27.7.77 NoL187/15 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1679/77
of19July1977
amendingRegulations (EEC)No816/70,(EEC)No2893/74and(EEC)No817/70
asregardsthemaximumtotalsulphurdioxidecontentofwinesotherthan
liqueurwines
thattheMemberStatesmaypermitanincreaseinthe
maximumtotalsulphurdioxidecontentforwines
producedwithintheirterritory;whereas,however,itis
important,intheinterestsalikeofqualityandofthe
market,forthispossibilitytobesubjecttothelimits
andconditionsappropriatetothetypesofwines
concerned ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforthepossibility
ofreductionsbeingmadeinthefutureinthe
maximumsulphurdioxidecontentinkeepingwith
scientificandtechnicaldevelopments ;
Whereastimeshouldbeallowedinordertofacilitate
thechangeovertothelevelsreferredtointhisRegula­
tion;whereas,therefore,thefinaldate28February
1978,forthevalidityofthepresentlevels,shouldbe
postponeduntil31August1978,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(!),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee(2),
WhereasArticle26aofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1677/77(4),laiddownthemaximumsulphurdioxide
contentofwinesfordirecthumanconsumption ,other
thansparklingwinesandliqueurwines;whereas
theseprovisionsshouldberevisedtakingaccountof
theneedtoreducethesaidcontentasfarasthe
presentstateofoenologicalknowledgeofwine­
makingandofthepreservationofwinesallows;
Whereasinthecaseofthesparklingwinesand
qualitysparklingwinesreferredtoinCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2893/74of18November1974on
sparklingwinesproducedintheCommunityand
specifiedinitem12ofAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No816/70(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No529/77(6),andofthequalitysparklingwines
producedinspecifiedregionsreferredtoinCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No817/70of28April1970laying
downspecialprovisionsrelatingtoqualitywines
producedinspecifiedregions(7),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No529/77,thepresentstateof
oenologicalknowledgedoesnotallowreductionof
thetotalsulphurdioxidecontentatpresentlaiddown
asageneralruleforsuchwines,butdoesallowrepeal
ofthederogationsprovidedforinthisfield;
Whereas,inordertotakeaccountoftheclimatic
conditionsincertainyears,itisessentialtostipulateHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article26aofRegulation(EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :
'Article26a
1.Withoutprejudicetoanymorerestrictive
provisionsthatMemberStatesmayapplytowines
producedwithintheirterritory,thetotalsulphur
dioxidecontentofwines,otherthansparkling
winesandliqueurwines,ontheirreleasetothe
marketfordirecthumanconsumption ,maynot
exceed:
(a)175milligramsperlitreforredwines;
(b)22milligramsperlitreforwhiteandrose
wines.
2.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph 1,the
maximumsulphurdioxidecontentshallberaised
to:(•)OJNoC163,11.7.1977,p.72.
(2)Opiniondeliveredon22June1977(notyetpublishedin
theOfficialJournal).
(3)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(4)Seepage6ofthisOfficialJournal.
(5)OJNoL310,21.11.1974,p.1.
(*)OJNoL69,16.3.1977,p.2.
7)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.20.

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(a)225milligramsperlitreforredwinesand275
milligramsperlitreforwhiteandrosewines
wheretheirresidualsugarcontent,expressedas
invertsugar,isnotlessthanfivegramsper
litre;
(b)300milligramsperlitreforwinesqualifying
forthedescription"Spatlese",inaccordance
withCommunityprovisions,andqualitywhite
winespsrentitledtotheregistereddesignation
oforiginBordeauxsuperieur,GravesdeVayres,
CotesdeBordeauxStMarcaire,Premieres
CotesdeBordeaux,SteFoyBordeaux;
(c)350milligramsperlitreforwinesqualifying
forthedescription"Auslese",inaccordance
withCommunityprovisions,andwhitewines
describedas"superiorwineofdesignated
origin"inaccordancewithRomanianlegisla­
tionandentitledtobearoneofthefollowing
names:Murfatlar,Cotnari,Tirnave,Pietroasele,
ValeaCalugareasca ;
(d)400milligramsperlitreforwinesqualifying
forthedescriptions "Beerenauslese "and
"Trockenbeerenauslese "inaccordance with
Communityprovisions,andqualitywhite
winespsrentitledtotheregistereddesigna­
tionsoforiginSauternes,Barsac,Cadillac,
Cérons,Loupiac,Sainte-Croix-du-Mont ,
Monbazillac ,Bonnezeaux ,QuartsdeChaume,
CoteauxduLayon,Coteauxdel'Aubance,
GravesSupérieures ,Jurançon.6.DetailedrulesforapplicationofthisArticle,
thedecisionreferredtoinparagraph4,andtransi­
tionalmeasuresconcerningwinesproducedbefore
1September1978,shallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddown,inArticle7ofRegu­
lationNo24.'
Article2
Article12ofRegulation(EEC)No2893/74shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article12
1.Withoutprejudicetoanymorerestrictive
provisionswhichMemberStatesmayapplyto
sparklingwinesproducedwithintheirterritory,
thetotalsulphurdioxidecontentofsparkling
winesshallnotexceed250milligramsperlitre.
2.Whereclimaticconditionshavemadethis
necessaryincertainwine-growing areasofthe
Community ,theMemberStatesconcernedmay
authorizethemaximumtotalsulphurdioxide
contentofthewinereferredtoinparagraph 1and
producedwithintheirterritorytobeincreasedby
amaximumof25milligramsperlitreoncondi­
tionthatwineswhichhavebenefitedfromsuch
permissionarenotexportedfromtheMember
Statesinquestion.
