29.11.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL320/1
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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3307/85
of18November1985
amendingRegulation (EEC)No337/79onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinwine
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission('),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (2),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocial
Committee (3),
Whereastakingintoaccounttheprogressmadeinwine
technologyandinawishtostrengthen,intheinterestsofthe
consumer,requirementsfortheuseofcertainoenological
practices,ithasprovednecessarytomakevarious
adaptationstoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No337/79(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No798/85(s);
Whereas,inordernottopenalizeeconomicallyproducers
growingvarietieswhichareauthorizedtemporarily ,thetime
limitforeliminatingthesevarietiesshouldbechanged;
Whereasexperienceshowsthatincertainzonesof
productiontheacidificationofwineisoftenanecessity;
whereasthereforesuchacidification shouldbeauthorized
subjecttocertainconditions;whereasmoreover,as
additionalacidificationpursuanttoArticle34(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No337/79hastobecarriedoutrapidly
duringtheharvest,responsibility forthedecisiontohave
recoursetoitshouldbetransferredtotheMemberStates,
subjecttotherelevantconditions ;wrhereasitismoreover
appropriatetopermit,ontheonehand,deacidification of
winesinordertocorrecttheaciditylevelifthedeacidificationofproductsupstreamofwinehasprovedtobeinsufficient
and,ontheotherhand,acidificationofwinetoagreater
extentinordertogivethewinemakermoreflexibility;
Whereas,withtheaimoffacilitatingthecheckingofthe
observanceofCommunityprovisionswithrespectto
oenologicalpractices,authorization shouldbegivenfor
enrichingproductsinthewinesectorwithaviewto
producingabeverageintendedfordirecthuman
consumption ,onlyinthewinegrowingzonewherethefresh
grapesusedwereharvested;whereas,forthesamereasons,
theconcentration oftablewineshouldberestrictedtothe
winegrowingzonewherethefreshgrapesusedwere
harvested;whereasamendmentsconcerningacidification
anddeacidification requireanadaptationtotheruleslaying
downthetimelimitsforcarryingouttheseoperations;
whereastheproducers'obligationsshouldalsobestipulated
withrespecttoentriesinthedocumentsaccompanying the
transport;
Whereastechnicaldevelopments inthetreatmentofleeshave
enabledcertainproblemsofcellaragetechniquestobe
resolvedandtheprovisionofconditionsrespondingbetterto
helathrequirements ;whereasthesenewtechniquesmaybe
authorized;whereas,however,thesetechniquesmaynotbe
appliedinamannerincompatiblewithstrivingtoobtaina
productofsuitablequality,totheextentthat,inanycase
compulsorydistillationunderArticle39ofRegulation(EEC)
No337/79concernsonlyaverysmallvolume,andthis
ensuresthatthemeasurewillhavetheintendedeffect;
Whereasthemaximumsulphurdioxidelevelsforwines
intendedfordirecthumanconsumptionotherthansparkling
andliqueurwineswerefixedbyArticle44ofRegulation
(EEC)No337/79;
Whereas,pursuanttotheabovementioned Article,the
CouncilaskedtheCommissiontodrawupareporton
scientificknowledgeandtechnological development in
respectoftheuseofsulphurdioxideinoenology;
Whereasthisreportshowsthatareductioninthesaid
maximumlevelsiscompatiblewithpresent-dayoenological
knowledgeandtechnologicalprogressinrespectofthe
majorityofwinetypes;whereas,itismoreoverdesirableto
limittheuseofallfoodadditivestotheminimumnecessary;
whereasareductioninmaximumtotalsulphurdioxidelevels
of15milligramsperlitreshouldthereforebeintroducedforHOJNoC206,14.8.1981,p.4;OJNoC18,23.1.1982,p.4;
OJNoC62,5.3.1984,p.29.
(2)OJNoC327,14.12.1981,p.114;OJNoC104,16.4.1984,
p.96.
(3)OJNoC310,30.11.1981,p.9;OJNoC103,16.4.1984,
p.21.
(4)OJNoL54,5.3.1979,p.1.
(s)OJNoL89,29.3.1985,p.1.

