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REGULATION (EEC)No2893/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of18November 1974
onsparklingwinesproducedintheCommunityandspecifiedinitem12of
AnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No816/70
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,demand'andthereforeleadtoexpansioninwine
outlets;
Whereasitisneedfulthatallsparklingwines,together
withthegrapemustsandv^inesusedinproducing
them,besubjecttominimumqualityrequirements ;
whereasitshouldthereforebestipulatedthattheafore­
mentionedrawmaterialsbetablewinesorproducts
suitableforyieldingtablewines,orqualitywinespsr
orproductssuitableforyieldingqualitywinespsr;
Whereasthequalityrequirementsshouldbeapplied
notonlytotherawmaterialsbutalsotothemethods
ofpreparationandthefinishedproduct;whereasitis
furtherintheinterestsofbothproducerand
consumerthatappropriatepackagingbelaiddown,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(');
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/70(2)of
28April1970layingdownadditionalprovisionsfor
thecommonorganizationofthemarketinwine,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1532/74(3),
containsrulesforthepreparationandmarketingof
tablewines;whereasitisnecessarytosupplement
theserulesbylayingdowncorresponding provisions
forallsparklingwinesproducedintheCommunity ,
takingintoaccountthefactthatthequalitysparkling
winesproducedinspecifiedregionsaresparkling
qualitywinespsrandmustthereforealsosatisfyRegu­
lation(EEC)No817/70(4);
Whereasitisdesirabletosubjectthesesparkling
winestocommonrulesinrespectofproduction,
marketingandcontrolstoavoiddistortionsofcompeti­
tionandensureprotectionoftheconsumerwhilst
maintainingqualitativedistinctions .
Whereasameasureofthistypewillhelptoguidethe
consumerinhischoicebyprovidingthenecessary
assurancethateachoftheproductsofferedtohim
satisfiesspecificqualityrequirements ;whereasitwill,
bythesametoken,protecttheinterestsofthe
producers,promoteintra-Community trade,increaseArticle1
ThisRegulationlaysdownrulessupplementing those
giveninRegulation (EEC)No816/70asregardsthe
productionandmarketingofsparklingwinesdefined
initem12ofAnnexIItotheaboveRegulation .
Article2
Forproductsmanufactured intheCommunitythe
designation :
1.'sparklingwine'shallbereservedforwinesfitting
thedescriptiongiveninitem12ofAnnexIIto
Regulation (EEC)No816/70andtheprovisionsof
TitlesIandIIofthepresentRegulation .
2.'qualitysparklingwine'shallbereservedforwines
fittingthedescriptiongiveninitem12ofAnnexII
toRegulation (EEC)No816/70andtheprovisions
ofTitlesIandIIIofthepresentRegulation .(')OJNoC78,2.8.1971,p.76.
(2)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,21.6.1974,p.1.
4)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.20.

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TITLEI
Generalprovisionsforallwinesreferredtoin
Article1
Article3
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,
(a)cuvéeshallmean:
—grapemust,
—wine
or
—theproductofthemixingofgrapemustsor
wineswithdifferentcharacteristics ,
intendedforthepreparationofaspecificvarietyof
thewinesreferredtoinArticle1-,
(b)drawn-offliquid(liquerdetirage)shallmean:
theproductaddedtothecuvéetorenderiteffer­
vescent;
(c)dose(liquerd'expédition )shallmean:
theproductwhichistobeaddedtothewines
referredtoinArticle1togivethemspecialtaste
qualities.
Article4
1.Thedrawn-off «liquidmaycontainonlyyeastand
—grapemust,
—grapemuststillinfermentation ,
—concentratedgrapemust
or
—sucroseandwine.
2.Thedosemaycontainonly
—sucrose,
—grapemust,
—grapemuststillinfermentation ,
—concentratedgrapemust,
—wine
or
—amixturethereof,
withthepossibleadditionofdistilledwine.
