NoL296/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.11.77
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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of17November 1977
authorizingtheFederalRepublicofGermany,theFrenchRepublic,theGrand
DuchyofLuxembourgandtheUnitedKingdomtopermitundercertaincondi­
tionsanadditionalincreaseinthealcoholicstrengthofcertainwinesand
certainproductsintendedforwinemaking
(OnlytheFrench,GermanandEnglishtextsareauthentic)
(77/720/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2211/77(2),andinparticularArticles18(4)and35
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
817/70of28April1970layingdownspecialprovi­
sionsrelatingtoqualitywinesproducedinspecified
regions(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2211/77,andinparticularthethirdsubparagraph of
Article7(2)thereof,
WhereasunderArticle18(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70theMemberStatesmaypermitanincreasein
theactualorpotentialnaturalalcoholicstrengthonly
withincertainlimits;
Whereas,becauseoftheexceptionally unfavourable
climateconditionsin1977inpartsofwine-growing
zonesAandB,wheretherewasanabnormallyhigh
rainfallandalackofsunshine,thelimitstoincreasing
thenaturalalcoholicstrengthasfixedbyArticle18(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70inmanycasesdonot
allowthewinesthatarenormallyrequiredbythe
markettobeproduced;whereasthissituationhas
adverselyaffectedcertainvarietiesinparticular;
Whereas,therefore,theMemberStatesconcerned
shouldbeauthorizedtomakeanadditionalincrease
inthenaturalalcoholicstrengthasprovidedforin
Article18(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70while
limitingsuchauthorization tocertainvinevarieties,to
certainproductsandtotheareasaffected;whereas
provisionshouldbemadeforMemberStatesto
communicate totheCommissioncertaininformation ,
inparticularunderCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1594/70of5August1970onthenotification ,
carryingoutandcontroloftheprocessesofenriching,
acidifyinganddeacidifyingwine(4),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2531/77(5);whereasthis
informationshouldbesubmittedbyadministrative
unitswithinthemeaningofArticle5ofCommission
RegulationNo26/64/EECof28February1964laying
downadditionalprovisionsforthepreparationofthe
viticulturallandregister,foritsmanagementandfor
keepingituptodate(6);
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforWinehas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,
(4)OJNoL173,6.8.1970,p.23. (!)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL256,7.10.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.20.(5)OJNoL294,18.11.1970,p.10.
(6)OJNo48,19.3.1964,p.753/64.

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HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheFederalRepublicofGermany,theFrenchRepu­
blic,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandtheUnited
Kingdomareherebyauthorizedforthe1977/78wine­
growingyeartoallowanincreaseinthealcoholic
strengthslaiddown,inrespectofwine-growing zones
AandB,inArticle18(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70andthethirdsubparagraph ofArticle7(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No817/70asregardsproductslisted
inthefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph 1ofthesaid
Article18andthefirstsubparagraph ofthesaid
Article7(2)which:
1.inthecaseotGermany:
(a)areproducedfromgrapes
—harvestedintheRegierungsbezirk Köln,
—oftheMüller-Thurgau ,Riesling,Sylvaner
andblauerPortugieservarieties,
—intendedfortheproductionoftablewines
andqualitywinespsr;
(b)areproducedfromgrapes
—harvestedintheSaarlandandtheRegi­
erungsbezirkTrier,
—oftheMüller-Thurgau ,Riesling,roter
ElblingandweisserElblingvarieties,
—intendedfortheproductionoftablewines
andqualitywinespsr;
(c)areproducedfromgrapesharvestedintheRe­
gierungsbezirk Koblenz
(i)intheAhrspecifiedregionandwhich
—belongtotheblauerSpatburgunder ,
blauerPortugieser ,Müller-Thurgau and
Rieslingvarieties,
—areintendedfortheproductionof
qualitywinespsr;
(ii)intheMosel-Saar-Ruwer specifiedregion
andwhich
—belongtotheMüller-Thurgau ,Riesling,
roterElblingandweisserElblingvarie­
ties,
—areintendedfortheproductionof
qualitywinespsr;
(iii)intheMittelrheinandNahespecified
regionsandwhich
—belongtotheMüller-Thurgau ,Riesling
andSylvanervarieties,
—areintendedfortheproductionof
qualitywinespsr; 2.
(iv)intheMoselsub-regionandwhich
—belongtotheMüller-Thurgau ,Riesling,
roterElblingandweisserElblingvarie­
ties,
—areintendedfortheproductionoftable
wines:(v)intheWalporzheim ,Rheinburgengau ,
Bacharach,KreuznachandSchloßböck­
elheimareasoftheRheinsub-regionand
which
—belongtotheblauerPortugieser,blauer
Spatburgunder ,Müller-Thurgau ,
RieslingandSylvanervarieties,
—areintendedfortheproductionoftable
wines;
(d)areproducedfromgrapesharvestedinthe
Regierungsbezirk Rheinhessen-Pfalz
(i)intheMittelrheinandNahespecified
regionsandwhich
—belongtotheMüller-Thurgau ,Riesling
andSylvanervarieties,
—areintendedfortheproductionof
qualitywinespsr;
(ii)intheBacharach,KreuznachandSchloss­
böckelheimareasoftheRheinsub-region
andwhich
—belongtotheblauerPortugieser,blauer
Spatburgunder ,Müller-Thurgau ,
RieslingandSylvanervarieties,
—areintendedfortheproductionoftable
wines;
(e)areproducedfromgrapesharvestedintheRe­
gierungsbezirk Stuttgart
(i)intheBadischesFrankenlandpartofthe
Badenspecifiedregionandwhichare
intendedfortheproductionofquality
winespsr;
(ii)intheOberrheinproductionareaand
whichareintendedfortheproductionof
tablewines;
(f)areproducedfromgrapesharvestedintheRegi­
erungsbezirk KarlsruheintheOberrhein
productionareaandwhichareintendedforthe
productionoftablewines;
(g)areproducedfromgrapesharvestedintheRe­
gierungsbezirke FreiburgandTübingen
(i)intheBodenseesub-regionoftheBaden
specifiedregionandwhichareintendedfor
theproductionofqualitywinespsr;
(ii)intheOberrheinproductionareaand
whichareintendedfortheproductionof
tablewines;
inthecaseofFrance,areproducedfromgrapes
—harvestedinthedepartments ofBas-Rhin,
Haut-Rhin,Meurthe-et-Moselle andMoselle,
—oftheRiesling,Sylvaner,Gutedel,Pinotblanc
andMuscatvarieties,
—intendedfortheproductionofqualitywines
psr;

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3.inthecaseofLuxembourg ,areproducedfrom
grapes
—oftheRiesling,ElblingandRivanervarieties,
—intendedfortheproductionoftablewinesand
qualitywinespsr;
4.inthecaseoftheUnitedKingdom,areproduced
fromgrapes
—ofallthevarietiesappearingintheclassifica­
tionofvinevarietiesforthatMemberState,
—intendedfortheproductionoftablewines.
Article2
1.Onthebasisofthedeclarations referredtoin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle22(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70theMemberStatesconcerned
shallcommunicate totheCommissionbefore31May
1978thequantitiesofsugarandconcentratedgrape
mustusedtoincreasethenaturalalcoholicstrengthof
theproductsreferredtoinArticle1,brokendownbyadministrative unitwithinthemeaningofArticle5of
RegulationNo26/64/EEC.
2.Thesecommunications shallgiveestimatesof
thequantitiesofsugarandconcentratedgrapemust
usedtomakeanadditionalincreaseinthealcoholic
strengthasprovidedforinArticle18(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany,theFrenchRepublic,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheUnitedKingdom.
DoneatBrussels,17November1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President