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allwineswiththeexceptionofcertainwineswithspecial
characteristics andofsparklingwines,thelatterproducts
beingsubjecttocorresponding measuresunderRegulation
(EEC)No3310/85I1);
WhereasArticle51ofRegulation (EEC)No337/79lays
downtheprinciplethatproductswhichhaveundergone
oenologicalpracticesnotallowedintheCommunitymaynot
beofferedordisposedoffordirecthumanconsumption ;
Whereassystematicexclusionfromdisposalforcon­
sumptionisjustifiedonlyincaseswherethequalityofthe
wineisinjeopardyorwheretheconsumer'shealthisarisk;
whereasprovisionshould,however,bemadeforthe
adoptionofappropriatemeasuresinothercases;
Whereasafteraperiodofrapidchangeintechnologyandin
methodsofanalysis,enoughisnowknownaboutrectified
concentratedmustforittobedefinedmoreclosely;whereas,
inaddition,provisionshouldbemadeforthepossibilityfor
theCouncil,actingonaproposalfromtheCommissionbya
qualifiedmajority,toamend,ifnecessary,thedefinitionof
theproductinquestiononthebasisofthedevelopmentofthe
abovementioned knowledge;
Whereasinordertoensurethedevelopmentofconsumption
ofsemisparkling winesandaeratedsemi-sparkling winesin
newformsofdistribution ,marketingofthosewinesshould
beauthorizedincontainersholdingnotmorethan60
litres.3.Article34shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'Article34
1.Freshgrapes,grapemust,grapemustin
fermentation ,newwinestillinfermentationandwine
maybesubjectto:
—partialdeacidification inwine-growing zonesA,B,
CI(a)andCI(b);
—acidificationanddeacidification inwine-growing
zonesCIIandCIII(a),withoutprejudicetothe
provisionsofparagraph3;
—acidificationinwine-growing zoneCIII(b).
Acidificationofproductsotherthanthewinereferred
tointhefirstsubparagraphmayonlybecarriedoutup
toalimitof1,50g/1expressedintartaricacid,or20
milliequivalents perlitre.
Acidificationofwinesmayonlybecarriedoutuptoa
limitof2,50g/1expressedintartaricacid,or33,3
millieuquivalents perlitre.
Deacidification ofwinesmayonlybecarriedoutuptoa
limitof1g/1expressedintartaricacid,or13,3
milliequivalents perlitre.
Moreover,grapemustintendedforconcentrationmay
bethesubjectofpartialdeacidification .
2.Inyearswhenclimaticconditionshavebeen
exceptional,MemberStatesmayauthorize
acidificationoftheproductsreferredtoinparagraph1
inwine-growing zonesCI(a)andCI(b),underthe
conditionsreferredtoinparagraph1asregardszones
CII,CIII(a)andCIII(b);
3.Acidificationandenrichment,exceptbywayof
derogationtobedecidedcasebycase,andacidification
anddeacidification ofoneandthesameproductshallbe
mutuallyexclusiveprocesses.
4.Thederogationsreferredtoinparagraph3and
otherdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle67.';
4.Article36shallbeamendedasfollows:
(a)thefirstsubparagraph shallbereplacedbythe
following:
'1.NoneoftheprocessesreferredtoinArticles
33and34,withtheexceptionoftheacidification
anddeacidification ofwines,shallbeauthorized
unlesscarriedoutasasingleoperationatthetime
whenthefreshgrapes,grapemust,partially
fermentedgrapemustornewwinestillin
fermentationarebeingturnedintowinesuitable
foryieldingtablewine,intotablewine,orintoany
otherbeverageintendedfordirecthuman
consumptionreferredtoinArticle1(2)otherthan
sparklingwineoraeratedsparklingwine,inthe
wine-growing zonewherethefreshgrapesused
wereharvested .HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Regulation (EEC)No337/79shallbeamendedas
follows:
1.Article1(4)(c)shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'(c)Definitionsoftheproductssetoutinthesecond
indentof(b)originatinginthirdcountries,with
theexceptionoftablewineandwinesuitablefor
yieldingtablewineandanyamendmenttothe
definitionofrectifiedconcentratedgrapemust
referredtoinAnnexIIpoint5a,shallbeadopted
bytheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityona
proposalfromtheCommission.'
2.Article31(3)(b)shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'(b)vinevarietiesclassifiedastemporarilyauthorized
after31December1976,mustbecompleted
withintwentyfiveyearsfromthedateonwhich
thevarietywasthusclassified.';
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Thesameshallapplytotheconcentration ,
acidification anddeacidification ofwinesuitable
foryieldingtablewines.
Theconcentrationoftablewinesmusttakeplace
inthewine-growing zonewherethefreshgrapes
usedwereharvested .
Acidificationanddeacidification ofwinesmay
takeplaceonlyinthewinemakingundertaking
andinthewine-growing zonewherethegrapes
usedtoproducethewineinquestionwere
harvested .
