Regulation (EEC) No 1594/70 of the Commission of 5 August 1970 on the notification, carrying out and control of the processes of enriching, acidifying and deacidifying wine

• Published date: 06 August 1970
• Subject Matter: Wine
• Official Gazette Publication: Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L 173, 6 août 1970,Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee, L 173, 6 agosto 1970

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Regulation (EEC) No 1594/70 of the Commission of 5 August 1970 on the notification, carrying out and control of the processes of enriching, acidifying and deacidifying wine

Official Journal L 173 , 06/08/1970 P. 0023 - 0026
Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1970(II) P. 0491
English special edition: Series I Chapter 1970(II) P. 0558
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 5 P. 0170
Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 4 P. 0018
Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 4 P. 0018

REGULATION (EEC) No 1594/70 OF THE COMMISSION of 5 August 1970 on the notification, carrying out and control of the processes of enriching, acidifying and deacidifying wine

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 organisation of the market in wine, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1253/70 (2) and in particular Articles 18 (4), 19 (8), 20 (4), 22 (3), and 35 thereof;

Whereas Article 18 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 lays down certain limits for raising alcoholic strength ; whereas these limits vary from one wine-growing zone to another ; whereas production areas and vine varieties which may qualifiy for special rules in wine-growing zone A have still to be determined ; whereas, to prevent certain wine-growers being placed in a difficult competitive position, these production areas should be defined on the basis of the quality of wine obtained therefrom;

Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 19 (3) provides that the addition of sucrose to raise the alcoholic strength may be made by sugaring in the dry only in wine-growing regions in which it is traditionally or exceptionally practised ; whereas the second subparagraph thereof provides that sucrose may be added in aqueous solution only in certain wine-growing regions of wine-growing zone A ; whereas these regions should be determined on the basis of the practices used until the entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70;

Whereas Belgium and the Netherlands do not form part of wine-growing zone A ; whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 18 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 also permits the raising of alcoholic strength to be made outside that zone ; whereas, as regards the application in the Member States in question of the second subparagraph of Article 19 (3) of that Regulation, the addition of sugar in aqueous solution to raise the alcoholic strength should be restricted to grapes harvested in areas under vines at the time of the entry into force of this Regulation, in order to prevent this method of enrichment being extended ; whereas this process may, however, take place in any part of the Member State in question;

Whereas, moreover, in view of the disadvantages of adding sucrose in aqueous solution to raise the alcoholic strength, it should be laid down that this method of enrichment should be used only where justified by the quality of the product to be enriched, that is to say, when the acid content is above a certain level;

Whereas Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70...