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27.7.71 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 168 /3

REGULATION (EEC) No 1599/71 OF THE COUNCIL

of 20 July 1971 laying down additional conditions with which imported wines for direct human consumption have to comply

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Article 1 European Economic Community ; Except for liqueur wines and sparkling wines, wine Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No imported into the Community may not be released 816/701 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional for direct human consumption unless, in addition to provisions for the common organisation of the the conditions set out in Article 28 ( 1 ) ( a) of market in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Regulation (EEC) No 816/70, it complies with the No 2612770,2 and in particular Article 28 ( 1 ) (b ) additional conditions set out in Article 2. thereof : Article 2 Having. regard to the proposal from the Commission ;

The additional conditions referred to in Article 1 are Whereas Article 28 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No as follows : 816/70 provides that, except for liqueur wines and sparkling wines, imported wines covered by item 7 of 1 . Imported wine shall satisfy the provisions Annex II to that Regulation may be released for direct human consumption only if they comply with governing production and release for direct human consumption in the third country in which it conditions to be adopted ; originates. Proof that this condition has been fulfilled shall be provided by a certificate issued by Whereas imported wine should comply with the an agency, appearing on a list to be drawn up, in quality criteria of its country of origin ; whereas to the third country where the wine originates . ensure that it is of a quality comparable to that of Community wines it is necessary, without prejudice to provisions of Member States which are consistent 2. Imported wine shall not have the characteristics of with Community law, for imported wines to satisfy a product which has been the subject of in addition certain requirements of Community law oenological practices not permitted by Community for a given wine-growing zone; provisions :

(a) on the production and release for direct Whereas maximum levels for certain components of human consumption of comparable Com­ imported wines should be fixed similar to those laid munity wines ; down in the provisions existing in Member States ; (b) applicable to one of the wine-growing zones Whereas, so that the . application of Community defined in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No provisions may be supervised, imported wines should 816/70 deemed ■ comparable as regards be accompanied by an analysis report which enables production conditions in the third countries. them to be identified, thus facilitating their movement within the Community; whereas, to this 3 . The volatile acidity of imported wine shall be less end, the analysis report should cover the most than 19 milli-equivalents per litre. important components of the wine;

4. Save where derogation is made for certain wines 1 OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p . 1 . to be determined, possessing special character­ 2 OJ No L 281 , 27.12.1970, p . 6. istics, the total sulphur dioxide content of imported

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wine shall be less than 208 mg per litre for red (c) actual alcoholic strength wines, 250 mg per litre for dry white wines and (d) total dry matter 300 mg per litre for sweet white wines. (e) total acidity 5 . Imported wine shall be accompanied ^y an analysis (f) volatile acidity report : (g) citric acid content (a) prepared by an official laboratory recognised by the third country in which the wine (h) total sulphur dioxide content originates and appearing on a list to be approved; (i) presence of hybrids.

(b) containing the information set out in Article 3 2 . The identification of consignments which are ( 1 ). the subject of an analysis report and the determination of points to be analysed shall be A decision may, however, be made to exempt certain carried out in accordance with conditions to be quantities from this obligation. determined.

Article3¶

1 . The analysis report shall contain information on This Regulation shall enter into force on the third the following points. day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities . ( a) density (b) total alcoholic strength It shall be applicable from 1 January 1972.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1971 .

For the Council

The President

L. NATALI