Article5
1.Withoutprejudicetoenrichmentauthorized
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No816/70and,where
appropriate ,Regulation (EEC)No817/70,forthe
constituentsofacuvée,anyenrichmentofthecuvée
shallbeprohibited .However,eachMemberStatemay,whereclimatic
conditionsinitsterritorymakeitnecessary,authorize
theenrichmentofthecuvéeattheplaceofprepara­
tionofthesparklingwines,providedthat:
(a)noneoftheconstituentsofthecuvéehasprevi­
ouslyundergoneenrichment ;
(b)itsconstituentsarederivedsolelyfromgrapes
harvestedinitsterritory;
(c)theprocessofenrichmentiscarriedoutinasingle
operation;
(d)thefollowinglimitsarenotexceeded:
—35°foracuvéecomposedofconstituents
fromwine-growing zoneA,providedthatthe
naturalalcoholicstrengthofeachconstituent
isatleast5°;
however,inyearswhenclimaticconditionsare
exceptionally bad,thelimitmentionedinthe
precedingsubparagraph mayberaisedto45°
providedthatthenaturalalcoholicstrengthof
eachconstituentofthecuvéeisatleast5°;
—25°foracuvéecomposedofconstituents
fromwine-growing zoneB,providedthatthe
naturalalcoholicstrengthofeachconstituent
isatleast6°;
however,inyearswhenclimaticconditionsare
exceptionally bad,thelimitmentionedinthe
precedingsubparagraph mayberaisedto35°,
providedthatthenaturalalcoholicstrengthof
eachconstituentofthecuvée.isatleast6°;
—2°foracuvéecomposedofconstituentsfrom
wine-growing zonesCI,CIIorCIII,
providedthatthenaturalalcoholicstrengthof
eachconstituent isatleast7°,8°or85°,
respectively .
Theabovelimitsinnowayprejudgetheapplica­
tionofthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle27(3)
(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70tocuvées
intendedforpreparationofsparklingwinesand,
upto31August1987,tocuvéesintendedforprep­
arationofqualitysparklingwinesotherthan
qualitysparklingwinesproducedinspecified
regions;
(e)themethodusedisadditionofdrysucroseorof
concentratedgrapemusts;
(f)enrichmentbythemethodusedispractisedinthe
MemberStateconcerned,eithertraditionallyor
exceptionally ,inaccordancewiththerules
existingonthedateofentryintoforceofthis
Regulation .
2.Theadditionofdrawn-offliquidanddosage
shallbeconsideredneitherasenrichment noras
sweetening .

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Article7
1.MemberStatesshallexercisesupervisionoverthe
productionandmarketingofthewinesreferredtoin
Article1. »
2.ProducersofthewinesreferredtoinArticle1
shallberequiredtomakeadeclarationtothiseffect
tothecompetentauthorityoftheMemberStateon
whoseterritorysuchwineisprepared.
WithoutprejudicetoArticle29ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70,theproducersofthewinesreferredtoin
Article1shallkeepregistersofrawmaterials,cuvees
andprocessing .
3.Implementing rulesforthisArticle,particularly
asregardsthenatureofthesupervision,shallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle7ofRegulationNo24.Theadditionofdrawn-offliquidmaynotcausean
increaseinthetotalalcoholicstrengthofthecuveeof
morethan1-5°.
Dosageshallbecarriedoutinsuchawayasnotto
increasetheactualalcoholicstrengthofthewines
referredtoinArticle1bymorethan0-5°.
3.Sweeteningofthecuveeanditsconstituents
shallbeprohibited.
4.Inadditiontoanyacidificationordeacidification
oftheconstituents ofthecuveeinaccordancewith
Regulation (EEC)No816/70,thecuveemaybe
subjecttoacidificationordeacidification .
Acidification anddeacidification ofthecuveeshallbe
mutuallyexclusive.
Acidification maybecarriedoutonlyuptoa
maximumof1-5g/1,expressedastartaricacid,i.e.20
milliequivalents perlitre.
Inyearsofexceptionalclimaticconditions,the
maximumlimitof1-5g/1,or20milliequivalents per
litre,mayberaisedto2-5g/1,or34milliequivalents
perlitre,providedthatthenaturalacidityofthe
productisnotlessthan3g/1,expressedastartaric
acid,or40milliequivalents perlitre.
5.Implementing rulesforthisArticle,particularly
theauthorizingoftheexceptionalenrichmentoracidi­
ficationreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph ofthe
firstindentandthesecondsubparagraph ofthe
secondindentofparagraph 1(d)andthelastsubpara­
graphofparagraph4,shallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegula­
tionNo24(*).
Article6
1.Thecarbondioxidecontainedinthewines
referredtoinArticle1maybeproducedonlyasa
resultofthealcoholicfermentation ofthecuveefrom
whichsuchwinehasbeenprepared.
2.Exceptinthecaseoffermentationintendedto
transformgrapesorgrapemustorgrapemuststillin
fermentationdirectlyintosparklingwine,thisfermen­
tationmayonlyresultfromtheadditionofdrawn-off
liquid.
Itmayonlytakeplaceinbottlesorclosedvats.
