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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(79)44 final .
Brussels ,13February 1979 .
Proposed fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC )No816/70laying down additional
provisions forthecommon organization ofthemarket inwine
andRegulation (EEC )No817/70laying down special provisions
relating toquality wines produced inspecified regions
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Regulations (EEC)Nos816/70and817/70authorize theaddition ofsucrose
inaqueous solution tofresh grapes ,grape must infermentation andnew
wine still infermentation until 30June 1979 .With the aim ofestablish­
ingfair conditions ofcompetition throughout theCommunity andof
discouraging thevinification ofunripe grapes ,itappears advisable to
abandon this practice .However ,inpart ofwine-growing zone Asuch a
prohibition seems scarcely tobepossible atthemoment ,since acertain
method ofde-acidification isnot yet familiar toallproducers .Itis
therefore necessary toextend for arelatively short period oftime the
period during which theaddition ofsucrose inaqueous solution is
authorized solely intheregions where this practice istraditional and in
respect ofproducts made from particularly acidic varieties .
Moreover ,experience hasshown that drinks such ascider and,also ,powders
used inmaking drinks atthepurchaser 'spremises aresometimes sold under
descriptions such as"Chablis type","Burgundy type "or"Bernkastel ".Such
practices areliable tocreate anerroneous impression onthepart ofthe
consumer astothenature andorigin ofthedrink inquestion .Itisthus
advisable totake steps toputanendtothese practices .
Theadoption ofthis proposal foraRegulation involves nofinancial charge
ontheCommunity budget .

PROPOSAL FOR
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)No816/70laying down additional
provisions forthecommon organization ofthemarket inwine
andRegulation (EEC)No817/70laying down special provisions
relating toquality wines produced inspecified regions
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 42and43thereof ,
(1)Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
(2)
.Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee *^,
<U)Whereas Council Regulation (EEC )No816/70
aslast amended byRegulation (EEC )Mo3065 /78
andCouncil Regulation (EEC)No817/70(6)aslastamended by
Regulation (EEC)No2211/77*^,authorized theaddition ofsucrose in
aqueous solution tofresh grapes ,grape must ,grape must infermentation or
newwine still infermentation incertain regions ofwine-growing zone A
only until 30June 1979 ;whereas certain de-acidification practices are
notyetfamiliar toall wine producers intheregions concerned ;
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)0JNoL99,5.5.1970 ,P-1
(5)0JNoL366,28.12.1978 ,p.9
(6)0JNoL99,5.5.1970 ,p.20
(7)0JNoL256,7.10.1977 ,P.1

Whereas ,inorder toestablish fair conditions ofcompetition throughout
theCommunity andtodiscourage thevinification ofunripe grapes ,it
appears advisable toextend until 15March 1981 thepossibility ofusing
sucrose inaqueous solution ,though solely inthecase ofproducts made
from grapes ofcertain varieties andfrom regions tobedetermined inwine-
growing zone A;
Whereas ithasbeen found inrecent years that drinks notcovered
bythewine sector andcertain basic rawmaterials used inproducing these
drinks arebeing marketed which aredescribed bythename ofaspecific
region orofageographical unitwhich isnormally used fordescribing awine ;
whereas these trade practices are liable tomislead theconsumer astothe
nature andorigin oftheproduct thus described and toinjure theinterests
ofwine producers ;
Whereas ,with aview toinforming consumers correctly andproviding appro­
priate protection for the legitimate interests ofwine producers ,itis
necessary tomake explicit theprohibition ontheuse ofthe name ofa
specific region or geographical unit ,ofatraditional specific indica­
tion , ofanadditional traditional indication which isrecognized bya
Member State or non-member country asbelonging toawine orofthe
name ofavariety ofwine inrespect ofdrinks which are notreferred toin
Article 1(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70aswell asinrespect ofraw
materials other than wine-growing rawmaterials ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 19(3 )ofRegulation (EEC )
No816/70isamended toread asfollows :
"However ,until 15March 1981 ,sucrose maybeadded inaqueous solution
solely inthecase ofproducts
-which aremade from varieties ofvine which yield relatively acidic
grapes and
-which derive from grapes harvested incertain wine-growing regions to
bedefined inthenorthern part ofwine-growing zone Ainwhich this
practice istraditional andcustomary ,
provided that theincrease involume oftheproduct towhich thesolution
isadded isnotgreater than 15%."

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Article 2
Regulation (EEC)No817/70isamended asfollows :
1.Thefifth subparagraph ofArticle 7C2)isamended toread asfollows :
"However ,until 15March 1981 ,sucrose maybeadded inaqueous solution
solely inthecase ofproducts
-which derive from varieties ofvine which yield relatively acidic
grapes and
-which aremade from grapes harvested incertain specific regions to
bedefined inthenorthern part ofwine-growing zone Ainwhich this
practice istraditional andcustomary ,
provided that theincrease involume oftheproduct towhich thesolution
isadded isnotgreater than 10% .
2.Thefollowing text isadded toArticle 12 :
"3a.Thename ofaspecific region orgeographical unit ,a
specific traditional indication , anadditional traditional indi­
cation which isrecognized byaMember State or non-member
country asbelonging toawine orthename ofavariety ofwine may
notbeused fordescribing either adrink which isnot re­
ferred toinArticle 1(2)ofRegulation (EEC )No816/70ora
product which isclearly intended foruseasa
basic rawmaterial for such adrink .
However ,this prohibition shall notapply inthecase ofwine-based
orgrape marc-based potable spirits ."
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on1July 1979 .
However ,Article 2(2 )shall apply from 1January 1980 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President

DraftCouncilDeclaration
TheCouncilnotestheCommission'sintentiontoamendArticledofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1594/JOinsuchamannerthattheadditionofsucrosein
aqueoussolutiontofreshgrapes,grapemust,grapemustinfermentation or
newwinestillinfermentation remainsauthorizeduntil15March1981only
intheRegierungsbezirke Trier,KoblenzandKolnandintheLandkreis
MerzigintheFederalRepublicofGermanyinthecaseofproductsderived
fromtheRieslingandElblingvarieties.