionally
authorized .
5.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commissioninaccordancewiththevotingpro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
shalladoptgeneralrulesconcerningthedistilla­
tionreferredtoinparagraph3andinparticular :
—theconditionsunderwhichdistillationmay
becarriedout,
—thecriteriafordeterminingtheamount
ofaidsoastoenablethedistilledproductsto
bedisposedof.
6.Thedecisionsfixingtheadditionalratepro­
videdforinparagraph1andallowingdistillation
asprovidedforinparagraph4aswellasdetailed
rulesforapplyingthisArticleshallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article7ofRegulationNo24.'
Article23
Article22Article26ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No876/70:'Article26
'Article24b1.Wherecoupagetakesplace,andsubjectto
theprovisionsofthefollowingparagraphs,only
productsresultingfromcoupagebetweentable
winesorfromcoupageoftablewineswithwines
suitableforyieldingtablewinesshallbeconsi­
deredastablewines,providedthatthewines
suitableforyieldingtablewineshaveatotal
naturalalcoholicstrengthnotexceeding17°.
2.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofthe
fifthsubparagraph ofArticle27(4),coupageof
awinesuitableforyieldingatablewinewith:
(a)atablewine,mayyieldatablewineonlyif
thatprocesstakesplaceinthewine-growing
zonewherethewinesuitableforyieldinga
tablewinewasproduced;
(b)anotherwinesuitableforyieldingatable
wine,mayyieldatablewineonlyif:
—thesecondwinesuitableforyieldinga
atablewinewasproducedinthesame
wine-growing zoneand
—theprocesstakesplaceinthesamewine­
growingzone.1.Exceptwhereaderogationhasbeendecided
on,winesmadefromtablegrapesbelongingto
varietiesnotlistedaswinegrapesintheclassifi­
cationofvinevarietiesfortheadministrative
unitinwhichtheyoriginatemayonlybetrans­
portedtoadistilleryforthepurposesofdistilla­
tion.
2.Thebuying-inpriceforwinedeliveredfor
distillationunderparagraph 1shallbe50%
oftheguidepricefortablewineoftypeA1
whichentersintoforceintheyearoftheharvest
concerned .
However,forthe1976/77,1977/78and1978/79
wineyears,itshallbe63%,60%and55%
respectivelyoftheguidepricereferredtointhe
abovesubparagraph .
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Article25
Article27ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article27
1.Thedescription"tablewine"shallbelimited
towinedefinedunderitem10ofAnnexII.
2.OftheproductsfallingwithinCommon
CustomsTariffheadingNo22.05,onlyliqueur
wines,sparklingwines,aeratedsparklingwines,
semi-sparkling wines,aeratedsemi-sparkling
wines,qualitywinespsr,and,whereappropriate
byderogationfromArticle28a(1),thewines
mentionedinArticle28(1)and(la)andtable
winesmaybeofferedordisposedoffordirect
humanconsumptionwithintheCommunity .
3.From1September1971:3.Coupageofawinesuitableforyieldinga
whitetablewineorofawhitetablewinewith
awinesuitableforyieldingaredtablewineor
witharedtablewinemaynotyieldatablewine.
However,thisprovisionshallnotprevent,in
certaincasestobedetermined,thecoupageof
awinesuitableforyieldingawhitetablewine
orofawhitetablewinewithawinesuitablefor
yieldingaredtablewineorwitharedtable
wine,providedthattheresultantproducthas
thecharacteristics ofaredtablewine.
4.Exceptwhereaderogationhasbeendecided
onbytheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)
oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,
coupageofawineoriginatinginathirdcountry
withaCommunitywineandcoupageinthe
geographicalterritoryoftheCommunitybet­
weenwinesoriginatinginthirdcountriesshall
beprohibited.
However,coupageofthetypereferredtointhe
previoussubparagraph shallbepermittedinfree
zonesprovidedthattheresultantwineisintended
forreconsignment toathirdcountry.
TheCouncilshall,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commissioninaccordancewiththevotingpro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
adoptbefore1September1976provisionsfor
theapplicationoftheprevioussubparagraph ,in
particularprovisionsonthedescriptionofthe
wineconcernedandfortheavoidanceofany
confusionwithaCommunitywine.
5.Shoulddifficultiesariseincertainwine­
growingregionsoftheCommunityasaresultof
applicationoftheprovisionsofparagraphs 1to
4,theMemberStatesconcernedmayinformthe
Commission,whichshalltakeallappropriate
measures;suchmeasuresmaynot,however,
restrictapplicationoftheruleslaiddowninthis
Articleonthesubjectofcoupage.
