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27.7.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL168/3
REGULATION (EEC)No1599/71OFTHECOUNCIL
of20July1971
layingdownadditionalconditionswithwhichimportedwinesfordirecthuman
consumptionhavetocomply
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/701of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganisation ofthe
marketinwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2612770,2andinparticularArticle28(1)(b)Exceptforliqueurwinesandsparklingwines,wine
importedintotheCommunitymaynotbereleased
fordirecthumanconsumptionunless,inadditionto
theconditionssetoutinArticle28(1)(a)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70,itcomplieswiththe
additionalconditionssetoutinArticle2.
thereof:
Article2Having.regardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle28(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70providesthat,exceptforliqueurwinesand
sparklingwines,importedwinescoveredbyitem7of
AnnexIItothatRegulationmaybereleasedfor
directhumanconsumptiononlyiftheycomplywith
conditionstobeadopted;
Whereasimportedwineshouldcomplywiththe
qualitycriteriaofitscountryoforigin;whereasto
ensurethatitisofaqualitycomparabletothatof
Communitywinesitisnecessary,withoutprejudice
toprovisionsofMemberStateswhichareconsistent
withCommunitylaw,forimportedwinestosatisfy
inadditioncertainrequirementsofCommunitylaw
foragivenwine-growing zone;
Whereasmaximumlevelsforcertaincomponentsof
importedwinesshouldbefixedsimilartothoselaid
downintheprovisionsexistinginMemberStates;
Whereas,sothatthe.applicationofCommunity
provisionsmaybesupervised,importedwinesshould
beaccompaniedbyananalysisreportwhichenables
themtobeidentified,thusfacilitatingtheir
movementwithintheCommunity ;whereas,tothis
end,theanalysisreportshouldcoverthemost
importantcomponentsofthewine;TheadditionalconditionsreferredtoinArticle1are
asfollows:
1.Importedwineshallsatisfytheprovisions
governingproductionandreleasefordirecthuman
consumption inthethirdcountryinwhichit
originates.Proofthatthisconditionhasbeen
fulfilledshallbeprovidedbyacertificateissuedby
anagency,appearingonalisttobedrawnup,in
thethirdcountrywherethewineoriginates.
2.Importedwineshallnothavethecharacteristics of
aproductwhichhasbeenthesubjectof
oenologicalpracticesnotpermittedbyCommunity
provisions :
(a)ontheproductionandreleasefordirect
humanconsumption ofcomparableCom­
munitywines;
(b)applicabletooneofthewine-growing zones
definedinAnnexIIItoRegulation (EEC)No
816/70deemed ■comparable asregards
productionconditionsinthethirdcountries.
3.Thevolatileacidityofimportedwineshallbeless
than19milli-equivalents perlitre.
4.Savewherederogationismadeforcertainwines
tobedetermined,possessingspecialcharacter­
istics,thetotalsulphurdioxidecontentofimported1OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
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(c)actualalcoholicstrength
(d)totaldrymatter
(e)totalacidity
(f)volatileaciditywineshallbelessthan208mgperlitreforred
wines,250mgperlitrefordrywhitewinesand
300mgperlitreforsweetwhitewines.
5.Importedwineshallbeaccompanied^yananalysis
report:
(a)preparedbyanofficiallaboratoryrecognised
bythethirdcountryinwhichthewine
originatesandappearingonalisttobe
approved;
(b)containingtheinformationsetoutinArticle3
(1).
Adecisionmay,however,bemadetoexemptcertain(g)citricacidcontent
(h)totalsulphurdioxidecontent
(i)presenceofhybrids.
2.Theidentification ofconsignments whichare
thesubjectofananalysisreportandthe
determination ofpointstobeanalysedshallbe
carriedoutinaccordancewithconditionstobe
determined . quantitiesfromthisobligation.
Article3 Article4
1.TheanalysisreportshallcontaininformationonThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallbeapplicablefrom1January1972.thefollowingpoints.
(a)density
(b)totalalcoholicstrength
.ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20July1971.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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