Eachoftheprocessesreferredtointhefirst
subparagraphmustbenotifiedtothecompetent
authorities .Thesameshallapplyinrespectofthe
quantitiesofsucroseorconcentratedgrapemustor
rectifiedconcentrated grapemustheldinthe
exerciseoftheirprofessionbynaturalorlegal
personsorgroupsofpersons,inparticular
producers,bottlers,processorsandmerchantsto
bedetermined ,atthesametimeandinthesame
placeasfreshgrapes,grapemust,grapemustin
fermentation orwineinbulk.Thenotificationof
thesequantitiesmay,however,bereplacedby
entryinagoodsinwardsandstockutilization
register.
EachoftheprocessesreferredtoinArticle34must
berecordedonthedocumentreferredtoinArticle
53undercoverofwhichtheproductshaving
undergonetheprocessesareputinto
circulation.';
(b)Paragraph2shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'2.Thoseprocessesmay,subjecttoderogation
justifiedbyexceptionalclimaticconditions,only
becarriedout:
—before1January,inwine-growing zonesC,
—before16March,inwine-growing zonesA
andB,
andonlyforproductsofthewineharvest
immediatelyprecedingthosedates.
However,concentration bycoolingand
acidificationanddeacidification ofwinesmaybe
practisedthroughouttheyear,';
5.Article39shallbeamendedasfollows:
(a)inparagraph1,thefollowingsubparagraph shall
beinsertedafterthefirstsubparagraph :
'Filteringandcentrifugingofwineleesshallnotbe
consideredaspressingwhere,firstly,theproducts
obtainedareofsound,genuineandmerchantable
qualityand,secondly,theleesarenotreducedto
thedrystate.';
(b)inparagraph2thefirstandsecondsubparagraphs
shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'2.Anynaturalorlegalpersonorgroupof
persons,withtheexceptionofthepersonsandgroupsreferredtoinparagraph4,havingmade
wineshallberequiredtodeliverfordistillationall
theby-productsofthewinemakingand,if
necessary,winefromhisortheirown
production .
Thequantityofalcoholcontainedintheproducts
deliveredfordistillationshallbeatleastequaltoa
percentagetobedeterminedofthevolumeof
alcoholcontainedinthewineproduced.The
assessmentofthatvolumeshallbemadeonthe
basisofastandardnaturalminimumalcoholic
strengthbyvolumelaiddownforeach
wine-growing yearineachwine-growing zone.';
(c)thefollowingshallbeaddedtoparagraph3:
'Grapemarcandwineleesdeliveredfordistillation
mustmeetcertainminimumstandardstobe
determined .Wherethestandardsarenotmet,the
marcandleesshall,bywayofderogationfromthe
firstsubparagraph ,bedisposedofbydeliverytoa
processingestablishmentotherthanadistilleryor
bydestructionundersupervision.';
(d)paragraph8shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'8.Theamountofaid,thepricesandthe
proportionofexpenditurereferredtoinparagraph
7shallbefixedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle67.
DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle,
thestandardnaturalalcoholicstrengthbyvolume
referredtoinparagraph2andtheminimum
standardstobemetbymarcandleesreferredtoin
paragraph3shallbeadoptedinaccordancewith
thesameprocedure.';
6.Article44shallbeamendedasfollows:
(a)Paragraph1(a)and(b)shallbereplacedbythe
following:
'(a)160milligramsperlitreforredwines;
(b)210milligramsperlitreforwhiteandrose
wines';
(b)Paragraph2(a)shallbereplacedbythe
following:
'(a)210milligramsperlitreforredwines;260
milligramsperlitreforwhiteandrose
wines;';
(c)Inparagraph4,thefigure25shallbereplacedby
thefigure40;
(d)Paragraph5shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'5.TheCommission shallsubmittothe
Councilbefore1April1990,inthelightofthe
experienceacquired,areportonthemaximum
sulphurdioxidelevelsinwine,accompanied ,
whereappropriate ,byproposalsonwhichthe
Councilshallactbyaqualifiedmajoritybefore
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(e;Paragraph6shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'6.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Article,thedecisionreferredtoinparagraph4,and
transitionalmeasuresconcerningwinesoriginating
intheCommunityproducedbefore1September
1986andimportedwinesshallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
67.';MemberStatesmayauthorizetheuse,asreferred
toinpoint2(x)ofAnnexIII,ofcoppersulphate
forthepurposeofeliminatingdefectsinthetasteor
smellofwineinproductionregionswherecopper
sulphatehasnotbeenusedforthetreatmentofthe
vines.
