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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)247 final
Brussels,20May1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No337/79onthecommonorganization of
themarketinwineandRegulation (EEC)No950/68ontheCommon
.\CustomsTariffthemarketinwineandRegulation (EEC)No950/68ontheCommon
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Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No338/79layingdownspecialprovisions
relatingtoqualitywinesproducedinspecifiedregions
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No339/79definingcertainproductsfalling
withinheadingNos20.07,22.04and22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff
andoriginating inthirdcountries
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(81)247final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This document contains three proposals forRegulations amending :
-Council Regulation (EEC )No337/79of5February 1979 onthecommon
organisation ofthemarket inwine , 7
-Council Regulation (EEC)No338/79of5February 1979 laying down
special provisions relating toquality wines produced inspecified
regions ,and
-Council Regulation (EEC )No339/79of5February 1979 defining
certain products falling within heading Nos20.07 ,22.04 and22.05
oftheCommon Customs Tariff andoriginating inthird countries .
*
In1980 extensive changes were made toRegulation (EEC )No337/79,the
basic regulation inthewine sector ,particularly asregards control
ofthedevelopment ofwine-growing potential .Onthat occasion itwas
notpossible tointroduce certain amendments which experience has
shown tobenecessary . " s.
This proposal ,which does notmake anyfundamental changes inthe
basic regulation ,isintended toadjust some ofitsprovisions in
particular asregards :
-extension ofthederogation permitting thedistillation ofwines
with analcoholic strength ofless than ,9.5% vol .towines which
I
aresubject totheobservance ofaminimum price ,
- .thedeadline forconcluding long-term storage contracts forgrape
musts andconcentrated grape musts ,andtheduration ofsuch
contracts ,
-therawmaterials used inmaking "British ","Irish "and "home-made "
wines ^
-theobligations onproducers asregards entries intheregisters
andthenotification ofenrichment ,acidification and
deacidification ,
-extension ofthepossibility ofcollaboration between thecontrol
authorities ofMember States totheauthorities ofnon-member
countries which areinterested insuch collaboration ,
-certain oenological practices ,,totake account of-technical
progress ,

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-thewayofexpressing theconcentration ofmusts soastosimplify
analytical checks (refractometer ),
-thedefinition ofgrape juice totake account oftheDirective on
theapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember States concerning
fruit ,juices andcertain similar products ,
-more precise definitions ofsparkling wine ,aerated sparkling
wine ,semi-sparkling wine andaerated semi-sparkling wine to
enable control ofthose products tobereinforced .
II.Under Regulation (EEC )No338/79theprocessing ofgrapes into
quality wines produced inspecified regions andthepreparation of
quality sparkling wines producted inspecified regions arepermitted
only within thespecified region whose name thewines bear .Byway
ofderogation ,such operations maybeauthorised outside that
region .Experience hasshown theneed todemarcate precisely both
thespecified regions and theareas inwhich theabovementioned
operations arepermitted .This will align Community rules onthose
applied inmost wine-growing countries andfacilitate thetask ofthe
anti-fraud services .
Itisalso advisable topostpone byoneyear theendofthe
transitional period which expires on31August asregards :
-thepreparation ofquality sparkling wines produced inspecified
regions inItaly forwhich thecompulsory length ofthe
preparation process may befixed atbetween sixandnine months
instead ofnotmore than nine months ;
-theuseofthenames ofcertain specified regions todesignate
both table wines andquality wines produced inthose specified
regions .

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III .Since Regulation (EEC )No337/79hasaltered thedefinitions of
certain Community wine products ,itisnecessary toadjust the
definitions ofthecorresponding products originating innon-member
countries contained inRegulation (EEC )No339/79.
This proposal therefore provides for : ^
-indication oftheconcentration ofgrape musts byrefractometer .
-theinsertion ofadefinition ofrectified concentrated grape
must ,and - _
-more precise definitions ofsparkling wine ,aerated sparkling
wine ,semi-sparkling wine andaerated semi-sparkling wine . .
Adoption ofthese three proposals forRegulations will nothave any
financial consequences fortheCommunity Budget .

