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PROPOSALFORAREGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
/
layingdowngeneralrulesfortheimportofwines,grapejuice
andgrapemust
(SubmittedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
CouncilRegulation(EEC)NO1160/76amendedArticles28and28aof
Regulation(EEC)NO816/70inordertosubmitliqueurwines,sparklingwines,
winesforindustrialuse,grapemustandgrapejuiceoriginatinginnon-
membercountriestothesameimportruleswhichhaduntilthenappliedto
theimportofwinefordirecthumanconsumption.Theseamendmentsalso
createdalegalbasisfortheimportation ,bywayofexception,ofwine
obtainedbyoenologicalpracticesnotallowedbyCommunityrules.Itis
thereforenecessarytodrawupthenewrulesontheimportofwine,grape
mustandgrapejuicebefore'1September1976byrepealingRegulation (EEC)
No1599/711althoughsomeofitsprovisionsareretainedinthisproposal.

Proposal for
REGULATION (EEC)NO OFTHECOUNCIL
of
laying down general rules fortheimport ofwines ,grape
juice andgrape must .
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO8I6/7Oof28April 1970 laying
down additional provisions forthecommon organization ofthemarket inwine (l),
aslast amended byRegul-ation (EEC)NoH67/76(2),andinparticular Articles
28(la)and28a (l)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
jwhereas Council Regulation (EEC)NO1599/71of20July1971 (3),aslastamended
"byRegulation (EEC)No679/75(4)»lays down additional conditions tobemetby
imported wines fordirect human consumption ;whereas Council Regulation (EEC)
NoII6O/76of17May1976 (5)amended Article 28ofRegulation (EEC)NO8I6/7O
byincluding inthis Article certain provisions ofRegulation (EEC)NO1599/71
andbyextending itsfield ofapplication toallwines andgrape must ;whereas
Regulation (EEC)NO1599/71should therefore beamended ;
Whereas ,forthesake ofclarity ,itshould bestated that references toRegula­
tion (EEC)NO1599/71»repealed bythis Regulation ,aretobetaken asreferen­
cestothis Regulation ,andinparticular those contained inCouncil Regulation
(EEC)NO2133/74of8August 1974 laying down general rules forthedescription
andpresentation ofwines andgrape must (6),aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)
No1168/76(7);
Whereas Article 28ofRegulation (EEC)NO8I6/7Oprovides that theimported
products covered bythis Article must beaccompanied byacertificate andan
analysis report issued byabody orservice designated bythenonr-member coun­
tryinwhich theproduct originates ;whereas theconditions which theanalysis
report must meet should belaid down ;
./.
1)OJNoL99,5May 1970 ,p.1
2)OJNoL135 ,24May1976 ,p.42
3)OJNoL168 ,27July 1971 ,p.3
[4)OJNoL72,20March 1975 ,p.45
5)OJNoL135 ,24May1976 ,p.1
6)OJNoL227,17August I974 ,p.1
(7)OJNoL135»24May1976 ,p.46

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Whereas provision should bemade pursuant tosub-paragraph (b)ofArticle 28
(la)ofRegulation (EEC)NO816/70fordispensing with thecertificate and .
analysis report inthecase ofcertain products which areimported inlimited
quantities andpacked insmall containers ;whereas ,tosimplify controls ,the
conditions astoquantity may "beconsidered asfulfilled inthe case ofimports
from non-member countries whose total annual exports totheCommunity areal­
ready very small ;whereas ,inthis case ,toavoid deflection oftrade ,the
wines must notonly originate inthese countries Tautmust beimported from them
Whereas Article 28a (l)ofRegulation (EEC)Nr8I6/7Opermits derogation from
theprohibition onoffering ordisposing of,fordirect human consumption ,pro­
ducts falling within heading 22.05 which have undergone oenological practices
notallowed byCommunity rules ;whereas this derogation should notbeused to
prevent theimport ofthese produots more than isnecessary ;whereas ,however ,
such adispensation should belimited topractices which donot give rise to
objections from thepublic health point ofview ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Theanalysis report mentioned inthesecond indent ofsub-paragraph (a)of
Article 28(l)ofRegulation (EEC)NO8I6/7Oshall be :
1.drawn upbyanofficial laboratory recognised bythenon-member country in
which thewine originates andincluded inalist tobeprepared .
2.give .thefollowing information :
a)inthecase ofwines :
–thetotal alcoholic strength ,
–the actual ,alcoholic strength ,
b)inthecase ofgrape must andgrape juice ;
-thedensity
o)inthecase ofwines ,grape must andgrape juice :
-thetotal dryextract
-thetotal acidity
–the volatile acid content
–the citric acid content
–thetotal sulphur dioxide content
–thepresence ofvarieties obtained from interspecific crossings (direct
producer hybrids orother varieties notbelonging totheVitis vinifera
species .
Article 2 ' \
\
1.Nocertificate oranalysis report shall berequired forwines imported from
non-member countries putupincontainers of2litres ,orless andforming
part ofconsignments ofless than 60litres .
./•

2.Moreover,thecertifica"teand"theanalysisreportshallhedispensedwith
forwinesputupincontainersof2litresorlessimportedfromnon-member
countrieswhosetotalannualexportstotheCommunityarelessthan1000
hectoliters .
3.Thenon-membercountriesmentionedinparagraph2shallhelistedinthe
implementing rules.
Article3
BywayofderogationfromArticle28a(l)ofRegulation(EEC)NO816/70,impor­
tedwineswhichhaveundergoneoenologicalpracticesnotallowed "byCommunity
rulesor"bytherulesoftheMemberStates "butincludedinalisttoheprepa­
redmayheofferedordisposedoffordirecthumanconsumptionintheCommunity,
providedthat:
a)theseoenologicalpracticesareconsideredcompatiblewiththelegislationof
theMemberStatesonpublichealth;
b)theoenologicalpracticesdonotchangetheintrinsiccharacterofthewine
concerned.
Article4
1.CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1599/71isherebyrepealed.
2.ReferencestotheRegulationrepealedbyparagraph1,andinparticular
thosecontainedinArticles27(l),28(l)(d)and35(l)(°)ofRegulation
(EEC)NO2133/741shallbetakenasreferencestothisRegulation.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September1976»
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident