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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROÎEÂN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1785 final
Brussels,4November1974
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulation(EEC)No816/70layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganization of,themarketinwine,
Regulation(EEC)No817/70layingdownspecialprovisions
relatingtoqualitywinesproducedinspecifiedregions,
Regulation(EEC)NO865/68onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetablesand
Regulation(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(74)1785final

ÎZPÎW'ATORYMEMORANDUM
Sincetheadoptionin19700?thebasicRegulation onvine,variouspro­
posalshavebeenputforwardforamendingdifferentpointsinthelightofthe
(1experienceprogressively acquired .Someoftheproposedprovisionswere
adoptedbytheCouncil,withtheresultthatthebasicRegulationhasbeen
2thesubjectoftensuccessiveamendingRegulations ';otherprovisions
arestillbeingdiscussedintheCouncil;inthecaseofyetfartherpro­
visions,itwasagreedtoincorporate'thesubstanceinanewproposalwhich
wouldgrouptogethertheamendmentswhichitseemsdesirabletouakctothe
commonorganization ofthemarketatitspresentstageofdevelopment.
Furthermore ,ithasbeennotedseveraltimes,particularly duringthe
1973/74wine-growingyear,thattheinterventionsystemdoesnotalways
enabletheCouncilandCommissiontoactwithsufficientflexibility and
rapidityindealingwithextremelyvariedmarketsituations.TheCommission
hadalreadyinformedtheCouncilthatitwouldproposetherequisiteadjust­
ments.
Seeinparticular OJNo75?26July1971»P*and
OJNo106,23October1971,p.50.
Régulation No1253/70(OJNoL143.1July1970)
Régulation No2612/70(OJNoL281,27December1970)
Régulation No1627/71(OJNoL170,29JulyI571)
Régulation No2312/71(OJNo244,30October1971)
Régulation No2504/71(OJNoL261,26Novenber197l)
Régulation No2722/71(OJNoL282,23December1971)
Régulation No1651/72(OJNoL174,1AugustI972)
Régulation No2680/72(OJNoL289,27December1972)
Régulation No2592/73(OJNoL269,26September1973)
Régulation No1532/74(OJNoL166,21June1974)
TheobjectofthisproposalforamendingRegulations (EEC)Nos816/70(basic
Regulation)and817/7O(qualitywinesproducedinspecifiedregions)isto
grouptogetherallthoseadjustments andamendments.

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A®Adjustment totheprico andintervention system
1.Asannounced ,initen64oftheMemorandum ontheImprovement ofthe
/_\
Common Agricultural Policy itisproposed toostablish asystem for
thedistillation ofwine atthebeginning ofthewine-growing year in
order tostabilize themarket ifcircumstances sorequire .Tothat end
theCouncil isfixing awithdrawal price fordistillation at "between 50
and60%oftheguide price forwhichever type ofwine hasthelowest
such price (Art.2).
Thecircumstances inwhich wine may thus "beoffered fordistillation
relate tothequantities instorage ,thelevel ofprices andtheharvest
forecast (Art.7)«
2.Adecision may "betaken atthebeginning ofawine-growing year tomake
available anewtype ofspecial long-tern contraot which will enable
storage totake place asapreventive measure ifmarket conditions are
difficult during the first months ofsuch year .Aidmaybegranted in
similar circumstances forthedisposal ofgrape must intended forthe
preparation ofgrape juice andconcentrated grapo must (Art .5)*"~
3.Byfixing special higher withdrawal prices fordistillation atthebe­
ginning ofthewine-growing year ,tobeapplicable inrespect ofthe
total quantity ofwine forwhich -aproducer hasconcluded long-term con­
tracts ,itisintended toencourage indirectly theconclusion oflong --
term contracts (Arts .2and7)»
4.Adjustments aremade tocertain other points ,such asthemaximum level
oftheactivating price (Art«3),theCommunity weighted average price ,
tobefixed weekly (Art .4)andthemaximum level oftheprice ofwine
delivered fordistillation inaccordance with provisions already in
existence (Art .8).
B.Tightening ofrequirements for thedistillation ofby-products of
wine-making
Anewdirection will begiven tothearrangements forthedistillation
ofby-products inorder topenalize extremely high yields perhectare ,part­
icularly incases ofabundant harvests .
Thenormal percentage ofalcohol forproducts delivered fordistillation ,
which applies atpresent inrespect of10/ooftheharvest ,will bemaintained .
However ,inthecase ofvery high yields exceeding amaximum tobeset ,an
additional percentage maybefixed (Art.22).
(3)Doc .R2j27 of8November 1973

C«Provisionsrelatingtoimportedproducts "
1.Firstly,thesystemofreferenceprioesshould "beadaptedtocertainnew
marketconditions sothatthemarket ,intablewinesmay"bebetterprotected.
Tothatendspecialreferencepricesmay"befixedforimported "bottledwine,
grapemustandconcentrated grapemust(Art.9)•
2.Secondly,itnowseemspossibleto'deletetheprovisionunderwhichthe
countervailing chargeneednot"beleviedoncertainwines.Experiencehas
infactshownthattheofferpricesforthewinesinquestionhaverisen
since1970tosuchanextentthatthereisnolongeranydifficultyin
abidingbythereferenceprice(Art»9).
3.ThelegalinstalmentsatthedisposaloftheCommuntiyauthoritiesmustbe_,
sufficiently flexibletodealwiththespecialcaseswhicharisefrequently
inrelationswiththirdcountries.Thesecasesofteninvolvevrineswhichhr.ve
longbeenknownininternational tradebutwhosetechnicalcharacteristics
donotcomply,withsomeparticularpointofthegenerallegislationrelating
toimports*-Itisproposedthatinthecaseofcertainwinesmarketedunder
ageographical indicationderogations maybegrantedonthebasisoflists
tobedrawnup(Arts.14,24and25).
4*Finally,provisionismadefortheestablishment ofalegalbasisonwhich,
withintheframeworkofreciprocalundertakings ,theCommissioncouldprotect
andcontrolcertainqualitywinesimportedintoand-marketedintheCommunity­
(Art.26). '•
+)ParaGraph2a'•''' ,r'v
Inordertoremovecertainambiguities whichhaveappearedinthe.application
oftheimportsystemofthirdcountrywinesintocertainMemberStates,itis
desirable .tospecif5'thecustomsdutiestobeappliedtothefranco-frontier
offerpriceoftheproductsinquestion.
Theprovisionenvisagedforthispurpose,however,doesnotimpingeuponthe
systemapplicableforwinesimportedfromGreece.

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D.Aidforinprovingwine–growingstructures
1.TheCommissionhas,alreadyhadoccasion ,tp,pointoutthatwine-growing
potential(areaandyield).seenstobe.increasingmorerapidlythancon­
sumption.ForthisreasonCommunityandnationalaidsshouldhegrantedonly
forreplantingand,moregenerally,foractionintendedsolelytoimprove
thequalityofthevineyard(Art,15)• •
2.Forthesamereasonitisproposedtomakeprovisionatthisstagefora
plantingsystemenablingtheCounciltotakemeasurestolimit,theexpansion
ofwine-growingpotentialandproduction(Art .17).
E.Measurestoimprovethequalityofproduction
1.Theprinciplethatproductsderivedfromwinevarietiesnotincludedinthe
classification ofwinevarietiesorfromprovisionally authorizedvarieties
aretohegraduallyhutcompletelyeliminatedfromthemarketisreaffirmed
andwill"beputintopracticeafterasuitableperiodofgracetheexpiry
dateofwhichis,however,alreadyfixednow(Arts*16,18and24).
2.Thesubdivisionofwine-growing zoneAintotwozonesAIandAII,makeB
itpossibletolimittheauthorization atcertainwine-makingprocessesto
asmallerarea(Arts.19*21and32).
3*Itisdesirablethatcertaintechnicalprovisionsbeimproved,notablythe
methodsofanalysis,controlmeasuresandmeasurestocombatfraud(Arts.20
'and33.).
4,ExperiencehasshownthatcertainamendmentscouldwellbemadetoRegulation
(EEC)NO817/TOonqualitywinesproducedinspecifiedregions.Thosepro­
posedrelateinparticulartoanincreasbin'theminimumnaturalalcoholic
strengthrequiredforthevariouszones(Art*34)andtothecircumstances
andmannerinwhichsuchwinesmaybeenriched(Art,35)orsweetened
Arts.36and3?)•

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F».Furthermeasures
InviewoftheResolutionadoptedlaytheCouncilon16July1974inconnec­
tionwithrelationswiththeMediterranean countries,aprovisionhasbeen
includedtmderwhichspecialdistillation nighthepermittedifatatime
whenthemarketwasdisturbedimportsfromcertainthirdcountriesexceeded
theirnormalvolume(Art.20).
Becauseoftheextremelytechnicalnatureofthequestionsinvolved,this
explanatory memorandumdoesnotmentionalltheminorarendments,whichhave
oftenbeenproposedinordertoclarifythetextfromalegalpointofview
andtomakeitmorereadilycomprehensible .Itshouldhoweverbenotedthat
thisproposal
–transfersgrapejuicecontainingmorethan30%ofaddedsugarandthe
relevantprovisionsrelettingtotradetotheReflationonwine(Arts,1,
10,11and12),asproposedduringearlierdiscussionsonthatRegulation;
–asaresultofthattransfer,altersthescopeoftheRegulationonprocessed
fruitandvegetablesandtheCommonCustomsTariff(Arts33and4l)»
–altersthedefinitionsofcertainproductscoveredbytheRegulation(Art.31)#
Finally,itwouldseenextremelyuseful,afterthediscussionofthisproposal
hasbeencompleted,toprepareaconsolidated versionofthebasicRegulation
onwine-tobeputatthedisposal -ofCommunityusers.

Proposai fora
REOUliATION (EEC) • OFTHE C01P TCTL
amending Regulation (ESC)No816/7Olaying down additional pro­
visions fortheconmon organization ofthemarket inwine ,Regula­
tion (EEC)No817/70laying down special provisions relating to
quality wines produced inspecified regions ,Regulation (EEC)
No865/68onthecommon organization ofthemarket inproducts
processed from fruit andvegetables andRegulation (EEC)No950/68
onthe Common Customs Tariff
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 42and43thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission }
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Whereas certain provisions ofCouncil Regulation (ESC)No816/7O^of
28April 1970 laying down additional provisions for "thecommon organization
2ofthemarket inwine ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)No1532/74 »
should beamended inthelight ofexperience gained inapplying that
/
Régulation :
whereas theorganization ofthemarket inwine does notcover grape juice
orunfermented grape must with anadded sugar content exceeding 30$by
weight ,which uptonowhave been governed byCouncil Regulation (EEC)No
865/683of28June1968onthecommon organization ofthemarket inpro­
ducts processed from fruit andvegetables ,aslast amended byRegulation
Î •••- • A
(EEC)No2429/72 Jwhereas without prejudice tothe-applicability thereto
ofArticle 94oftheActofAccession ithasbeen found desirable tobring
theproducts inquestion within theecope ofRegulation (EEC)No8I6/7O
and ,inparticular ,totransfer tothat Regulation theprovisions of
Regulation (EEC)No865/68concerning thecharging ofthelevy andthe
granting oftherefund onthesugar added tosuch products 3
1OJNoL99,5May1970 ,-p.1
2OJNoL.166,21June 1974 ,p»1
3OJNoL153,1July 1968 ,p.8
4OJNoL264,23November 1972 ,p»1

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WhereasArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)No8I6/7Oprovidesforthepossibility
ofadoptingmeasuresfordistillation ;whereasexperience ,hasshownthat,if
theyaretobeeffective,itmustalsobepossibletoadoptsuchmeasuresat
thestartofthewine–growingyear;whereasprovisionshouldthereforebe
madeforthispossibility byprovidingforawithdrawalpriceforthe
purposeofdistillation tobefixedatthesametimeastheguideprices;
Whereascomparisonbeti^eenthemarketpriceandtheactivatingpriceisthe
determiningfactorfcrsettinginmotionorforterminatingcertaininter­
ventionsmeasureswhichareintendedtohelppreventthemarketpricefrom
divergingtoofarfromtheguide,price;whereasadisparitybetweenthe
guidepriceandtheactivatingpricesufficiently largetoensuretheproper
functioningofthesemeasuresshouldbeprovidedfor;
WhereasArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70providesfortheCommission
tofixeachweekanaverageproducerpriceforeachtypeofwineandfor
eachrepresentative market;whereasincertaincasesthisaverageprice
maysetinmotiontheintervention mechanisms ;whereasexperiencehasshown
that,forthepurposeofsettingthesemechanismsinmotion,itisnecessary
totakeintoaccountthequantitiesmarketedonthevariousrepresentative
markets;whereastothisenditisnecessa-iytofixaCommunityweighted
averagepriceforeachtypeofwine;
Whereastheprivatestorageaidsystemprovidesinparticularforthecon­
clusionofshort-andlong-termstoragecontracts ;whereasexperiencehas
shownthatshort-termcontractscannotalonesolvetheproblemsexperienced
atthestartofthemarketingyear;whereasitisnotpossibletobring
forwardthestartoftheperiodduringwhichlong-termcontractsmaybe
concluded,sincetheforwardestimatescannotbemadeintime;whereas,
therefore,provisioncrustbemadeforthepossibilityofdecidingatthe
startofthemarketingyear,ifanexceptionally abundantharvestisfore­
castandsubjecttocertainotherconditions,topermittheconclusion,
from.1September,ofspeciallong-termcontracts;whereas,moreover,the
possibility shouldexistthat,insimilarcircumstances ,adecisionmay
betakentograntaidsforthedisposalofmustintendedforthemanufacture
ofgrapejuiceandconcentrated mustinordertorelievethewinemarket
atadecisivejunctureintheformationofproducerprices;whereasthis
makesitnecessarytoextendtograpemustthe'Communityprevisionscon­
cerningtradewiththirdcountriesandinparticulartofix:areference
priceforit;

Whereasthepriceofwinedeliveredfordistillation aspartofthedistil­
lationoperationsatpresentprovided "forshouldnotbesuchastoencourage
theproductionofwineintendedsolely'fordistillation ;whereasrestrictions
Eireatpresentplacedohthefixingof"referencepricesforwine;wherea3
experiencehasshownthatitwould "bedesirableforsuchpriceto"befixed
alsoinrespectofwinesincontainers'holding2litresorless.<
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthereferencepriceisadheredto,itis
necessarytospecifythatthecountervailing chargemustbefixed"byreference
tothecustomsdutiesactuallylevied;whereasexperiencehasshownthatit
ispossibletodoawaywiththepossibilityofexemptingcertainquality
winesfromthecountervailing chargewithoutaffectingtheirimportation
intotheCommunity;
Whereas,inordertopreserveabalancebetweenthedevelopecent ofwine-
growingstructuresandtheabilitytodisposeofthewine,aidsshouldbe
grantedonlytoencouragereplantingforthepurposeofimprovingthe
qualityofthewineandnottoencouragenewplanting;whereasCommunity
criteriarelatingtotheimprovementofthequalityofwinebyreplanting
shouldbelaiddowninordertoensurethatthenationalaidsinquestion
fitinwithCommunitypolicyregardingthewinemarketandthedevelopment
ofagricultural structures ;
Whereas,inordertoavoidhardship,itisnecessarytopermitthecultiva­
tionofunclassifiedvarietiesforatransitional period;whereas,moreover,
inordertoensurethattablewinesareofsufficiently highquality,the
definitionoftablewineandoftheproductsusedinitsmanufacture should
beadjusted,togetherwiththeprovisionsconcerningthepermittedusesof
theproductofunclassified orprovisionally authorizedvinevarieties;
Whereas,inordertoavoidimbalanceonthemarketinwine,provisionshould
bemadeforthepossibleintroduction ofaCommunityplantingsystem,and
themeasuresthismightinvolveshouldbespecified;

Whereas,inalargepartofwine-^Owing zoneA,theadditionofsucrose
inaqueoussolutioniseitherprohc-bitedorauthorizedonlyduringa
transitional periodandpractised ^v£3yoccasionally ,wh.ereas,.inorderto
limitthepossibilityofalteringin-thiswaythenaturalalcoholicstrength
oftablewinesandqualitywinesp»s.r«-tothosecasesinwhichitis
strictlynecessary,zoneAshould "besplitintotwoparts,onewherethe
additionofsucroseinaqueoussolutionispermittedandonewherethis
operationisabsolutelyprohibited ,forclimaticreasonsandbecausethe
vinevarietiesproducegrapeswhichripenmorequickly;
WhereasCommunityrulesonthesweeteningofwinesoriginatinginthe
Communityhavealreadybeenadopted;whereasalegalbasisshouldbelaid
downtoenablethesweeteningofimportedwinesalsotoberegulatedat
Communitylevel;
WhereasArticle24ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70providesfortheobligatory
distillation ofmarcandlees;whereas,however,there.havebeencertain
practicaldifficulties inapplyingthoseprovisions ;whereasitseems,
reasonabletoprovidefortheobligationtodistiltobedischargednot
onlybyprocessingtheproductsinquestionintopotablespiritsbutalso
byprocessingthemintovinegar;whereasthefixingofasingledefinitive
percentagebeforethestartofthewine-growing yeardoesnotappeartobe
thebestsolution;whereasabasicpercentageshouldbefixedbeforethe
startofthewine-growing yeartoensurethatthedesiredqualityisupheld
butprovisionshouldalsobemadeforanadditionalpercentagetobefixed
subsequently dependingonthesizeandactualqualityoftheharvest;
Whereasitshouldbespecifiedthatthecoupageofawinesuitablefor
yieldingatablewinewithatablewinemayyieldatablewineonlyifthat
processtakesplaceinthezonewherethewinesuitableforyieldinga
tablewiftewasproduced;whereastheprohibitionofthecoupageofwine
origin?,tinginonethirdcountrywithwineoriginatinginanotherthird
countryappliestothewholeoftheCommunityincludingthefreezones;

Whereaspracticallytheonlydifference "betweenaeratedsparklingwines
andaeratedsemi-sparklinj winesistheircarbondioxidepressureinclosed
containers ;whereasthesetwocategoriesofwineshouldtherefore "begrouped
togetheras"aeratedwines";whereasithastherefore "beennecessaiyto
alterthetextoftheprovisionsrelatingtothesaidproducts;
Whereas,inordertopreventfraudinthemanufactureofwine,thealcoholic
fermentation ofgrapejuiceandconcentrated grapejuice,whetherimported
ornot,andifimportedfreshgrapes,grapemust,concentrated grapemust,
grapemustinfermentation andgrapemustwithfermentation arrestedbythe
additionofalcoholshould "beprohibited !
WhereastheCommunitymarketmustnotbedeprivedofcertainwinesorigina­
tinginthirdcountries,particularly thosewithatotalalcoholicstrength
exceeding15°whichdonotcorrespondtothedefinitionofliqueurwine,
irrespective ofwhethertheiralcoholicstrengthisnaturalorisobtained
bytheadditionofalcohol;whereasalegalbasisshouldthereforebelaid
downtoenableprovisionsauthorizingtheimportationofsuchwinestobe
adopted;whereasexperiencehasshowntheneedtodefinemustwithfermenta­
tionatrestedbytheadditionofalcoholandtoaltertherelevantpro­
visionsaccordingly ;
Whereas,bearinginmindtheinterestsofconsumersandthedesirability
ofobtainingequivalenttreatmentforqualitywinesp.s.r.inthirdcountries,
provisionshouldbemade,wherereciprocalarrangements canbeestablished,
forthepossibilitythatwinesofsuperiorqualitydesignatedbyageographical
indicationimportedfromthirdcountriesandmarketedintheCommunitymay,
inCertain .circumstances ,becontrolledandprotectedasprovidedinrespect
ofqualitywinesp.s.r,;
Whereas,ifthemarketexperiencesoristhreatenedwithseriousdisturbances
atatimewhenanabnormalquantityofwineisbeingimportedfromthird
countrieswhosewinesreceivepreferential treatmentonimportationinto
theCommunity,measuresshouldbetakentomaintaintheincomeofproducers;
whereastothisenditmaybenecessarytodecidethatspecialdistillation
ofwinebecarriedout;

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Whereasithasbeenfound,desirable,inordertofacilitateintra-Community
tradeandtosupplementaccordinglythecommonimportarrangements ,to
providefortheestablishment notonlyofthemethodsofanalysisrequired
fortheimplementation ofAnnexesIandIItoRegulation (EEC)No816/70
butalsoofallthoserequiredforthedetermination ofthecomposition of
theproductsspecifiedinArticle1;
Whereasfraudanddocoptionmustbepunishedeffectively andspeedily;
whereasthegrowthiniatva-Comnunity trademakestheworkofthespecial
departmentsofMemberStatesmoredifficult;whereasthefoundations ofa
bettersystemforthesuppressionoffraudatCommunitylevelshouldbe
laidbymakingprovisionforthesedepartments tocooperatewithoneanother
directly;whereassuchdirectcooperation mustenablethedepartments in
questiontoinformthecorresponding departments ofaMemberStateofany
infringement ,discoveredorsuspected,inorderthatthelattermaytake
theappropriatestepswithoutdelay;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No8I7/7O^of28April1970laying
downspecialprovisionsrelatingtoqualitywinesproducedinspecified
regions,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2630/72shouldbe
amendedinthelightofexperiencegainedonthemarketinqualitywines
producedinspecifiedregions;
Whereasthenaturalalcoholicstrengthofgrapesatthetineofharvestis
afactorinassessingtheirdegreeofripeness;whereasitappearsnecessary
tofixtheminimumnaturalalcoholicstrengthofqualitywinesp.s.r?i:i
thevariouswine-growing regionsatalevelsuchastoensure,eveninpoor
years,thatthegrapesusedintheirmanufacture hadreachedasatisfactory
degreeofripeness;whereassuchanadjustmentalsocallsfortheminimum
totalalcoholicstrengthofqualitywinesp.s.r,tobechanged;
(1)0JNoL99,5May1570,p.20
(2)0JNoL289,27Eecember1972,p.1

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Whereas itmayprove necessary ,inorder topreserve thequality ofquality
wines pes,r® ,topermit theincrease inalcoholic strength provided forin
exceptional circumstances inArticle 18(2 )ofRegulation (EEC)No816/7O -
inrespect only oftable wines andnotofquality wines p.s.r .;whereas
tablQwines should therefore bedissociated "from (Juality wine 's*p«s«r «as
regards thepossibility ofauthorizing such exceptional increase inalcoholic
strength inanygiven wine-growing area ;whereas forthosame reason itis
desirable tolimit theaddition ofsucrose inaqueous solution j
Whereas ,inorder topreserve asfaraspossible thespecific character .be­
stowed byitsorigin oneach quality wine p,s»r «andtosimplify thework
oftheinspection agencies ,such wine maybesweetened only within the
specified region inquestion ,bymeans ofproducts originating inthesame ,
region andinaccordance with rules tobelaid down within certain limits
bytheMember States ;
Whereas ,inorder toensure uniform application oftheprovisions relating
toquality wines p®s«r «tprovision should bemade forthepossibility .of
establishing methods ofanalysis todeal with specific ,cases ;
Whereas *inorder tomake Article 12(3 )ofRegulation (EEC)No8I7/7Oas*
clear aspossible ,thephrase ,"without prejudice totheprovisions of
Article 30(2 )and (3)ofRegulation (EEC)NoCI6/7O"should bedeleted ;
whereas ,however ,inorder toenable theMember States tocomply gradually
with theprinciple laid down inthat provision ,;they should bepermitted \
incertain exceptional cases todepart from that principle during atransitional
period offive years ;
Whereas this opportunity should betaken tocorrect mistakes occurring in
Article 33(l )ofRegulation (EEC)'No816/70andinArticle 9(l)andthe
German text ofArticle 11(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70;
Whereas ,ifaidistobegranted inrespeot ofCommunity grape must intended
forthepreparation ofgrape juice ,trade inallvine products must bemade
subject toCommunity rules ;whereas forthis purpose aprecise distrinction
must bemade between grape must andgrape juice ;whereas such distinction must
beshown intheCommon Customs Tariff ,which will need tobealtered accordingly r
HAS ADOPTEE THIS REGULATION Î

Article1
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)Wo8l6/70isamendedasfollows:
1»Thetextof.paragraph2isreplacedbythefollowing :
"Itshallapplyinrespectofthefollowingproducts:
CCTheadingNo■ 11 111t
DescriptionOfgoods j
(a)20.07AI
AII
BI
BII
BIIIa)1
3IIIh)1Grapemustandgrapejuice
whetherornotcontainingadded
sugar|"butunfermented andnotcon­
tainingspirit .
(h)22.04
22.05Grapemust,infermentation or
withfermentation arrestedother­
wisethanbytheadditionof
alcohol
Wineoffreshgrapes;gl*apemust^
withfermentation arrestedby
theadditionofalcohol
(0)08.04AII
.22.10Freshgrapesotherthantablé
grapes
Winevinegar
(d)22.07A
23.05A
23.06AIPiquette
Winelees
Grâpemarc
2,Paragraph4(b)isamendedasfollows:
Inthefirstindent,thephrase"anddilutedviouswine"isdeleted.
Thesecondindentisreplaoedbythefollowing:
Community-produced grapemustwithfermentationarrestedbytheaddition
ofalcohol,concentratedgrapemust,winesuitableforyieldingtable
wine,tablewine,,liqueurwine,sparklingwine,semi-sparkling wineand
aeratedwine:"

Article2
ThefollowingArticleisinsertedinRegulation(EEC)No8I6/7O:
"^rticle2a
1.Apriceshallbefixedannually,before1August,forthewithdrawalof
winefromthemarketforthepurposeofdistillation (hereinfaftercalled
the"withdrawalprice")andshallapplytonewwinestillinfermentation -;
toviinesuitableforyieldingtablewineandtotablewine.
2.Thewithdrawalpriceshallbevalidfrom15Septemberto15November
oftheyearinwhichitisfixed.Itshallbeexpressedinunitsof
accountperdegreeperhectolitre *
3.Thelevelatwhichthewithdrawalpriceisfixedshallbe"between50and
60cjooftheguidepricevalidfortheperiodinquestion ■forwhichever
typeofwinehasthelowestsuchpriceandshall:
–takeaccountofthedesirability ofstabilizingthemarketwitheffect
fromthestartofthewine-growing yeariftheharvesthasbeen
abundant,whileatthesametimeensuringaminimumreturntothe
producer;and
-besuchthatthebalanceofthemarketinethylalcoholisnotadverse!;"
affectedandthattheproductionofwineofinadequatequalityisnot
encouraged, '
4»Theremaybefixed,onthesamebasis,oneormorespecialwithdrawal
pricenatalevelhigherthanthewithdrawalpricebutwhichmaynot
exceed10%oftheguidepriceforthecorresponding typeoftablewine.
5.ThepricesprovidedforinthisArticleshallbefixedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty."

Article3
ThefollowingsubparagraphisaddedtoArticle3(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:
"Itmaynot,however,exceed95$of"thecorresponding guideprice.

Article 4
The -text ofArticle 4ofRegulation (EEC)No816/7Oisreplaced bythe
following :
"Article 4
1.For each type ofwine forwhich aguide price isfixed ,theCommission
shall ,onthebasis ofallthedata available toit,fixeach week :
-anaverage producer price (hereinafter called the"average price ")for
each representative market forthetype ofwine inquestion }and
-aCommunity weighted average price ,being foreach type ofwine the
average oftheweighted average prices forthequantities marketed oneach
representative market .
2.Member States shall supply theCommission with allrelevant information
forfixing theprices provided forinparagraph 1,andinparticular
theproducer prices recorded ontherepresentative markets foreach type
ofwine andthequantities towhich they relate .
3.Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Article andinparticular
relc.ting tothelist ofrepresentative markets and tothemethods for
recording prices ,shall beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid
down inArticle 7ofRegulation No24-«".

Article5
ThetextofArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70isreplaced "bythe'
following:
"Article5
1.Thereisherebyinstitutedasystemofaidfortheprivatestorageof
tablewineandthedisposalofgrapemust.
2.Thegrantingofprivatestorageaidshallhesubjecttotheconclusion
Kiththeintervention agencies,ontermsandconditionstobedetermined
ofoneofthefollowingtypesofstoragecontract:
-contractsvalidforaperiodofthreemonths,hereinaftercalled
"short-termcontracts";
-contractsvalidforaperiodofninemonths,concludedbetween16
Decemberand15Februaryofthefollowingyear,hereinaftercalled
"long-termcontracts";
-contractsvalidforaperiodofninemonths,concludedbetween1
Septemberand15December,hereinaftercalled"speciallong-term
contracts".
3.Short-termcontractsmaybeenteredintoinrespectofanygiventype
oftablewineifduringthewine-growing yeartheCommunityweighted
averagepriceforthattypeofwineremainsfortwoconsecutive week3
lessthantheactivatingprice.Theymaynolongerbeenteredintowhen
fortwoconsecutive weekstheweightedaveragepriceforthattypeof
wineremainsequaltoorhigherthantheactivatingprice.
Ifthestateofthemarketsorequires,adecisionmaybetakento
permittheconclusionofshort-termcontractsinrespectoftablewines
ofatypeotherthanthatreferredtointheprecedingsubparagraph ,
wheresuchtablewinesstandincloseeconomicrelationship withthe
lattertype.Short-termcontractsmsynolongerbeenteredintoin
respectofthesowineswhentheymsynolongerbeenteredintoinrespec
ofthetypeoftablewinewithwhichtheystandincloseeconomic
relationship .

Article5page2
4.Independently oftheprovisionsofparagraph3»short-termcontracts
may"beenteredintoinrespectofagivenwine-growing zoneorpartof
awine-growing zoneifinsuchzoneorpartofzone,inparticularowing
toanexceptionally abundantharvest,animbalanceappearsatthebe­
ginningofthevane-growing yearbetweenthequantitiesavailableand
thequantitiesthatcanbesold.
5.Long-termcontractsmaybeenteredintoinrespectofcertaintypesof
tablewinetobespecifiediftheforwardestimatesforawine-growing
yearshowthatthequantityofsuchwinesavailableatthebeginningof
thatyearexceedstotalforeseeable requirements forthatyearbymore
thanfourmonths'consumption.
6.Where,duringtheperiodfrom1Septemberto15December,thefollowing
conditionsarefulfulled
-theCommunityweightedaveragepricesforanythreetypesofwine
togetherrepresenting morethanhalfofCommunityproductionremain,
fortwoconsecutiveweeks,atalevelbelow9.0i°oftheirrespective
activatingprices}
-thequantityoftablewinecfalltypesunderstoragecontractsexceeds
10millionhiatthetimeofthelaststatementofsuchcontracts
beforetheendofthetwo-weekperiodreferredtointhepreceding
indent;
-asaresultofforecastsof.anexceptionally abundantharvestaclear
imbalancebetweensupplyanddemandisforeseeable ;.
thenadécisionmaybetaken:
(a)topermittheconclusionofspeciallong-termcontractsinrespectof
certaintypesoftablewinetobespecifiedand/or
(b)tograntaidforthedisposalofComr.iunity-produced grapemust
intendedforthepreparationofgrapejuice,concentrated grape
juiceandconcentrated must.

Article5tpa^é3
7«Theamountoftheaidprovidedforinparagraph6(b)mustbesuchas'will
improvethepositionofgrapemustinrelationtocompetingproducts,
particularly asregardstotheprocessesspecifiedinArticle19.
8.Whereandforsuchtimeaslong-termcontractsmaybeenteredintounder
paragraph5orunderparagraph6:(a),noaidmaybegrantedunderparagraph
3or4.
9.Decisionsastothepossibilityofenteringintostoragecontractsas
providedforinthesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph3andinparagraphs
4f5and6(a)andastothegrantingoftheaidsprovidedforinparagraph
6(b)shallbetakeninaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7
ofRegulation No24•
Thesameprocedureshallbefollowed
(a)fordeciding,ifjustifiedbythedevelopmentofthemarketsituation
andinparticularbytherateofconclusionofstoragecontracts,that
long-termcontractsmaynolongerbeenteredintoevenbefore15
Februaryandthatspeciallong-termcontractsmaynolongerbeentered
intoeven,before15December;
(b)foradoptingotherdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle.
TheCommissionshalldecidewhetherstoragecontractsmayormsynolonger
beenteredintointhecaseprovidedforinthefirstsubparagraph of
paragraph3andwhethertheymaynolongerbeenteredintointhecase
providedforinthesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph3«

Article6
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70isamendedasfollows:
1,Thetextofparagraph2isreplaced "bythefollowing:
.V.2.Theconclusionofstoragecontractsshallbesubjecttoconditions
relatinginparticulartothequalityofthewineinquestion.
Itmay"beprovidedthatstoragecontractsaretocontainaprovision
fortheterminationofaidpaymentsandoftheproducer'scorresponding
obligationsinrespectofallorpartofthequantitiesstoredif
fortwoconsecutive weekstheCommunityweightedaveragepricefor
thetypeofwineinquestionremainsequaltoorhigherthantheguide
priceforthattypeoftablewine.
2,Thetextofthesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph .3isreplacedbythe
following:
"However,forlong-termcontractsandspeciallong-termcontracts,the
amountthusdeterminedmaybeincreasedbynotmorethan20$totake
accountoftherisksinherentinsuchcontracts.".

Article7
ThefollowingArticleisinsertedinRegulation(EEC)No816/7O:
"Article6b
lsWhere,duringtheperiodfrom15Septemberto15November,thefollowing
conditionsarefulfilled :
-theComnunityweightedaveragepricesforanythreetypesofwine
togetherrepresenting morethanhalfofComnunityproductionremain
fortwoconsecutiveweeksatalevelbelow80$oftheirrespective
activatingprices}
--thequantityoftablewineofalltypesunderstoragecontractsexceeds
10millionhiatthetimeofthelaststatementofsuchcontracts
beforetheendofthetwo-weekperiodreferredtointheprecedingindentj
-asaresultofforecastsofanexceptionally abundantharvestaclear
imbalancebetweensupplyanddemandisforeseeable ;
thenadecisionmaybetakentocommencedistillation oftheproducts
specifiedinArticle2a(l)a
2aThepriceoftheproductsdeliveredfordistillation shallnotbeless
than:
-thewithdrawalprice;
-thespecialwithdrawalpriceforaquantityofwineproducedbythe
producerequaltothequantityinrespectofwhichhehasconcludeda
long-termcontractwhichexpiresduringtheperiodspecifiedinpara­
graph1. -
3»TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,shall
adoptprovisionsconcerningthedistillation oftheproductsinquestion,
relatinginparticularto
-theconditionsunderwhichdistillation maybecarriedout;
-disposaiofthedistilledproductsa .
4aThedecisionprovidedforinparagraph1anddetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation No23-,"•

Article8
ThetextofArticle7°fRegulation(EEC)No816/7Oisreplaced "bythe
following :
".Article7
1«Wheretheapplicationoftheintervention measuresprovidedforinthe
precedingArticlesisunlkelyto"beeffectiveinrestoringpricelevels,
theCoiincil,actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,shall
adoptmeasuresforthedistillation oftablewine,
2.Suchmeasuresshallstateunderwhat©onditionsdistillation may"be
carriedout.Theseconditions,whichmay"bevariedaccordingtothe
wine-growing zone:
(a)shallbesuchastoensurethatthe"balanceofthemarketinethyl
alcoholisnotadverselyaffected;
(b)shallnotbesuchastoencourageproductionofwineofinadequate
quality.
3.Themeasuresshallrelateinparticularto
–thefixingofthepriceofwinedeliveredfordistillation ,whichmay
notexceed70of"theguidepricevalidforthesameperiodforthe
typeofwineinquestion:
–disposaiofthedistilledproducts»
4.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticleshallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation No22V'

Article9
Article9Regulation(EEC)No816/70isamendedasfollows:
1,Inparagraph1
(a)tiietextofthefirstsubparagraphisreplacedbythefollowing:
"Thereshallbefixedannuallybefore16Decemberareferenceprice
forthefollowingproductspresentedinbulk:
–redwine,
-whitewine«"
(b)thetextofthethirdsubparagraphisreplacedbythefollowing:
"Referenoepricesshallalsobefixedinrespectofgrapemust,
concentrated grapemust,grapemustwithfermentationarrestedby
theadditionofalcohol,fortifiedwineandliqueurwineandwine
incontainersholding2litresorless#
Specialreferencepricesmaybefixedinrospeotoftieproducts
referredtointhefirstandthirdsubparagraphsiftheyhavespecial
IIcharacteristics orareintendedforspecialuses.,■;..
(c)thefifthsubparagraphisdeleted#
2,Thetextofthefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph2isreplacedbythe
following:
''Inrespectofeachproduotforwhichareferencepriceisfixed,afreo-
at-frontierofferpriceforallimportsshallbedeterminedonthebasis
ofallavailableinformation#' 1
3#Inparagraph3
(a)thetextofthefirstsubparagraphisreplacedbythefollowing:
"Wherethefree-at-frontierofferpriceforaproductforwhicha
referencepriceisfixedplusthecustomsdutiesactuallycharged
islowerthanthereferencepriceforthatproductshallbelevied
onimportsofthatproductacountervailing chargeequaltothe
differencebetweenthereferenceprioeandthefree-at–frontieroffer
prioeplusthecustomsdutiesactuallycharged#"

Article9,pj?ge2
(b)thethiydsubparagraphisdeleted#
4*Thetextofparagraph4isreplacedbythefollowing:
"Ifitisimpossibletodetermineafree-at–frontierofferpricefora
productforwhichareferencepricehasbeenfixed,thecountervailing
changefortheproductinquestionshallbefixedbyapplyingxothe
chargeonaproductwhichstandsincloseeconomicrelationship with
theproductinquestionacoefficientestablished byreferencetotheratio
existingontheCommunitymarketbetweentheaveragepricesoftheproducts
concerned*".

Article10
ThefollowingArticleisinsertedinRegulation(EEC)No816/70:
"Article9a
1.Inadditiontothecustomsdutiesandcountervailing chargereferredto
inArticle9(3)»alevyonaddedsugarcontentshallbechargedon
importsoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1(2)(a)underCommon
CustomsTariffsubheadings Nos20„07AIIb)1andBIIIb1aa,such
levytobeasspeoifiedinthefollowingparagraphs#
2.Thelevyper100kilograjnmesnetweightofimportedproductshallbe
equaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)theaverageofthethresholdpricesforonekilogrammeofwhitesugar
fixedforeachofthethreemonthsofthequarterforwhichthesaid
differenceistobedetermined ,and
(b)theaveragecifpriceforonekilogrammeofwhitesugarasusedfor
thepurposeoffixingtheleviesonwhitesugar,suchaveragebeing
calculatedforaperiodcomprisingthefirstfifteendaysofthe
monthimmediately precedingthequarterforwhichthedifferenceis
tobedeterminedandthetwomonthsimmediatelyprecedingthatmonth,
thatdifference beingmultiplied bythefigureshownincolumn1
ofAnnexVfortheproductinquestion.
Iftheamountspecifiedin(b)ishigherthanthatspecifiedin(a),
nolevyshallbecharged.
3.Thedifferenceasspecifiedinparagraph2shallbedeterminedbythe
Commissionforeachquarterofthecalendaryear.
4.Ifthethresholdpricereferredtoinparagraph2(a)isalteredduringa
quarter,theCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaid
downinArticle43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,
shalldecidewhetherthedifferenceshouldbeadjustedand,ifso,shall
presoribethemeasurestobetakentothatend.
5.Ifonthe15thofthemonthprecedingthequarterforwhichthedifference
asspecifiedinparagraph2istobedetermined ,anitemnecessaryforthe
calculationofthatdifferenceisnotknown,theCommissionshallcalculate
thedifferenceusinginplaoeofthemissingitemthefiguretakeninto
consideration incalculatingthedifferenceforthecurrentquarter.
/.

Acorrecteddifferenceshall"bedetermined "bytheCommissionandshall
"beoperativefromthesixteenthdayatthelatestfollowingthedayon
whichthemissingitem"becomesknown*
If,however,theiteminquestiondoesnot"becomeknownuntilafterthe
beginningofthelastmonthofthequarterinquestion,thedifference
shallnot"becorrected *
6,Iftheaddedsugarcontentper100kilogrammesnetweightofimported
product,asdeterminedinaccordancewithparagraph8,isless"bytwo
kilogrammesormorethanthatcontentasexpressed "bythefigureshown
incolumn1ofAnnexVfortheproductinquestion,theniftheimporter
sorequests,thelevyshall"becalculatedper100kilogrammesnetweight
ofimportedproduct "bymultiplyingthedifferenceasspecifiedinpara­
graph2"byafigurerepresenting theaddedsugarcontentasdefinedin
paragraph8»
7«Iftheaddedsugarcontentper100kilogrammesnetweightofimported
product,asdeterminedinaccordancewithparagraph8,isless"bythree
kilogrammesormerethanthatcontentasexpressed "bythefigureshown
incolumn1ofAnnexVfortheproductinquestion,thenthelevyshall
"becalculatedasprovidedinparagraph6,
8.Thefigureto"beregardedasrespresenting theaddedsugarcontentshall
"bethefigureobtainedbyrefractometry asdescribedinAnnexIIIto
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No865/68of28June1968onthecommonorganizar-
tionofthemarketinproductsprooessedfromfruitandvegetables,^aslast
amendedbyRegulation(ESC)No2429/72tmultipliedbythefactor0*95
inthecaseofthegrapejuicesspecifiedinAnnexVtothisRegulation–
minusthefigureshownincolumn2ofthatAnnexfortheproductinquestion,
9»Suchdetailedrulesasmayberequiredfortheapplicationofparagraphs 1
to8shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
7ofRegulation No24»
./.
OJNoL153,1July1968,p.8
(2)OJNoL264,23November1972,p.1