3.Theuseofcarbondioxideintheprocessof
transferbycounterpressureshallbeauthorizedunder
supervisionandprovidedthatitdoesnotincreasethe
pressureofthecarbondioxidecontainedinthewines
referredtoinArticle1.
4.Implementing rulesforthisArticleshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle7ofRegulationNo24.Article8
1.ThewinesreferredtoinArticle1maybebottled
onlyinglassbottles,andstoppedwitha'mushroom'
corkwhichhasasealandiswiredtothebottle.
Theyshallnotbekeptformarketingnorplacedon
themarketexceptinbottleswithalabelidentifying
themandafoilcoveringthewholeofthecorkand
neckofthebottle.
2.ThewinesreferredtoinArticle1mayonlybear
themarkings :
—'brut':iftheirresidualsugarcontentis
lessthan15g/1;
—'extra-dry':iftheirresidualsugarcontentis
between12g/1and20g/1;
—'sec': iftheirresidualsugarcontentis
between17g/1and35g/1;
—'demi-sec':iftheirresidualsugarcontentis
between33g/1and50g/1;
—'doux':iftheirresidualsugarcontentis
morethan50g/1.
3.Implementing rulesforthisArticleandpossible
derogationsfromparagraph 1shallbelaiddownin
accordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforinArticle
7ofRegulationNo24.
Article9
1.TheprovisionslaidclowninthisRegulation,
exceptthosereferredtoinArticle7,shallnotapplyto
dieteticsparklingwines. ')OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.989/62.

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Article14
Theactualalcoholicstrengthofqualitysparkling
wines,includingthealcoholcontainedinthedose
whichmaybeadded,shallbenotlessthan10°.
Upto31August1987,thisprovisioninnoway
prejudgestheapplicationofthesecondsubparagraph
ofArticle27(3)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.
Article15
1.Inpreparingthedrawn-offliquidintendedfor
thepreparationofqualitysparklingwine,onlythe
followingmaybeusedinadditiontoyeastsand
sucrose :
—grapemustorgrapemuststillinfermentation
fromwhichawinesuitableforyieldingatable
winecanbeobtained,
—winessuitableforyieldingatablewine,
—tablewines
or
—qualitywinespsr.
2.Notwithstanding item12ofAnnexIItoRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70,qualitysparklingwines,when
keptatatemperatureof200Cinclosedcontainers,
shallhaveanoverpressureofnotlessthan3-5atmos­
pheres.
However,forqualitysparklingwineskeptin
containersofcapacitylessthan25cc,theminimum
overpressureshallbe3atmospheres .2.Rulesapplicabletothemarketingofsuch
dieteticwinesanddesignedtopreventconfusion
betweenthelatterandthewinesreferredtoinArticle
1shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.
TITLEII
Specialprovisionsonsparklingwines
Article10
Thetotalalcoholicstrengthofthecuveesintendedfor
thepreparationofsparklingwinesshallbenotless
than8-5°.
Article11
WithoutprejudicetothesecondparagraphofArticle
27(3)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,theactual
alcoholicstrengthofsparklingwines,includingthe
alcoholcontainedinthedosewhichmaybeadded
shallbenotlessthan9-5°.
Article12
1.Withoutprejudicetomorerestrictiveprovisions
thatMemberStatesmayimposeonsparklingwines
producedwithintheirterritory,thetotalsulphur
dioxidecontentofsparklingwinesshallnotexceed
250mg/1.
However,until31August1976themaximumsulphur
dioxidecontentshallberaisedto300mg/1forspar­
klingwinesproducedinCommunityregionsinwhich
levelshigherthanthatreferredtointhefirstsubpara­
graphareallowedonthe.dateofentryintoforceof
thisRegulation .
2.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commission ,inaccordancewiththevotingprocedure
laiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,maybefore
30June1976,extendtheperiodreferredtointhe
secondsubparagraph ofparagraph 1whiletaking
accountoftheneedtoreduceinprogressivestagesthe
maximumsulphurdioxidecontentreferredtointhis
subparagraph .Thisreductionshallbedecidedin
accordancewiththesameprocedure.
3.Theimplementing rulesforthisArticleandthe
transitionalmeasuresforsparklingwinesproduced
beforethedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulation
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.
TITLEIII
Specialprovisionsonqualitysparklingwines
Article13
Thetotalalcoholicstrengthofthecuveesintendedfor
thepreparationofqualitysparklingwinesshallbenot
lessthan9°.Article16
1.Withoutprejudicetomorerestrictiveprovisions
thatMemberStatesmayimposeonqualitysparkling
winesproducedwithintheirterritory,thetotal
sulphurdioxidecontentofqualitysparklingwines
shallnotexceed200mg/1.
