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OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels.22June1973
PROPOSALFORA
ROTOLATICI!(EEC)Ci?THECOUNCIL
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maniacathirdamendmenttoRegulation(EEC)Ho1093/70
concerningtheadditionofalcoholtoproductcoriginating
/
intheCommunityintuevinesector
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)

EXPLANATORY miORAlEUII
Owing"tothefactthatcertainproducts-ofparticularconcerntothe
newMemberStates-areobtainedbyaddingalcoholtoconcentrated grape
must(BritiehandIrishvines),thispracticemustbemadepossibleby
makingappropriateamendmentstoRegulation(ESC)No1093/70•
Moreover,astherehasbeennoprogressforayeartowardsharmonizingthe
conditionsfortheproductionofwinesflavouredwitharomaticextracts,and
astheexistingsituationhasnotgivenrisetoanyproblems,itisproposed
totheCouncilthattheperiodofapplicationoftheprovisionsallowingthe
additionofalcoholtoaoertainnumberofwineproductsandincertaincases
beextended.

mailingathirdamendmenttoRegulation(EEC)No1093/70
concerningtheadditionofalcoholtoproductsorigi­
natingintheCommunityinthewinesector
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No8l6/70^)of28April1970
layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganisation ofthe
marketinwine,aslastamended "byRegulation(EEC)No26S/72^\and
inparticularArticle25(2)thereof;-
i .<
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle25(l)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/76prohibitsthe
additionofalcoholtotheproductslistedinArticlel(2)ofthat
Regulationexceptingwinefortifiedfordistillation andliqueurwine:
whereasArticle25(2)ofthatRegulation,however,permits,derogations
fromthisprohibition ; '...',•
<
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1093/70'of8June1970concerning
theadditionofalcoholtoproductsinthewinesectororiginatinginaslast ty\theCommunity/amendedbyRegulation(EEC,)No156^/7?»liststhe
productstowhichderogations apply;
' . •/."
(1)OJIoL99,5May1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL289,27December1972,p.1
(3)OJHoL128,12June1970,p.1.
(4)OJNoL.167,20July197ap.3.

Whereas noprovision has "been made forharmonizing thedefinitions oftheproducts
falling within heading No2206 oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,which arethepro­
ducts mainly affected bythederogations jwhereas ,moreover ,aaregards those
products andothers listed inRegulation N°1093/70theexisting situation has
notgiven rise toanydifficulties^' whereas theperiod ofvalidity ofRegulation
N°1093/70should therefore beextended ?
I
Whereas ,moreover ,themanufacture ofcertain products falling within
subheading 22.07 BIIrequires theaddition ofalcohol toconcentrated grape
must andwhereas such products oremanufactured inasufficiently large
quantity tojustify adorogation from this prohibition ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Thefollowing isadded toArticle 1ofRegulation (EEC)No1093/70:
"(d)concentrated grape must tobeused inthemanufacture ofproducts
falling within subheading 22.07 BIIoftheCommon Customs Tariff ".
Article 2
Article 2(2 )ofRegulation (ESC)No1093/70isreplaced bythefolio­
\
wing t
"2Alcohol added totheproducts listed inArticle 1(c)and (d)must beethyl
alcohol ofagricultural origin ".
Article 3
InArticle 3aofRegulation (ESC)No1093/70"31August 1973"isreplaced
by"31August 1974 "• 1
Article 4
...This Regulation shall enter into force on1September 1973 *
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels ,For theCouncil ,
The President .