CELEX: 51987PC0091(02)
Language: en
Date: 1987-03-17
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO X/87 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE

2.4.87                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                               No C 87/15
               Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No X/87 on the common
                                                organization of the market in wine
                                                        COM(87) 91 final
                                 (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 18 March 1987)
                                                           (87/C 87/12)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             2. Annex VI is amended as follows:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    (a) The title to paragraph       1 is replaced by the
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                             following:
thereof,
                                                                             '(1) Oenological practices and processes which
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                                may be applied to fresh grapes, grape must,
                                                                                  grape must in fermentation, grape must in
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                                 fermentation obtained from raisined grapes,
liament,                                                                          concentrated grape must and new wine still
                                                                                  in fermentation.'
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee,                                                        (b) The title to paragraph 3 is replaced by the
                                                                             following:
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No X/87 should be
brought into line with the provisions of Council Regu-                       '(3) Oenological practices and processes which
lation (EEC) No . . . of . . . on the preparation and                             may be applied to grape must in fermentation
marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community                              intended for direct human consumption as
and provision should be made with regard to oenological                           such, wine suitable for producing table wine,
practices, for the traditional use of caramel for colouring                       table wine, sparkling wine, aerated sparkling
the abovementioned products to be recognized,                                     wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-
                                                                                  sparkling wine, liqueur wine and quality
                                                                                  liqueur wines psr.'
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                        (c) The following is added to the list in paragraph 3:
                           Article 1
                                                                             '(x) addition of caramel to reinforce the colour of
Regulation (EEC) No X / 8 7 is hereby amended as                                  liqueur wines and quality liqueur wines psr.'
follows:
1. The following is added to Article 70 (1):                                                    Article 2
    '(c) for liqueur wines intended for direct human                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
         consumption:                                                1987.
         — they have an actual alcoholic strength by
            volume more than or equal to 15 % vol and                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
            less than or equal to 22 °/o vol.'                       directly applicable in all Member States.