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NoL99/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.5.70
REGULATION (EEC)No817/70OFTHECOUNCIL
of28April1970
layingdownspecialprovisionsrelatingtoqualitywinesproducedinspecifiedregions
essentialforthenatureandscopeofthosefactorsto
bedefined;
Whereas,eventhoughitisnecessarytotakeinto
accounttraditionalconditionsofproduction,a
commonattempttoharmonisequalityrequirements
mustneverthelessbemade;
Whereastheelementswhichenableeachofthe
qualitywinesproducedinspecifiedregionstobe
recognisedmustbelistedanddefined;
WhereasuntilCommunitymethodsfortestingthose
elementsareadopted,referenceshouldbemade,
whenthisRegulationentersintoforce,tothe
methodsofanalysislaiddowninAnnexAtothe
International Convention fortheUnification of
MethodsfortheAnalysisandAppraisalofWinesof
13October1954;whereas,furthermore,wherethat
Annexdoesnotprovideformethodsoftestingthese
elements,themethodstraditionallyusedineachof
theMemberStatesmustremainapplicable;
Whereas,inordertoprotectproducersfromunfair
competitionandconsumersfromerrorandfraud,the
expression'qualitywineproducedinaspecified
region'mustbereservedforwineswhichcomply
withCommunityprovisions,whilenotexcludingthe
useoftraditionalspecificdesignations ;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtoRegulationNo241onthe
progressiveestablishment ofacommonorganisation
ofthemarketinwine,andinparticularArticle4
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No816/702of28
April1970layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthe
commonorganisationofthemarketinwinesetsupa
systemwhich,insofarasitsscopeisnotrestrictedto
otherproducts,appliesalsotoqualitywines
producedinspecifiedregions;whereasthatsystem
embracesinparticularcertaincommonruleson
production;
Whereasthedevelopmentofapolicyofencouraging
qualityproductioninagricultureandespeciallyin
winegrowingisboundtocontributetothe
improvementofconditionsonthemarketand,asa
result,toanincreaseinoutlets;whereastheadoption
ofadditionalcommonrulesinlinewithRegulation
(EEC)No816/70whichconcerntheproductionand
controlofqualitywinesproducedinspecifiedregions
fallswithintheframeworkofthispolicyandcan
contributetowardstheattainmentoftheseobjectives;
WhereasArticle4(2)ofRegulationNo24listssome
ofthefactorswhichmustbetakenintoaccount
whenadoptingCommunityprovisions;whereasitisHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdownspecialprovisionsfor
qualitywinesproducedinspecifiedregions.
'Qualitywinesproducedinspecifiedregions'
(hereinaftercalled'qualitywinesp.s.r.')meanswines
whichsatisfytheprovisionsofthisRegulation,and
thoseadoptedinapplicationthereof,andaredefined
bynationalrules.1OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.989/62.
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Article2 vinevarietiesappearinginthelistprovidedforin
paragraph1."Wherethisprovisionisnotobserved,
noneofthewinesobtainedfromgrapesharvested
withinthevineyardorvineyardplotshallbeentitled
tothedesignation'qualitywinep.s.r.'
Article41.'Specifiedregion'meansawine-growing areaor
combinationofwinegrowingareaswhichproduces
winepossessingspecialqualitycharacteristics and
whosenameisusedtodesignatethoseofitswines
whicharedefinedinArticle1.
2.Eachspecifiedregionshallbeprecisely
demarcatedsofaraspossibleonthebasisofthe
individualvineyardorvineyardplot.Such
demarcationshallbeeffectedbyeachoftheMember
Statesconcernedandshalltakeintoaccountthe
factorswhichcontributetowardsthequalityofthe
winesproducedinthoseregions,suchasthenature
ofthesoilandsubsoil,theclimateandthesituation
oftheindividualvineyardorvineyardplot.EachMemberStateconcernedshalllaydownthe
provisionsregardingwinegrowing .methodswhich
arerequiredinordertoensurethebestpossible
qualityforqualitywinesp.s.r.
Irrigationwithinawinegrowingzonemaybecarried
outonlytotheextentthattheMemberState
concernedauthorisesit.Suchauthorisation maybe
grantedonlywhereecologicalconditionsjustifyit.
Article3
Article5
1.(a)Qualitywinesp.s.r.maybeobtainedonly
fromgrapesofvinevarietieswhichhavebeen
harvestedwithinthespecifiedregionand
whichappearinthelistprovidedforinArticle
3(1).
Thisprovisionshallnotpreventqualitywines
p.s.r.frombeingobtainedunderthe
conditionsspecifiedinArticle3(3)or
producedaccordingtotraditionalpractices.
(b)Anynaturalorlegalpersonwhohasboth
grapesorgrapemustswhichsatisfythe
conditionslaiddownforobtainingquality
winesp.s.r.andothergrapesorgrapemustsat
hisdisposalshallensureaseparatewine­
makingprocessfortheformer;otherwise,the
wineobtainedmaynotbeconsideredas
qualitywinep.s.r.
2.Theprocessingofthegrapesreferredtoin
paragraph1(a)intomustandfrommustintowine,
shallbecarriedoutwithinthespecifiedregionwhere
thegrapeswereharvested.
However,subjecttoadequateprovisionsasregards
control,suchprocessingmaytakeplaceoutsidethat
region,wheretherulesoftheproducerMemberState
permitit.
3.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.1.EachMemberStateshalldrawupalistofvine
varietiessuitableforproducingeachofthequality
winesp.s.r.producedinitsterritory.Thesevine
varietiesmaybeonlyofthespeciesvitisviniferaand
mustbelongtotherecommended orauthorised
categoriesreferredtoinArticle16ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70.
2.Theprovisionsofparagraph1mayberevised
laterbytheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedureprovidedforinArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission .
3.Vinevarietieswhichdonotappearonthelist
referredtoinparagraph1shallberemovedfromthe
vineyardsorvineyardplotsintendedforthe
productionofqualitywinesp.s.r.
However,bywayofderogationfromthepreceding
paragraph,thepresenceofvinevarietieswhichdo
notappearonthelistmaybepermittedbyMember
Statesforaperiodofthreeyearsfrom:
—theentryintoforceofthisRegulationinrespect
ofspecifiedregionsforwhichdemarcationhas
alreadytakeneffectonthatdate;
—thedateonwhichthedemarcation ofthe
specifiedregioninquestioncomesintoeffect
wherethesaiddemarcationhas,notbeenmadeby
thetimethisRegulationentersintoforce;
providedthatsuchvinevarietiesbelongtothespecies
vitisviniferaandthattheydonotrepresentmore
than20%ofthevinevarietiesonthevineyardor
vineyardplot.
4.Bytheendoftheperiodlaiddowninparagraph
3,anyvineyardorvineyardplotintendedforthe
productionofqualitywinesp.s.r.mayconsistonlyofTheyshallcoverinparticular:
—provisionsbywhichMemberStatesmay
authorisederogationsfromtheruleswhichlay
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3.Nowinewithatotalalcoholicstrengthofless
than9°maybeconsideredaqualitywinep.s.r.ofmustintowineshouldtakeplacewithinthe
specifiedregion;
—thelistofqualitywinesp.s.r.whichmaybe
producedaccordingtothetraditionalpractices
referredtoinparagraph1.Article8
Article61.Conditionsandlimitsfortheacidificationand
deacidification offreshgrapes,grapemust,grape
mustinfermentation andnewwine.stillin
fermentation andtheprocedureforgranting
derogationsarethoselaiddowninArticle20of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70.
2.Conditionsandlimitsforsweeteningquality
winesp.s.r.arethoselaiddowninArticle21of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70.1.EachMemberStateshallfixaminimumnatural
alcoholicstrengthforeachofthequalitywinesp.s.r.
obtainedinitsterritory.Whenthisnaturalalcoholic
strengthisbeingdeterminedaccountshallbetakenin
particularofthealcoholicstrengthswhichhavebeen
recordedoverthetenprecedingyears.Only
satisfactoryharvestsfromthemostrepresentative
soilsofthespecifiedregionshallbeconsidered.
2.Exceptforderogationstobedecided'in
accordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforin
Article7ofRegulationNo24,thealcoholicstrengths
referredtoinparagraph1maynotbelessthan:Article9
NoneoftheoperationsreferredtoinArticle7and8
shallbeauthorisedunlesstheyarecarriedoutunder
theconditionslaiddowninArticle22ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70.
SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle5(2),such
operationsmaybecarriedoutonlyinthespecified
regionswherethefreshgrapesusedhavebeen
harvested.6inzoneA,
7°inzoneB,
&°inzoneCI,
9°inzoneCII,
9*5°inzoneCIII..
Thezonesreferredtoabovearethosedefinedin
AnnexIIItoRegulation (EEC)No816/70.Article10
Article71.Ayieldperhectareexpressedinquantitiesof
grapes,mustorwineshallbefixedforeachofthe
qualitywinesp.s.r.bytheMemberStateconcerned.
Whenthisyieldisbeingfixed,particularaccount
shallbetakenoftheyieldsobtainedovertheten
precedingyears.Onlysatisfactoryharvestsfromthe
mostrepresentative soilsofthespecifiedregionshall
beconsidered .
ThisyieldmaybealteredbytheMemberState
concerned .
2.Exceptwherederogationsareprovidedbythe
rulesinforceintheMemberStates,theuseofthe
claimeddesignationshallbeprohibitedfortheentire
harvestiftheyieldreferredtoinparagraph1is
exceeded.1.Thespecificwine-making methodsusedfor
obtainingqualitywinesp.s.r.shallbedefinedfor
eachofthosewinesbyeachMemberState
concerned .
2.Where,climaticconditionsinoneofthe
wine-growing zonesreferredtoinArticle6have
rendereditnecessary,theMemberStatesconcerned
mayauthoriseanincreaseintheactualorpotential
naturalalcoholicstrengthoffreshgrapes,grape
must,grapemustinfermentation ,newwinestillin
fermentationandwinesuitableforyieldingquality
winep.s.r.
Thisincreasemaynotexceedthelimitslaiddownin
Article18ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70andmay
bemadeonlyaccordingtothemethodsand
conditionsmentionedinArticle19ofthat
Regulation,excludingparagraph6.
However,theadditionofsucroseinwatertoincrease
thenaturalalcoholicstrengthmaynotbemadeafter
30June1979andmaynotincreasebymorethan
10%thevolumeoftheproducttobepossessed.Article11
1.Producersshallbeobligedtosubmitwines
whicharelikelytobedesignated'qualitywinep.s.r.'
toananalyticaltestandtoanorganoleptictest.
(a)Theanalyticaltestshallatleastincludean
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expression'Naturwein','Originalabfiillung ',
'Spatlese','Auslese','Beerenauslese 'or
'Trockenbeerenauslese ';
—however,from20July1971,thetraditional
descriptions mentionedabovecshallbe
replacedbyanindicationoftheoriginofthe
wine,accompanied bytheexpression
'Qualitatswein',orbytheexpression
'Qualitatswein mitPradikat',togetherwith
oneofthefollowingexpressions'Kabinett',
'Spatlese','Auslese','Beerenauslese'or
'Trockenbeerenauslese ';
(b)France:
'Appellationd'originecontrôlée','Appellation
contrôlée','Champagne'and'Vindélimitéde
qualitésupérieure';qualitywinep.s.r.inquestion,aslistedinthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Theupperandlowerlimitsforthoseelements
shallbelaiddownbytheproducerMemberState
inrespectofeachofthequalitywinesp.s.r.;
(b)Theorganoleptictestshallconcerncolour,
clarity,smellandtaste.
2.Untilappropriateprovisionsrelatingtotheir
systematicandgeneralapplicationareadoptedbythe
Council,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedureprovidedforinArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission ,thetests
providedforinparagraph1maybecarriedouton
samplestakenbythecompetentagencydesignatedby
eachoftheMemberStates.
3.UntilsuchtimeasCommunitymethodsare
adopted:
—themethodsofanalysislaiddowninAnnexAto
theInternational ConventionfortheUnification
ofMethodsfortheAnalysisandAppraisalof
Winesof13October1954shallbeusedfor
testingtheelementsreferredtoinparagraph1
andforallothercasesmadenecessarybythis
Regulation;
—wherethatAnnexdoesnotprovideamethodfor
testingcertainoftheelementsreferredtoin
paragraph1,themethodstraditionallyusedin
eachoftheMemberStatesshallremain
applicable.
4.Detailedrulesforthe"applicationofparagraph
1,inparticularfortheusemadeofwineswhichdo
notsatisfytherequirementsofthetestsinquestionor
theconditionsgoverningsuchuse,shallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article7ofRegulationNo24.(c)Italy:
'Denominazione dioriginecontrollata'and
'Denominazione dioriginecontrollata e
garantita';
(d)Luxembourg :.
'Marquenationaleduvinluxembourgeois '.
Article123.WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle
30(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,thenameofa
specifiedregionmaybeusedtodescribeawineonly
ifitisaqualitywinep.s.r.
4.Aqualitywinep.s.r.shallbesoldunderthe
nameofthespecifiedregiongranteditbythe
producerMemberState.
Nowinewhichsatisfiestheprovisionsofthis
Regulationandthoseadoptedinapplicationthereof
maybesoldwithouttheexpression'qualitywine
p.s.r.',orwithoutoneofthespecificexpressions
traditionallyusedwhicharereferredtoinparagraphs
1and2.
Itshallbecompulsoryfortheexpression'quality
winep.s.r.'toappearontheaccompanying document
referredtoinArticle29(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70.
5.Thedowngradingofaqualitywinep.s.r.may
beeffectedattheproductionstageunderconditions
laiddownbynationalrules;itmaybeeffectedatthe
marketingstageonlywherethepropertiesofthe
qualitywinep.s.r.inquestionhavedeterioratedasa
resultofachangenotedduringmaturing,storageor
transport .
6.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle,
inparticularfortheusegiventodowngradedquality1.TheCommunityexpression'qualitywinep.s.r.',
oranyspecificexpressiontraditionallyusedin
MemberStatestodesignateparticularwines,maybe
usedonlyforwineswhichcomplywiththe
provisionsofthisRegulationandwiththoseadopted
inapplicationthereof.
2.Withoutprejudicetoanyadditionalexpressions
whichmaybeallowedbynationallaws,andsubject
tonationalprovisionsonthewinesinquestionbeing
observed,thespecificexpressionstraditionallyused
whicharereferredtoinparagraph1shallbethe
following:
(a)Germany :
—until19July1971,descriptionsstatingthe
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winesp.s.r.andtheconditionsgoverningsuchuse,
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.additionalormorestringentcharacteristics or
conditionsofproductionandmovementforthe
qualitywinesproducedinspecifiedregionswithin
theirterritory.
cArticle13Article16
1.EachMemberStateshallberesponsibleforthe
controlandprotectionofthequalitywinesp.s.r.
marketedinaccordancewiththisRegulation.
2.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.MemberStatesandtheCommission shall
communicatetoeachothertheinformationnecessary
forimplementing thisRegulation .Rulesforthe
communication anddistributionofsuchinformation
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.
Article17
Article14
Shouldtransitionalmeasuresbenecessarytofacilitate
thetransitiontothesystemestablishedbythis
Regulation,inparticulariftheintroductionofthat
systemonthedateprovidedwouldgiveriseto
substantialdifficulties,suchmeasuresshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
in.Article7ofRegulationNo24.Theyshallbe
applicableuntil31August1971atthelatest.1.Thequantitiesofqualitywinesp.s.r.andof
grapes,mustsandwinessuitableforyieldingquality
winesp.s.r.shallbedeclaredseparatelyintheharvest
andstockdeclarationsprovidedforinpursuanceof
Article2ofRegulationNo24.
2.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.
Article18
Article15ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities . Inadditiontotheprovisionslaiddowninthis
Regulation,producerMemberStatesmay,takinginto
accountfairandtraditionalpractices,defineanyItshallapplyfrom1June1970.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28April.1970..
FortheCouncil
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ANNEX
Listofelementswhichenablethequalitywinesproducedinspecifiedregionstoberecognised
andmaybeselectedfortestingunderArticle11
A.Organoleptictest:
1.Colour
2.Clarityanddeposit
3.Smellandtaste
B.Testsonwinebehaviour :
4.Behaviourinair
5.Behaviourincold
C.Microbiological test:
6.Behaviourinincubator
7.Appearanceofwineandofdeposit
D.Physicalandchemicalanalysis:
8.Density
9.Degreeofalcohol
10.Totaldryextract(obtainedbydensimetry )
11.Reducingsugars
12.Sucrose
13.Ash
14.Alkalinityofash
15.Totalacidity
16.Volatileacidity
17.Fixedacidity
18.pH
19.Freesulphurdioxide
20.Totalsulphurdioxide
E.Additionalanalysis:
21.Carbondioxide(semi-sparkling andsparklingwines,atmat20°C)