CELEX: 31976R1455
Language: en
Date: 1976-06-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1455/76 of 23 June 1976 amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 2805/73 as regards the maximum sulphur dioxide content of certain white quality wines

No L 163 / 12                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             24. 6 . 76
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1455/76
                                                             of 23 June 1976
               amending for the third time Regulation ( EEC) No 2805/73 as regards the
                            maximum sulphur dioxide content of certain white quality wines
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          quality wines produced in specified regions and of
COMMUNITIES,                                                            imported white quality wines ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   Whereas there should be added to the list of white
Economic Community,                                                     quality wines psr certain German wines in respect of
                                                                        which technical problems may arise as regards prepar­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                            ation and preservation ;
816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­
sions for the common organization of the market in                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                        are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
11 67/76 (2 ), and in particular Article 26a (3) thereof,               ment Committee for Wine ,
Whereas Article 26a ( 1 ) thereof provides for the possi­
bility of raising the maximum suphur dioxide content                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
to 400 mg/1 for certain white quality wines produced
in specified regions and for certain imported white                                               Article 1
quality wines having special characteristics of produc­
tion and preparation ;
                                                                        In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2805/73 the
                                                                        following point (o) is hereby added to the list of white
Whereas, by Commission Regulation (EEC) No                              quality wines psr :
2805/ 73 of 12 October 1973 determining a list of                            '(o) German wines having the right to the name
white quality wines produced in specified regions and                             Auslese 1975 .'
of imported white quality wines containing a certain
percentage of sulphur dioxide and laying down certain                                             Article 2
transitional provisions relating to the percentage of
sulphur dioxide in wines produced before 1 October                      This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 1 973 (3 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                           following its publication in the Official Journal of
21 60 /75 (4), the Commission drew up a list of white                    the European Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                 Done at Brussels, 23 June 1976.
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                     P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                                Member of the Commission
(')  OJ   No L 99 , 5 . 5 .  1970 , p. 1 .
(-') O)   No L  1 35 , 24 . 5 . 1976, p . 42 .
(3)  OJ   No L 289 , 16 .    10 . 1973 , p . 21 .
(4 ) OJ   No L 220 , 20 .   8 . 1975, p. 7 .