6.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Article,inparticularasregardstheuseofwines
suitableforyieldingtablewines,shallbeadopted,
wherenecessary,inaccordancewiththeproce­
durelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation
No24.'(a)Exceptinthecaseofbottledwineinrespect
ofwhichthereisproofthatbottlingwas
effectedpriortotheabovedate,wineother
thanqualitywinepsr,obtainedfromthe
vinevarietiesreferredtoinArticle27abut
notcorresponding tothedefinitionscon­
tainedunderitems9to15ofAnnexIImay
beusedonlyforconsumptioninthefamilies
ofindividualwinegrowers,fortheproduc­
tionofwinevinegarorfordistillation.
However,inyearswhentheclimaticcondi­
tionshavebeenunfavourable ,itmaybe
decidedthatproductsfromwine-growing
zonesAandBwhichdonotpossessthe
minimumnaturalalcoholicstrengthlaid
downforthewine-growing zoneinquestion
maybeusedintheCommunityforthepro­
ductionofsparklingwineandaerated
sparklingwine,providedthatsuchwines
haveanactualalcoholicstrengthofnotless
than8*5°orfortheproductionofaerated
semi-sparkling wine.Inthisevent,they
shallbeenrichedsubjecttothelimitsin
Article18(2);
(b)unlessaderogationisdecidedonbythe
Council,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)
oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommis­
sion:Article24
1.31August1976,thedatereferredtointhese­
condandthirdsubparagraphs ofArticle26a(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,shallbereplaced
by28February1977.
2.30June1976,thedatereferredtoinArticle26a
(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,shallbere­
placedby31December1976.—freshgrapes,
—grapemust,
—grapemustinfermentation ,

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—newwinesstillinfermentation ,
—andwine,onlyfor^distillation *or'forconsumption irtthe
familiesofitidividwai wiwe-growers .[
Winefortifiedfoxdistillationmayonlybeused
fordistillation .
5.Thederogationspjroyidedforinthefirst
andsecondsubparagraphs ofparagraph3(a),
togetherwithdetailedriflesfortheapplipa^pij
ofthisArticle,shallbig;^dpptedaccording ,tp
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegula­
tionNo24.'
Article26
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoTitleIVof
Regulation (EEC)No816/70:
'Article27a
1.UnlessotherwisedecidedbytheCouncil
actingonaproposalfromtheCommissionin
accordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddown
inArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,onlygrapesfrom
recommended orauthorizedvinevarietiesas
referredtoinArticle16andproductsderived
fromsuchgrapesmaybeusedwithintheCommu­
nityfortheproductionof:
—grapemustwithfermentationarrestedbythe
additionofalcohol,fromvinevarietiesnotincludedintheclassi­
ficationmayonlybeputintocirculationfor
thepurposesofdistillationorvinegarmaking.
Theseproductsmayalsobeusedforcon­
sumptioninthefamiliesofwine-growers .
3a.Grapesobtainedfromvinesplantedin
violationofCommunityornationalprovisions
concerningnewplantingorreplantingofvines
maynotbeusedforproducingtablewine.
Productsmadefromsuchgrapesmayonlybe
putintocirculationforthepurposesofdistil­
lation.However,theseproductsmaynotbe
usedinthepreparationofspiritswithanactual
alcoholicstrengthof80°orless.
4.Withoutprejudicetoanymorerestrictive
provisionswhichmaybeappliedbyMember
Statesforthepreparationintheirterritoryof
productsnotfallingwithinheadingNo22.05of
theCommonCustomsTariff,alcohol-muted
freshgrapemustmaybyusedonlyintheprepa­
rationofsuchproducts.
Grapejuiceandconcentratedgrapejuiceorigi­
natingintheCommunitymaynotbemadeinto
winenorbeaddedtowine.Theseproducts
shallbesubjecttocontrolwithrespecttotheir
use.
Theseproductsmaynotundergoalcoholicfer­
mentationintheterritoryoftheCommunity .
Thisprovisionshallnotapplytoproducts
intendedfortheproductionintheUnited
KingdomandIrelandofproductsfallingwithin
headingNo22.07oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,forwhichMemberStatesmayallow
theuseofacompositenameincludingtheword
"wine"pursuanttothefirstsubparagraph of
Article30(1).
Winesuitableforyieldingtablewinewhichdoes
notreachtheminimumactualalcoholicstrength
fortablewinesmaynotbeputonthemarket
exceptfortheproductionofsparklingwine,
vinegarmaking,distillationandotherindustrial
uses.Theenrichmentofsuchwineandcoupage
thereofwithatablewineinordertobringits
actualalcoholicstrengthuptothelevellaid
downforatablewinemayonlytakeplaceon
thepremisesofthewinemakeroronhisbehalf.
Withtheexceptionofalcohol,potablespirits
andpiquette,neitherwinenoranyotherbeve­
rageintendedfordirecthumanconsumptionmay
bemadefromwineleesorgrapemarcoriginating
intheCommunity .
Piquette,insofarasitsproductionisauthorized
bytheMemberStateconcerned,maybeused—concentratedgrapemust,
—winesuitableforyieldingtablewine,
—tablewine,
—qualitywinepsr,
—liqueurwine.
2.However,grapesfromtractsoflandplanted
withvarietiesclassifiedasprovisionallyautho­
rizedshallalsoberegardedassuitablefor
yieldingproductslistedinparagraph1,withthe
exceptionofqualitywinepsr:
(a)wheresuchgrapesbelongto:
—varietiesobtainedfrofointerspecificcross­
ings(directproducerhybrids):until
31December1979;
—othervarieties:until31December1983,
providedthatsuchvarietieshavebeen
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(b)wherethevarietyinquestionhasbeen
classifiedasprovisionally authorizedafter
31December1976,foraperiodof15years
fromthedatethevarietyissoclassified'.
Article27
Article28ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :
'Article28
1.TheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(2)(a)
and(b)maybeimportedonlyifthefollowing
conditionsarefulfilled:
(a)inrespectofalltheabovementioned products:
—iftheycorrespondtotheprovisions
governingproduction,marketingand,
shouldsuchbethecase,deliveryfor
directhumanconsumption inthethird
countriesinwhichtheyoriginate,and
proofoffulfilmentofthisconditionis
furnishedintheformofacertificate
issuedbyacompetentbody,includedon
alisttobedecidedon,inthethirdcountry
inwhichtheproductoriginates;
—wheretheyareintendedfordirecthuman
consumption ,iftheyareaccompaniedby
ananalysisreportdrawnupbyabody
orservicedesignatedbythethirdcountry
inwhichtheproductoriginates;
(b)inrespectofwinesintendedfordirecthuman
consumptionotherthanliqueurwinesand(a)forallowingcertainwinesoriginatingin
thirdcountriesasreferredtoinparagraph1
(b)designatedbyageographicaldescription
tobedeliveredfordirecthumanconsumption
iftheiractualalcoholicstrengthamountsto
atleast8'5°ortheirtotalalcoholicstrength
exceeds15°withoutanyenrichment ;
(b)fordispensingwiththecertificateandthe
analysisreportprovidedforinparagraph1(a)
inthecaseofcertainproductsreferredtoin
paragraph1whicharetransportedinlimited
quantitiesandpackedinsmallcontainers.
2.UnlessotherwisedecidedbytheCouncil
actingonaproposalfromtheCommissionin
accordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddown
inArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,freshgrapes,
grapemust,grapemustinfermentation ,concen­
tratedgrapemust,grapemustwithfermentation
arrestedbytheadditionofalcohol,grapejuice
andconcentratedgrapejuiceoriginatinginthird
countriesmaynotbeturnedintowineoradded
towineintheterritoryoftheCommunity .
However,suchoperationsshallbepermittedin
freezones,providedthewinesoobtainedis
intendedforconsignmenttoathirdcountry.
TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commissionshallbefore1September1976in
accordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddown
inArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,adoptprovisions
fortheapplicationoftheprevioussubparagraph ,
inparticularprovisionsconcerningthedescrip­
tionofthewineconcernedandforavoidingany
confusionwithaCommunitywine.
Theproductsreferredtointhefirstsubparagraph
maynotundergoalcoholicfermentationwithin
thecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity .
Thisprovisionshallnotapplytoproducts
intendedfortheproductionintheUnited
KingdomandIrelandofproductsfallingwithin
headingNo22.07oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,forwhichMemberStatesmayallowthe
useofacompositenameincludingtheword
"wine"inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle30(1).
Withoutprejudicetoanymorerestrictivepro­
visionswhichmaybeappliedbyMemberStates
forthepreparationintheirterritoryofproducts
notfallingwithinheadingNo22.05ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,importedfreshgrape
mustwithfermentationarrestedbytheaddition
ofalcoholmaybeusedonlyinthepreparation
oftheseproducts.
Neitherwinenoranyotherbeverageintended
fordirecthumanconsumption maybemadesparklingwines:
—iftheyhaveanactualalcoholicstrength
ofnotlessthan9°andatotalalcoholic
strengthnotexceeding15°;
—iftheyhaveatotalaciditycontent
expressedintartaricacidofnotlessthan
4*5grammesperlitreor60milliequiva­
lentsperlitre;
—iftheyhaveavolatileacidcontentof
lessthan19milliequivalents perlitre.
la.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commissioninaccordancewiththevotingpro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
shalladoptgeneralrulesfortheapplicationof
paragraph 1.
Provisionmaybemadeunderthesameproce­
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cationofthisArticle,shallbeadoptedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7
ofRegulationNo24.'
Article29
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:fromimportedwinelees,grapemarc,piquetteor
winefortifiedfordistillation;however,potable
spiritsmaybemadefromimportedwinefortified
fordistillation .
3.Theproductsmentionedinthefirstsubpara­
graphofparagraph2shallbesubjecttocontrol
withrespecttotheiruse.Theadditionofan
indicatortoimportedgrapemust,importedgrape
mustinfermentation ,importedconcentrated
grapemust,importedgrapemustwithfermen­
tationarrestedbytheadditionofalcoholand
importedgrapejuice,whetherornotconcen­
trated,maybemadecompulsory .
4.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation
No24.''Article28b
Article281.Forthepurposesofmarketingwithinthe
Community,importedwinesintendedfordirect
humanconsumptionanddesignatedbyageo­
graphicalindicationmay,wherereciprocal
arrangements canbeestablished,becontrolled
andprotectedasprovidedforinArticle13of
Regulation (EEC)No817/70inrespectof
qualitywinespsr.
2.Paragraph1shallbeimplementedbyagree­
mentswiththeinterestedthirdcountriestobe
negotiatedandconcludedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle113ofthe
Treaty.
3.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation
No24.'Article28ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :
'Article28a
Article301.UnlessotherwisedecidedbytheCouncil
actingonaproposalfromtheCommissionin
accordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddown
inArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,productsfalling
withinheadingNo22.05oftheCommonCus­
tomsTariff,whetherimportedornot,which
haveundergoneoenologicalpracticesnotallowed
byCommunityrulesor,wheresuchrulesdo
notexist,bynationalrulesorbyruleswhichdo
notconformeithertotheprovisionsofthis
Regulationortothoseadoptedinimplemen­
tationthereof,maynotbeofferedordisposed
offordirecthumanconsumption .Article30ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :
'Article30
Thesameshallapplyto:1.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)of
theTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,
shalladopt,wherenecessary,therulesrelating
tothedesignationandpresentationofthepro­
ductslistedinArticle1.
Untiltheentryintoforceoftherulesreferred
tointhefirstsubparagraph ,therulesonthis
mattershallbethoseadoptedbytheMember
States.
2.MemberStatesmaymaketheuseofa
geographicaldescriptionfordesignatingatable
wineconditional,inparticular,onthewine
havingbeenproducedwhollyfromcertain
clearlyspecifiedvinevarietiesandcomingexclu­—productsreferredtoinArticle1(2)(a),(b)
and(c)whicharenotsound,fairandof
marketablequality;
—productsreferredtoinArticle1(2)which
donotcomplywiththedefinitionsappearing
inAnnexIItothisRegulationorthoseadop­
tedinimplementation thereof.
2.Theconditionsgoverningholdingandcir­
culation,theuseofproductsreferredtoin
paragraph1andtheestablishment ofcriteriafor
thepurposeofavoidingexcessiverigourin
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dateandnotconformingtothisdefinitionasit
appliesafterthatdatemaybeadoptedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7
ofRegulationNo24.'
Article34
Article39ofRegulation(EEC)816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article39siyely,fromtheterritory,preciselydemarcated,
whosenapaeitbears.
3.Withoutprejudicetoanyadditionalrules
whichmaybeadoptedregardingthedesignation
ofproducts,theuseofageographicalascription
todesignatetablewinesresultingfromacoupage
ofwinesfromgrapesharvestedindifferentpro­
ductionareasshall,however,bepermittedifat
least85%ofthetablewineresultingfromthe
coupageoriginatesintheproductionareawhose
nameitbears.
However,theuse,asadesignationofwhitetable
wines,ofageographicalascriptionrelatingto
aproductionareasituatedwithinwine-growing
zoneAorwine-growing zoneBshallbeper­
mittedonlyiftheproductscomprisingthe
coupagearefromthewine-growing zonein
questionorifthewineinquestionisfroma
coupagebetweentablewinesofwine-growing
zoneAandtablewinesofwihe-growing zoneB.
