Regulation (EEC) No 2805/73 of the Commission of 12 October 1973 determining a list of white quality wines, produced in specified regions and of imported white quality wines containing a certain percentage of sulphur dioxide and laying down certain transitional provisions relating to the percentage of sulphur dioxide in wines produced before 1 October 1973

( 1 ) OJ NO L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , P . 20 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 269 , 26 . 9 . 1973 , P . 1 .
REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2805/73 OF THE COMMISSION OF 12 OCTOBER 1973 DETERMINING A LIST OF WHITE QUALITY WINES , PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS AND OF IMPORTED WHITE QUALITY WINES CONTAINING A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE AND LAYING DOWN CERTAIN TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PERCENTAGE OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE IN WINES PRODUCED BEFORE 1 OCTOBER 1973
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 ( 1 ) OF 28 APRIL 1970 LAYING DOWN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2592/73 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 26A ( 3 ) THEREOF ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 26A ( 1 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 PROVIDED THE POSSIBILITY TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM CONTENT OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE TO 400 MG/L FOR CERTAIN WHITE QUALITY WINES PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS AND CERTAIN WHITE IMPORTED QUALITY WINES HAVING PARTICULAR PRODUCTION AND PREPARATION FEATURES ;
WHEREAS THIS PROVISION SHOULD BE LIMITED ONLY TO THOSE WHITE QUALITY WINES WHOSE CONDITIONS OF PRODUCTION AND USUAL METHODS OF PREPARATION , AS OENOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE STANDS AT PRESENT , NECESSITATE THE USE OF A HIGHER CONTENT OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE THAN OTHER WINES ;
WHEREAS IN ARTICLE 26A IT IS ALSO LAID DOWN THAT PROVISIONS SHOULD BE ADOPTED IN RESPECT OF WINES PRODUCED BEFORE 1 OCTOBER 1973 WHICH FOR GOOD REASON DO NOT FULFUL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS REGULATION ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE ,