CELEX: 31974R1532
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-17 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1532/74 of the Council of 17 June 1974 amending Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 as regards the rules on the total maximum sulphur dioxide content of wine and the definition of liqueur wine

21 . 6. 74                           Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 166/ 1
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                                           (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 1532/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 17 June 1974
               amending Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 as regards the rules on the total
               maximum sulphur dioxide content of wine and the definition of liqueur wine
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                     certain quality liqueur wines produced in specified
 COMMUNITIES,                                                    regions and having special characteristics obtainable
                                                                 by means of this treatment ; whereas, except for these
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           quality liqueur wines produced in specified regions,
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                this treatment is not justified for products intended
 thereof ;                                                       for direct human consumption ; whereas, therefore,
                                                                 the definition of liqueur wines produced in the
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;             Community should also be amended in this respect,
 Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­
 ment (') ;
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and
 Social Committee ;
 Whereas Article 26a of Council Regulation (EEC) No                                       Article 1
 81 6/70 (2) of 28 April 1970 laying down additional
 provisions for the common organization of the market            The second and third subparagraphs of Article 26a of
 in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 shall be replaced by the
 2592/73 (3), provided for appropriate sulphur dioxide           following :
 contents of certain wines produced in the Community
 and intended for direct human consumption, other                    ' However, for a period ending on 31 August 1976,
 than sparkling wines and liqueur wines, during a tran­              for wines imported from third countries and wines
 sitional period ; whereas this derogation should be                 produced in Community wine-growing zones in
 extended to corresponding wines imported from third                 which contents higher than those referred to in
 countries in order to avoid any break in continuity of              the first subparagraph are allowed on 1 October
 these imports ;                                                      1973, the total maximum sulphur dioxide
                                                                     content :
Whereas grape musts that have been subjected to
 dehydration by the direct heat of a fire, which                     (a) shall be raised to 300 mg/1 for white wines and
 normally causes partial caramelization, are used in the                 250 mg/1 for red wines where these wines have
 preparation of certain quality liqueur wines produced                   a residual sugar content, expressed as invert
 in specified regions ; whereas the definition of liqueur                sugar, equal to or greater than 5 g/1 ;
wine given under item 1 1 of Annex II to Regulation
(EEC) No 816/70 should therefore be amended in                       (b) may be raised to 400 mg/1 for certain quality
order to allow the use of this grape must in the prepa­                  white wines produced in specified regions and
ration of certain quality liqueur wines produced in                      for certain imported quality white wines
specified regions ;                                                      having special characteristics of production
                                                                         and preparation .'
Whereas experience shows that liqueur wines are
prepared by the addition of alcohol or potable spirits
to grape must before fermentation only in the case of                                     Article 2
(') OJ No C 40, 8. 4. 1974, p. 75.
(2) OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5. 1970, p. 1 .                             Item 11 of Annex II to Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70
(}) OJ No L 269, 26. 9 . 1973, p. 1 .                           shall be replaced by the following :
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    ' 11 . Liqueur wine : the product which                            '(b) Liqueur wine ('vin de liqueur ), that is to say a
           — is produced in the Community ;                                 product :
           — has a total alcoholic strength of not less                     — having a total alcoholic strength of not less
               than      17-5°     and  an   actual  alcoholic
                                                                                than     17-5°     and   an  actual alcoholic
               strength of not less than 15° and not                            strength of not less than 1 5 ° and not
               more than 22 0 and
                                                                                more than 22 ° and
           — is obtained from grape must or wine,
               derived from certain of the vine varieties                   — obtained from grape must or wine* which
               referred to in Article 16 and having a                           must come from vine varieties approved in
               natural alcoholic strength of not less than                      the third country of origin for the produc­
               12° :                                                            tion of liqueur wine, and having a
                                                                                minimum natural alcoholic strength of
               — by freezing or                                                 12° :
               — by the addition during or after fermen­                        — by freezing or
                   tation :
                                                                                — by the addition during or after fermen­
                     (i) of neutral alcohol of vinous origin                        tation
                          having an         actual    alcoholic
                          strength of not less than 95 0 or                           (i) of a product derived from the
                                                                                          distillation of wine or
                    (ii) of an unrectified product derived
                          from the distillation of wine and                          (ii) of concentrated grape must or, in
                          having an actual            alcoholic                           the case of certain quality liqueur
                          strength of not less than 52 0 and                              wines appearing on a list to be
                          not more than 80 ° or                                           adopted of wines for which such
                   (iii) of concentrated grape must or, in                                practice is traditional, of grape
                          the case of certain quality liqueur                             must concentrated by direct heat,
                          wines produced in specified                                     which, apart from this operation,
                          regions and appearing on a list to                              corresponds to the definition of
                          be adopted of wines for which                                   concentrated grape must or,
                          such practice is traditional, of                          (iii) of a mixture of these products.
                          grape must concentrated by direct
                          heat which, apart from this opera­                However, certain quality liqueur wines
                          tion , corresponds to the definition              appearing on a list to be adopted may be
                          of concentrated grape must or                     obtained from unfermented fresh grape must
                   (iv) of a mixture of these products.                     which does not need to have a minimum
                                                                            natural alcoholic strength of 12° .'
           However, certain quality liqueur wines
           produced in specified regions and appearing
           on a list to be adopted may be obtained from
           unfermented fresh grape must which does
           not need to have a minimum natural alco­
           holic strength of 12° .'                                                           Article 4
                             Article 3
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                   following its publication in the Official Journal of
In Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 816/70, Addi­                   the European Communities.
tional Note No 4 (b) of Chapter 22 of the Common
Customs Tariff shall be replaced by the following :                However, Article 3 shall not apply until 1 July 1974.
                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