3a.EachMemberStateshallensurethat
designatedtable,winesarecontrolledandpro­
tectedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
paragraph2.
4.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation
No24.'1.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofAnnexes
IandII,andinparticularprovisionsastothe
wine-growing areasreferredtoinpoint10of
AnnexII,shallbeadoptedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle7of■Regu­
lationNo24.
2.Thesameprocedureshallbeusedinorder
tolaydown:
(a)themethodsofanalysisfordeterminingthe
compositionoftheproductsspecifiedin
Article1andtheruleswherebyitmaybe
establishedwhethertheseproductshave
undergoneprocessescontrarytoauthorized
oenologicalpractices;
(b)itrequired,maximumfiguresforsubstances
whosepresenceindicatesthatcertainoeno­
logicalpracticeshavebeenused,andcompa­
rativeanalysistables.
3.However,wherenoprovisionismadefor
Communitymethodsofanalysisorfortherules
referredtoinparagraph2,themethodsof
analysistobeusedshallbe:
(a)thoselaiddowninAnnexAtotheInter­
nationalConventionfortheUnificationof
MethodsfortheAnalysisandAppraisalof
Winesof.13October1954; ;
(b)orwherethatAnnexdoesnotprovidefor
suchmethods,themethodstraditionally
usedintheMemberStateconcerned.'Article31
Paragraph2ofArticle31ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70shallberepealed.Paragraph3ofthat
Articleshallbecomeparagraph2.
Article32
InArticle33(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
thereferencetoArticle1(2)(a)shallbereplaced
byareferencetoArticle1(2)(b).
Article33
Article35Article37ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
Article39aofRegulation ;(EEC):No816/70shall
bereplacedbythefollowing;
'Article37
'Article39a Transitionalmeasurestoenabletheplacingon
themarketoftablewinesobtainedbefore1Sep­
tember1976whicheonfprmtothedefinition
inpoint10ofAnnexIIasitappliesbeforethat1.MemberStates,shalltake.allnecessary
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—obtainedbypartialdehydrationof
grapemustcarriedoutbyanyautho­
rizedmethodotherthandirectheatof
afireinsuchawaythatitsdensityat
20°Cisnotlessthan1*240;
—derivedexclusivelyfromvinevarieties
referredtoinArticle27a;
—producedwithintheCommunity,and
—obtainedfromgrapemusthavingat
leasttheminimumnaturalalcoholic
strengthlaiddownforthewine­
growingzoneinwhichthegrapeswere
harvested.'
'9.Winesuitableforyieldingtablewine:wine
which:
—isderivedexclusivelyfromvinevarieties
referredtoinArticle27a;provisionsinthewinesector.Theyshalldes­
ignateoneormorebodieswhichshallbein­
structedtoverifycompliancewiththesepro­
visions.
TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthename
andaddressof:
—thebodiesreferredtointhefirstsubpara­
graph,
—thelaboratoriesresponsibleforcarryingout
officialwineanalyses.
TheCommission shallforwardthatinformation
totheotherMemberStates.
WheretheprovisionsofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No283/72of7February1972concerning
irregularitiesandtherecoveryofsumswrongly
paidinconnectionwiththefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicyandtheorganization
ofaninformationsysteminthisfield(1),arenot
applicable,MemberStatesshallputthebodies
theydesignateinapositiontoenterintodirect
contactswiththeappropriatebodiesofthe
otherMemberStatesinorderthat,throughan
exchangeofinformation,anyinfringementof
theprovisionsreferredtointhefirstsubpara­
graphmaybemoreeasilypreventedandrevealed.
2.ActingonaproposalfromtheCommission ,
theCouncil,inaccordancewiththevotingproce­
durelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
shalladoptmeasurestoensureuniformappli­
cationoftheseCommunityprovisionsinthe
winesector,particularlyasregardscontrols.
3.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
secondsubparagraph ofparagraph 1andof
paragraph2shallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle7of
RegulationNo24.'—isproducedintheCommunity ;and
—hasatleasttheminimumnatural
alcoholicstrengthlaiddownforthe
wine-growing zoneinwhichitwas
produced.'