Theuseofsilverchlorideandcoppersulphatefor
oneandthesamewineshallbeprohibited.';
(b)thefollowingindentshallbeinsertedinparagraph
6afterthefirstindent:
'—theconditionsunderwhichMemberStates
maypermitinrespectofwineproducedon
theirterritorytheuse,untiladatetobefixed,
ofmalicacidforacidificationpurposes,';
8.Article49(2)(b)shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'(b)wherethevarietyinquestionhasbeenclassifiedas
temporarilyauthorizedafter31December1976,
foraperiodoftwenty-fiveyearsfromthedateon
whichthevarietywassoclassified.';7.Article46shallbeamendedasfollows:
(a)Paragraph3shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'3.Theuseofcalciumtartrateortartaricacidis
referredtoinAnnexIII(1)(m)and(2)(1)for
deacidification purposesshallbepermitteduntil
31August1990and,withregardtotartaricacid,
solelyinthecaseofproducts:
—madefromvinevarietieswhichyieldrelatively
acidicgrapes,
and
—madefromgrapesharvestedincertain
wine-growing regions,tobedefined,inthe
northernpartofwine-growing zoneA.
TheuseofAleppopineresinreferredtoinAnnex
III(1)(n)shallbeallowedonlyforthepurposeof
obtaininga'retsina'tablewine.Thisoenological
practicemaybecarriedoutonly:
—inthegeographicalterritoryoftheHellenic
Republic,
—onagrapemustproducedfromgrapesfor
whichthevarieties,theproductionareaand
thewine-makingareahavebeendeterminedby
theGreekprovisionsinforceon31December
1980,
—byaddingaquantityofresinequaltoorless
than1000gramsperhectolitreoftheproduct
used,
—beforefermentation or,providedthatthe
actualalcoholicstrengthbyvolumedoesnot
exceedone-thirdofthetotalalcoholicstrength
byvolume,duringfermentation .
IftheHellenicRepublicintendstoamend,after31
December1980,provisionsreferredtointhe
secondsubparagraph ,secondindent,itshall
informtheCommissionaccordingly .Inthiscaseit
maybedecided,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
referredtoinArticle67,tochangethatdate.
Inthecaseofthetreatmentsreferredtoin
paragraph2(p)ofAnnexIII,MemberStatesmay
decidethatcalciumphitateistobeusedinsteadof
potassiumferrocyanideinallredwinesproduced
intheirterritory.
TheuseofsodiumalginatereferredtoinAnnexIII
(2)(t)forthemanufactureofcertainsparkling
winesshallbepermitteduntil31August1990.9.Article51shallbeamendedasfollows:
(a)thefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph1shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'1.UnlessotherwisedecidedbytheCouncil
actingbyqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromthe
Commission ,productsfallingwithinheadings
22.04and22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
whetherimportedornot,whichhaveundergone
oenologicalpracticesnotallowedbyCommunity
rulesor,wheresuchrulesdonotexist,bynational
rules,maynotbeofferedordisposedoffordirect
humanconsumption.';
(b)thefollowingsubparagraph shallbeaddedto
paragraph2:
'TheconditionsunderwhichMemberStatesmay
authorizetheholding,circulationanduseof
productsnotcomplyingwiththeprovisionsofthis
Regulation,otherthanthosereferredtointhefirst
subparagraphofparagraph 1,orwithprovisions
adoptedpursuanttothisRegulation,shallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththesame
procedure.';
10.AnnexIIshallbeamendedasfollows:
(a)Point5ashallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'5a.Rectifiedconcentratedgrapemust,theliquid
uncaramelized productwhich:
—isobtainedbypartialdehydrationof
grapemustcarriedoutbyanyauthorized
methodotherthandirectheatinsucha
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(b)inpoints15and16,thelastindentshallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'—isputupincontainersofnotmorethan60
litres.';
(c)Point18shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'18.Winelees:theresidueaccumulatinginvessels
containingwineafterfermentation ,during
storageorafterauthorizedprocessing,and
theresidueobtainedfromfilteringor
centrifugingthisproduct.
Thefollowingshallalsobeconsideredas
winelees:
—theresidueaccumulating invessels
containinggrapemustduringstorageor
afterauthorizedprocessing;
—theresidueobtainedfromfilteringor
centrifugingthisproduct.';
(d)Point19shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'19.Grapemarc:theresiduefromthepressingof
freshgrapes,whetherornotfermented.';
(e)Inpoint21themaximumvolatileacidityof
2,40g/1shallbereplacedby1,50g/1;themethodprescribedinAnnexIIIto
Regulation (EEC,)No516/77)ata
temperatureof20°Cisnotlessthan
70,5%;MemberStatesmay,however,
allowadifferentfigureforproductsused
withintheirterritory,provideditisnot
lowerthan51,9%;
—hasundergoneauthorizedtreatmentfor
deacidification andelimination of
constituentsotherthansugar;
—hasthefollowingcharacteristics :
—apHofnotmorethan5,
—anopticaldensityat425nmfora
thicknessof1cmofnotmorethan
0,100,
—asucrosecontentundetectablebya
methodofanalysistobedefinied,
—anethanolcontentofnotmorethan
0,5g/kgoftotalsugars,
—atotalnitrogencontentofnotmore
than100mg/kgoftotalsugars,
—aFolin-Ciocalteau indexofnotmore
than400,
—atitratableacidityofnotmorethan10
milliequivalents /kgoftotalsugars,
—asulphurdioxidecontentofnotmore
than25mg/kgoftotalsugars,
—asulphatecontentofnotmorethan2
milliequivalents /kgoftotalsugars,
—achloridecontentofnotmorethan1
milliequivalents /kgoftotalsugars,
—aphosphatecontentofnotmorethan
1milliequivalent /kgoftotalsugars,
—atotalcationcontentofnotmore
than8milliequivalents /kgoftotal
sugars,
—aconductivityat25°Brixand20°C
ofnotmorethan50(J,S/cm,
—ahydroxymethylfurfural contentof
notmorethan25mg/kgoftotal
sugars,
—isderivedexclusivelyfromthevine
varietiesreferredtoinArticle49,
—isproducedwithintheCommunity ,
—isobtainedfromgrapemusthavingat
leasttheminimumnaturalalcoholic
strengthbyvolumelaiddownforthe
wine-growing zoneinwhichthegrapes
wereharvested .
Anactualalcoholicstrengthoftheconcentrated
rectifiedgrapemustofnotmorethan1%volshall
bepermissible.';11.AnnexIIIshallbeamendedasfollows:
(a)Points1(d)and2(e)shallbereplacedbythe
following,precededby'(d)'and'(e)'
respectively :
'useofcarbondioxide,orargonornitrogeneither
aloneorcombined,inordersolelytocreatean
inertatmosphereandtotreattheproductshielded
fromtheair;';
(b)Point1(f)shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'(f)useofoneormoreofthefollowingpractices
toencouragethegrowthofyeasts:
—additionof:
—diammonium phosphateorammo­
niumsulphateupto0,3g/1;
—ammoniumsulphiteorammonium
bisulphiteupto0,2g/1;
Theseproductsmayalsobeusedtogetherup
toatotalof0,3g/1,withoutprejudicetothe
abovementioned limitof0,2g/1;
—additionofthiaminhydrochloride upto
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(c)inpoint1(j)andpoint2(m)thewordsinbrackets
inthefourthindentshallbedeleted;
(d)Points1(m)and2(1)shallbereplacedbythe
following,precededby'(m)'and'(1)'
respectively :
'useofoneormoreofthefollowingsubstancesfor
deacidification purposesundertheconditionslaid
downinArticles34and36:
—neutralpotassiumtartrate,
—potassiumbicarbonate,
—calciumcarbonate,whichmaycontainsmall
quantitiesofthedoublecalciumsaltofL(+)
tartaricandL(-)malicacids,
—calciumtartrateortartaricacid,underthe
conditionslaiddowninthefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle46(3);';
(e)Point2(b)shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'(b)aerationorbubblingusingargonor
nitrogen;';
(f)Point2(k)shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'(k)theuseforacidificationpurposesunderthe
conditionsreferredtoinArticles34and
36:
—oftartaricacid,
or—ofmalicacidundertheconditions
adoptedpursuanttothesecondindentof
Article46(6);';
(g)Thefollowingpoint2(t)shallbeinserted:
'(t)use,forthemanufactureofsparklingwines
obtainedbyfermentationinbottleandwith
theleesseparatedbydisgorging :
—ofcalciumalginate,
or
—ofpotassiumalginate,
or
—ofsodiumalginateundertheconditions
laiddowninthefifthsubparagraph of
Article46(3);';
(h)Point2(u)shallbedeleted.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1September1986,withthe
exceptionof:
—points3,4,7and11ofArticle1,whichshallapplywith
effectfrom1September1985.
—point10(a)ofArticle1whichshallapplyfrom1
September1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.FISCHBACH