Article10,pape3
10,TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,may
amendAnnex

Thefollowing Article isinserted inRegulation (EEC)No8I6/7O:
"Article 10a
1.Arefund shall hegranted inrespect ofexports tothird countries of
sugars falling within heading No17a01andofglucose andglucose syrup
falling within heading No17«02 ,whether ornotintheform ofproducts
falling within subheading No17 <J02BI,incorporated intheproducts
falling within subheadings Nos20,07 AIIb)1andBIIIb1aa)«
Therefund shall begranted onapplication bytheparty concerned .
2.Therefund tobegranted per100kilogrammes netweight ofexported
product shall beequal :
-inthecase ofrawsugar andwhite sugar ,totherefund fixed per
kilogramme ofsucrose inaccordance with Article 17ofRegulation
NoIOO9/67/EECandtheprovisions adopted inimplementation thereof
fortheproducts specified inArticle 1(l)(d)ofthat Regulation
multiplied byafigure expressing thequantity ofsucrose utilized
per100kilogrammes netweight offinished product ;
-inthecase ofglucose andglucose syrup ,totherespective refunds
fixed forthose products inaccordance with Article 16ofRegulation
No120/67/EECandtheprovisions adopted inimplementation thereof ,
multiplied byafigure expressing thequantity ofglucose orglucose
'syrup utilized per100kilogrammes netweight offinished product .
Thefigures expressing thequantities ofsucrose ,glucose orglucose
syrup shall bedetermined onthebasis oftheinformation supplied
under Article 4ofRegulation (EEC)No865/68#
3.TheCouncil ,acting inaccordance with thevoting procedure laid down in
Article 43(2 )oftheTreaty onaproposal from theCommission ,sha^l
adopt general rules onthegranting ofrefunds *
4.Such detailed rules asmayberequired fortheapplication ofthis
Article shall beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid flowr in
Artiole 7 Regulation No24»"«

Article12
1.ThefollowingArticleisinsertedin.Regulation (EEC)No816/70:
"Article10b. ■-
1.ThelevyreferredtoinArticle9a(l)and-"therefundreferredtoin'
Article10ashallbethoseapplicable onthedayofimportation or
exportation .•,
2.ToqualifyfortherefundreferredtoinArticle10atheproductslisted
inthesemeArticlemustbeaccompanied byadeclaration fromtheparty
concernedindicatingtheamountsofsucrose,glucoseandglucosesyrup
incorporated therein.
3.WheretheprovisionsofArticle9a(6)and(7)apply,theproductslisted
inparagraph1ofthesameArticlemustbeaccompanied byadeclaration
fromtheimporterindicatingtheaddedsugarcontentestablished bythe
methoddescribedinArticle9a(8);however,wherethisconditionis
notfulfilledArticle9a(6)shallnotapply.
Theaccuracyofthedeclarationreferredtointheprecedingparagraphs
shallbesubjecttothe.controlbythecompetentauthorities ofthe
MemberStateconcerned .
5.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticleshallbeadoptedas
necessaryinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7of
Regulation No24."

Article13
ThefollowingAnnexisinsertedinRegulation(EEC)Eo816/70:
atjexY
Standardaddedsugarandnaturalsugarcontentsofgrapejuiceandconcentrated
grapejuices
CCT
Heading
H°
22.07Description
Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)
andvegetablejuices,whetherornot
containingaddedsugar,butunfermen­
tedandnotcontainingspirit:
A»Ofaspécifiegravityexceedmg
I.33at15°C:
II.Grapejuice
t)Ofavaluenotexceeding
2;2UAper100kgnetweight:
1»Nithanaddedsugarcon­
tentexceeding30$by-
weight
£.Ofaspecificgravityof1.33orlessat15°Cs
III.Grape,appleandpearjuice;
mixturesofappleandpear
juice:
b)Ofavalueof18UAorles3
per100kgnetweight:
1.Grapejuice: j
aa)Withanaddedsugar
contentexceeding
30$byweight....Standardsugarcontents
i
Addedsugarlîaturalsugar
(1) (2)
49
49(2)
15
15

Article14
rticle13(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No8I6/7Oisreplaced "bythefollowing:
1,ImportationoftheproductslistedinArticle1(2)towhichalcohol
hasteenadded,withtheexceptionofthoseproductsoriginatinginthe
CommunitytowhichalcoholmaybeaddedunderArticle25(l)e-nd(2)and
thefortifiedwinesreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph ofArticle28
shallbeprohibited,"

Article15
Article15Regulation(EEC)No816/7Oisreplaced "bythefollowing:
"Article15
1»Allnationalaidsfornewvineplantingandforreplantingshall"beprohibited
subjecttoparagraph2,'
2*(a)MemberStatesmay,pursuanttoCouncilDirectiveNo72/159/E3C^of
17April1972onthemodernization offarms,grantaidsforreplanting
withaviewtoimprovingthequalityofthewineso
Provisionsaimedatdefiningthecriterionofimprovementinquality
may"beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7
ofRegulation No24«
(b)Forlarge–scalereplantingtobecarriedoutaspartofanoverall
operationwithintheframeworkofaplanforimprovingthestructures
ofthevineyardconcerned,inparticularforthepurposeofland
consolidation theaidsreferredtoin(a)mayexceedthoseprovided
forinthefirstsubparagraphofArticle8(2)andthefirstsubpara­
graphofArticle14(2)ofCouncilDirectiveNo72/l59/'EEC»However,
thepercentageoftheinterestratesubsidymaynotexceedbymore
than1fothemaximumpercentagewhichmaybegrantedunderArticle
8(2)ofDirectiveNo72/159/EEC.
3.AslongastheprovisionsofPart2ofRegulationNoI7/S4/2ECcontinue
2toapplypursuanttoArticle6(4)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No729/70
of21April1970onthefinancingofthecommonagricultural policy,the
operationsreferredtoinparagraph2(b)msyreceiveassistancefromthe
ELiQCrl?.underRegulationNoI7/64/EEC,providedthatnofinancialcontribu­
tionisgrantedunderArticle19ofDirectiveNo72/159/SEC»"
-1
0JNoL96,23Aprii1972,p.1
20JNoL94.28Aprii1970,p.13
V

Article16
Thefollowingparagraph ,isaddedtoArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No816/7O1
"3»Notwithstanding paragraph1|thecultivationofvinevarietiesnotin­
cludedintheclassification shallbepermitted
-fortenyearsaftersuchvarietieshave"beenremovedfromtheclassifi­
cation,or
-until31August1983atthelatestintheoaseofvinesalreadygrowing
on31December1970,"

Article17
ThefollowingparagraphisaddedtoArticle17(5)Regulation (EEC)
No816/70î
11Theseprovisions mayincludeinparticular :
(a)theintroductionofaplantingsystemwhereby,interali^t
eachareanewlyplantedorreplantedmustbeoffset "bythegruubing-up
ofacorresponding ai^ea;
(b)thelimitationorprohibitionofnewplanting,replantingorboth
duringaperiodtobedetermined,either
-tliroughouttheComnunity,or
-inthoseproductionareasorpartsthereof ,whereithasproved
particularly difficulttomarketthewinej
£)prtr;isiccastipulatingthatonlycertainvarietiesofvineto.
bedeterminednaybereplantedornewly -planted,"

Article 18
Thefollowing Article isadded toTitle IVofRegulation (EEC)No8l6/70:
"Article 17a
l t
Only grapes from recommended orauthorized vine varieties asreferred to
inArticle 16andproducts derived from such grapes may "beused within the
Community forthepreparation of :
–grape must with fermentation arrested bytheaddition of'"alcohol ,
–concentrated grape must ,
-wine suitable foryielding table wine ,
-table wine ,
-quality wine p.s.r ,,
-liqueur wine .
However ,until 31August 1983f grapes from vino varieties provisionally
authorized shall also beregarded asstatable foryielding theabove product
with theexception ofquality wine p,s»r ,"

Article19
InArticlel8(l)and(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70,thewords"wine-
growingzoneA"arereplaced "bythewords"wino-growing zonesA".

Article20
Article'19ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70isamendedasfollows:
1.Thetextofthesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph3isreplacedbythe
following:
"However,until30June1979»sucrosemaybeaddedinaqueoussolution
incertainwine-growing regionsofzoneAI,providedthatthevolume
oftheproducttowhichthesolutionisaddedisnottherebyincreased
bymorethan15$•"•
2.Inthefirstsubparagraphofparagraph6thewords"inwine-growing
zoneA"arereplacedbythewords"inwine-growing zonesA"»

Article 21
Thefollowing paragraph isadded toArticle 21ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70:
"Without prejudice tothefirst subparagraph ofArticle 28(2),the
sweetening ofimported vanes shall besubject toconditions tobe
determined *".
Paragraph 2ofArtiole 21ofRegulation (EEC)No8I6/7Obecomes
paragraph 3,

Article22
Article24ofRegulation(EEC)No8I6/7Oisreplaced1)7thefollowing:
"Article24
1,Theoverpressingofgrapes,whetherornotcrushed,andthepressingof
winelees,shall"beprohibited,asalsotherefermentation ofgrapemarc
for.purposesotherthandistillation.
2,E±oept "bywayofderogationdecided "bytheCouncil,actinginaccordance
withthevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreatyon
aproposalfromtheCommission,anynaturalorlegalpersonwhoturns
intowinefreshgrapes,grapemust,grapemustinfermentation ornew
winestillinfermentation shallberequiredtodistilthewinelees
andgrapemarcwhichresultfromtheprocessor,failingthat,acorrespond­
ingquantityofwine,
•3.Thequantitiesofalcoholcontainedinproductsdeliveredfordistillation
pursuanttoparagraph2shallnotexceed15foofthevolumeofalcohol
containednaturallyintheproductsusedfortheproductionofthewine.
Assessmentofthatvolumeshallbemadeonthebasisofastandardnatural
minimumalcoholicstrengthlaiddownforeachwine-growing yearineach
wine-growing zone.
4»Theobligationtodistilreferredtoinparagraph2mayundercertain
conditionsbedischargedbysuingthelees,marcsor,whereappropriate,
thewinesinquestioneitherfortheproductionofpotablespirits,or
–fortheproductionofpotablespirits,or
forvinegar-making .
5.Subjeottotheprovisionthatthetotalquantityofalcoholmaynotexceed
themaximumpercentagestipulatedinparagraph3,
(a)abasicpercentageshallbefixedannuallybefore1Augustforthe
followingwine-growing year;
(b)oneormoreadditionalpercentages maybefixedbefore1Januaryfor
thecurrentwine-growing year.