'10.Tablewine:wine,otherthanqualitywine
psr,which:
—isderivedexclusivelyfromvinevarieties
referredtoinArticle27a;
—isproducedintheCommunity ;
—has,followingapplication,ifany,of
theprocessesspecifiedinArticle19,an
actualalcoholicstrengthofnotless
than8*5°providedthatitderivesexclu­
sivelyfromgrapesharvestedinwine­
growingzonesAandBandnotless
than9°inotherwine-growing zones,
andatotalalcoholicstrengthofnot
morethan15°;
—has,furthermore ,atotalaciditycontent
expressedastartaricacidofnotless
than4*5grammesperlitre,or60milli­
equivalentsperlitre.
However,inthecaseofwinesfromcertain
wine-growingareastobedeterminedwhich
havebeenproducedwithoutanyenrich­
mentanddonotcontainmorethan
5grammesofresidualsugar,theupper
limitforthetotalalcoholicstrengthmay
beraisedto17°.'Article36
Article40ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
repealed.
Article37
AnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
amendedasfollows:
1.Points4,9,10,11,14and15shallbereplaced
respectivelybythefollowing:
'4.Concentrated grapemust:uncaramelized
grapemustwhichis:'11.Liqueurwine:theproductwhich:
—isproducedintheCommunity ;
—hasatotalalcoholicstrengthofnotless
than17*5°andanactualalcoholic
strengthofnotlessthan15°andnot
morethan22°;and (x)OJNoL36,10.2.1972,p.1.

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'15.Aeratedsemi-sparkling wine:theproduct
which:—isobtainedfromgrapemustorwine,
derivedfromcertainofthevinevarieties
referredtoinArticle27aandhaving
anaturalalcoholicstrengthofnotless
than12°:
—byfreezing,or—isobtainedfromtablewine,quality
winepsrorfromproductssuitablefor
yieldingtablewineorqualitywinepsr;
—hasanactualalcoholicstrengthofnot
lessthan7°andatotalalcoholic
strengthofnotlessthan9°;
—containscarbondioxidewhichhas
beenwhollyorpartiallyadded;and
—hasanoverpressure ofnotlessthan
oneandnotmorethan2*5atmospheres
whenkeptat20°Cinclosedcontainers;
—isputupincontainersoflessthantwo
litres.'
2.Point18shallbedeleted.—bytheadditionduringorafterfer­
mentation :
(i)ofneutralalcoholofvinous
originhavinganactualalcoholic
strengthofnotlessthan95°,or
(ii)ofanunrectifiedproductderi­
vedfromthedistillation of
wineandhavinganactual
alcoholicstrengthofnotless
than52°andnotmorethan
80°,or
(iii)ofconcentratedgrapemustor>
inthecaseofcertainquality
liqueurwinesproducedinspe­
cifiedregionsandappearingon
alisttobeadoptedofwinesfor
whichsuchpracticeistradi­
tional,ofgrapemustconcen­
tratedbydirectheatwhich,
apartfromthisoperation,cor­
respondstothedefinitionof
concentratedgrapemustor,Article38
1.AnnexIIItoRegulation (EEC)No816/70shall
bereplacedbythefollowing:
'ANNEXIII
(iv)ofamixtureoftheseproducts.
Wine-growing zones
1.Wine-growing zoneAshallcomprise:
(a)inGermany,theareasundervinesinthe
followingLänder:Baden-Württemberg
(excludingtheRegierungsbezirke Nord­
badenandSüdbaden),Bayern,Hessen,
Nordrhein-Westfalen,Rheinland-Pfalz,
Saarland;However,certainqualityliqueurwines
producedinspecifiedregionsandappearing
onalisttobeadoptedmaybeobtained
fromunfermentedfreshgrapemustwhich
doesnotneedtohaveaminimumnatural
alcoholicstrengthof12°.'
'14.Semi-sparkling wine:theproductwhich:
—isobtainedfromtablewine,quality
winepsrorfromproductssuitablefor
yieldingtablewineorqualitywinepsr,
providedthatsuchwineorproducts
haveatotalalcoholicstrengthofnot
lessthan9°;
—hasanactualalcoholicstrengthofnot
lessthan7°;
—containsendogenouscarbondioxide;
—hasanoverpressureofnotlessthanone
andnotmorethan2*5atmospheres
whenkeptat20°Cinclosedcontainers;
—isputupincontainersoflessthantwo
litres.'(b)inBelgium:theBelgianwine-growing
area;
(c)inLuxembourg :theLuxembourg wine­
growingregion;
(d)intheNetherlands :theNetherlandswine­
growingarea;
(e)intheUnitedKingdom:theUnitedKing­
domwine-growing area.
2.Wine-growing zoneBshallcomprise:
(a)inGermany,inBaden-Württemberg ,the
areasundervinesinRegierungsbezirke
NordbadenandSüdbaden;

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(b)inFrance,theareasundervinesinthe
followingdepartments :rault,Pyrénées-Orientales (exceptthe
cantonsofOletteandArles-sur-Tech ),
Vaucluse; —inAlsace:
Bas-Rhin,Haut-Rhin ;
—inLorraine :
Meurthe-et-Moselle ,Meuse,Moselle,
Vosges;
—inChampagne :
Aisne,Aube,Marne,Haute-Marne ,
Seine-et-Marne ;
—intheJura:
Ain,Doubs,Jura,Haute-Saône ;
—inSavoie:
Savoie,Haute-Savoie;
—intheValdeLoire:—inthepartofthedepartmentofthe
Varboundedinthesouthbythe
northernlimitofthecommunesof
Evenos,LeBeausset,Solliès-Toucas ,
Cuers,Puget-Ville,Collobrieres ,La
Garde-Freinet,Plan-de-la-Tour and
Sainte-Maxime ;
—inthearrondissement ofNyonsand
thecantonsofDieulefit,Loriol,Mar­
sanneandMontelimarinthedepart­
mentoftheDrôme;
—in(theadministrative unitsin)the
departmentofArdechenotlistedin
point3(c);
(b)inItaly,theareasundervinesinthe
followingregions:
Abruzzo,Campania,Emilia-Romagna ,
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,Lazio,Liguria,
Lombardia,excludingtheprovinceof
Sondrio,Marche,Molise,Piemonte,Tos­
canna,Umbria,Veneto,excludingthe
provinceofBelluno,includingtheislands
belongingtothoseregions,suchasElba
andtheotherislandsoftheTuscanarchi­
pelago,thePonzianoArchipelagoand
CapriandIschia.
6.Wine-growing zoneCIIIshallcomprise:Cher,theDeux-Sèvres ,theIndre,
Indre-et-Loire ,Loir-et-Cher ,Loire­
Atlantique,Loiret,Maine-et-Loire ,
Sarthe,Vendée,Vienne,andthewine­
growingareasundervinesinthe
arrondissement ofCosne-sur-Loire in
thedepartmentoftheNièvre.
3.InFrance,wine-growing zoneClashall
comprisetheareasundervines:
(a)inthefollowingdepartments :
Allier,Alpes-de-Haute -Provence,Hautes­
Alpes,Alpes-Maritimes ,Ariège,Aveyron,
Cantal,Charente,Charente-Maritime ,Cor­
rèze,Côte-d'Or,Dordogne,Haute-Ga­
ronne,Gers,Gironde,Isère,Landes,Loire,
Haute-Loire,Lot,Lot-et-Garonne ,Nièvre
(excludingthearrondissement ofthe
Cosne-sur-Loire ),Puy-de-Dôme ,Pyrénées­
Atlantiques,Hautes-Pyrénées ,Rhône,
Saône-et-Loire,Tarn,Tarn-et-Garonne ,
Haute-Vienne,Yonne;(a)inFrance,theareasundervines:
—inthedepartmentofCorsica;
—inthatpartofthedepartmentofthe
Varsituatedbetweentheseaanda
lineboundedbythecommunes (which
arethemselvesincluded)ofEvenos,Le
Beausset,Solliès-Toucas ,Cuers,Puget­
Ville,Collobrieres ,LaGarde-Freinet,
Plan-de-la-Tour andSainte-Maxime ;
—inthecantonsofOletteandArles-sur­
TechinthedepartmentofPyrénées­
Orientales ;
(b)inItaly,theareasundervinesinthe
followingregions:
Calabria,Lucania,Puglia,Sardegnaand
Sicilia,includingtheislandsbelongingto
thoseregions,suchasPantelleria,Eolie
andtheLipariEgadiandPelagian
Islands.'
2.CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1387/70of
13July'1970demarcatingtheCommunitywine­
growingzones(*),isherebyrepealed.(b)inthearrondissements ofValenceand
DieinthedepartmentoftheDrôme
(exceptthecantonsofDieulefit,Loriol,
MarsanneandMontelimar);
(c)inthedepartmentofArdeche:thewhole
ofthearrondissement ofTournonandthe
cantonsofArtraigues,Buzet,Coucouron,
Montpezat-sous-Bauzon ,Privas,Saint­
EtiennedeLugdarès,Saint-Pierreville ,
ValgorgeandlaVoulte-sur-Rhône .
4.InItaly,wine-growing zoneClbshall
comprisetheareasundervinesintheValle
d'AostaregionandintheprovincesofSondrio,
Bonzano,TrentoandBelluno.
5.Wine-growing zoneCIIshallcomprise:
(a)inFrance,theareasundervines:
—inthefollowingdepartments :
Aude,Bouches-du-Rhône ,Gard,Hé (1)OJNoL155,16.7.1970,p.3.

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Article39
InAnnexIVtoRegulation (EEC)No816/70:
1.ThetableconcerningheadingNo20.07oftheCommonCustomsTariffshall
bereplacedbythefollowingadditionalnotesandtable:
'CHAPTER 20
PREPARATIONS OFVEGETABLES ,FRUITOROTHERPARTSOFPLANTS
Notes
(unchanged)
ThefollowingnoteshallbeaddedtotheAdditionalNotes:
4.Forthepurposesofsubheadings20.07BIa)1aa)and20.07Blb)1aa),concentratedgrapejuice(including
grapemust)shallbetakentomeangrapejuice(includinggrapemust)ofadensityat20°Cofnotlessthan
1-240.
CCT
heading
NoRateofduty
Description Autonomous
%orlevy
(L)Conventional
%
1 2 3 4
20.07Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablejuices,whetherornot
containingaddedsugar,butunfermentedandnotcontainingspirit:
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding1·33at15°C:
I.Grapejuice(includinggrapemust):
a)Ofavalueexceeding22u.a.per100kgnetweight
b)Ofavaluenotexceeding22u.a.per100kgnetweight
1.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%byweight50(b)
50+(L)(b)—
2.Other 50(b)—
II.andIII.(unchanged)
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1*33orlessat15°C:
LGrape,appleandpearjuice(includinggrapemust);mixturesofapple
andpearjuice:
a)Ofavalueexceeding18u.a.per100kgnetweight:
1.Grapejuice(includinggrapemust):
aa)Concentrated :
11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%byweight28(b)28+ads
22.Other 28(b) (a)
bb)Other:
11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%byweight28(b)28+ads
22.Other 28(b) (a)

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CCT
heading
NoRateofduty
Description Antonomous
%orlevy
(L)Conventional
%
1 2 3 4
20.07
(continued')B.I.2.Appleandpearjuice:
aa)Containingaddedsugar 25(b)24+ads
bb)Other 25(b)25
3.Mixturesofappleandpearjuice 25—
b)Ofavalueof18u.a.orlessper100kgnetweight:
1.Grapejuice(includinggrapemust):
aa)Concentrated :
11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%byweight28+(L)(b)28+ads
22.Other 28(b) (a)
bb)Other:
11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%byweight28+(L)(b)28+ads
22.Other 28(b) (a)
2to4(unchanged)
II.(unchanged)
(a)SeeAnnex.
(b)Incertainconditionsacountervailing chargeisprovidedforinrespectofcertainproductsinadditiontothecustoms
duty.'
2.Undersubheading23.05B(Argol),thereferencetofootnote(a)incolumn3shall
bedeleted.
Article40
ThefollowingAnnexshallbeaddedtoRegulation (EEC)No816/70:
'ANNEXV
Standardaddedsugarandnaturalsugarcontentsofgrapejuiceandconcentratedgrapejuice
CCT
heading
NoStandardsugarcontents
Description Added
sugar
i1)Natural
sugar
C)
20.07Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablejuices,whetherornot
containingaddedsugar,butunfermentedandnotcontainingspirit:
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding1*33at15°C:
I.Grapejuice(includinggrapemust):
b)Ofavaluenotexceeding22u.a.per100kgnetweight:
1.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%byweight 49 15

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CCT
heading
NoStandardsugarcontents
Description Added
sugar
C)Natural
sugar
(*)
20.07
(continued .)B.Ofaspecificgravityof1*33orlessat15°C:
I.Grape,appleandpearjuice(includinggrapemust);mixturesofapple
andpearjuice:
b)Ofavalueof18u.a.orlessper100kgnetweight:
1.Grapejuice(includinggrapemust):
aa)Concentrated :
11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%byweight 49 15
bb)Other:
11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%byweight 49 15'
Article41
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublicationinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallapplyfrom1September1976.However,asregardsgrapejuice
(includinggrapemust)notcontainingspiritandwithanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweightfallingwithinheadingNo20.07oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
Articles1,10,11,12,13,14,37(2),39and40shallapplyfrom1July1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.HAMILIUS