CELEX: 31970R1093
Language: en
Date: 1970-06-08 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1093/70 of the Council of 8 June 1970 concerning the addition of alcohol to products in the wine sector originating in the Community

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                                REGULATION (EEC) No 1093/70 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 8 June 1970
                 concerning the addition of alcohol to products in the wine sector originating in the
                                                       Community
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                                             Article 1
  European Economic Community ;
                                                                 By way of derogation from the provisions of Article
                                                                25 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70, alcohol may,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    under the conditions provided in this Regulation, be
 816/701 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional                 added to the following products :
 provisions for the common organisation of the
 market in wine, and in particular Article 25 (2)                ( a) table wines and quality wines p.s.r., when they
 thereof;                                                              are exported to third countries where climatic
                                                                      conditions or consumer habits necessitate an
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                   addition of alcohol;
                                                                 (b) sparkling wines when a sweetener is added.
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation
 (EEC) No 816/70, the addition of alcohol to the
 products listed in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation is                                   Article 2
 prohibited, with the exception of wines fortified for
 distillation and liqueur wines ;                               The alcohol added to the products listed in Article 1
                                                                must be either neutral alcohol of vinous origin having
 Whereas paragraph 2 of that Article does, however,             an actual alcoholic strength of not less than 95° , or
 permit derogations from this prohibition ;                     an unrectified product derived from the distillation of
                                                                wine and having an actual alcoholic strength of not
                                                                less than 52° and not more than 80° .
 Whereas the possibility of adding alcohol to table
 wines and to quality wines produced in specified
 regions should be provided for where they are
                                                                                          Article 3
 exported to third countries, either to take account of
 consumer habits in those countries, or to prevent              1.      The quantities of alcohol added may not :
 climatic conditions or transport from affecting the
 quality of the exported wines ;                                 ( a) increase the total alcoholic strength of the
                                                                      products specified in Article 1 ( a) by more
 Whereas it is equally necessary to authorise this                    than 2° ;
 practice when a sweetener has to be added to a                 (b) increase the total alcoholic strength of the
 sparkling wine ;                                                     products ' specified in Article 1 ( b) by more
                                                                      than 0-5° .
Whereas this practice must be strictly controlled to
prevent frauds ; whereas, to maintain the vinous                2. In respect of quality wines p.s.r., Member States
character of the products in this sector and to                 may restrict the addition of alcohol still further, or
encourage the disposal of products derived from the             even prohibit it altogether.
 distillation of wine or from the distillation of the
 by-products of wine-making, the added alcohol                                           Article 4
 should be a distillate of vinous origin ;
                                                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
                                                                day following its publication in the Official Journal
1 OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p . 1 .                                 of the European Communities.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States .
Done at Luxembourg, 8 June 1970.
                                                                    For the Council
                                                                     The President
                                                                      Ch . HÉGER