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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)99 final
Brussels,24March1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulations (EEC)Nos816/70,2893/74
and817/70asregardsthemaximumtotalsulphur
dioxidecontentofwinesotherthanliqueurwines
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(77)99final

EXPLANATORY MEICPJffiB-JM
Thepurpose ofthis tsxv ,an-,ending Article 26acfRegulation (EEC;
Ho8i6/70asregards "theGaxiravuc sulphur &iootids content ofvinos ,istoreduce
thesulphur dioxide content ofcertain wines asfar aspossible although at
present nosubsitute forsulphur diodie has "baen found "bysc?-3ntist »
Inview oftheimportance ofthis delicate jroW esi,-~r-rtio*al arl .;"with regard
topublic health ,therules fortheapplication oftheArtie ]--inquestion ,in
particular thelaying down oflists of *?ines forwhich amaxim® .sulphur dioxide
content must "beprescribed ,vill "beamatter fortheCouncil sacting "byaqua *-
lified majority inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 43(2 ),
andnolonger theresponsibility oftheManagement Committee forWine .

Proposalfor
.COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
amendingRegulations (EEC)NOS816/70,2893/74and
8I7/7Oasregardsthemaximumtotalsulphurdioxi.decontent
of.winesotherthanliqueurwines
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle43thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament, -
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
WhereasArticle26aofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No8I6/7Oof28April1970laying
downadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarketinwine(l),
aslastamended "byRegulation(EEC)NO2842/76(2),laiddownthemaximumsulphur
dioxidecontentofwinesfordirecthumanconsumption ;whereasthese
provisionsshould "berevised_•talcingaccountoftheneedtoreducethe
saidcontentasfarasthepresentstateofoenological knowledgeallows,"both
atcertainstagesofwine–makingandforthepreservation ofcertainwines:
(1)OJNoL9915.5-1970,p.1
(2)OJNoL327,26.11.1976,p.2

2.
Whereas ,moreover ,inthecase ofthe .sparkling ,wines andquality sparkling •
wines referred toinCouncil Regulation (EEC)Ho2893/74of18November 1974
onsparkling wines produced intheCommunity andspecified initem 12of
J IItoRegulation (EEC)HO8I6/7O(3),aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)
Ho2462/76(4)1andofthequality sparkling wines produced inspecified regions
refe.TiJ ."toinCouncil Regulation (EEC)HO817/70of28April 1970 laying down
special provisions relating ,toquality wines produced inspecified regions (5),
aslast amended "byRegulation (EEC)HO2878/76(6),thepresent state ofoeno­
logical knowledge does notallow theprovisions ontotal sulphur dioxide content
currently inforce tobealtered ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATIOH :
Article 1
Article 26aofRegulation (EEC)Ho816/70ishereby amended toread asfollows :.
"1.Without prejudice toanymore ,restrictive provisions .that Member States
mayimpose onwines produced within .their territory ,themaximum total
sulphur dioxide content ofwines ,other than liqueur
wines ,ontheir release tothemarket fordirect human consumption ,may
not exceed :
(a)175milligrams perlitre forredwines ,
(b)225milligrams perlitre forwhite androse wines .
2.Byway ofderogation from paragraph 1,themaximum sulphur dioxide content
shall beraised to :
(a)225milligrams forredwines and275milligrams forwhite androse wines
where their residual sugar content ,expressed asinvert sugar ,isnot
less than 5grams per litre ;
(b)300milligrams forwhite wines qualifying forthedescription
."Auslese "inaccordance with Community provisions :
^ •/. ■
(3)0JHoL310 ,21.11.1974 »P.1
(4)0JHoL276 ,4.10.1976 ,p.1
(5)0JNoL99,5.5.1970 ,p.20
(6)0JHoL331,30.11.1976 ,p.3

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(c)400milligrams
–forwhitewinesqualifyingfor"thedescription "Beerenauslese "or
"Trcckeribeerenauslese "inaccordancewithCommunityprovisions :
–forqualitywhitewinespsrentitledtotheregistereddésignation of
originSauterne,Barsac,Cadillac,Cérons,Loupiac,Saint–Croix–du–
Mont,Moribazillac,Bonnezeaux,QuartdeChaume,COteauxduLayonor
CÎSteauxdel'Aubance:
–forwhitewinesdescribedas"vinsuperieur"ofdesignatedorigin,
inaccordancewithRomanianlegislation,andentitledto"beaxone
ofthefollowingnames:
•Murfatlar,
•Cotnari,
•Tirnave.
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•Pietroasele ,
•ValeaCàlugàreascà ,
•Dràgàsani.
3.Thelistofwhitewinesinparagraph2(13)and(c)maybeamended "bythe
CouncilactirgbyaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromtheCommission.
4.Rulesofapplication andtransitional measuresconcerningwinesproduced
"before1September1977shall"beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulation No24."
Article2
Regulation(EEC)NO2893/74ISherebyamendedasfollows:
•. '
1.Thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle12(l)andArticle12(2)arerepealed.
./

4.
2.ThesecondsubparagraphofArticlel6(l)andArticle16(2)arerepealed.
.Article3
Regulation (EEC)NO817/70ISherebyamendedasfollows:
ThesecondsubparagraphofArticle10t>(l)andArticle10"b(2)arerepealed.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September1977*
ThisRegulationshall"be"bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates#
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