CELEX: 51981PC0732
Language: en
Date: 1981-12-04
Title: Amendment to the proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) n° 337/79 on the common organization of the market in wine and Regulation (EEC) n° 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff. (submitted to the Council by the Commission pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty.)

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                                                            COM(81)732 final
                                                           Brussels . 4th December 1981
                                Amendment to the proposal for a
                                   COUNCIL REGULATION     ( EEC )
                     amending Regulation (EEC ) n° 337 /79 on the common
                     organization of the market in wine and Regulation
                       ( EEC ) n° 950 / 68 on the Common Customs Tariff .
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                         ( submitted to the Council by the Commission
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                      pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149
                                        of the EEC Treaty .)
COM ( 81 ) 732 final
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The Commission forvarded the following to the Council on 26 May 1981 :
   A proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 337/79 on
   the common organization of the market in wine and Regulation ( EEC ) No
   950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff ;
   When the proposal was    discussed by the Council , several Member States
   requested that certain oenological practices be authorized *
   As these requests
   appear justified , the above-mentioned proposal   should be supplemented to
   that effect , following the procedure laid down^in the second paragraph of
   Article 149 of the Treaty .
   The adoption of the proposed measures involves no expenditure for the
   Community Budget .
 ---pagebreak--- Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation ( EEC ) amending Regulation
( EEC ) WO 357/79 on the common organization of the market in wine and
Regulation ( EEC ) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff--(l )
   submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second
     paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty ). .    • I
I. Amendment to the recitals ;
     The following recital is added :
     "Whereas in view of progress in wine technology and in order to facilitate
     the transition to the definitive arrangements under which the use of
     sucrose in aqueous solution will no longer be authorized , an addition
     should be made to Annex III to Regulation ( EEC ) No 337 /79 to indicate
     certain new permitted oenological practices .
II . Amendment to the Articles
     Article 3 is replaced by the following :
     " Article 3
     Annex III to Regulation ( EEC ) Wo 337 /79 is hereby amended as follows :
     1 . Point 1(d ) is replaced by the following :
         " (d)        U3e of carbon dioxide , argon or nitrogen , either alone or
                      combined , in order to create an inert atmosphere and to treat
                      the product shielded from the air ;"
     2 . Point 1(f ) is amended to read as follows :
               "( f ) addition of diammonium phosphate , ammonium sulphate and ammonium
                      sulphite up to 0.3 g/l in total and of thiamine hydrochloride up
                      to 0.6 mg/1 expressed as thiamin to encourage the growth of
                      yeasts ;
( 1 ) COM ( 81 ) 247 final forwarded to the Council on 5 June 1981 *
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     Points l(m ) and 2(l ) are replaced by the following      preceded by the
     letters ( m ) and ( l ) respectively :
     'use of one or more of the following substances for deacidif ication, purposes
    under the conditions laid down in Articles 34 and 36 :
          neutral potassium tartrate ,
          potassium bicarbonate ,
          calcium carbonate , which may contain small quantities of the double
          calcium salt of L (+) tartaric and L (-) malic acids and tartaric
          acid;'
4 » Point 2(e ) is replaced by the following :
    '(e ) use of carbon dioxide ,,. argon or nitrogen , either alone or combined ,
    to create an inert atmosphere and to treat the wine shielded from the
    air .   The carbon dioxide content of wine preserved or treated in this
    way may not exceed 2g/l ; '
5 . Point 2(h ) is replaced by the following :
    '(h ) Use of sodium alginate for the manufacture of sparkling wines;'
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