PROPOSAL FOR
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC )No337/79onthecommon organisation ofthe
market inwine andRegulation (EEC )No950/68ontheCommon Customs Tariff
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article A3thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal •from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ,
Whereas experience gained inapplying Council Regulation (EEC )
No337 /79 (1),asLast amended byRegulation (EEC )
No3456 /80 (2),shows theneed toadjust certain provisions soasto
improve themanagement ofthemarket intable wine and totake account of
technical problems ,particularly asregards oenological practices ;
Whereas under Article 15aofRegulation (EEC )No337/79themarketing of
table wines maybeprohibited even iftheir actual alcoholic strength is
notmore than 9.5% vol.;whereas anydecision tosubject wines tosuch a
prohibition must beaccompanied byadecision toallow them tobe
distilled asprovided for inArticle 15a ;
(*)
(*)
(*)
(1)OJNoL54,5.3.1979 ,p.1
(2)OJNoL360 ,31.12.1980 ,p.18

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Whereas ,inorder toperform enrichment ,producers must haye attheir
disposal during thewine-making period musts which have been the
subject oflong-term storage contracts ;whereas thepresent provisions of
Article 8ofRegulation (EEC)No337/79make this impossible incertain
cases ;whereas those provisions should therefore beamended asregards
theduration ofcontracts andthedeadline fortheir conclusion ;
Whereas ,toenable musts tobemarketed asfaraspossible inaccordance
with market requirements ,itisnecessary toallow grape ,musts which are .
thesubject ofstorage contracts tobeprocessed into concentrated grape
musts even during theperiod ofvalidity ofsuch contracts ; "
Whereas theproducts falling within heading No22.07 oftheCommon
Customs Tariff referred tointhesecond indent ofthe first subparagraph
ofArticle 14a(l )ofRegulation (EEC )No337/79areatpresent obtained
exclusively from concentrated grape must ;whereas ittherefore appears
unnecessary toinclude grape musts andgrapes inthesystem ofaid •
provided for inrespect ofthemanufacture ofthose products orofthe
products referred tointhethird indent ofthesame subparagraph ;
Whereas itisnecessary toamend Article 24(1 )ofRegulation (EEC )
No337/79tobring itinto line ,with similar provisions contained incertain
Regulations onthecommon organisation ofother sectors ;
Whereas experience hasshown theadvisability oflimiting producers'
obligations tothenotification ofactual newplanting ,replanting and ,
grubbing ;
Whereas ,tomake iteasier tocheck whether Community provisions
regarding oenological practices arebeing complied with ,theobligations
ofproducers inrespect ofnotification andentries intheregisters
referred toinArticle 36ofRegulation (EEC)No337/79should bespecified
ingreater detai L;

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Whereas exemption from theobligation laid down inArticle AOorthesaid
Regulation should begranted toproducers whoarealready subject toan
obligation todistil allofthewine inquestion andproducers who ,in
order tocomply ,would have todeliver very small quantities ofalcohol ;
Whereas ,soastoreinforce thesystem ofprevention anddetection of
infringements inthewine sector ,itappears appropriate toextend the
possibility ofmaintaining direct relations ,which atpresent applies to
thecompetent authorities ofMember States ,totheauthorities of
non-member countries which have concluded anagreement orarrangement
with theCommunity inrespect ofsuch collaboration ;
Whereas ,forthepurposes ofharmonisation ,certain concentrated products
falling within thescope ofRegulation (EEC )No337/79must besubjected ,
fordetermining thedegree ofconcentration ,totherefractometri cmethod
laid down forprocessed fruit andvegetables andcontained inAnnex III
toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No516/77of14March 1977 onthecommon
organisation ofthemarket inproducts processed from fruit and
vegetables (3),aslast amended byRegulation (EEC )No /81 (A);
whereas itistherefore necessary toamend theCommon Customs Tariff
annexed toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No950 /68 (5),aslast amended by
Regulation (EEC )No300Q /80 (6);
Whereas ,totake account ofCouncil Directive 75/726/EECof17November
1975 ontheapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember States concerning
fruit juices andcertain similar productsV^it should bespecified ,in
point6ofAnnex IItoRegulati-on (EEC)No337/79,that grape juices may
beobtained from concentrated grape must ,thus bringing that Regulation into
line with the said Directive ;
Whereas ,toreduce thepossibility offraud ,thedefinitions ofsparkling
wine ,aerated sparkling wine ,semi-sparkling wine andaerated
semi-sparkling wine should bemade more precise ,byspecifying notonly
theexcess pressure butalso theminimum carbon dioxide content ,
(3)OJNoL73,21.3.1977 ,p.1
(4)0JNoL
(5)0JNoL172 ,27.7.1968 ,p.1
(6)0JNoL315 ,29.11.1980 ,p.1
(7)OJNoL311 ,1.12.1975 ,p.40

