29.11.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL320/19
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3310/85
of18November1985
amendingRegulation (EEC)No358/79onsparklingwinesproducedintheCommunityand
definedinitem13ofAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No337/79
Whereasexperiencewithwinesobtainedfromthe'Picpoul'
varietyhasshownthatthisvarietyshouldbeincludedinthe
listofvarietiesfromwhichqualitysparklingwinesofthe
aromatictypemaybeobtained,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission(*),
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (2),
WhereasforreasonsoflogicandclarityArticle8of
Regulation (EEC)No358/79(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3686/84(4),theprovisionsofwhich
arenowcontainedinRegulation (EEC)No3309/85(5),
shouldberepealed;
Whereasthemaximumlevelsoftotalsulphurdioxidewere
fixedforsparklingwinesandqualitysparklingwines
respectively ,inArticle12andArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)
No358/79;
Whereas,pursuanttotheabovementioned Articles,the
CommissionhasdrawnupandsubmittedtotheCouncila
reportonthescientificknowledgeandtechnological
developmentwithrespecttotheuseofsulphurdioxidein
winemaking ;
Whereasitresultsfromthatreportthatloweringthe
maximumlevelsoftotalsulphurdioxideprovestobe
compatiblewithcurrentoenologicalknowledgeand
technologicalprogressmadeforthemajorityofthesetypesof
wine;whereas,moreover,useofallfoodadditivesshouldbe
restrictedtotheminimumnecessary;whereas,therefore,
provisionshouldbemadetoreducethemaximumlevelsof
sulphurdioxideby15milligramsperlitreforallsparkling
wines;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No3686/84hasamended
Article18(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No358/79by
introducingtheprinciplethatqualitysparklingwinesofthe
aromatictypemaybeproducedonlybyusing,asthesole
constituentsofthecuvee,partiallyfermentedgrapemusts;
whereas,inordertopermitthedisposalofwineswhich,
beforethisamendment ,werenormallyintendedforthe
productionofqualitysparklingwinesofthearomatictype,it
isnecessarytoauthorizeasatransitionalmeasureforthe
productionofqualitysparklingwines,theuseofwines
obtainedfromgrapesbelongingtovarietiespermittedinsuch
productionandharvestedbefore31December1984;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Regulation (EEC)No358/79isherebyamendedas
follows:
1.Article8shallberepealed;
2.Article12shallbeamendedasfollows:
(a)Paragraph1shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'1.Withoutprejudicetoanymorerestrictive
provisionswhichMemberStatesmayapplyto
sparklingwinesproducedontheirterritory,the
totalsulphurdioxidecontentpfsparklingwines
maynotexceed235mg/1;'
(b)inparagraph2,thefigure25shallbereplacedbythe
figure40;
(c)paragraph3shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'3.TheCommission shallsubmittotheCouncil
before1April1990inthelightoftheexperience
acquired,areportonmaximumsulphurdioxide
levelsaccompanied ,whereappropriate,by
proposalsonwhichtheCouncilshallactbya
qualifiedmajoritybefore1September1990.';
(d)paragraph4shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'4.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleandtransitionalmeasuresconcerning
sparklingwinesoriginatingintheCommunity
producedbefore1September1986andimported
sparklingwinesshallbeadoptedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle67ofRegulation
(EEC)No337/79.';
3.Article16shallbeamendedasfollows:
(a)Paragraph1shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'1.Withoutprejudicetoanymorerestrictive
provisionswhichMemberStatesmayapplyto
qualitysparklingwinesandtoqualitysparkling
winesproducedinspecifiedregions,produced
withintheirterritory,thetotalsulphurdioxide
contentofthesesparklingwinesshallnotexceed
185mg/1;'
(b)Inparagraph2,thefigure25shallbereplacedbythe
figure40;(*)OJNoC182,9.7.1984,p.17.
(2)OJNoC12,14.1.1985,p.132.
(3)OJNoL54,5.3.1979,p.130.
(«)OJNoL341,29.12.1984,p.3.
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4.ThefollowingtextshallbeaddedtoArticle22:
'Qualitysparklingwinesofthearomatictypeandquality
sparklingwinesofthearomatictypeproducedin
specifiedregionsmaybeproducedbyusingasthe
constituentsofthecuvewinesobtainedfromgrapesof
thevinevarietieslistedintheAnnexharvestedbefore31
December1984.'
5.IntheAnnex,theterm'Picpoul'shallbeaddedafter
'Perle'.[CjParagraph3shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'3.TheCommissionshallsubmittotheCouncil
before1April1990,inthelightoftheexperience
acquired,areportonmaximumsulphurdioxide
levels,accompanied ,whereappropriate,by
proposalsonwhichtheCouncilshallactbya
qualifiedmajoritybefore1September1990.';
(d)Paragraph4shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'4.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleandtransitionalmeasuresconcerning
qualitysparklingwinesandqualitysparklingwines
producedinspecifiedregionsoriginatinginthe
Communityproducedbefore1September1986,
andimportedqualitysparklingwinesshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle67ofRegulation (EEC)No
337/79.':Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyfrom1September1986,exceptforArticle1
point4whichshallapplyfrom1September1984.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.FISCHBACH