Article22page2
6.Anadditionalpercentagemaybefixedonlyiftheforwardestimatesfor
thecurrentwine-growing yearshowthatthequantityoftablewine
availableatthebeginningoftheyearexceedstotalforeseeablerequire­
""nentsforthatyearbymorethanfourmonths'consumption.Infixing
suchpercentage,accountshallbetakenof
–thequalityoftheharvest,
–theneedtoavoiddisturbingthemarketinethylalcoholorpotable
spirits. ;.
.Adecisionmaybotakentoapplytheadditionalpercentages onlyin
respeotofproducerswithayieldperhectarewhichexceedsacertain
amountwhichmaynotbethesameinallcases.
7.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,shall
adoptprovisionsconcerningthedistillation oftheproducts ,inquestion,
relatinginparticularto 1 ,,
–thopricetobepaid,accordingtotheiralcoholcontent,formarcs,
leesand,whereappropriate ,winesdeliveredfordistillation ,such
pricenottoexceedalevelcorresponding tothatofthewithdrawalprice
asprovidedforinArticle2a}
–thatpartoftheexpenditureincurredbytheintervention agencies
tobebornebytheGuaranteeSectionoftheEuropeanAgricultural
GuidanceandGuaranteeFund5
–detailedrulesfortheapplicationofparagraph4}
-disposaiofthedistilledproducts.
Actinginaccordancewiththesameprocedure,theCouncilmayexemptcertain
productionregionsfromtheobligationlaiddowninparagraph2,
8.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle,relatinginparticular
tothestandardnaturalalcoholicstrengthreferredtoinparagraph3»the
percentagesprovidedforinparagraph5andtheyieldsperhectareto
bedeterminedforthepurposeofparagraph6,shallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation No24«".

Article23
Article26ofRegulationNo816/70isamendedasfollowst
1.Thetextofparagraph2isreplaced "bythefollowing:
"2.,Thecoupageofawinesuitableforyieldingatablewinewith:
(a)atablewine,mayyieldatablewineonlyifthatprooesstakes
placeinthewine-growing zonewherethewinesuitablefor
yieldingatablewinewasproduced;
(b)anotherwinesuitableforyieldingatablewine,mayyielda
tablewineonlyif
--.the.latterwinewasproducedinthesamewine-growing zone,
,and
-theprocesstakesplaceinthesamewine-growing zone".
2,ThecoupageofawineoriginatinginathirdcountrywithaGommunity
wineandthecoupageonCommunityterritoryofwinesoriginatingin
.thirdcountriesshallbeprohibitedexceptbywayofderogationtobe
decidedbytheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedure
laiddowninArticle.43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromthe.Commission

Article 24
Article 27ofRegulation .(EEC)No81S/7Oisamended asfollows :
1.Thetext ofparagraph 2'isreplaced "bythefollowing :
"2.Oftheproducts falling within Common Customs Tariff heading No22.05 ,
only liqueur wines ,sparkling wines ,aerated wines ,semi-sparkling
wines ,quality wines ,p.s.r .,thewines specified inArticle 23(l )and
tabic wines mayheoffered ordisposed offordirect human consumption
within theCommunity ,"
2*Theseoud subparagraph ofparagraph 3(a)isreplaced "bythefollowing :
"However ,inyears when theclimatic conditions have "been unfavourable ,
itmaybedecided that products from wine-growing zones AandBwhich
donotpossess theminimum natural alcoholic strength laid down forthe ;
wine-growing zone inquestion maybeused intheCommunity forthepro­
duction ofsparkling wines orearated wines ,"provided that
–such sparkling wines have anactual alcoholic strength ofnotless than
8.5° .
-such aerated wines have anactual alcoholio strength ofnotless than 9•
Where such decision istaken ,theprovisions ofArticle 18shall apply ,
with theexception ofthose relating tominimum natural alcoholic strength ."
3*Inparagraph 3,"thefollowing subparagraphs areadded after subparagraph (b):
"(p)From 1September 1983 ,wines coming inwhole orinpart from provisionally
authorized vine varieties maynotbeputonthemarket within theCommunity ,"
They maybeused oniy forconsumption inthefamilies ofindividual wine­
growers andmaynotbedelivered toaco-operative .Wines coming inwhole
orinpart from vine varieties previously butnolonger recommended or
authorised maybeused only forconsumption inthefamilies ofwine­
growers orfordistilling orviftegaiwnaking .11.
4*Thetext ofthefirst subparagraph ofparagraph 4isreplaced bythefollow­
ing :
"Grape juice andconcentrated grape juice originating intheCommunity may
notbesubjected toalcoholic fermentation turned into wine oradded to
wine .These products shall besubject tocontrol with respect totheir use."«>

Article 25
Article 28ofReflation (EEC)No816/7Oisamended asfollows :
1.Thetext ofparagraph 1isreplaced bythefollowing :
"1.Imported wines ,except forliqueur wines andsparkling wines ,maybe
released fordirect human consumption only oncondition that
–they have anactual alcoholic strength ofnotless than 8*5° anda
total alcoholic strength notexceeding 15° ,
–they have atotal acidity content expressed astartaric acid ofnot
less than 4*5g/l»or60ailliequivalents perlitre ,
–they satisfy theadditional requirements imposed ortobeimposed by
theCouncil ,acting inaccordance with thevoting procedure laid
down inArticle 43(2 )oftheTreaty onaproposal from theCommission .
However ,inaccordance with this procedure ,certain imported wines
notsatisfying certain oftherequirements laid down inthepreceding
subparagraph mry ,ifthey aredesignated byageographical indication
nevertheless bedelivered fordirect human consumption .".
2.The text ofthefirst subparagraph ofparagraph 2isreplaced bythe
following :
"Thefollowing imported products maynotbesubjected toalcoholic
fermentation ,turned into wine oradded towine :fresh grapes ,grape must ,
grape must infermentation ,concentrated grape must ,grape must with
fermentation arrested bytheaddition ofalcohol ,grape juice ,concentrated
grape juice .",
3.The text ofparagraph 3isreplaced bythefollowing :
"3»Theproducts specified inthefirst subparagraph ofparagraph 2shall
besubject tocontrol with respect totheir use .Theaddition ofan
indicator tothefollowing imported products maybemade compulsory :
grape must ,grape must infermentation ,concentrated grape must ,
grape must with fermentation arrested bytheaddition ofalcohol ,
grape juice ,whether ornotconcentrated .".

Article26
ThefollowingArticleisinsertedinRegulation(EEC)No8I6/7O:
"Article28b
1.ForthepurposeofmarketingwithintheCommunity,importedWine£of
superiorqualitydesignatedbya"geographical indicationshall,where
reciprocalarrangements canbeestablished ,becontrolledandprotected
••• *■ ■'.
asprovidedinArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No817/70inrespectof
qualitywinesp,s«r«
2»Theprovisionsofthis'article'aroimplementedbyagreementswiththe
interestedthirdoountries.TheCommissionisauthorised "toopen
negociatioaao tothiseffect.
J
3.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticleshallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7°fRegulation No24«"
1

Årtiole27
1«Paragraph2ofArticle31-ofRegulation(EEC)No816/7Cisdeleted.
Paragraph3ofthatArticlebecomesparagraph2*\Vi.•>
2,InArticle33(l)tthereferenceto"Article1(2)(a)"isreplacedbya
referenceto"Article1(2)(b)".
3»Articles37arid40aredeleted.

Article28
ThefollowingArticleisinsertedinRegulation(EEC)No816/7O:
"Article33a
1#IftheCommunitywinemarketexperiencesoristhreatenedwithserious
disturbances whichmayendangertheobjectivessetoutinArticle39of
theTreatyandifinthissituationthevolumeofimportsfromcertain
thirdcountriesisappreciablygreaterthanusual,thenwithoutprejudice
totheapplicationofArticle14specialdistillation naybecarriedout
bytheproducers'associations only.Suchdistillation musthavea3its
aimtheattainmentofanincomeequaltothatwhichwouldhavebeen
obtainedintheabsenceofthesaidimports.
2*TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,shall
decidewhetherthespecialdistillationistobecarriedoutandshall
adoptgeneralrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle#
3*Detailedrulesfortheapplication ,ofthisArticleshallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7Regulation No24«"

Article29
ThetextofArticle39ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70isreplacedbythe
following: .
"Article39
1*ThedetailedprovisionsrequiredfortheapplicationofAnnexesI,IIand
Ha,.andinparticularprovisionsastothewine-growing areasreferred
toinitem10ofAnnexII,shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththepro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation No24*-
2»Thesameprocedureshallbeused,inordertolaydown.methodsofanalysis
...fordeterminingthecompositionoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
forthepurposeofapplyingthisRegulationandinparticulartoensure
thecontrolofoenologicalpractices."

Article30
ThetextofArticle39aofRegulation'(EEC)No816/70isreplacedbythe
following:
"1*MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuretoensurecompliance
withthisRegulationandwithRegulation(EEC)No817/70#Theyshall
tothatendmakearrangementsfordirectco-operation betweeni^heir.
respectivecompetentdepartments.
2.WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofRegulation(ilEC)No283/72^
concerningirregularities andtherecoveryofsumswronglypaidin
connectionwiththefinancingofthecommonagricultural policy *iandthe
organization ofaninformationsysteminthisfield,thedepartments
referredtoinparagraph1shalldirectlyinformthecorresponding
departmentsofotherMemberStatesaffeoted.ofanyinfringement,,dis­
coveredorsuspected,ofthisRegulationorofRegulation (EEC)No817/70#
3*EveryKemberStateshallinformtheCommissionofthenamesandaddresses
of
-thedepartmentsreferredtoinparagraph1,
–thelaboratories responsibleforcarryingoutofficialwineanalyses.
TheCommissionshallforwardthatinformation totheotherMemberStates.
4.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,shall
adoptmeasurestoensureuniformapplicationoftheprovisionsofthis
Regulation,particularly asregardscontrols.
5.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofparagraphs2,3and4shallbe
adoptedinaooordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7
Regulation No24.1'.
(l)OJNoL36,10February1972*p.1

