21.6.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL166/1
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REGULATION (EEC)No1532/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of17June1974
amendingRegulation (EEC)No816/70asregardstherulesonthetotal
maximumsulphurdioxidecontentofwineandthedefinitionofliqueurwine
certainqualityliqueurwinesproducedinspecified
regionsandhavingspecialcharacteristics obtainable
bymeansofthistreatment ;whereas,exceptforthese
qualityliqueurwinesproducedinspecifiedregions,
thistreatmentisnotjustifiedforproductsintended
fordirecthumanconsumption ;whereas,therefore,
thedefinitionofliqueurwinesproducedinthe
Communityshouldalsobeamendedinthisrespect,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(');
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ;
WhereasArticle26aofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(2)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2592/73(3),providedforappropriatesulphurdioxide
contentsofcertainwinesproducedintheCommunity
andintendedfordirecthumanconsumption ,other
thansparklingwinesandliqueurwines,duringatran­
sitionalperiod;whereasthisderogationshouldbe
extendedtocorresponding winesimportedfromthird
countriesinordertoavoidanybreakincontinuityof
theseimports;
Whereasgrapemuststhathavebeensubjectedto
dehydrationbythedirectheatofafire,which
normallycausespartialcaramelization ,areusedinthe
preparationofcertainqualityliqueurwinesproduced
inspecifiedregions;whereasthedefinitionofliqueur
winegivenunderitem11ofAnnexIItoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70shouldthereforebeamendedin
ordertoallowtheuseofthisgrapemustintheprepa­
rationofcertainqualityliqueurwinesproducedin
specifiedregions;
Whereasexperienceshowsthatliqueurwinesare
preparedbytheadditionofalcoholorpotablespirits
tograpemustbeforefermentationonlyinthecaseofArticle1
Thesecondandthirdsubparagraphs ofArticle26aof
Regulation (EEC)No816/70shallbereplacedbythe
following:
'However,foraperiodendingon31August1976,
forwinesimportedfromthirdcountriesandwines
producedinCommunitywine-growing zonesin
whichcontentshigherthanthosereferredtoin
thefirstsubparagraph areallowedon1October
1973,thetotalmaximumsulphurdioxide
content :
(a)shallberaisedto300mg/1forwhitewinesand
250mg/1forredwineswherethesewineshave
aresidualsugarcontent,expressedasinvert
sugar,equaltoorgreaterthan5g/1;
(b)mayberaisedto400mg/1forcertainquality
whitewinesproducedinspecifiedregionsand
forcertainimportedqualitywhitewines
havingspecialcharacteristics ofproduction
andpreparation.'
Article2
(')OJNoC40,8.4.1974,p.75.
(2)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(})OJNoL269,26.9.1973,p.1.Item11ofAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No816/70
shallbereplacedbythefollowing :

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'(b)Liqueurwine('vindeliqueur),thatistosaya
product:
—havingatotalalcoholicstrengthofnotless
than17-5°andanactualalcoholic
strengthofnotlessthan15°andnot
morethan22°and
—obtainedfromgrapemustorwine*which
mustcomefromvinevarietiesapprovedin
thethirdcountryoforiginfortheproduc­
tionofliqueurwine,andhavinga
minimumnaturalalcoholicstrengthof
12°:
—byfreezingor
—bytheadditionduringorafterfermen­
tation
(i)ofaproductderivedfromthe
distillationofwineor
(ii)ofconcentratedgrapemustor,in
thecaseofcertainqualityliqueur
winesappearingonalisttobe
adoptedofwinesforwhichsuch
practiceistraditional,ofgrape
mustconcentrated bydirectheat,
which,apartfromthisoperation,
correspondstothedefinitionof
concentratedgrapemustor,
(iii)ofamixtureoftheseproducts.
However,certainqualityliqueurwines
appearingonalisttobeadoptedmaybe
obtainedfromunfermentedfreshgrapemust
whichdoesnotneedtohaveaminimum
naturalalcoholicstrengthof12°.''11.Liqueurwine:theproductwhich
—isproducedintheCommunity ;
—hasatotalalcoholicstrengthofnotless
than17-5°andanactualalcoholic
strengthofnotlessthan15°andnot
morethan220and
—isobtainedfromgrapemustorwine,
derivedfromcertainofthevinevarieties
referredtoinArticle16andhavinga
naturalalcoholicstrengthofnotlessthan
12°:
—byfreezingor
—bytheadditionduringorafterfermen­
tation:
(i)ofneutralalcoholofvinousorigin
havinganactualalcoholic
strengthofnotlessthan950or
(ii)ofanunrectifiedproductderived
fromthedistillationofwineand
havinganactualalcoholic
strengthofnotlessthan520and
notmorethan80°or
(iii)ofconcentratedgrapemustor,in
thecaseofcertainqualityliqueur
winesproducedinspecified
regionsandappearingonalistto
beadoptedofwinesforwhich
suchpracticeistraditional,of
grapemustconcentratedbydirect
heatwhich,apartfromthisopera­
tion,correspondstothedefinition
ofconcentratedgrapemustor
(iv)ofamixtureoftheseproducts.
However,certainqualityliqueurwines
producedinspecifiedregionsandappearing
onalisttobeadoptedmaybeobtainedfrom
unfermented freshgrapemustwhichdoes
notneedtohaveaminimumnaturalalco­
holicstrengthof12°.'Article4
Article3
InAnnexIVtoRegulation (EEC)No816/70,Addi­
tionalNoteNo4(b)ofChapter22oftheCommon
CustomsTariffshallbereplacedbythefollowing :ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
However,Article3shallnotapplyuntil1July1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,17June1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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