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
TheArticles ofRegulation (EEC )No337/79arehereby amended asfollows :
1.Article 6(2 )isamended toread asfollows :
"2.With theexception oftable wines oftypes RIII ,AIIandAIII ,
table wines with anactual alcoholic strength byvolume equal toor
below 9.5% shall beexcluded from all intervention measures
provided forinthis Title other than those provided forin
Articles 11,13and15a."
2.Article 8isamended toread asfollows:'
"Article 8"
1.Asystem ofaidishereby instituted fortheprivate storage of
grape must ,concentrated grape must andrectified concentrated
grape must . ,
Private storage aidshall begranted subject totheconclusion with
theintervention agencies ,onterms andconditions tobe
determined ,ofoneofthefollowing types ofstorage contract :.
-contracts valid foraperiod ofthree months ,hereinafter called
'short-term contracts' ,
-contracts valid for aperiod ofeight months ,hereinafter called '
1long-term contracts '.
Itmaybedecided that long-term contracts concluded inrespect of
grape musts aretoremain valid where themusts areprocessed into
concentrated grape musts orrectified concentrated grape musts .
2.Ifthemarket situation sorequires ,and inparticular :
where preventive distillation isdecided on.pursuant to
Article 11,theconclusion ofshort-term contracts maybe
permitted between 1September and15December following .

-wuereadecision istaken toallow long-term private storage
contracts fortable wines tobeconcluded ,theconclusion of
long-term contracts maybepermitted between 16December and
31January following ;grape musts andconcentrated grape musts
intended fortheproduction ofgrape juice maybeexcluded .
Thedecision referred tointhethird subparagraph ofparagraph 1,
thedecision toallow theconclusion ofstorage contracts in
accordance with paragraph 2,anddetailed rules fortheapplication
ofthis Article ,shall beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure
laid down inArticle 67."
Thesecond indent ofArticle 11(1 )andthesecond subparagraph of
Article 11(2 )are deleted .
Article 14a(1 )and (2)areamended toread asfollows :
Asystem ofaid ishereby setupfortheuseof:
-grape musts andconcentrated grape musts produced within the
Community ,forthepurpose ofmanufacturing grape juice ,
-concentrated grape musts produced inwine-growing zones C111(a )
andC111(b ),forthepurpose ofmanufacturing intheUnited
Kingdom and inIreland products falling within heading No22.07
oftheCommon Customs Tariff inrespect ofwhich ,byvirtue of
thefirst subparagraph ofArticle 54(1 ),theuseofacomposite
name including theword "wine "maybeallowed bythose Member
States ,
-concentrated grape musts produced within theCommunity ,asthe
main element inasetofproducts marketed intheUnited Kingdom
and Ireland with clear instructions for the consumer toobtain
from itabeverage inimitation ofwine (home-made wine ).

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However ,where itappears that therestri ction onthegranting ofaid
provided forinthesecond indent ofthefirst subparagraph gives rise tothe
distortion ofcompetition theCouncil ,acting byaqualified
majority onaproposal from theCommission ,shall decide toextend
thegranting oftheaidtoconcentrated grape musts produced inother
regions oftheCommunity .
2.Thesystem ofaidprovided forinthe first indent ofparagraph 1
mayalso beapplied totheuseofgrapes ofCommunity origin ."
5.Article 24(1 )isamended 'to'read asfollows :
"1.Thegeneral rules fortheinterpretation 'oftheCommon Customs
Tariff andthespecial rules foritsapplication -shall apply tothe
tariff classification ofproducts covered bythis Regulation ;the
tariff nomenclature resulting from theapplication ofthis
Regulation shall beincorporated intheCommon Customs Tariff ."
6.Article 30b(2 )isamended toread asfollows :
"2.Byadate tobedetermined bytheMember States foreach
winegrowing year ,anynatural orlegal person orgroup ofpersons
having grubbed ,replanted ornewly planted vines during the
wine-growing year shall soinform inwriting thecompetent body of
theMember State onwhose territory theoperation wascarried out."
7.Thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 36(1 )isamended toread asfollow ,s:
"Each oftheprocesses referred tointhefirst subparagraph must be
entered intheregisters ,referred toinArticle 53(2 ),
Thequantities ofanysubstance authorised bythis Regulation for
carrying outoneoftheprocesses referred toinArticles 33and
34,held intheexercise oftheir profession bynatural orlegal
persons orgroups ofpersons ,atthesame time and inthesame
place asfresh grapes ,grape must ,

partially fermented grape must ,newwine still infermentation or
wine inbulk ,must beentered inagoods inwards andstock
utilisation register .
Anyproducer whohascarried outoneoftheprocesses referred to
inArticles 33and 34during awine-growing year shall notify the
competent body oftheMember State onwhose territory theprocess
was performed ,byadate tobedetermined byeach Member State ,of
thevolumes ofproducts involved and thequantities ofsubstances
used .
By1September each year ,Member States shall notify theCommission
ofthevolumes ofproducts subjected totheprocesses referred to
inArticles 33and 34and thequantities ofsubstances used in
those processes ."
Article 40(1 ), (2)and (3)areamended toread asfollows :
1.Thequantities ofalcohol specified inArticle 39(3 )maybe
increased .
Theadditional rate tobefixed shall benothigher than :
-2%forproducers whose vineyards aresituated intheItalian or
Greek parts ofwine-grQwing zones C,
-6%forproducers other than those referred tointhepreceding
indent .
Itshall befixed before 16December each year onthebasis ofdata
contained inthe forward estimate .Therate actually applied must ,
however ,besuch astoensure that each region oftheCommunity
bears afair share oftheobligations andthat theobligatory
distillation ofwines obtained from table grapes provided forin
Article 41istaken into account .
Adecision maybetaken toadjust theadditional rate onthebasis
ofoneormore ofthefollowing criteria ,according toarea :

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-theyisld perhectare ,
-thevine varieties ,
-thecolour orthetype ofthewine ,
-thealcoholic strength byvolume . " ■
2.Theincrease referred' toinparagraph 1shall apply toallwine .
producers except those ;
-whoproduce quality wines p.s.r .;theexception shall relate to
thepart of -their production towhich this designation applies ,
-whoareexempt under Article 39(2 )and (5)andthesecond
subparagraph of(6),
-whoproduce wines made from table grapes ;theexception shall
relate tothequantities tobedistilled pursuant toArticle 41,
-forwhom thequantity of.pure alcohol resulting from thesaid
increase isless than 10litres .
3.Thebuying-in price forwine delivered fordistillation under
paragraph 1shall be:
-70%oftheguide price fortable wine oftype AIwhich enters
into force intheyear oftheharvest concerned ,forthe
products referred toin'thefirst indent ofparagraph 2,
-50%oftheguide price referred tointhepreceding indent ,for
theproducers referred tointhesecond indent ofparagraph 2.
Theprice paid bythedistiller maynotbelower than the
buying-in price ."
9.The second subparagraph ofArticle 41(2 )isdeleted .
10.Thefirst subparagraph ofArticle 46(1 )isamended toread as .follows :
"1.Only those oenological practices andprocesses referred tointhis
.Regulation ,inparticular inAnnex III ,orinother Community
rules applicable tothewine sector shall beauthorised ,forthe
products defined inpoints 1to5a,8to11and 13ofAnnex :IIand
for -concentrated grape musts ,rectified concentrated grape musts
andsparkling wines defined pursuant to .Article i(4){c )."

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11.InArticle 46(3 ),thefirst andthird subparagraphs aredeleted .
12.Thefourth subparagraph ofArticle 64(1 )isamended toread as
follows :
"Insofarastheprovisions ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )No283/72of
7February 1972 concerning irregularities andtherecovery ofsums
wrongly paid inconnection with thefinancing ofthecommon
agricultural policy andtheorganisation ofaninformation system in
this field (1)arenotapplicable ,Member States shall putthe
authorities they designate inaposition toenter into direct contact
with theappropriate authorities oftheother Member States orof
non-member countries which have concluded anagreement orarrangement
with theCommunity inrespect ofsuch collaboration ,inorder that ,
through anexchange ofinformation ,anyinfringement ofthe
provisions referred tointhefirst subparagraph maybemore easily
prevented anddetected .
(1)OJNo36,10.2.1972 ,p.' 1"
13.Article 64(3 )isamended toread asfollows :
"3.Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Article shall be
adopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 67."
Article 2
Annex IItoRegulation (EEC )No337/79ishereby amended asfollows :
1.Point 5isamended toread asfollows :
"5.Concentrated grape must :uncaramelized grape must which is:
-obtained bypartial dehvdration ofgrape must carried outbyany
authorised method other than bydirect heat insuch awaythat
thefigure indicated byarefractometer (used inaccordance with
themethod prescribed inAnnex IIItoRegulation (EEC )No516/77)
atatemperature of20°C isnot less than 51.9% , '
-derived exclusively from vine varieties referred toinArticle 49,
-produced within theCommunity ,and

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-obtained from grape must having at .least theminimum natural
alcoholic strength byvolume laid down forthewine-growing zone
inwhich thegrapes were harvested ."
Point 5aisamended toread asfollows : -
"5a.Rectified concentrated 'grape must :theliquid uncaramelized
product which : •
-isobtained bypartial dehydration ofgrape must carried outby
yanyauthorised method other than bydirect heat insuch away
that thefigure indicated byarefractometer' (used inaccordance
with themethod prescribed inAnnex IIItoRegulation (EEC )
No516/77)atatemperature of20°C isnot'less than 70.5% ;
Member States may ,however ,allow adifferent figure for .„^
products used ontheir territory ,provided itisnotlower than
51.9% ,''' ■ ...
-hasundergone authorised treatment fordeacidification and -
elimination ofconstituents other than sugar ,sothat its
acidity ,expressed astartaric acid ,isnotgreater than 1g/kg
oftotal sugars anditsashcontent isnotgreater than 1.2g/kg
Oftotal sugars ; -
-has a: / N ' •
.-total phenol content ofbetween 100and400mg/kgoftotal ,
•sugars , " - .„
-simple phenol content ofnotless than 50%oftotal phenols ,
-sucrose content of'less than 20g/kgoftotal sugars ;
-isderived exclusively from thevine varieties referred toin
Article 49; - -
-isproduced within theCommunity ;
-isobtained from grape must having atleast theminimum natural
alcoholic strength byvolume laid down forthewine-growing zone
inwhich thegrapes were harvested ."

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3.Point 6isamended toread asfollows :
"6.Grape juice :theliquid product obtained byappropriate treatment
rendering itfitforconsumption asitisandwhich hasanactual
alcoholic strength byvolume ofnotmore than 1%;itmaybe
obtained from :
-unfermented butfermentable grape must ,and/or
-concentrated grape must ,including concentrated grape must
defined inaccordance with Article 1(A )(c)."
4.Point 7isamended toread asfollows :
"7.Concentrated grape juice :uncaramelized grape juice obtained by
partial dehydration ofgrape juice carried outbyanyauthorised
method other than bydirect heat insuch awaythat thefigure
indicated byarefractometer (used inaccordance with themethod
prescribed inAnnex IIItoRegulation (EEC )No516/77)isnotless
than 51.9% ."
5.Point 13isamended toread asfollows :
"13.Sparkling wine :saving thederogation provided forin
Article 48(3 ),theproduct which isobtained byfirst orsecond
alcoholic fermentation :
-offresh grapes ,
-ofgrape must ,
-ofwine ,
allsuitable foryielding table wine ;
-oftable wine ;or
-ofquality wine p.s.r .
andwhich ,when thecontainer isopened ,releases carbon dioxide
derived exclusively from fermentation and ,which hasanexcess
pressure ofnot less than 3barwhen kept atatemperature of20°C
inclosed containers andcontains atleast 5.9 g/1ofcarbon
dioxide insolution ."

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6.Point 14isamended toread asfollows :
•"14.Aerated sparkling wine :theproduct which :
-isobtained ,subject totheprovisions ofArticle 48(3 ),from
table wine , ' "
.-is .produced intheCommunity ,
-releases ,when thecontainer is .opened ,carbon dioxide derived
wholly orpartially from anaddition ofthat gas ,and
-hasahexcess pressure notexceeding 3barwhen kept ata
temperature of20°C inclosed containers andcontains atleast -
5.9 g/1ofcarbon dioxide insolution .",
7.Point 15isamended toread asfollows :
"15.Semi-sparkling wine :theproduct which :"
-isobtained from table wine ,quality wine p.s.r .orfrom
products suitable foryielding table wine orquality wine
p.s.r.,provided that such wine orproducts have atotal ,
alcoholic strength byvolume ofnotless than 9%, ' •
/-hasanactual alcoholic strength .byvolume ofnotless than -7%,
-contains atleast 2.9 g/1ofendogenous carbon dioxide in .-
solution , ' ', ,•'
-has anexcess pressure ofnot less th""an 1and netmore than
2.5barwhen kept atatemperature of20°C inclosed containers ,
-isputupincontainers ofnotmore than three litres ."
8.Point 16isamended toread asfollows : . -•_
"16.Aerated semi-sparkling wine :theproduct which :. r •
-isobtained from table wine ,quality wine p.s.r .orfrom
,products suitable foryielding table wine orquality wine p.s.r .
-hasan-actual alcoholic strength byvolume ofnotless than 7%
,and atotal alcoholic strength byvolume ofnotless than 9%,

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-contains insolution atleast 2.9 g/1ofcarbon dioxide which has
been wholly orpartially added ,
-has anexcess pressure ofnot less than 1andnotmore than
2.5barwhen kept atatemperature of20°C inclosed containers ,
-isputupincontainers ofnot less than three litres ."
Article 3
Annex IIItoRegulation (EEC )No337/79ishereby amended asfollows :
1.Point 1(f )isamended toread asfollows :
"(f)addition ofdiammonium phosphate andammonium sulphate upto
0.3 g/1intotal andofthiamin hydrochloride upto0.6 mg/1
expressed asthiamin toencourage thegrowth ofyeasts ;"
2.Points l(m )and2(1 )areamended toread asfollows ,preceded
respectively bytheletters (m)and (1):
"useofoneormore ofthefollowing substances fordeacidification
purposes under theconditions laid down inArticles 34and 36:
-neutral potassium tartrate ,
-potassium bicarbonate ,
-calcium carbonate ,which maycontain small quantities ofthedouble
calcium salt ofL(+)tartaric andL(-)malic acids ;"
3.Point 2(t )isdeleted .
A.Point 2(w )isamended toread asfollows :
"(w)theaddition ofupto4g/lofpotassium bitartrate toassist the
precipitation oftartar ."
Article 4
InAnnex IVtoRegulation (EEC )No337/79thefollowing point 8is
added :
"8.Thedemarcation oftheterritories covered bytheadministrative
units mentioned inthis Annex shall bethat resulting from the
national provisions inforce on "
Arti cle5
Annex VtoRegulation (EEC )No337/79isdeleted .

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Article 6
TheCommon Customs Tariff annexed toRegulation (EEC)No950/68ishereby ^
amended "asfollows :
1.Additional Note 6toChapter 20isamended toread ,asfollows :
"6.,Forthepurposes ofsubheadings 20.07 BIa)1aa),and
20.07 BIb)1aa),"concentrated grape juice ,(including grape
must )"means grape juice (including grape must )forwhich the
figure indicated byarefractometer (used inaccordance with the
method prescribed inAnnex IIItoCouncil Regulation (EEC)
No516/77)atatemperature of20°C isnotless than 51.9% .,"
2.Additional Note 3AtoChapter 22isamended toread asfollows :
"3.For thepurposes ofheading No22.05 :
A.."sparkling wine "(subheading 22.05 A)means aproduct having an
alcoholic strength byvolume ofnotless than 8.5% ,obtained :
-either byfirst orsecond alcoholic fermentation offresh
grapes ,grape must orwine ,andreleasing ,when thecontainer
/.
isopened ,carbon dioxide derived exclusively from -
fermentation ,. ^
-orfrom wine andreleasing ,when thecontainer isopened ,
carbon dioxide derived wholly orpartly from the"addition of
this gas ,
andhaving ,when kept atatemperature of20°C inclosed
containers ,anexcess pressure ofnotless than 3barand
containing atleast 5.9 g/1ofcarbon dioxide insolution ;"
3.Thetext ofsubheading 22.05 Bisamended toread asfollows :

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Rate ofduty
Heading
numberDescription Autonomous
%
orlevy
(L)Conventional
%
1 2 3 A
22.05 B.Wine inbottles with "mushroom "
stoppers held inplace byties or
fastenings ;wine otherwise putup
with anexcess pressure ofnot
less than 1bar but less than
3bar ,measured atatemperature
of20°C ,andcontaining atleast
2.9 q/1ofcarbon dioxide in
solution 40EUA
perhi(a)
Article <
This Regulation shall enter into force on1September 1981 .
Article 6shall apply with effect from 1January 1982 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President

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PROPOSAL FOR -
'' COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC )No338/79laying down special provisions
relating toquality wines produced inspecified regions
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article A3thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission (1), '
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament (2), •
Whereas inmost wine-growing countries theuseofageographic name to
designate aquality wine refers ,firstly ,tothearea inwhich thegrapes
from which thewine ismade were produced and ,secondly ,toaparticular
setofcultural andoenological practices ;whereas ,forthat reason ,
Article 6(2)ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )No338/79 (3),
aslast amended byRegulation (EEC )No3456 /80 (A),provides
that themaking ofquality wines p.s.f .andthepreparation ofquality
sparkling wines p.s.r .may ,with certain exceptions ,take place only
within thespecified region whose name thewine bears ;.
Whereas ,furthermore ,iftheproduction ofquality wines p.s.r .and
quality sparkling wines p.s.r .istodepend onthenatural aptitude of .
theland forwinegrowing ,thespecified regions fortheproduction of
quality wines should bestrictly demarcated ;whereas ,however ,a *
demarcation based principally ontheaptitude oftheland andonthe
cultural practices used risks excluding from the'specified
region many installations formaking quality wines p.s.r .orpreparing
quality sparkling wines p.s.r .which could beincluded
(1)OJNoC
(2)OJNoC
(3)OJNoL54,-5.3.1979 ,p.48
(4)OJNoL360 ,31.12.1980 ,p.18

