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REGULATION ( EEC) No 2894/74 OF THE COUNCIL
of 18 November 1974
supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 as regards in particular quality spar kling wines produced in specified regions
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES,
Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 The following subparagraph shall be added to Article thereof ; 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 :
'"Quality sparkling wines produced in specified Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; regions" (hereinafter called "quality sparkling wines psr") shall mean quality wines psr which Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia satisfy the definition in item 12 of Annex II to ment (J ) ; Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 and in Title I of Regulation (EEC) No 2893/74 and satisfy the provi sions of the present Regulation.' Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ; Article 2 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2893/74 (2) of 18 November 1974 on sparkling wines produced in The following subparagraph shall be added to Article the Community and defined in item 12 of Annex II 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 : to Regulation (EEC) No 816/70, lays down rules on 'Quality sparkling wines psr of the aromatic type the preparation and marketing of such products ; may be obtained only from the varieties of vine whereas the Regulation referred to confines itself, as listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No regards quality sparkling wines produced in specified 2893/74 provided the latter are acknowledged as regions — hereinafter referred to as quality sparkling suitable for yielding quality wines psr in the speci wines psr — to laying down provisions of a general fied region whose name they bear.' nature applicable to all the products referred to above ; whereas special rules applicable to quality spar Article 3 kling wines psr should be incorporated in Council Regulation (EEC) No 8 1 7/70 (3) of 28 April 1970 The following subparagraphs shall be substituted for laying down special provisions relating to quality the second subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation wines produced in specified regions, as last amended (EEC) No 817/70 : by Regulation (EEC) No 2680/72 (4), since these wines are sparkling quality wines psr ; 'The preparation of a quality sparkling wine psr shall take place only within the specified region Whereas for this reason Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 referred to in the preceding subparagraph . is already applicable ; whereas in view of the special However, the operations referred to in the fore requirements to be met by quality sparkling wines going subparagraphs may take place outside the produced in specified regions, it is essential that the specified region, where : Regulation be supplemented by adequate provisions which take into account the rules laid down for other (a) the rules of the Member State in whose terri sparkling wines in Regulation (EEC) No 2893/74 ; tory the grapes were harvested permit, and
(b) production is supervised.' Whereas these additional rules refer in particular to the specific conditions of preparing quality sparkling wines psr and their packaging ; whereas in defining Article 4 these rules the same principles must be adopted as was the case for Regulation (EEC) No 817 /70 , whilst 1 . Article 7 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 shall be reworded as follows : respecting the specific characteristics of the products concerned , 'The specific wine-making and preparation methods used for obtaining quality wines psr and (>) OJ No C 78 , 2. 8 . 1971 , p. 76 . quality sparkling wines psr shall be defined for (2) See page 1 of this Official Journal . (3) OJ No L 99, 5 . 5. 1970 , p. 20 . each of those wines by each producer Member (4) OJ No L 289 , 27. 12. 1972, p. 1 . State concerned .'
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2. The following paragraphs shall be subsituted for —- grape musts, Article 7 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 : — grape musts still in fermentation , '3 . Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2893/74 — wines, shall apply as regards the enrichment of cuvees — quality wines psr, intended for the preparation of quality sparkling wines psr. suitable for yielding the same quality sparkling wines psr as that to which the drawn-off liquid is 4. The total alcoholic strength of quality wines added . psr shall be not less than 9° . However, for certain white quality wines psr that have been subject to 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of item 12 of no enrichment the minimum total alcoholic Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 816/70, quality strength shall be 8-5° . sparkling wines psr when kept at a temperature of 20° C in closed containers, shall have a minimum The actual alcoholic strength of quality sparkling overpressure of 3-5 atmospheres. wines psr, including the alcohol contained in any dose added, shall be not less that 10° . However, However, for quality sparkling wines psr kept in for quality sparkling wines psr of the aromatic containers of capacity of less than 25 cc and for type, the minimum actual alcoholic strength shall be 6° . quality sparkling wines psr of the aromatic type the minimum overpressure shall be 3 atmos 5 . The total alcoholic strength of cuvees pheres . intended for the preparation of quality sparkling 3 . The duration of the preparation process for wines psr shall be not less that 9-5° in wine quality sparkling wines psr, including ageing in growing zone C III and 9° in the other wine growing zones . the production undertaking shall be not less than nine months as from the start of the fermentation However, cuvees intended for the preparation of process intended to render them effervescent. certain quality sparkling wines psr whose designa tion refers to the variety of vine may have a total 4 . Notwithstanding paragraph 3 above, the prep alcoholic strength below that stipulated in the aration process for quality sparkling wines psr of preceding subparagraph in respect of the wine the aromatic type shall be not less than one month . growing zone concerned.
6. A list of the quality wines psr referred to in 5 . Notwithstanding paragraph 3 above, for the second sentence of the first subparagraph of quality sparkling wines psr produced in Italy until paragraph 4 shall be drawn up according to the 31 August 1981 the duration of the preparation procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation process shall be not less than six months . No 24 . However, A list of the quality sparkling wines psr referred to — for quality sparkling wines psr for which arran in the second subparagraph of paragraph 5 and of gements are introduced at a date between the the minimum total alcoholic strength of their implementation of this Regulation and 31 respective cuvees shall be drawn up according to August 1981 , the Italian Republic shall have the same procedure .' the option not to apply this derogation,
Article 5 — for quality wines psr for which arrangements are introduced after 1 September 1978 , this The following subparagraph shall be added to Article derogation shall be subject to an authorization 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 817/70 : granted in accordance with Article 7 of Regula tion No 24 . 'Article 5 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2893/74 shall apply as regards the acidification and deacidifica 6 . The duration of the fermentation period tion of cuvees intended for the preparation of referred to in paragraph 3 and the presence of the quality sparkling wines psr.' wine on the lees shall be not less than 60 days. However, if fermentation takes place in containers Article 6 equipped with shaking devices , the minimum period shall be 21 days . The following Article 10a shall be added to Regula tion ( EEC) No 817/70 : 7 . The dosage of quality sparkling wines psr of Article 10a the aromatic type shall be prohibited .
1 . For the drawn-off liquid used in preparing a 8 . Implementing rules for this Article shall be quality sparkling wine psr, only the following may adopted in accordance with the procedure laid be used in addition to yeast and sucrose : down in Article 7 of Regulation No 24.'
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The following Article 10b shall be added to Regula 1 . The following paragraph 2a shall be added to tion (EEC) No 817/70 : Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 :
'Article 10b '2a. The Community term "quality sparkling wines psr" or any traditionally equivalent specific 1 . Without prejudice to more restrictive provi term may be used only for quality sparkling wines sions that may be applied by Member States to psr. quality sparkling wines psr produced within their territory, the total sulphur dioxide content of A quality sparkling wine psr which has undergone quality sparkling wines psr shall not exceed 200 the process rendering it effervescent outside a mg/1 . specified region may only bear the name of that region , However, up to 31 August 1976 the maximum sulphur dioxide content shall be raised to 250 — if the conditions referred to in the third sub mg/1 for quality sparkling wines psr produced in paragraph of Article 5 (2) are fulfilled, and specified regions in which contents higher than — if such a designation is allowed under the laws that referred to in the above subparagraph are of the Member State in whose territory the allowed on the date of entry into force of this grapes were harvested.' Regulation .
2. The following sentence shall be added to the 2. The Council, acting on a proposal from the second subparagraph of Article 12 (4) of Regulation Commission , in accordance with the voting proce (EEC) No 817/70 : dure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty, may, before 30 June 1976, extend the period referred to ' However, a quality sparkling wine psr may not be in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 , while sold without being marked "quality sparkling wine taking account of the need progressively to reduce psr" or without a traditionally equivalent specific the maximum sulphur dioxide content referred to term as referred to in paragraph 2a.' in this subparagraph . This reduction shall be decided in accordance with the same procedure. 3 . The third subparagraph of Article 12 (4) of Regu lation (EEC) No 817/70 shall be replaced by the 3 . Implementing rules for this Article shall be following : adopted, in particular the transitional measures for quality wines psr produced before the date of 'The term "quality wine psr" or "quality sparkling entry into force of this Regulation, in accordance wine psr", whichever is appropriate, together with with the procedure laid down in Article 7 of Regu the name of the specified region concerned must lation No 24 .' appear on the accompanying document referred to in Article 29 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70.'
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Article 10 The following Article 11a shall be added to Regula tion ( EEC) No 817/70 : The following sentence shall be added to Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 : 'Article 11a
' However, as regards quality sparkling wines psr, 1 . Quality sparkling wines psr may only be put they shall apply until 31 August 1976.' on the market on condition that the name of the specified region to which they are entitled is marked on the cork and the bottle carries a label as from leaving the place of preparation . Article 11
However, as regards labelling, exceptions may be 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the permitted provided that appropriate controls are third day following its publication in the Official ensured . Journal of the European Communities.
2 . Implementing rules for this Article shall be 2 . It shall apply as from 1 September 1975 , save for adopted in accordance with the procedure laid Article 10 which shall apply as from the entry into down in Article 7 of Regulation No 24.' force of this Regulation .
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 18 November 1974.
For the Council
The President
Ch . BONNET