However,foraperiodendingon31August1976and
forqualitysparklingwinesproducedinCommunity
regionsinwhichlevelshigherthanthatreferredtoin
thefirstsubparagraph areallowedonthedateofentry
intoforceofthisRegulation ,themaximumsulphur
dioxidecontentshallberaisedto250mg/1.
2.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commission ,inaccordancewiththevotingprocedure
laiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,may,before
30June1976,extendtheperiodreferredtointhe
secondsubparagraph ofparagraph 1,whiletaking

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referredtounderthisTitleandproducedwithintheir
territory.
TITLEIV
Finalprovisions
Article20
1.Theanalyticalmethodsrequiredtoimplement
thisRegulationshallbethoselaiddownpursuantto
Regulation(EEC)No816/70.
2.However,wherenoCommunitymethodsof
analysisarelaiddowntheanalyticalmethodsappli­
cableshallbe:
(a)thosecontainedinAnnexAoftheInternational
Convention fortheUnification ofMethodsof
AnalysisandAppraisalofWinesof13October
1954,
(b)or,wherenosuchmethodsarelaiddowninthat
Annex,thosetraditionallyemployedinthe
MemberStateconcerned .accountoftheneedtoreduceinprogressivestagesthe
maximumsulphurdioxidecontentreferredtointhis
subparagraph .Thisreductionshallbedecidedin
accordancewiththesameprocedure .
3.Theimplementing rulesforthisArticleandin
particularthetransitionalmeasuresforqualityspar­
klingwinesproducedbeforethedateofentryinto
forceofthisRegulationshallbeadoptedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7of
RegulationNo24.
Article17
1.Thedurationoftheprocessformakingquality
sparklingwines,includingageingintheproduction
undertaking ,maynotbelessthanninemonthsfrom
thestartoffermentationdesignedtomakethewines
effervescent .
2.Thedurationofthisfermentationprocessandof
thepresenceofthewineontheleesmaynotbeless
than60days.However,iffermentationtakesplacein
containersequippedwithshakingdevices,the
minimumperiodshallbe21days.
3.Implementing rulesforthisArticleshallbelaid
downinaccordancewiththeprocedureprovidedfor
inArticle7ofRegulationNo24.
Article18
1.Qualitysparklingwinesofthearomatictype
mayonlybeobtainedfromthevarietiesofvinelisted
intheAnnex,andinaccordancewithtraditionalprac­
tice.Dosingshallbeprohibited .
2.Notwithstanding Article14,theactualalcoholic
strengthofqualitysparklingwinesofthearomatic
typeshallnotbelessthan6°.
Thetotalalcoholicstrengthofqualitysparklingwines
ofthearomatictypeshallbenotlessthan10°.
3.Notwithstanding Article15(2),qualitysparkling
winesofthearomatictype,whenkeptatatempera­
tureof20°Cinclosedrecipientsshallhaveanover­
pressureofnotlessthan3atmospheres .
4.Notwithstanding Article17,thedurationofthe
preparationprocessforqualitysparklingwinesofthe
aromatictypeshallnotbelessthanonemonth.
Article19
ProducerMemberStatesmayspecifyanyadditionalor
morestringentcharacteristics orconditionsofproduc­
tionandmovementforthequalitysparklingwinesArticle21
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallcommu­
nicatetoeachotherthedatarequiredforimple­
mentingthisRegulation .Thearrangements for
communication anddissemination ofthesedatashall
beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle7ofRegulationNo24.
Article22
Shoulditprovenecessarytoadopttransitional
measuresinordertofacilitateconversion tothe
systemintroducedbythisRegulation ,particularlyif
seriousdifficultiesareencounteredinimplementing
thissystembytheprescribeddate,suchmeasures
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.They
shallapplyuntil31August1976atthelatest.
Article23
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
thirddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallbeapplicableasfrom1September1975,
withtheexceptionofArticle22whichshallbeappli­
cableasfromthedateofentryintoforceofthisRegu­
lation.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.BONNET
ANNEX
Listofthevarietiesofvinefromwhichthequalitysparklingwinesofthearomatictype
maybeobtained
AleaticoN MonicaN
Clairette Mauzacblancandrose
Gewürztraminer Muscats(all)
Giro'N Perle
Huxelrebe Prosecco
Malvasia(all) Scheurebe