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»
ifthedemarcation ,were less strict ;whereas theexception provided for
inthethird subparagraph ofArticle 6(2 )oftheabovementioned
Regulation already makes itpossible tosolve this problem ;whereas ,
however ,soastosafeguard thedesignations relating totheorigin ofa
product ,itappears appropriate toreinforce production controls and to
authorise winemaking andpreparation outside thespecified region only if
such operations take place inaneighbouring geographic area which is
strictly demarcated according toprecise criteria ;
Whereas ,toavoid cases ofhardship ,itshould nevertheless bepossible
toauthorise persons with installations situated outside the
abovementioned geographic areas tomake quality wines p.s.r .orto
prepare quality sparkling wines p.s.r .inthose installations during a
sufficiently long transitional period ;
Whereas ,,under Article 12(5 )oftheabovementioned Regulation ,quality
sparkling wines p.s.r .produced inItaly whose preparation began before
1September 1981 maybeaged forless than thenine-month period laid
down forother quality sparkling wines p.s.r .;whereas this transitional
provision has proved insufficient toenable manufacturers toadjust
technically andcommercially toanine-month preparation period ;whereas
theabovementioned date should therefore becarried forward byoneyear ,
whereby itshould bemade clear that thederogation applies only to
quality sparkling wines p.s.r .defined bynational rules adopted before
1September 1981 ;
Whereas ,under thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 16(A )oftheabovementioned
Regulation , for atransitional period expiring on31August 1981 the
names ofcertain wine-growing regions maybeused simultaneously to
designate table wines andquality wines p.s.r .;whereas this period has
proved insufficient toenable thenecessary adjustments tobernde tothe
relevant national provisions ;whereas that date should therefore be
carried forward byoneyear ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

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Article 1
Regulation (EEC )No338/79ishereby amended asfollows :
1.Article 6(2 )isamended toread asfollows :
"2.Theprocessing ofthegrapes referred toinparagraph 1(a)into
must andfrom must into wine andthepreparation ofaquality
sparkling wine p.s.r .maytake place only :
j a)within thespecified region where thegrapes use,d were
harvested ,or
b)within ageographic area neighbouring that specified region ,on
condition that : ' -
-theMember State concerned hasauthorised such processing or
preparation , ~ x .
. -theneighbouring geographic area hasbeen strictly demarcated
taking into account inparticular thelimits ofthelocal or
regional geographic units,'
-theproducts designated bythename ofthespecified region
andobtained from grapes harvested inthat region arekept
separate from wines orgrape musts which arenotentitled to
that name throughout theoperations ofwinemaking ,
preparation andstorage ,and \ '.
-theidentity ofsuch products maybeproved atanytime ,in
particular byreference tothegoods inwards andoutwards
registers .
/
However ,Member States maypermit theoperations referred toin
thepreceding subparagraph tobecarried outuntil 31August
1991 ininstallations which ,when thedemarcation ofthe
geographic area referred tointhe'preceding subparagraph under
b)took effect ,were situated outside that area ,provided the
conditions laid down inthepreceding subparagraph under (b),
third andfourth indents ,aremet."

2.Article 12(5 )isamended toread asfollows :
"5.Notwithstanding Daragr&ph 3above ,forquality sparkling wines
p.s.r .produced inItaly whose preparation b^gan before 1September
1982 theduration ofthepreparation process maybeless than nine
months butnot less than sixmonths ,provided thequality sparkling
wine p.s.r .inquestion was defined bynational rules adopted
before 1September 1981 ."
3.Inthe second subparagraph ofArticle 16(4 ),"31August 1981 "
isreplaced by"31August 1982 ".
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter .into force onthethird day following its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President

PROPOSAL FOR ,
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC )No339/79defining certain products
falling within heading Nos20.07 ,22.04 and22.05 ofthe
Common Customs Tariff andoriginating inthird countries
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No337/79of5February 1979 on
thecommon organisation ofthemarket inwine (1),aslast amended by
Regulation (EEC )No3456 /8(32),andinparticular Article l(4)(c )thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission (3),
Whereas thedefinitions ofcertain Community wine products contained in
Annex IItoRegulation (EEC)No337/79have been changed ;whereas ,for
thepurposes ofharmOnisation ,itisnecessary toalter thedefinitions
ofthecorresponding products originating innon-member countries ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1 '
Article 2ofRegulation (EEC )No339/79isamended toread asfollows :
"Article 2
Inthis Regulation:' '
(a)'grape must with fermentation arrested bytheaddition ofalcohol'
means theproduct which : '
-hasanactual alcoholic strength byvolume ofnotless than 12%
butless than 15% ,and
(1)OJNoL54,-5.3.1979 .p.1 "
(2)CJ-No L360,31.12.1980 ,p.18
(3)OJNoC

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-Isobtained bytheaddition tounfermented grape must having a
natural alcoholic strength byvolume ofnot less than 8.5% ofa
product derived from thedistillation ofwine ;
(b)"concentrated grape must "means uncaramelized grape must which is
obtained bypartial dehydration ofgrape must carried outbyany
authorised method other than bydirect heat insuch away that the
figure indicated byarefrsctometer (used inaccordance with the
method prescribed inAnnex IIItoCouncil Regulation (EEC )
No516 /77 (1)atatemperature of20°C isnot less
than 51.9% ;
(c)"rectified concentrated grape must "means theliquid uncaramelized
product which :
-isobtained bypartial dehydration ofgrape must ,carried outby
anyauthorised method "other than bydirect heat insuch away
that thefigure indicated byarefractometer (used inaccordance
with themethod prescribed inAnnex IIItoRegulation (EEC )
No516/77)atatemperature of20°C isnot less thn70.5% ;Member
States may ,however ,allow adifferent figure forproducts used
ontheir territory ,provided itisnotlower than 51.9% ,
-hasundergone authorised treatment fordeacidification and
elimination ofconstituents other than sugar ,sothat its
acidity ,expressed astartaric acid ,isnotgreater than 1g/kg
oftotal sugars and its 'ash content isnotgreater than 1.2 g/kg
oftotal sugars ;
-has a:
-total phenol content ofbetween 100and400mg/kgoftotal
sugars ,
-simple phenol content ofnotless than 50%oftotal phenols ,
-sucrose content ofless than 20g/kgoftotal sugars ;
(d)'liqueur wine' means theproduct which :
-has atotal alcoholic strength byvolume ofnotless than 17.5%
andanactual alcoholic strength byvolume ofnotless than 15%
andnotmore than 22% ,and
<1>0J NoL73,21.3.1977 ,p.1

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-isobtained from grape must orwine ,which must come from vine
varieties approved inthenon-member country oforigin forthe
production ofliqueur wine andhave aminimum natural alcoholic
strength byvolume of12% :
-byfreezing ,or -
-bytheaddition during orafter fermentation :
(i)ofaproduct derived from thedistillation ofwine ,or
' 1
(ii)ofaconcentrated grape must or,inthecase ofcertain
quality liqueur wines appearing onalist tobeadopted ,
forwhich such practice istraditional ,ofgrape must
concentrated bydirect heat andwhich ,apart from this
operation ,corresponds tothedefinition ofconcentrated
grape must ,or ' -
Ciii )ofamixture ofthese products ,- « ■ - '. .
\ ·· .
However ,certain quality liqueur wines appearing onalist tobe
adopted maybeobtained from unfermented fresh-grape must which'
need nothave aminimum natural alcoholic strength byvolume of12% ;
(e)'sparkling wine' means theproduct having anactual alcoholic
strength byvolume ofnotless than 8.5% which : .
/ •
-isobtained bytheprimary orsecondary alcoholic fermentation of
fresh grapes ,grape must -orwine ,
-releases ,when thecontainer isopened ,carbon dioxide derived
exclusively from fermentation andhasanexcess pressure ofnot
less than 3barwhen kept atatemperature of20°C inclosed
containers andcontains atleasft 5.9g/1ofcarbon dioxide in
solution :. '

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(f)'aerated sparkling wine 1means theproduct having anactual
alcoholic strength byvolume ofnot less than 8.5% which :
-isobtained from wine ,
-releases ,when thecontainer isopened ,carbon dioxide derived
wholly orpartially from anaddition ofthat gas ,and
-has anexcess pressure ofnot less than 3barwhen kept ata
temperature of20°C inclosed containers andcontains atleast
5.9 g/1ofcarbon dioxide insolution ;
(g)'semi-sparkling wine' means wine having anactual alcoholic
strength byvolume ofnot less than 8.5% which :
-naturally contains atleast 2.9 g/1ofcarbon dioxide insolution
after primary orsecondary alcoholic fermentation ,and
~has anexcess pressure ofnot less than 1bar and notmore than
2.5barwhen kept atatemperature of20°C inclosed containers ;
(h)'aerated semi-sparkling wine' means wine having anactual alcoholic
strength byvolume ofnot less than 8.5% which :
-contains insolution atleast 2.9g/1ofcarbon dioxide that has
been wholly orpartially added ,and
-has anexcess pressure ofnot less than 1barandnotmore than
2.5 barwhen kept atatemperature of20°C isclosed containers ."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1September 1981 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President