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COMMISSION OJ?THEEUROPEANCOMMUMKES
PROPOSAL FOR A
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCILCOM(73 )692final
Brussels .11Mas' -1973
supplementing Regulation (EEC)NO.
816/70byintroducing newprovisions
relating tooenological practices .
COMC73 )692final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ByRegulation (ESC)No2680/82,amendingRegulation(EEC)No816/70
layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarketin
wineandRegulation(EEC)No8I7/7Olayingdownspecialprovisionsforquality
wineproducedinspecifiedregions,theCounciladoptedcertainprovisionsdesigned
toimprovetheoperationofthecommonmarketinwine,inparticularbyinserting
anewArticle28a,whicheffectivelypreventsproductsproducedinbreachofthe
rulesinforceonoenologicalpracticesfrombeingofferedorreleasedfordirect
humanconsumption.Ithasbecomenecessarytosupplementthoseprovisions ,thus
facilitating thefreecirculationofwinesintheCommunity,whethertheyoriginate
intheCommunityorinthirdcountries,byadoptingadditional commonrules,in
particularasregardsthecomposition andtreatmentofwines.
TothatendtheCommissionenclosesitsproposaltotheCouncil
foraRegulationsupplementingTitleIVofRegulation(EEC)No316/yObylaying
downnewprovisionsinthismatter.

PROPOSALJORA
REGULATION(3SC)0PTH2COUNCIL
supplementing Regulation (SEC)No816/70byintroducing
newprovisionsrelatingtooonologicalpractices.
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMV."ITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle43thereofj•".
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission j ■
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament •
WhereasTitleIVofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No816/70^^of26April1970
layingdo'.-madditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2680/72laysdownprovi­
sionsrelatingtocertainoenologicalpractices 5
Whereasfortheproperfunctioningofthecommonorganization ofthemarket
inwineithasbecomeessentialtoadoptadditional commonrules,asregards
inparticularthecomposition andtreatmentofwines,inordertofacilitate
thefreecirculationofwinesintheCommunity,whethertheyoriginateinthe
Communityorinthirdcountries :
^OJNo^OJNoL99,5May1970,p.1
OJNoL289,27December1972,p.1>/-•

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whereas,inorderthatwinemayretainitsnaturalcharacteristics ,anexhaustive
listmust"bepreparedsettingoutthe"basicproductswhichmay"beusedandthe
processesandoenologicalpracticeswhichmaybeappliedtotheuincitself;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thefollowingindentisaddedtothesecondsubparagraph ofArticle
28a(l)ofRegulation(EEC)No016/70:
"-forproductsofavolitileaciditycontentofnotlessthan(19)milliecrui-
valents".
Article
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No816/70isamendedbyadditionofthe
followingArticle:
"Article23b
1« Onlyprocessesandoenologicalpracticeswhicharepermittedunder
Articles18to23and25to26aoraresetoutinAnnexIlamaj'-beus^dinthe
preparation andpreservation oftheproductsdefinedinpoints1to4and7to15
ofAnnexII.
2. (TheprocessesandoenologicalpracticeslistedinAnnexIlamaybe
usedsolelytomakesurethatwinesarewellmadeandwellpreserved.They
mustnothavetheeffectofmisleadingtheconsumer,inparticularbyconcealing
defectsordiseasesorbyfalsifyingresultsofanalysis.
3. Theapplicationtocertainproductsoftheprocessesandoenological
practicessetoutinAnnexIlamaybe.prohibited.
4.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthsArticle,inparticularas
regardsthoseprocessesandoenologicalpracticeswhichmaybeprohibited,shall
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beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7°fRegulation
No24." '
•••/•*•

Article3
ThefollowingAnnexisadded,toRegulation(EEC)ITo816/70:
"AnnexIIa i '
1.Processesandoenologicalpracticeswhich,maybeappliedtofreshgrap
grapemust,grapemustinfermentation ,andnewwinestillinfermentation :
(a)aerationj
(b)heattreatment;
(c)refrigeration ;
(d)centrifuging andfiltration,withorwithoutanaddedinertfilteringagentj
(e)useofcarbondioxide,orofnitrogeninaninertatmosphere ;
(f)useofselectedyeasts;
(g)additionperlitreofupto0.3grofdiamonicorthophosphate orupto0.6mrs*
ofthiamin;
(h)additionofsulphurdioxide,potassiumdisulphite,andcalciumdisulphite ;
(i)physicaldesulphiting :
(j)useofinfusorial ,earth;
(k)useofcarbonorcoaltodecolourstainedwhiteihusts;
(l)useofbentoniteoroftheclarifyingagentspecifiedatpoint(j).
2.Processesandoenologicalpracticeswhichmaybeappliedtowine:*
(a)rcfermentation withfreshgrapes,whetherornotpressed,orwithfreshgrape
mustsi
(b)areation:
(c)heattreatment 5
(d)refrigeration 5 ■
(e)centrifuging andfiltration,withorwithoutanaddedinertfilteringagent;
(f)useofcarbondioxide ,"orofnitrogeninaninertatmosphere ;
(g)use,within*thelimits"specifiedinArticle26a,ofsulphurdioxide,potassi'
disulphiteandcalciumdisulphite 5
(h)additionperlitreofupto10mgofsorbicacidorpotassiumsorbate,.

Wheresorbioasiiclisused,themaximumsulphurdioxidecontentauthorised
"byarticle26aisreduced "byl/3;.'
(i)additionofL-ascorbicacid5
(j)clarification andbymeansofoneormoreofthefollowingsubstances :
-ediblegelatines ;
-fishglue;'
-casein;
-animalalbumins :
-bentonite ;
-silicongel;
-kaolin;
(k)additionoftannin;
(l)useofinfusorialearth;
(m)treatmentwithcarbonorcoalforthepurposeof
-decolouringstainedwhitewinesoreliminating minordefectsofsmell
ortas'i;e;
-preventingferriccasse;
(n)useofupto5$volumeofundilutedfresh,healthyliquidyeasts,prepared
bythewineproducerhimselfandobtained Toyfermentingwineofthesamenature
andfromthesamevineyardasthewinebeingtreated;
(0)treatmentbyupto200mgofcalciumphytatoperlitre;
(p)treatmentbypotassiumferrocyanide ,providedthat:
-theoperationiscarriedoutunderthesupervision andresponsibility of
anoenologist ;and
-notracediscoverable onanalysisremainsofthepotassiumferrocyanide
orofitsderivations j
(q)additionofupto100mgoftartaricacidperlitre;
(r)useofraccmicacidtoprecipitateexcesscaicium".
Article4
InArticle39ofRegulation(ESC)Fo816/70,thewords"ofAnnexes
IandII"arereplacedby"ofAnnexesI,IIandIla".

Article5
Transitional measuresnocecsarytofacilitatethechangeovertothe
arrangements providedforinthisRegulation,inparticularasregards:
-CommunityaridimportedwinesheldforsaleontheCommunitymarketabthe
timewhenthi3Regulationtalceseffect,
-winesofthe1973harvest,
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7of
Regulation Ho24.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallentarintoforceonthethirddayfollowing
its.publicaiionintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallapplyfrom1September1974*
ThisRegulationshall"bobindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyappli­
cableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,11Ma;/1973
FortheCouncil,
ThePresident
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