IS A FACTOR IN ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF WINE AND IN DETERMINING ITS BEHAVIOUR , IT HAS APPEARED NECESSARY TO FIX THE MAXIMUM LEVEL OF ACIDIFICATION ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO PRESERVE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE THE SPECIFIC CHARACTER BESTOWED BY ITS ORIGIN ON EACH QUALITY WINE PSR AND TO SIMPLIFY THE WORK OF THE INSPECTION AGENCIES , SUCH WINE MAY , EXCEPT IN CERTAIN CASES TO BE DETERMINED , BE SWEETENED ONLY WITHIN THE SPECIFIED REGION IN QUESTION AND SOLELY BY MEANS OF A PRODUCT ORIGINATING IN THE SAME REGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES TO BE LAID DOWN WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS BY THE MEMBER STATES ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO QUALITY WINES PSR , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING METHODS OF ANALYSIS TO DEAL WITH SPECIFIC CASES ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO PROTECT PRODUCERS FROM UNFAIR COMPETITION AND CONSUMERS FROM ERROR AND FRAUD , THE TERMS " QUALITY WINE PRODUCED IN A SPECIFIED REGION " AND " QUALITY SPARKLING WINE PRODUCED IN A SPECIFIED REGION " MUST BE RESERVED FOR WINES WHICH COMPLY WITH COMMUNITY PROVISIONS , WHILE USE OF TRADITIONAL SPECIFIC DESIGNATIONS MUST NOT BE EXCLUDED ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THIS REGULATION LAYS DOWN SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR QUALITY WINES PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS .
" QUALITY WINES PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS " ( HEREINAFTER CALLED " QUALITY WINES PSR " ) MEANS WINES WHICH SATISFY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION AND THOSE NATIONAL RULES ADOPTED PURSUANT THERETO .
THE LIST OF QUALITY WINES PSR ADOPTED BY THE MEMBER STATES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
" QUALITY SPARKLING WINES PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS " ( HEREINAFTER CALLED " QUALITY SPARKLING WINES PSR " ) MEANS QUALITY WINES PSR WHICH COMPLY WITH THE DEFINITION IN POINT 13 OF ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 , WITH TITLE I OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 358/79 ( 4 ) AND WITH THIS REGULATION .
ARTICLE 2
1 . THE PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 1 SHALL , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE TRADITIONAL CONDITIONS OF PRODUCTION IN SO FAR AS THESE ARE NOT SUCH AS TO PREJUDICE THE POLICY OF ENCOURAGING QUALITY PRODUCTION AND THE CREATION OF A SINGLE MARKET , BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FACTORS :
( A ) DEMARCATION OF THE AREA OF PRODUCTION ;
( B ) VINE VARIETIES ;
( C ) CULTIVATION METHODS ;
( D ) WINE-MAKING METHODS ;
( E ) MINIMUM NATURAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME ;
( F ) YIELD PER HECTARE ;
( G ) ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS .
2 . IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE FACTORS AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT FAIR AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICES , MEMBER STATES MAY DETERMINE SUCH OTHER CONDITIONS OF PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERISTICS AS SHALL BE OBLIGATORY FOR QUALITY WINES PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS