21.1L74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL310/7
REGULATION (EEC)No2894/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of18November 1974
supplementing Regulation (EEC)No817/70asregardsinparticularqualityspar­
klingwinesproducedinspecifiedregions
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(J);
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2893/74(2)of
18November1974onsparklingwinesproducedin
theCommunityanddefinedinitem12ofAnnexII
toRegulation (EEC)No816/70,laysdownruleson
thepreparationandmarketingofsuchproducts;
whereastheRegulationreferredtoconfinesitself,as
regardsqualitysparklingwinesproducedinspecified
regions—hereinafterreferredtoasqualitysparkling
winespsr—tolayingdownprovisionsofageneral
natureapplicabletoalltheproductsreferredto
above;whereasspecialrulesapplicabletoqualityspar­
klingwinespsrshouldbeincorporatedinCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No817/70(3)of28April1970
layingdownspecialprovisionsrelatingtoquality
winesproducedinspecifiedregions,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2680/72(4),sincethesewines
aresparklingqualitywinespsr;
WhereasforthisreasonRegulation (EEC)No817/70
isalreadyapplicable ;whereasinviewofthespecial
requirements tobemetbyqualitysparklingwines
producedinspecifiedregions,itisessentialthatthe
Regulationbesupplemented byadequateprovisions
whichtakeintoaccounttheruleslaiddownforother
sparklingwinesinRegulation (EEC)No2893/74;
Whereastheseadditionalrulesreferinparticularto
thespecificconditionsofpreparingqualitysparkling
winespsrandtheirpackaging;whereasindefining
theserulesthesameprinciplesmustbeadoptedas
wasthecaseforRegulation (EEC)No817/70,whilst
respectingthespecificcharacteristics oftheproducts
concerned ,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThefollowingsubparagraphshallbeaddedtoArticle
1ofRegulation(EEC)No817/70:
'"Qualitysparklingwinesproducedinspecified
regions"(hereinaftercalled"qualitysparkling
winespsr")shallmeanqualitywinespsrwhich
satisfythedefinitioninitem12ofAnnexIIto
Regulation (EEC)No816/70andinTitleIof
Regulation(EEC)No2893/74andsatisfytheprovi­
sionsofthepresentRegulation.'
Article2
Thefollowingsubparagraph shallbeaddedtoArticle
3(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70:
'Qualitysparklingwinespsrofthearomatictype
maybeobtainedonlyfromthevarietiesofvine
listedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No
2893/74providedthelatterareacknowledged as
suitableforyieldingqualitywinespsrinthespeci­
fiedregionwhosenametheybear.'
Article3
Thefollowingsubparagraphs shallbesubstitutedfor
thesecondsubparagraphofArticle5(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No817/70:
'Thepreparationofaqualitysparklingwinepsr
shalltakeplaceonlywithinthespecifiedregion
referredtointheprecedingsubparagraph .
However,theoperationsreferredtointhefore­
goingsubparagraphs maytakeplaceoutsidethe
specifiedregion,where:
(a)therulesoftheMemberStateinwhoseterri­
torythegrapeswereharvestedpermit,and
(b)productionissupervised.'
Article4
1.Article7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70
shallberewordedasfollows:
'Thespecificwine-making andpreparation
methodsusedforobtainingqualitywinespsrand
qualitysparklingwinespsrshallbedefinedfor
eachofthosewinesbyeachproducerMember
Stateconcerned.'(>)OJNoC78,2.8.1971,p.76.
(2)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.
(3)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.20.
(4)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.1.

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2.Thefollowingparagraphsshallbesubsitutedfor
Article7(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No817/70:
'3.Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No2893/74
shallapplyasregardstheenrichmentofcuvees
intendedforthepreparationofqualitysparkling
winespsr.
4.Thetotalalcoholicstrengthofqualitywines
psrshallbenotlessthan9°.However,forcertain
whitequalitywinespsrthathavebeensubjectto
noenrichment theminimumtotalalcoholic
strengthshallbe8-5°.
Theactualalcoholicstrengthofqualitysparkling
winespsr,includingthealcoholcontainedinany
doseadded,shallbenotlessthat10°.However,
forqualitysparklingwinespsrofthearomatic
type,theminimumactualalcoholicstrengthshall
be6°.
5.Thetotalalcoholicstrengthofcuvees
intendedforthepreparationofqualitysparkling
winespsrshallbenotlessthat9-5°inwine­
growingzoneCIIIand9°intheotherwine­
growingzones.
However,cuveesintendedforthepreparationof
certainqualitysparklingwinespsrwhosedesigna­
tionreferstothevarietyofvinemayhaveatotal
alcoholicstrengthbelowthatstipulatedinthe
precedingsubparagraph inrespectofthewine­
growingzoneconcerned .
6.Alistofthequalitywinespsrreferredtoin
thesecondsentenceofthefirstsubparagraph of
paragraph4shallbedrawnupaccordingtothe
procedureprovidedforinArticle7ofRegulation
No24.
Alistofthequalitysparklingwinespsrreferredto
inthesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph5andof
theminimumtotalalcoholicstrengthoftheir
respectivecuveesshallbedrawnupaccordingto
thesameprocedure.'
Article5
ThefollowingsubparagraphshallbeaddedtoArticle
8(1)ofRegulationNo817/70:
'Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No2893/74shall
applyasregardstheacidificationanddeacidifica­
tionofcuveesintendedforthepreparationof
qualitysparklingwinespsr.'
Article6
ThefollowingArticle10ashallbeaddedtoRegula­
tion(EEC)No817/70:
Article10a
1.Forthedrawn-offliquidusedinpreparinga
qualitysparklingwinepsr,onlythefollowingmay
beusedinadditiontoyeastandsucrose:—-grapemusts,
—grapemustsstillinfermentation ,
—wines,
—qualitywinespsr,
suitableforyieldingthesamequalitysparkling
winespsrasthattowhichthedrawn-offliquidis
added.
2.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofitem12of
AnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No816/70,quality
sparklingwinespsrwhenkeptatatemperatureof
20°Cinclosedcontainers,shallhaveaminimum
overpressureof3-5atmospheres .
However,forqualitysparklingwinespsrkeptin
containersofcapacityoflessthan25ccandfor
qualitysparklingwinespsrofthearomatictype
theminimumoverpressureshallbe3atmos­
pheres.
3.Thedurationofthepreparationprocessfor
qualitysparklingwinespsr,includingageingin
theproductionundertakingshallbenotlessthan
ninemonthsasfromthestartofthefermentation
processintendedtorenderthemeffervescent .
4.Notwithstanding paragraph3above,theprep­
arationprocessforqualitysparklingwinespsrof
thearomatictypeshallbenotlessthanone
month.
5.Notwithstanding paragraph3above,for
qualitysparklingwinespsrproducedinItalyuntil
31August1981thedurationofthepreparation
processshallbenotlessthansixmonths.
However,
—forqualitysparklingwinespsrforwhicharran­
gementsareintroducedatadatebetweenthe
implementation ofthisRegulationand31
August1981,theItalianRepublicshallhave
theoptionnottoapplythisderogation,
—forqualitywinespsrforwhicharrangements
areintroducedafter1September1978,this
derogationshallbesubjecttoanauthorization
grantedinaccordancewithArticle7ofRegula­
tionNo24.
6.Thedurationofthefermentation period
referredtoinparagraph3andthepresenceofthe
wineontheleesshallbenotlessthan60days.
However,iffermentationtakesplaceincontainers
equippedwithshakingdevices,theminimum
periodshallbe21days.
7.Thedosageofqualitysparklingwinespsrof
thearomatictypeshallbeprohibited .
8.Implementing rulesforthisArticleshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle7ofRegulationNo24.'

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Article7
ThefollowingArticle10bshallbeaddedtoRegula­
tion(EEC)No817/70:
'Article10b
1.Withoutprejudicetomorerestrictiveprovi­
sionsthatmaybeappliedbyMemberStatesto
qualitysparklingwinespsrproducedwithintheir
territory,thetotalsulphurdioxidecontentof
qualitysparklingwinespsrshallnotexceed200
mg/1.
However,upto31August1976themaximum
sulphurdioxidecontentshallberaisedto250
mg/1forqualitysparklingwinespsrproducedin
specifiedregionsinwhichcontentshigherthan
thatreferredtointheabovesubparagraph are
allowedonthedateofentryintoforceofthis
Regulation .
2.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commission ,inaccordancewiththevotingproce­
durelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,may,
before30June1976,extendtheperiodreferredto
inthesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph 1,while
takingaccountoftheneedprogressivelytoreduce
themaximumsulphurdioxidecontentreferredto
inthissubparagraph .Thisreductionshallbe
decidedinaccordancewiththesameprocedure .
3.Implementing rulesforthisArticleshallbe
adopted,inparticularthetransitionalmeasuresfor
qualitywinespsrproducedbeforethedateof
entryintoforceofthisRegulation ,inaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegu­
lationNo24.'Article9
1.Thefollowingparagraph2ashallbeaddedto
Article12ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70:
'2a.TheCommunityterm"qualitysparkling
winespsr"oranytraditionallyequivalentspecific
termmaybeusedonlyforqualitysparklingwines
psr.
Aqualitysparklingwinepsrwhichhasundergone
theprocessrenderingiteffervescentoutsidea
specifiedregionmayonlybearthenameofthat
region,
—iftheconditionsreferredtointhethirdsub­
paragraphofArticle5(2)arefulfilled,and
—ifsuchadesignationisallowedunderthelaws
oftheMemberStateinwhoseterritorythe
grapeswereharvested.'
2.Thefollowingsentenceshallbeaddedtothe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle12(4)ofRegulation
(EEC)No817/70:
'However,aqualitysparklingwinepsrmaynotbe
soldwithoutbeingmarked"qualitysparklingwine
psr"orwithoutatraditionallyequivalentspecific
termasreferredtoinparagraph2a.'
3.Thethirdsubparagraph ofArticle12(4)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No817/70shallbereplacedbythe
following :
'Theterm"qualitywinepsr"or"qualitysparkling
winepsr",whicheverisappropriate ,togetherwith
thenameofthespecifiedregionconcernedmust
appearontheaccompanying documentreferredto
inArticle29(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70.'
Article10
ThefollowingsentenceshallbeaddedtoArticle17of
Regulation(EEC)No817/70:
'However,asregardsqualitysparklingwinespsr,
theyshallapplyuntil31August1976.'Article8
ThefollowingArticle11ashallbeaddedtoRegula­
tion(EEC)No817/70:
'Article11a
1.Qualitysparklingwinespsrmayonlybeput
onthemarketonconditionthatthenameofthe
specifiedregiontowhichtheyareentitledis
markedonthecorkandthebottlecarriesalabel
asfromleavingtheplaceofpreparation .
However,asregardslabelling,exceptionsmaybe
permittedprovidedthatappropriatecontrolsare
ensured.
2.Implementing rulesforthisArticleshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle7ofRegulationNo24.'Article11
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
thirddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyasfrom1September1975,savefor
Article10whichshallapplyasfromtheentryinto
forceofthisRegulation .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.BONNET