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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1161/76
of17May1976
amendingRegulation (EEC)No817/70layingdownspecialprovisionsrelatingto
qualitywinesproducedinspecifiedregions
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,alincreaseinalcoholicstrengthinthewine­
growingareaconcerned;
Whereas,inordertopreserveasfaraspossiblethe
specificcharacterbestowedbyitsoriginoneach
qualitywinepsrandtosimplifytheworkofthe
inspectionagencies,suchwinemay,exceptincertain
casestobedetermined,besweetenedonlywithin
thespecifiedregioninquestionandsolelybymeans
ofproductsoriginatinginthesameregioninaccor­
dancewithrulestobelaiddownwithincertain
limitsbytheMemberStates;
Whereas,inordertoensureuniformapplication
oftheprovisionsrelatingtoqualitywinespsr,
provisionshouldbemadeforthepossibilityof
establishingmethodsofanalysistodealwithspecific
cases;
Whereas,inordertomakeArticle12(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No817/70asclearaspossible,thephrase,
'withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle30(2)
and(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70'shouldbe
deleted;whereas,however,inordertoenablethe
MemberStatestocomplygraduallywiththeprin­
ciplelaiddowninthatprovision,theyshouldbe
permittedincertainexceptionalcasestodepartfrom
thatprincipleduringatransitionalperiodoffive
years;
WhereascertainmistakesconcerningArticle9(1)
andtheGermantextofArticle11(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No817/70shouldbecorrected,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(*),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (2),
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No817/70of
28April1970layingdownspecialprovisionsrelating
toqualitywinesproducedinspecifiedregions(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2894/
74(4),shouldbeamendedinthelightofexperience
gainedonthemarketinqualitywinesproducedin
specifiedregions;
Whereasthenaturalalcoholicstrengthofgrapesat
thetimeofharvestisafactorinassessingtheir
degreeofripeness;whereasitappearsnecessaryto
fixtheminimumnaturalalcoholicstrengthin
qualitywinespsrinthevariouswine-growing
regionsatalevelsuchastoensure,eveninpoor
years,thatthegrapesusedintheirmanufacturehad
reachedasatisfactorydegreeofripeness;whereas
thenaturalalcoholicstrengthofqualitywinespsr
shouldthereforebeincreasedby0*5°ineachwine­
growingzone;
Whereasitmayprovenecessary,inordertopreserve
thequalityofqualitywinespsr,topermittheincrease
inalcoholicstrengthprovidedforinexceptionalcir­
cumstancesinArticle18(2)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No816/70layingdownadditionalprovisions
forthecommonorganization ofthemarketin
wine(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1160/76(6),inrespectonlyoftablewinesand
notofqualitywinespsr;whereastablewinesshould
thereforebedissociatedfromqualitywinespsras
regardsthepossibilityofauthorizingsuchexception­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article6 x)OJNoC179,6,8.1975,p.36.
2)OJNoC108,15.5.1975,p.65.
8)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.20.
4)OJNoL310,21.11.1974,p.7.
5)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.1.EachMemberStateshallfixaminimum
naturalalcoholicstrengthforeachofthequality
winespsrobtainedinitsterritory.Whenthis (®)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.

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naturalalcoholicstrengthisbeingdetermined
accountshallbetakeninparticularofthealco­
holicstrengthswhichhavebeenrecordedover
the10precedingyears.Onlysatisfactoryhar­
vestsfromthemostrepresentative soilsofthe
specifiedregionshallbeconsidered.
2.Subjecttoanyderogationgrantedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7
ofRegulationNo24,thealcoholicstrengths
providedforinparagraph1maynotbelessthan
thefollowing:
—6*5inzoneA,
—7*5°inzoneB,
—8*5°inzoneCla,
—9°inzoneClb,
—9'5°inzoneCII,
—10°inzoneCIII.
Thezonesreferredtoabovearethoselaiddown
inAnnexIIItoRegulation (EEC)No816/70.'Theincreaseprovidedforinthisparagraphmay
beeffectedonlyaccordingtothemethodsand
conditionsmentionedinArticle19ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70excludingthesecond
subparagraph ofparagraph3andparagraph6
thereof.
However,until30June1979,sucrosemaybe
addedinaqueoussolutioninwine-growing
zoneA,providedthatthevolumeoftheproduct
towhichthesolutionisaddedisnotthereby
increasedbymorethan10%.
3.Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No2893/74
shallapplyasregardstheenrichmentofcuvees
intendedforthepreparationofqualitysparkling
winespsr.
4.Thetotalalcoholicstrengthofqualitywines
psrshallnotbelessthan9°.However,for
certainwhitequalitywinespsrthathavebeen
subjecttonoenrichmenttheminimumtotal
alcoholicstrengthshallbe8*5°.
Theactualalcoholicstrengthofqualityspark­
lingwinespsr,includingthealcoholcontained
inanydoseadded,shallbenotlessthan10°.
However,forqualitysparklingwinespsrofthe
aromatictype,theminimumactualstrength
shallbe6°.
5.Thetotalalcoholicstrengthofcuveesinten­
dedforthepreparationofqualitysparkling
winespsrshallbenotlessthan9*5°inwine­
growingzoneCIIIand9°intheotherwine­
growingzones.
However,cuveesintendedforthepreparation
ofcertainqualitysparklingwinespsrwhose
designationreferstothevarietyofvinemay
haveatotalalcoholicstrengthbelowthatstipu­
latedintheprecedingsubparagraph inrespect
ofthewine-growing zoneconcerned.
6.Alistofthequalitywinespsrreferredtoin
thesecondsentenceofthefirstsubparagraph
ofparagraph4shallbedrawnupaccordingto
theprocedureprovidedforinArticle7ofRegu­
lationNo24.
Alistofthequalitysparklingwinespsrreferred
tointhesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph5
andoftheminimumtotalalcoholicstrength
oftheirrespectivecuveesshallbedrawnup
accordingtothesameprocedure.'Article2
Article7ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article7
1.Thespecificwine-making andpreparation
methodsusedforobtainingqualitywinespsr
andqualitysparklingwinespsrshallbedefined
foreachofthosewinesbyeachproducerMember
Stateconcerned .
2.Whereclimaticconditionsinoneofthewine­
growingzonesreferredtoinArticle6haveren­
dereditnecessary,theMemberStatesconcerned
mayauthorizeanincreaseintheactualorpoten­
tialnaturalalcoholicstrengthoffreshgrapes,
grapemust,grapemustinfermentation ,new
winestillinfermentation andwinesuitablefor
yieldingqualitywinepsr.
Thisincreasemaynotexceedthelimitslaiddown
inArticle18(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.
Inyearswhenclimaticconditionshavebeen
exceptionallyunfavourable ,theincreaseinalco­
holicstrengthprovidedforinthefirstsubpara­
graphmay,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24,
attainthelimitslaiddowninArticle18(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70.Suchauthori­
zationshallnotprejudicethepossibilityofa
similarauthorizationfortablewinesasprovided
forinthatArticle.Article3
Article8ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article8
1.Conditionsandlimitsfortheacidification
anddeacidification offreshgrapes,grapemust,

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'Article11 grapemustinfermentationandnewwinestill
infermentationandtheprocedureforgranting
derogationsshallbethoselaiddowninArticle20
ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.
Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No2893/74shall
applyasregardstheacidificationanddeacidifi­
cationofcuveesintendedforthepreparationof
qualitysparklingwinespsr.
2.Thesweeteningofaqualitywinepsrmay
beauthorizedbyaMemberStateonlyifitis
carriedout:
—incompliancewiththeconditionsandlimits
stipulatedinArticle21ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70,
—withinthespecifiedregioninwhichthewine
wasproduced,orwithinaregionbordering
directlyonit,exceptincertaincasestobe
determined,
—usinggrapemustorconcentratedgrapemust
originatinginthesamespecifiedregionas
thewineinquestion,providedthatthis
concentratedgrapemusthasbeennotifiedin
accordancewiththethirdsubparagraph of
Article22(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.
Theregionsborderingdirectlyonthespecified
regionandtheexceptionsreferredtointhe
precedingparagraphshallbedeterminedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article7ofRegulationNo24.'1.Producersshallbeobligedtosubmitwines
whicharelikelytobedesignated"qualitywine
psr"toananalyticaltestandtoanorganoleptic
test:
(a)Theanalyticaltestshallatleastincludean
assessmentofthecharacteristic elementsof
thequalitywinepsrinquestion,aslistedin
theAnnextothisRegulation.
Theupperandlowerlimitsforthoseelements
shallbelaiddownbytheproducerMember
Stateinrespectofeachofthequalitywines
psr.
(b)Theorganoleptictestshallconcerncolour,
clarity,smellandtaste.
2.Untilappropriateprovisionsrelatingtotheir
systematicandgeneralapplicationareadopted
bytheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedureprovidedforinArticle43(2)
oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommis­
sion,thetestsprovidedforinparagraph1may
becarriedoutonsamplestakenbythecompetent
agencydesignatedbyeachoftheMemberStates.
3.WherethisRegulationrequiresforitsimple­
mentationtheuseofmethodsofanalysisother
thanthosereferredtoinArticle39ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70,suchmethodsshallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle7ofRegulationNo24.
4.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofpara­
graph1,inparticularfortheusemadeofwines
whichdonotsatisfytherequirementsofthetests
inquestionortheconditionsgoverningsuchuse,
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththepro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation
No24.'Article4
Article9ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :
''Article9
Article6Eachoftheenrichment,acidificationanddeacid­
ificationmethodsreferredtoinArticles7
and8(1)shallbeauthorizedonlyifcarriedout
undertheconditionslaiddowninArticle22
ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.
SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle5(2),such
operationsmaybecarriedoutonlyinthespeci­
fiedregionwherethefreshgrapesusedhave
beenharvested.'Article12ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article12
Article51.TheCommunityexpression"qualitywine
psr"oranyspecificexpressiontraditionally
usedinMemberStatestodesignateparticular
wines,maybeusedonlyforwineswhichcomply
withtheprovisionsofthisRegulationandwith
thoseadoptedinapplicationthereof.Article11ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70shallbe
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2.Withoutprejudicetoanyadditionalexpres­
sionswhichmaybeallowedbynationallaws,
andsubjecttonationalprovisionsonthewines
inquestionbeingobserved,thespecificexpres­
sionstraditionallyusedwhicharereferredto
inparagraph1shallbethefollowing :
(a)Germany :
—until19July1971,descriptionsstating
theoriginofthewines,accompanied by
theexpression"Naturwein","Originalab­
fullung","Spatlese","Auslese","Beere­
nauslese"or"Trockenbeerenauslese ",
—from20July1971,anindicationofthe
originofthewine,accompanied bythe
expression"Qualitatswein ",orbythe
expression"Qualitatswein mitPradikat",
togetherwithoneofthefollowingexpres­
sions"Kabinett","Spatlese","Auslese",
"Berenauslese "or"Trockenbeerenaus ­
lese";subjecttoconditionstobedeterminedofthe
namesofcertainspecifiedregionstodescribe
tablewinesforwhichsuchnamesaretradition­
allyused.
4.Aqualitywinepsrshallbesoldunderthe
nameofthespecifiedregiongranteditbythe
producerMemberState.
Nowinewhichsatisfiestheprovisionsofthis
Regulationandthoseadoptedinapplication
thereofmaybesoldwithouttheexpression
"qualitywinepsr",orwithoutoneofthespeci­
ficexpressionstraditionally usedwhichare
referredtoinparagraphs 1and2.However,
aqualitysparklingwinepsrmaynotbesold
withoutbeingmarked"qualitysparklingwine
psr"orwithoutatraditionallyequivalentspeci­
fictermasreferredtoinparagraph2a.
Theterm"qualitywinepsr"or"qualityspark­
lingwinepsr",whicheverisappropriate,together
withthenameofthespecifiedregionconcerned
mustappearontheaccompanying document
referredtoinArticle29(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70.
5.Thedowngrading ofaqualitywinepsrmay
beeffectedattheproductionstageundercondi­
tionslaiddownbynationalrules;itmaybe
effectedatthemarketingstageonlywherethe
propertiesofthequalitywinepsrinquestion
havedeterioratedorchangesasaresultofa
changenotedduringmaturing,storageor
transport.
6.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Article,inparticularfortheusegiventodown­
gradedqualitywinespsrandtheconditions
governingsuchuse,shallbeadoptedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7
ofRegulationNo24.'(b)France:
"Appelationd'originecontrôlée","Appel­
lationcontrôlée","Champagne"and"Vin
délimitédequalitésupérieure";
(c)Italy:
"Denominazione dioriginecontrollata"and
"Denominazione dioriginecontrollata e
garantita";
(d)Luxembourg :
"Marquenationaleduvinluxembourgeois ."
Article7
Article15ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:2a.TheCommunityterm"qualitysparkling
wines,psr"oranytraditionally equivalent
specifictermmaybeusedonlyforquality
sparklingwinespsr.
Aqualitysparklingwinepsrwhichhasunder­
gonetheprocessrenderingiteffervescentout­
sideaspecifiedregionmayonlybearthename
ofthatregion:
—iftheconditionsreferredtointhethirdsub­
paragraphofArticle5(2)arefulfilled,and
—ifsuchadesignationisallowedunderthe
lawsoftheMemberStateinwhoseterritory
thegrapeswereharvested.
3.Thenameofaspecifiedregionmaybeused
todescribeawineonlyifitisaqualitywine
psr.
However,theCouncil,actinginaccordance
withthevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43
(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCom­
mission,mayauthorize,foratransitionalpe­
riodwhichexpireson31August1981,theuse'Article15
Inadditiontotheprovisionslaiddowninthis
Regulation,producerMemberStatesmay,
takingintoaccountfairandtraditionalpractices,
laydownanyadditionalormorestringent
characteristics orconditionsofproductionand
movementforthequalitywinesproducedin
specifiedregionswithintheirterritory.
Theymay,inparticular,imposelimitsonthe
maximumresidualsugarcontentofaquality

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Article9 winepsr,especiallyontheratiobetweenthe
actualalcoholicstrengthandtheresidual
sugar.'
Article8ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallapplyfrom1September1976.Article17ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70ishereby
repealed.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.HAMILIUS