Amended proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) AMENDING FOR THE FIRST TIME REGULATION (EEC) NO 1601/91 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES ON THE DEFINITION, DESCRIPTION AND PRESENTATION OF AROMATIZED WINES, AROMATIZED WINE-BASED DRINKS AND AROMATIZED WINE-PRODUCT COCKTAILS
Date: 1992-09-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: flavoured wine, food technology, fruit product, labelling

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(92) 391 final  - SYN 396 

Brussels,  11 September 1992 

Amended proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 

AMENDING  FOR THE FIRST TIME REGULATION  (EEC) NO  1601/91 

LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES ON THE DEFINTION, DESCRIPTION AND 

PRESENTATION Or AROMATIZED WINES, AROMATIZED WINE-BASED DRINKS AND 

AROMATIZED WINE-PRODUCT COCKTAILS 

(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article  149(3) 
of  the EEC-Treaty) 

m 

-  z. — 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

These proposals concern  spirit  drinks and aromatized wines, aromatized wine-bsned 
drinks and aromatized wine-product  cocktails.  Their  purpose  is to prohibit  fr nj 
1 January  1993 the use of  lead-based closures  in order  to avoid  contamination 
risks and pollution of  the environment. 

They were transmitted  to the Council  in February  1 9 9 2 0 ).  Parliament  approved 
them on a July- 1992^2), and asked  for a minor  amendment  to the definition of the 
drink  "Kalte Ente" given  in Article  2(3)(e) of Regulation  (EEC) No  1601/91.  The 
Commission accepted  this amendment.  It proposed  to the Council  that  the 
definition of  "Sangria"  in Article  2(3)(a) of  the above Regulation  be  clarified; 
this would  not  change  the meaning but would  improve understanding  as a result of 
a clearer presentation.  On 23 July  1992 the Council  adopted  unanimously  a common 
position  in agreement  with  the Commission  on: 

the amended  proposal  amending Regulation  (EEC) No 1601/91  and 

the proposal  without  amendments which amends Regulation  (EEC) No 1576/89. 

This document  constitutes official  transmission by the Commission  of  these 
amendments  to Regulation  (EEC) No 1601/91. 

(1) COM(92)55 final  of 21.2.1992. 
(2) PV 22 11. w£  161.603 not yet published  in the OJ 

- i-

Amended proposal for a Council Regulation  (EEC) 

amending for the first time Regulation  (EEC) No 16 01/91 

laying down general rules on the definition, description 

and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks 

and aromatized wine-product cocktails 

Article  1 is hereby amended as follows : 

"Article 1 

Regulation  (EEC) no 1601/91 is hereby amended as follows : 

1.  In Article 2 paragraphe  3 point a) the first subparagraphe is 

replaced by : 

"(a) 

Sangria : 

a drink obtained  from wine 

aromatized with the addition of natural  citrus-fruit 

extracts or essences 

with our without the juice of such fruit 

possibly 

= with the addition of spices 

=  sweetened 

= with C02 added 

and having on acquired alcoholic  strength by volume of less 

than  12% vol." 

2.  In Article 2 paragraphe 3 the point e) is replaced by : 

"(e) 

Kalte Ente : 

an aromatized wine-based drink obtained by mixing wine, semi-

sparkling wine or ?.c.mi sparkling wine with added C02 with 

sparkling wine or sparkling wine with added co2,  and adding 

natural lemon substances or extracts thereof, the taste of 

which must be clearly perceptible.  The finished product must, 

contain not  less than 25% by volume of  the sparkling wine or 

sparkling with added  C02:u 

3.  In Article 8 the fol Iwoïng paragraphe 4a  is added  : 

"4a.  As from 1 January 1993, bottled products covered by this Ragulatioa may 

only be held with a view to sale or placed on the market in containers 

fitted with closing devices not covered by lead-based capsules .or foil. 

However, the disposal of products in bottles fitted before that date with 

lead-based capsules or foil shall be authorized until stocks are used up.* 

-51 

ISSN 0254-1475 

COM (92) 391 final 

DOCUMENTS 

EN 

03 

Catalogue number : CB-CO-92409-EN-C 

ISBN 92-77-47573-0 

Office  for Official Publications of the European Communities 

L-2985 Luxembourg