Article31
AnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No816/7Oisamendedasfollows:
1»Initems4and9»thewords"isderivedexclusively from,vinevarieties
referredtoinArticle16"arereplacedbythewords"isderivedexclusively
fromvinevarietiesreferredtoinArticle17a"*In.item.11thewords
"derivedfromcertainofthevinevarietiesreferredtoinArticle16"
arereplaced "bythewords"derivedexclusively fromvinevarieties
referredtoinArticle17a"«
2#Initem2,thewords"andwhichdoesnotcorrespondtothedefinition
initem5"areadded..
Initem4|thefollowingfifthindentisadded,"–doesnotcorrespond
tothedefinitioninitem6".
3.Thetextofitem5isreplacedbythefollowing:
"5Grape.juice:unfermented byfermentable grapemustwhichhasunder­
gonetheappropriatetreatment,inparticularstabilization andclarifi­
cationorfiltration,renderingitfitforconsumptionasitisand
havinganactualalcoholicstrengthnotexceeding1°".
4»Thetextofitem6isreplacedbythefollowing:
"6Concentrated grape.juice:uncaramelized grapejuiceobtainedbypartial
ortotaldehydrationofgrapejuicecarriedoutbyanyauthorizedmethod
otherthandirectheatorafireinsuchawaythatitsdensityat20°C
isnotlessthan1,240"#
5«Thetextofitem10isreplacedbythefollowing:
"10Tablewine:wine,otherthanqualitywinep,s.r»,which
–isderivedexclusiverly fromvinevarietiesreferredtoinArticle17aj
-isproducedintheCoomunity:
-has,followingapplication,ifany,oftheprooessesspecifiedin
Article1°,anactualalcoholicstrengthofnotlessthan8,5°and
atotalalcoholicstrengthofnotmorethan15®»
–has,furthermore ,atotalaciditycontentexpressedastartaricacid
ofnotlessthan4»5g/l»60milliequivalentsperlitre#
However,inthecaseofwinesfromcertainwine-growing .areastobe
determinedwhichhavebeenproducedwithoutanyenrichmentandno
longercontainanyresidualsugar,theupperlimitforthetotalalcoholi
strengthmayberaisedto17°«"

Article31Page2
6.Item13,"aeratedsparklingwine",and15,"aeratedsemi-sparkling wine",
arereplacedbythefollowing: "*'' ■<
"13>Aeratedwineïtheproductwhich
-isobtained,subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle27(3),from
tablewines
-isproducedintheComnunity:
–containscarbondioxyde,allorpartofwhichmayhavebeenadded}
and
-hasanoverpressure ofnotlessthan3atmospherewhenkeptata
temperatureof20dCinclosedcontainers."#

Article 32
Annex IIItoRegulation (EEC)No8I6/7Oisreplaced bythefollowing :
"ANNEXIII
WINE-GROWING ZONES
1,Wine-growing zone AIshall comprise :
–inLuxembourg :the entire wine-growing region ;
–inGermany :thevineyards ofLand Nordheim-Westfalen ,Land Hessen(except
those oftheHessische Bergstrasse region )andofLand
Rheinland-Pfalz (excluding those oftheRegierungsbezirk
Rheinhessen-Pfalz );
–intheUnited Kingdom :theentire wine-growing region ;
inBelgium :theentire wine-growing region ;
–intheNetherlands :theentire wine-growing region .
Wine-growing zone AIIshall comprise :
–inGermany :thevineyards ofLand Bayern ,oftheRegierungsbezirke
Rheinhessen-Pfalz ,Nordwttrttemberg andSMwurtt emberg and
oftheHessische Bergstrasse region . :
2,Wine-growing zone Bshall comprise :
–inGermany sthevineyards oftheRegierungsbezirke Nordbaden andSttdbaden ;
inPrance :thevineyards ofAlsace .Lorraine .Champagne ,Jura ,Savoy and
theLoire Valley#
3«Wine-grov.dng zone CIshall comprise :
-inFrance :thevineyards oftheCentre-West andtheCentre ,including
thenorthern part ofArdeche ,andtheSouth-West ,except those
coming under wine-growing zone B#
Wine-growing zone (SIIshall comprise :
–inFrance :allsouthern vineyards ,except those coming under wine-growing
zone CIII ;
-mItaly :allvineyards except those coming under wine-growing zone CIII
Wine-growing zone CIIIshall comprise :
–inFrance :Corsica ,certain vi»§yards oftheEastern Pyrenees andofthe
Var ;
–inItaly :certain vineyards situated south ofRome andintheislands#"#

Article33
Regulation(EEC)ITo865/68isamendedasfollows:
1.InArtigle1,CommonCustomsTariffheading.Hoex20.07j .relatingtogrape
juice(includinggrapemust)notcontainingspirit,withanaddedsugar
contentexceeding30$weight,is"deleted.'
2.InArrnexI,subheadings ITos20.07AIb)land20.07EIb)1aa)are
deleted.
3.InAnnexII,headingIIo20.0.7isreplacedbythewords"ex20.07(excluding
.grapemust'and.grapejuice).,"
CCT
Heading
TTo
20.07Description
Fruitjuices,(includinggrapemust)and
vegetablejuices,whetherornotcon­
tainingaddedsugar,but.unfermented and
notcontainingspirit:
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding1.33
at15°C:
III.(theformerII)
IV.(theformerIII)
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1.33orles&at15°C:
III.Grape,appleand-pearjuice-j
mixtTiresofappleandpearjuice:
b)Ofavalueof18UAorless
per100kgnetweight:
2)
3)(unchanged)
.4)''";/.
17.(theformerII)(1)<2

Artide34'
ThetextofArticle6(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No817/70isreplaced "bythe
following:
"2.Subjecttoanyderogationgrantedinaccordancewiththeprooedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulation No24»thealcoholicstrength
providedforinparagraph1maynot"belessthanthefollowing *
70inzoneAI
80inzoneAII
8f5®inzoneB
.90inzoneCI
9*53insensGII
10•inseneCIII
Thezonosreferredtoa"bovearethosedefinedasprovidedinArticle18(3)
ofRegulation(S3C816/70.".

Article 35
Article 7,ofRegulation .(EEC).No817/70isamended asfollows :
1*Thetext ofthesecond andthird subparagraphs ofparagraph 2isreplaood
"bythefollowing : .
"This increase maynotexceed ,thelimits laid ,down inArticle l8(l )of
Regulation (EEC)NO816/70.Inyears when climatic conditions have "been
excep bionaliy unfavourable ,theincrease inalcoholic strength provided
forinthefirst subparagraph may ,inaccordance with theprocedure laid
down inArticle ^ofRegulation No24,attain thelimits laid down in
Article 18(2 )ofRegulation (EEC)ITo816/7O.Suoh authorization shall
beindependent ofanysimilar authorization fortable wines asprovided
for intlir.t Article ,
Theinorepse provided forinthis paragraph maybeeffected only aocording
tothe .E3thods 'and conditions mentioned inArticle 19ofRegulation (EEC)
No82.6/YO,excluding thesecond subparagraph ofparagraph 3andparagraph
6ther^o !".
However ,until 30June 1979 sucrose maybeadded inaqueous solution in
wine~{£r07-D.ng zone AI,provided that thevolume oftheproduct towhich
thesolution isadded isnotthereby increased bymore than 10
2*The te:;b ofparagraph 3isreplaced bythefollowing :
"Nowine with atotal alcoholic strength ofless than 10°maybeconsidered
aquality wine p.s.r .
However ,Member States maydecide that inwine-growing zones other than CII
andCIIIthetotal alcoholio strength foraquality wine p.s.r .istobe
notlens than 9°»provided that such wine hasundergone none oftheprocesses
specified inArticle 19(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70."

Article36
ThetextofArticle8(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No817/70isreplacedbythe
following: "
"2.Aqualitywinep.s.r.may"besweetenedonly
–subjecttotheauthorization oftheproducerMemberStateconcerned;
suchauthorization maylaydownstricterconditionsthanthosecon­
tainedinthesecondsubparagraph *
–withinthespecifiedregioninwhiohitwasproduced,and
–bymeansofgrapemust,thenaturalalcoholicstrengthofwhichhas
notbeenincreased,orconcentrated grapemustoriginatinginthe
samespecifiedregionasthewineinquestion.
Theauthorization tosweetenaqualitywinep.s.r#mustspecify:
–amaximumamount,notexceeding2®,bywhichthetotalalcoholic
strengthmaybeincreased,
–ifgrapemustisused,thatthesweeteningmaynotincreasethe
volumeofthewineinquestionbymorethan10

Article37
InthefirstparagraphofArticle9ifRegulation(EEX3)No8l7/70»the
words"inArticles7and-8"arereplaced "bythewords"inArticles7and8(l)"«

Article 38
Article 11ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70isamended asfollows :
1»Inthefirst subparagraph ofparagraph 1intheGerman text theexpression
"vorzunehmen "isreplaced "bytheexpression "zuunterwerfen ".
é .A
2*Thetext ofparagraph 3isreplaced "bythefollowing : . >
"3*Where this Regulation requires foritsoperation theuseof
methods ofanalysis other than those referred to'inArticle 39
o^Regulation (EEC)No8I6/7O,such methods shall beadopted
inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 7of
.Regulation No24"»

Article39
ThetextofArticle12(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No817/70isreplaoedbythe
followingi •- *
"3«Thenameofaspecifiedregionmay"beusedtodescribeawineonl£if
itisaqualitywinej?»s«r»
However,theCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedure
laiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,
mcyauthorize,foratransitionalperiodwhichexpireson31August1980,
theusesubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedofthenamesofcertain
specifiedregionstodescribetablewinesforwhich.suchnameswere
traditionally usedon1June1970»"

Article40
Article17ofRegulation(ESC)NO817/7Oisrepealed.

Artide41
InAnnexIVtoRegulation(EEC)No8I6/70thetablerelatingtothetariff
heading20,07isreplacedbytheadditionalnotesandthefollowingtable:
Chapter20
PREPARATIONS OPVEGETABLES,FRUITOSOTHERPARTSOPPLANTS
Notes
(unchanged)
ThefollowingnoteisaddedtotheAdditionalNotes
"4,ForthepurposesofheadingNo20.07:
A»Grapemust(subheadingNos20.07BII)shallbetakentomeantheliquid
productobtainednaturallyorbyphysicalprocessesfromfreshgrapes
andhavinganactualalcoholicstrengthnotexceeding1°;
B*Concentratedgrapemust(subheadingsNos20.07AI,20¥0fBi)shallbe
'takentomeanuncaramelized grapemustobtainedbypartialdehydration
ofgrapemustandofadensityat20®Cofnotlessthan1.240;
C.Grapejuice(subheadingsNos20.07AII,20.07BIIIa)1,20.07BIIIb)1
shallbetakentomeanunferrnentedbutfermentablegrapemustwhichhas
!undergonetheappropriatetreatment,inparticularclarification or
filtration,renderingitfitforconsiciptlaiasitisandhavinganactual
alcoholicstrengthnotexceeding1°:
Headmg
numberDescription Rateofdut.v
Autonomous Conventional
56*
orLevy(L)
1 2 3 4
20.07 Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)
andvegetablejuices,whetheror
notcontainingaddedsugar,but
unferrnented andnotcontaining
spirit*
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding
1.33at15°C:
I.Concentratedgrapemust 50(a)
(a)Incertainconditionsacountervailing taxisprovidedforinrespect
ofcertainproductsinadditiontothecustomsduty.

Article41»page2
Headmg .
number..,.Description Patéofduty
Autonomous Conventi
% 1o
orLevy
1 2 2 4
20.07 II.Grapejuice:
a)Ofavalueexceeding22UA
per100kgnetweight••••••••
b)Ofavaluenotexceeding22UA
per100kgnetweight:50
1,withanaddedsugarcontent
exceeding30%"byweight 50
(+L)mm
2»other•••••••••••«..»•••• 50
III.(formerII)
IV.(formerIII)
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1.33orless
at15°C:
I.Concentrâtedgrapenust 28(a)28
liéGrapennxst 28(a)28
III.Grape,appleandpearjuice?
mixturesofappleandpiearjuice:
a)Ofavalueexceeding18UA
per100kgnetweight:
1.Grapejuice
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontent
exceeding30fobyweight28 28
bb)Other 28 ("b)
2.Appleandpearjuice:
aa)Containingaddedsugar25 24
- +ads
bb)Other 25 25
3.Mixturesofappleand
pearjuice 25 –
b)Ofavalueof18UAorless
per100kgnetweight:
1»Grapejuice:
,- -aa)Withanaddedsugar
contentexceeding ,30%
byweight 28 28
+(L)+ads
(a)Incertainconditionsacountervailing taxisprovidedforinrespectof
certainproductsinadditiontothecustomsduty.
(b)SeeAnnex. /

Article41»pa/re3
Heading Description RateofDuty
number
Autonomous Conventions
1o %
___ ■ orLevy
1 - 2 3 4
20.07 bb)Other••••••••••••••••••• 23 a
2.Applejuices
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontent
exceeding30%byweight 25 24
+(L +ads
bb)Withanaddedsugarcontent
of30%orlessbyweight *25 24
+ads
cc)Notcontainingaddedsugar25 25
3.Pearjuice:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontent "
exceeding30%byweight •25 24
+a +ads
bb)Withanaddedsugarcontent
of30%orlessbyweight25 24
+ads
cc)Notcontainingaddedsugar25 25
4.Mixturesofappleandpear
juice:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontent
exceeding30%byweight 25
+L
bb)Other 25
IV.(formerII)
(a)Incertainconditionsacountervailing taxisprovidedforinrespect
ofcertainproductsinadditiontothecustomsduty.

Article41page4
2)Thefollowingtablereplacestheoherelatingtotheposition20,0?oft^o
"CommoncustomsTariff"ofRegulation(«SC)11°950/63oftheCouncil,of
28Jur*e1963,ontheCommoncustomsTariff^aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)1T°^:
ïïeading
S0
: LDescriptioniRateofDuty
1 «•Conventional
14r
20.07Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetable
juices,whetherornotcontainingaddedsugar,but
unfermented andnotcontainingspirit$
B.ofaspecificgravityof1,33at15°C:
II.Grapemusts ... i28(a)
iIII•a)1.bb)Grapejuiceofavalueexceeding |
18UAper100kgnetweight,other . I28(a)
III.b)1.bb)Grapejuiceofavalueof18UA
orlessper100kgnetweight,,
other 28(a)
1IV.a)1.Orangejuiceofavalueexceeding
30UAper100kgnetweight......... 19a)
IV.a)2.Grapefruitjuiceofavalueexceeding
30UAper100kgnetweight 15(a
IV.b)1.bb)Orangejuiceofavalueof30UA
orlessper100kgnett^eight,
other ....19(a)
IV.b)2.bb)Grapefruitjuiceofavalueof
30UAorlessper100kgnet
weight,other 15(a)
(a)Incertainconditionsacounter-vailing taxisprovidedforin
additiontothecustomduty
(1)OJno.C172of22.7.1968,p.1
(2)

Article42
Thisregulationshallenterintoforceonthesixtiethdayfollowingthe
dayofitspublicationin"theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallapplyfromthebeginningofthewine-growing year
1975/76,withtheexceptionof.Articles1,10to13f33and41whichshall
applyfrom1January1975»
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyariddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

FI1TAÏTCIAL HOTE
This proposal foraRegulation amends several provisions ,relating inpar­
ticular tointervention measures ,ofthebasic Regulation Ho816/70con­
cerning wine .Thetrend inexpenditure since 1970 shows that ,ofthe large
variations noted ,themain factor wasthesize oftheharvest since the
intervention measures remained pratically unchanged during that period .
Even though provision hasbeen made foranewwithdrawal mechanism -distil
lation atthe "beginning ofthewine-growing year -theoperation ofthe
Regulation ,asnowamended ,isofsuch anature tocheck increases inEAGFF
e::penditutre inthis sector ,forthefollowing reasons :
-distillation atthebeginning ofthewine-growing year ,asprovided for
inArticles 2and ^ofthis proposal ,would becarried outatwithdrawal
price levels (60f,ofguide prices ),which would involve only limited
expenditure ,which would inallcases beless than that incurred until
nowwhere distillation hasbeen carried outatthe endofthe itfine-growir
year atprice levels approximating tooreven eqr.al totheactivating pri
-this type ofdistillation would beless expensive fortheEAGGF and ,by
being carried outspeedily andjudiciously ,could strengthen themarket
during it'smost susceptible phase ,andreduce theburden ofshort-term
storage aids which when applied automatically ha^e only avery limited
impact onthestabilisation ofthemarket ,
-furthermore ,toenable thenewarrangements tohave true economic
significance ,thepurchase price ofanywine delivered for "exceptional "
distillation (Article 8)would belimited to70c'->oftheguide price and
assistance from theEAGGF would bereduced proportionately .

-mtheeventoianexceptionally abundantharvestveryhighyieldscould
bepenalizedandsupplyreducedbyfixingasupplementary rateforthe
deliveriesofby-productsofwine-making (Article21).
-AtpresentCommunityaidforsuchmeasuresisnilandtheproposedmeasure :
couldusefullycompletethewinedistillation measuresprovidedforwithir.
theframeworkcfthisdraftregulation .
Thetheoreticalcalculation example,whichfollows,showsthatthetotality
ofthoseproposedprovisions,andinparticularthedistillation with/iravaL
pricelevels,willresultinanoticeablereductioninexpenditureinthe
eventofanexceptionally abundantharvest.Ontheotherhand,incases
wheretheharvestlevelswouldnotrequiremassivedistillation theeconomic -
willbemoremodest.Thus,inconclusion ,fromthefinancialpointofview,
theproposedmodifications willnotablyhavetheeffectofreducinggreat
increasesinexpenditureintheeventofanexceptionally abundantharvest.
Itistrue,asstressedbefore,thatthetrendinintervention expenditure
dependsprimarilyonthestateofequilibriumofthemarket.Leavingaside
theinevitablevariationsinproductionfromoneyeartothenext,there
isreasontofearthatthecurrentgrovrthinproductionpotentialwillnot
becounter-balanced induetimebyanequivalentgrowthindemand.For
thisreasonthisproposalincludesa.numberofmeasiiresrestrictingpro­
duction,bothquantitatively andqualitatively .
Theyareinparticular,theintroductionofaplantationsystem(Article16}
thelimitationofaidstoreplantation (Article14),theprogressive
grubbing-upofwinevarietiesnotincludedintheclassification (Articles1
and17)andmeasurespromotingageneralimprovementinthequalityofthe
products.

Inconclusion ,therefore,thisdraftregulationwillleadtoareduction
ofintervention expenditurenotablyintheeventofanexceptionally
abundantharvest.AsfarastheuseofBudgetappropriations for1974
and1975s.reconcerned,theeffectwillberathermodestanddifficult
toquantify.Ontheonehandtherearethetimelagsfortheadoption
ofthedraftregulation ,and,ontheotherhand,for1975onemusttake
intoconsideration thequantitiesofwinecarriedoverfromthepreceding
wine-growing year. ••
Winesector(Chapter69oftheBudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities)-
Expenditure : Appropriations (rudgot1974»dr\-'
19701971 1972 1'19731974 '1975
16mu,a.28.2mu,a.55-4mu.a.8.7mu.a.70.1mu.a.93.2mu.a.
Asfarasthemulti-annual estimatesareconcerned(1976:65mu.a.,
197750mu.a.),itistobenotedthatthemostup-to-dateinformation
aboutthegrowthofproductionpotentialindicatetheneedtoincrease
the-amountsretainedfor1976and1977*However,intheeventofthe
adoptionoftheproposedmeasures(especiallythedistillation withdrawal
pricelevels)therecouldbecertainresultingeconomiesfortheyears
inquestion.Thus,amodification oftheamountsretainedfor-1976and
1977doesnotseemadviseableatthemomenttakingaccountofthesetwo
elementsaswellasthedegreeofuncertainty surroundingtheseestimates.

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Theoretical erarnple_of^rariousmeasuresTvhinhmay"betakeninrespectof_the
winemarket
Workinghypothesis
Anexceptionally abundantharvestleavingthemarketwithaquantityof16
millionhectolitresinexcessofinternalandexternalrequirements (10f)
afterstockshavebeenreplenished .
Winepricesfixedforthe1974/73wine-growingyearandaidsatpresentin
force.
A«MGc sibleundortheprésentrujLes
Unitcostin
mu.a.per1
rnhlMillion Total
hl cost
(hypothetical )mu.a.
1.Short-termstoragecontracts 0,6
2.Long-termstoragecontracts 2,2
3.Distillation atthe
activatingprice 6to7
4.Aidforrestorage 0,9u
B.Measurcs undertheproposedrules
0.Distillation atthestartof
thewine-growing year 2to3
1.Short-termstorage 0,6
2.Long-termstorage 2,2
3.Distillation at70ofthe
guidepries 3to4
4.Aidforrestorage 0,8530
8
8
4
6
15
10
3
518
18
48to56
4
88to96
12to18
9
22
9to12
5
57to66
Ananalogouscalculationforaquantityof8mhiabovetotalrequirements
showsthat:
-theexpenditurewouldbebetween44-48mu.a.formeasurespossibleunder
thepresentrules,
–theexpenditurewouldbebetween29–36mu.a.forthemeasurespossible
undertheproposedmodifications .