CELEX: 31973R2592
Language: en
Date: 1973-09-24 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2592/73 of the Council of 24 September 1973 supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 as regards the total maximum content of sulphur dioxide (SO*) in wines other than sparkling wines and liqueur wines intended for direct human consumption in the Community

26. 9. 73                            Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 269/ 1
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                                          (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2592/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                 of 24 September 1973
               supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 as regards the total maximum
               content of sulphur dioxide (SO2) in wines other than sparkling wines and liqueur
                      wines intended for direct human consumption in the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                        for wines produced within their territory, the total
COMMUNITIES,                                                       sulphur dioxide content for wines intended for
                                                                   direct human consumption other than sparkling
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              wines and liqueur wines, shall not exceed :
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
thereof ;
                                                                   (a) 200 mg/1 for red wines,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                (b) 250 mg/1 for white wines.
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­
ment ;
                                                                   However, for a period ending on 31 August 1976
Whereas it is necessary to restrict, in the preparation            and for wines produced in Community wine­
of wines, the use of sulphur dioxide which is indis­               growing zones in which contents higher than
pensable in the present state of oenological know­                 those referred to in the first subparagraph are
ledge during certain stages of wine production as well             allowed on 1 October 1973, the maximum sulphur
                                                                   dioxide content :
as in the conservation of wines ;
Whereas, however, in order to take account, in the                 (a) shall be raised to 300 mg/1 for white wines and
initial stage, of the diversification of Community wine                250 mg/1 for red wines where these wines have
production, it appears necessary to provide for a transi­              a residual sugar content, expressed as invert
tional period of adaptation taking into consideration                  sugar, equal to or greater than 5 g/1,
what has already been achieved as well as the efforts
that have been made in this respect by certain                     (b) may be raised to 400 mg/1 for certain white
Member States in order to reduce levels of sulphur                     quality wines psr having special characteristics
dioxide, in particular for reasons of public health ;                  of production and preparation .
Whereas, therefore, it is necessary during this transi­
tional period to fix appropriate levels for the different          The maximum content referred to in the second
wines intended for direct human consumption,                       subparagraph (b) may be allowed up to 31 August
whether produced within the Community or imported                  1976 also for certain imported white quality wines
from third countries,                                              having special characteristics of production and
                                                                   preparation .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                   2.    The Council, acting on a proposal from the
                                                                   Commission, in accordance with the voting proce­
                         Article 1                                 dure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty, may
                                                                   prolong before 30 June 1976 the period referred
Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 shall be supplemented                   to in the second and third subparagraphs of para­
by the following Article :                                         graph 1 , while taking account of the need to
     Article 26a                                                   reduce in progressive stages the maximum sulphur
                                                                   dioxide contents referred to in these subpara­
     1 . Without prejudice to the more restrictive                 graphs. These reductions shall be decided in accor­
     provisions that may be applied by Member States               dance with the same procedure .
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  3.     In accordance with the procedure laid down                             Article 2
  in Article 7 of Regulation No 24, detailed rules for
  the application of this Article shall be adopted, in      Paragraph 4 of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No
   particular :                                             1599/71 shall be repealed.
  (a) the list of quality wines psr referred to in para­
       graph 1 , second subparagraph (b) ;
  (b) the list of quality wines referred to in para­                              Article 3
       graph 1 last subparagraph ;
  (c) the transitional measures for wines produced          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October
       before 1 October 1973',                              1973 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 24 September 1973 .
                                                                       For the Council
                                                                        The President
                                                                      lb FREDERIKSEN