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Date: 1977-02-02
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 as regards the rules on the maximum sulphur dioxide content of wine#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2893/74 on sparkling wines produced in the Community and specified in item 12 of Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 and Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION CP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   COM(77 ) 12 final
                                                   Brussels , 2 February 1977
                                Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
          amending; Regulation. (EEC ) No 816/70 as regards the
          rules on the maximum sulphur dioxide content of wine
                                Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
          amending Regulation (EEC ) No 2893/74 on sparkling wines
          produced in the Community and specified in item 12 of
          Annex II to Regulation (EEC ) No 816/70 and Regulation
           (EEC ) No " 17/70 Irving down special provisions relating
           to quality civics produced in specified regions
                 ( emitted to the Council by the Commission)
  COM(77 ) 12 t i.arl
 ---pagebreak---                           EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
         The purpose of both these proposals for regulations is to extend
for 6 months the provisions regarding the maximum sulphur dioxide content
of wine for direct human consumption and of sparkling wine .
         Although some of the sulphur dioxide levels at present permitted
call for substantial reduction , in particular those of 300 mg , it seems
prematare to act at this stage , since the oenological processes now under
comprehensive review by the Council working group have yet reached the
stage of adoption by the Council itself, tut a Council decision will
certainly be taken in the oours a of this year , and the Commission will
then be able to present to the Counoil a mere restrictive proposal for
a regulation on this matter .
 ---pagebreak---                                Proposal for
              COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
      amending Regulation (EEC ) No 816/70 as regards the
       rules on the maximum sulphur dioxide oontent of wine
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
and in particular Article 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ,
Whereas Article 26a of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 816/70 of 28 April 1970
laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the
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market in wine , as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 2842/76 , provides
for a transitional adjustment period in respect of the sulphur dioxide
content of certain wines produced in the Community or imported from
non-member countries and intended for direct human consumption , other than
sparkling wines and liqueur wines 5 whereas this period was extended until
28 February 1977 by Article 24 of Regulation (ISO ) I® 1160/76 of 17 Kay 1976
amending Regulation (EEC ) No 816/70^;
Whereas , in order to faoilit&ta the press®®® ®f adjustment , the transitional
period should be further extend®d by 6 months
                                                                      • · · Μ · 1
   OJ No L 99 » 5 - 5-1970, p . 1
   OJ No L 327 , 26.11.1976 , p . 2
   OJ No L 135 . 24 . 5.1976 , p . 1
 ---pagebreak--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                Article 1
          Article 26a of Regulation (EEC ) Ho 816/70 is hereby amended
as follows :
– in paragraph 1 "28 February 1977" shall read ** 28 February 1978" »
– in paragraph 2 ®*31 December 1976" shall read W 31 Deoember 1977" •
                                Article 2
          This Regulation shall enter into foroe on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities *
          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and direotly
applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                          For the Counoil
                                            The President
 ---pagebreak---                                       Proposal for
                        COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
         amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2893/74 on sparkling wines
         produced in the Community and specified in item 12 of
          Annex II to Regulation ( EEC ) No 816/70 and Regulation
          ( EEC ) No 817/70 laying down special provisions relating
          to quality wines produced in specified regions
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
and in particular Article 43 thereof ,               *
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Whereas Articles 12 and 16 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2893/74 of
18 November 1974 on sparkling wines produced in the Community and specified
 in item 12 of Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 816/701, as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 2426/762, and Article 10b of Regulation (EEC) No 817/70"*,
 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2878/764, provided for a transitions!
adjustment period in respect of the sulphur dioxide content of sparkling
 wines , quality sparkling wines and quality yparkling wines produced in
 speoified regional whereas that period was extended until 28 February 1977
 by Regulation (EEC ) No 2426/76 j
  1
    OJ No   L 310 , 21.11.1974 ,    1
  2
  3
    OJ No   L 276 ,  7.10.1976 ,    1
    OJ No   L 99 ,   5 . 5.1970 ,   20
  4
    OJ No   L 331 . 30.11.1976 ,    3
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas , in order to facilitate the process of adjustment , the transitional
 period should be further extended by 6 months ;
Whereas the amendment of Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 , whereby
 zone C I is divided into two parts , necessitates an amendment to Regulation
 ( EEC ) No 2893/74f
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION t
                                        Article 1
              Regulation (EEC) No 2893/74 is amended as follows :
 1 . The date 28 February 1977 specified in the second subparagraph of
     Articles 12 ( 1 ) and 16 ( 1) is replaced by 30 August      1977 •
                              m
 2 . The date 231 December 1976 Bpeoified in Articles 12 ( 2 ) and 16 ( 2) is
     replaced by 30 June 1977 *
 3 . The third indent of Article 5 ( l ) ( d) i0 amended to read as follows 1
     n– 2° for a cuv6e composed of constituents from wine-growing zones C I&a
         and C I b , C II or C III , provided that the natural alcoholic strength
         of each constituent is at least 7*5°» 8.5° or 9° respectively ."
                                       Article 2
             Regulation ( EEC) No 817/70 is amended as follows t
 1 . The date 28 February 1977 specified in the second subparagraph of
     Article 10b ( 1 ) is replaced by 30     August ■ 1977 *
 2 . The date 31 December 1976 specified in Article 10b ( 2) is replaced
     by 30 June 1977 .    -
                                    Article 3
             This Regulation shall enter into force ion the third day
following its publication in the Offioial Journal of the European
Communities .
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
directly applicable in all Member States *
Done at Brussels ,                                       For the Council
                                                         The President