CELEX: 31974R1533
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-17 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1533/74 of the Council of 17 June 1974 amending Regulation (EEC) No 948/70 defining certain products falling within heading Nos 20.07, 22.04 and 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in third countries

21 . 6 . 74                            Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 166/3
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 1533/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                        of 17 June 1974
                  amending Regulation (EEC) No S>48/70 defining certain products falling within
                  heading Nos 20.07 , 22.04 and 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff and origi­
                                                   nating in third countries
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                               — by freezing or
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                                           — by the addition during or after fermenta­
                                                                                tion
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community ;                                                             (i) of a product derived from the distilla­
                                                                                      tion of wine or
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 816/70 (') of 28 April 1970 laying down additional                              (ii) of concentrated grape must or, in the
 provisions for the common organization of the market                                 case of certain quality liqueur wines
 in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                                      appearing on a list to be adopted of
  1 532/ 74 (2), and in particular Article 1 (4) (c) thereof ;                        wines for which such practice is tra­
                                                                                      ditional, of grape must concentrated by
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                                  direct heat, which, apart from this oper­
                                                                                      ation, corresponds to the definition of
 Whereas in certain third countries grape musts that*                                 concentrated grape must, or
 have been subjected to dehydration by the direct heat
 of a fire, which normally causes partial caramelization,                      (iii) of a mixture of these products .
 are used in the preparation of quality liqueur wine ;
 whereas it is therefore necessary to adapt the defini­                However, certain quality liqueur wines appearing
 tion of 'liqueur wine' set out in Council Regulation                  on a list to be adopted may be obtained from
 (EEC) No 948 /70 (3) of 26 May 1970 defining certain                  unfermented fresh grape must which does not
 products falling within heading Nos 20.07, 22.04 and                  need    to     have   a  minimum     natural   alcoholic
 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating                   strength of 12°'
 in third countries in order to allow the addition of
 grape must in the preparation of certain quality
 liqueur wines ; ■
                                                                                               Article 2
 Whereas, moreover, the adaptation of the definition of
 imported liqueur wine aims at bringing it closer to               1.    Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 948/70
 that of liqueur wine produced in the Community,                  shall be deleted .
                                                                  2.     The following Article shall be added to Regula­
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                  tion (EEC) No 948/70 :
                                                                       IArticle 3a
                            A rticle 1
                                                                      The rules of application of this Regulation, in
 In Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 948/70,                  particular as regards, for each product referred to
 the definition of liqueur wine shall be replaced by the              in Article 2, the requirements referred to in Article
 following :                                                          3, shall be adopted in accordance with the proce­
      ' Liqueur wine : the product which                              dure laid down in Article 7 of Regulation No 24
                                                                      (') on the progressive establishment of a common
      — has a total alcoholic strength of not less than               organization of the market in wine .'
           17-5° and an actual alcoholic strength of not
           less than 15° and not more than 22° and
      — is' obtained from grape must or wine, which
                                                                                               Article 3
           must come from vine varieties approved in the
           third country of origin for the production of
           liqueur wine and has a minimum alcoholic               This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
           strength of 1 2° :                                     following its publication in the Official Journal of
                                                                  the European Communities.
(') OJ No L 99, 5 . 5 . 1970, p. 1 .
(2) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
(») OJ No L 114, 27 . 5 . 1970 , p. 6 .                           It shall apply as from 1 July 1974 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Luxembourg, 17 June 1974.
                                                                    For the Council
                                                                      The President
                                                                         J. ERTL