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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)732 final
Brussels .4th December 1981
Amendment totheproposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC)n°337/79onthecommon
organization ofthemarket inwine andRegulation
(EEC )n°950 /68onthe Common Customs Tariff .
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(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission
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ofthe EEC Treaty .)
COM (81)732 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCommissionforvardedthefollowingtotheCouncilon26May1981:
AproposalforaCouncilRegulationamendingRegulation (EEC)No337/79on
thecommonorganization ofthemarketinwineandRegulation (EEC)No
950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff;
WhentheproposalwasdiscussedbytheCouncil,severalMemberStates
requestedthatcertainoenologicalpracticesbeauthorized *
Astheserequests
appearjustified,theabove-mentioned proposalshouldbesupplemented to
thateffect,followingtheprocedurelaiddown^inthesecondparagraphof
Article149oftheTreaty.
Theadoptionoftheproposedmeasuresinvolvesnoexpenditureforthe
CommunityBudget.

Amendment totheproposal foraCouncil Regulation (EEC )amending Regulation
(EEC )WO357/79onthecommon organization ofthemarket inwine and
Regulation (EEC )No950/68ontheCommon Customs Tariff--(l )
submitted bytheCommission totheCouncil pursuant tothe second
paragraph ofArticle 149oftheEECTreaty ). .
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I.Amendment tothe recitals ;
The following recital isadded :
"Whereas inview ofprogress inwine technology andinorder tofacilitate
the transition tothedefinitive arrangements under which theuse of
sucrose inaqueous solution will nolonger beauthorized ,anaddition
should bemade toAnnex IIItoRegulation (EEC)No337/79toindicate
certain newpermitted oenological practices .
II.Amendment tothe Articles
Article 3isreplaced bythefollowing :
"Article 3
Annex IIItoRegulation (EEC )Wo337/79ishereby amended asfollows :
1.Point 1(d )isreplaced bythefollowing :
"(d) U3eofcarbon dioxide ,argon ornitrogen ,either alone or
combined ,inorder tocreate aninert atmosphere and totreat
theproduct shielded from theair;"
2.Point 1(f )isamended toread asfollows :
"(f)addition ofdiammonium phosphate ,ammonium sulphate andammonium
sulphite upto0.3g/lintotal andofthiamine hydrochloride up
to0.6mg/1expressed asthiamin toencourage thegrowth of
yeasts ;
(1)COM (81)247final forwarded totheCouncil on5June 1981 *

-2-
Points l(m)and2(l )arereplaced bythefollowing preceded bythe
letters (m)and (l)respectively :
'use ofone ormore ofthefollowing substances fordeacidif ication ,purposes
under theconditions laid down inArticles 34and 36:
neutral potassium tartrate ,
potassium bicarbonate ,
calcium carbonate ,which may contain small quantities ofthedouble
calcium salt ofL(+)tartaric andL(-)malic acids andtartaric
acid;'
4»Point 2(e )isreplaced bythefollowing :
'(e)useofcarbon dioxide ,,.argon ornitrogen ,either alone orcombined ,
tocreate aninert atmosphere and totreat thewine shielded from the
air .Thecarbon dioxide content ofwine preserved ortreated inthis
waymaynotexceed 2g/l;'
5.Point 2(h )isreplaced bythefollowing :
'(h)Useofsodium alginate forthemanufacture ofsparkling wines;'
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