CELEX: 31970R0948
Language: en
Date: 1970-05-26 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 948/70 of the Council of 26 May 1970 defining certain products falling within headings Nos 20.07, 22.04 and 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in third countries

Official Journal of the European Communities                                    271
No L 114/6                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                27.5.70
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 948/70 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                   of 26 May 1970
             defining certain products falling within headings Nos 20.07, 22.04 and 22.05 of the
                               Common Customs Tariff and originating in third countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                     other than the direct heat of a fire, in such a way that
                                                              its density at 20° C is not less than 1-240 :
Having regard to the Treaty           establishing the        'Liqueur wine' means the product which
European Economic Community;                                  — has a total alcoholic strength of not less than
                                                                   17-5° and an actual alcoholic strength of not less
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      than 15° and not more than 22° ; and
816/701 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional
provisions for the common organisation of the                 — is obtained from grape must, new wine still in
market in wine, and in particular Article 1 (4) (c)                fermentation, or. wine
thereof;                                                      — by refrigeration; or
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;           — by the addition during or after fermentation of a
                                                                   product derived from the distillation of wine;
Whereas the definitions of some of the products
listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 816/70              'Sparkling wine' means the product having an actual
can be applied * only to products obtained in the             alcoholic strength of not less than 8-5° which is .
Community; whereas it is, therefore, necessary for            — obtained by first or second alcoholic fermentation
the corresponding products originating in third                    of fresh grapes, grape must or wine;
countries to be defined ;
                                                              — and which when the container is opened releases
Whereas the definitions of those products originating              carbon dioxide derived exclusively from
in third countries, to which this Regulation applies,              fermentation and having an overpressure of not
must be as close as possible to the ' definitions of the           less than 3 atmospheres when kept at a
Community products ;                                               temperature of 20° C in closed containers .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                              'Aerated sparkling wine' means the product having
                                                              an actual alcoholic strength of not less than 8-5° and
                                                              which
                       Article 1
                                                              — is obtained from wine ;
This Regulation concerns products originating in              — releases, when the container is opened, carbon
third countries .                                                  dioxide , derived totally or partially from an
                                                                   addition of that gas; and
                       Article 2                              — has an overpressure of not less than 3
                                                                   atmospheres when kept at a temperature of 20° C
'Concentrated grape must' means uncaramelised                      in closed containers ;
grape must which is obtained by partial dehydration
of grape must carried out by any authorised method            'Semi-sparkling wine' means wine have an actual
                                                               alcoholic strength of not less than 8-5° which
                                                              — naturally contains carbon dioxide after first or
1 OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p. 1 .                                     second alcoholic fermentation ; and
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— has an overpressure of not less than 1 and not                stating that those products conform to the standards
     more than 2-5 atmospheres when kept at a                   applicable to Community products.
     temperature of 20° C in closed containers;
                                                               2.     Detailed rules for the application of this Article,
'Aerated semi-sparkling wine' means wine having an              and in particular the requirements referred to in
 actual alcoholic strength of not less than 8-5° which         paragraph 1 , shall be adopted for each product in
                                                               accordance with the procedure provided for in
— contains carbon dioxide that has been wholly or              Article 7 of Regulation No 241 on the progressive
    partially added ; and                                      establishment of a common organisation of the
— has an overpressure of not less than 1 and not               market in wine.
    more than 2-5 atmospheres when kept at a
    temperature of 20° C in closed containers .                                        Article 4
                        Article 3                              This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
                                                                day following its publication in the Official Journal
1 . When the products defined in Article 2 are                 of the European Communities.
imported, they shall, where necessary, be
accompanied by a certificate made out by the                   The provisions of this Regulation shall take effect on
competent authorities of the exporting country                  1 June 1970.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 26 May 1970.
                                                                                      For the Council
                                                                                       The President
                                                                                        Ch. HEGER
                                                               1 OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 989/62.