3.By1September1981theCouncil,actingon
aproposalfromtheCommissionandinaccor­
dancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreaty,shalldecideonthe
reductioninthemaximumtotalsulphurdioxide
contentinaccordancewithscientificknowledge
andthedevelopmentoftechnology .Tothisend,
theCommissionwillpresent,by1April1981at
thelatest,areportaccompaniedbysuitablepropo­
salswiththeaimofreducingthesaidmaximum
contentbyatleast25milligramsperlitre,insofar
asscientificknowledgeandtechnologicaldevelop­
mentallow.
4.Thedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleandthetransitionalmeasuresforsparkling
winesproducedbeforethedateofentryintoforce
ofthisRegulationshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegu­
lationNo24.'
Article3
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No2893/74shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :
'Article16
1.Withoutprejudicetoanymorerestrictive
provisionswhichMemberStatesmayapplyto
qualitysparklingwinesproducedwithintheirterri­
tory,thetotalsulphurdioxidecontentofquality
sparklingwinesshallnotexceed200milligrams
perlitre.3.Thelistofwinesgiveninparagraph2(b),(c)
and(d)maybeamendedbytheCouncilactingon
aproposalfromtheCommissioninaccordance
withthevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43
(2)oftheTreaty.
4.Whereclimaticconditionshavemadethis
necessaryitmaybedecidedthattheMember
Statesconcernedmay,incertainwine-growing
areasoftheCommunity ,authorize,forwines
producedwithintheirterritory,themaximum
totalsulphurdioxidelevelsoflessthan300milli­
gramsperlitrereferredtointhisArticletobe
increasedbyamaximumof25milligramsper
litre.
5.By1September1981theCouncil,actingon
aproposalfromtheCommissionandinaccor­
dancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreaty,shalldecideonreduc­
tionsinthemaximumtotalsulphurdioxide
contentofwinesinaccordancewithscientific
knowledgeandthedevelopment oftechnology ,
withregardtothelimitsreferredtoinparagraphs
1and2.Tothisend,theCommissionwillpresent,
by1April1981atthelatest,areportaccompanied
bysuitableproposalswiththeaimofreducingthe
maximumtotalsulphurdioxidelevelsinwineby
atleast25milligramsperlitreinsofarasscien­
tificknowledgeandtechnological development
allow.

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2.Whereclimaticconditionshavemadethis
necessaryincertainwine-growing areasofthe
Community,theMemberStatesconcernedmay
authorizethemaximumtotalsulphurdioxide
contentofthewinereferredtoinparagraph 1and
producedwithintheirterritorytobeincreasedby
amaximumof25milligramsperlitreoncondi­
tionthatwineswhichhavebenefitedfromsuch
permissionarenotexportedfromtheMember
Statesinquestion.
3.By1September1981theCouncil,actingon
aproposalfromtheCommissionandinaccor­
dancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreaty,shalldecideonthe
reductioninthemaximumtotalsulphurdioxide
contentinaccordancewithscientificknowledge
andthedevelopmentoftechnology .Tothisend,
theCommissionwillpresent,by1April1981at
thelatest,areportaccompaniedbysuitablepropo­
salswiththeaimofreducingthesaidmaximum
contentbyatleast25milligramsperlitre,insofar
asscientificknowledgeandtechnologicaldevelop­
mentallow.
4.Thedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleandthetransitionalmeasuresforquality
sparklingwinesproducedbeforethedateofentry
intoforceofthisRegulationshallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article7ofRegulationNo24.'
Article4
Article10bofRegulation(EEC)No817/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article10b
1.Withoutprejudicetoanymorerestrictive
provisionswhichMemberStatesmayapplyto
qualitysparklingwinespsrproducedwithintheir
territory,thetotalsulphurdioxidecontentof
qualitysparklingwinespsrshallnotexceed200
milligramsperlitre.
2.Whereclimaticconditionshavemadethis
necessaryincertainwine-growing areasofthe
Community ,theMemberStatesconcernedmayauthorizethemaximumtotalsulphurdioxide
contentofqualitysparklingwinespsr,produced
withintheirterritory,tobeincreasedbya
maximumof25milligramsperlitreoncondition
thatqualitysparklingwinespsrwhichhavebene­
fitedfromsuchpermissionarenotexportedfrom
theMemberStatesinquestion.
3.By1September1981theCouncil,actingon
aproposalfromtheCommissionandinaccor­
dancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreaty,shalldecideonthe
reductioninthemaximumtotalsulphurdioxide
contentinaccordancewithscientificknowledge
andthedevelopmentoftechnology .Tothisend,
theCommissionwillpresent,by1April1981at
thelatest,areportaccompaniedbysuitablepropo­
salswiththeaimofreducingthesaidmaximum
contentbyatleast25milligramsperlitreinsofar
asscientificknowledgeandtechnologicaldevelop­
mentallow.
4.Thedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleandthetransitionalmeasuresforquality
sparklingwinespsrproducedbeforethedateof
entryintoforceofthisRegulationshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle7ofRegulationNo24.'
Article5
Thedate'28February1978':
—inArticle26aofRegulation(EEC)No816/70,
—inArticles12and16ofRegulation (EEC)No
2893/74,
—inArticle10bofRegulation(EEC)No817/70,
shallbereplacedby'31August1978'.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalo]
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1September1978,withtheexcep­
tionofArticle5.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19July1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET