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27.7.71 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 168 / 1

REGULATION (EEC) No 1598 /71 OF THE COUNCIL

of 19 July 1971

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1093/70 as regards the list of products in the wine sector to which alcohol may be added

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Customs Tariff as regards the exact nature of the alcohol which may be added, it is necessary to prohibit the use of ethyl alcohol other than that of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the agricultural origin in the preparation of those European Economic Community ; products ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, however, the validity of these new 816/701 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provisions should be limited to a trial period ; provisions for the common organisation of the market in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2612/702 and in particular Article 25 (2) thereof; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; Article 1 Whereas Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 816/70 provides that the addition of alcohol to the The following shall be added to Article 1 of products listed in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation is Regulation (EEC) No 1093 /70 : prohibited with the exception of wines fortified for '(c) i. grape musts and grape musts in distillation and liqueur wines ; whereas Article 25 (2) fermentation derived exclusively from the of that Regulation however, permit derogations from vine varieties referred to in Article 16 of this prohibition ; Regulation (EEC). No 816/70 and having at least the minimum natural alcoholic Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1093/703 of strength fixed for the wine-growing 8 June 1970 concerning the addition of alcohol to region where the grapes were harvested ; products of Community origin in the wine sector defines the products to which such derogation ii. table wines ; applies ; iii. quality wines p.s.r.; Whereas the preparation of products falling within iv. in certain cases liqueur wines , whether or heading No 22.06 of the Common Customs Tariff not imported; requires the addition of alcohol to some of the products listed in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) v. imported wines complying with the No 816/70 ; whereas in these cases such preparation ' provisions of Article 28 ( 1 ) of Regulation is significant enough to justify derogation from the (EEC) No 816/70 ; . prohibition ; intended for the preparation of products falling Whereas, without prejudice to the results of a within heading No 22.06 of the Common harmonisation of the definitions of the products Customs Tariff.' falling within heading No 22.06 of the Common

Article 2 1 OJ No L 99, 5.5 . 1970, p. 1 . 2 OJ No L 281, 27.12.1970, p. 6. * The following text shall be substituted for that of s OJ No L 128, 12.6.1970, p. 1. Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1093/70;

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' 1 . The alcohol added to the products listed in Article 3 Article 1 ( a) and ( b ) must be either neutral The following Article shall be added to Regulation alcohol of vinous origin having an actual (EEC) No 1093 /70 : alcoholic strength of not less than 95° or an unrectified product derived from the distillation 'Article 3 a of wine and having an actual alcoholic strength of not less than 52° and not more than 80° . The provisions of Articles 1 (c) and 2 (2 ) shall be applicable until 31 August 1972.'

Article 4 2. The alcohol added to the products listed in Article 1 (c) must be ethyl alcohol of agricultural This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September origin.' 1971 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 19 July 1971 .

For the Council The President '

L. NATALI