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Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (repealed)Show full title

Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I SCOPE

    1. Article 1.. . . . . . . . . ....

  3. TITLE II PRODUCTION POTENTIAL

    1. CHAPTER I PLANTING OF VINES

      1. Article 2.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Article 3.. . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Article 4.. . . . . . . . . ....

      4. Article 5.. . . . . . . . . ....

      5. Article 6.. . . . . . . . . ....

      6. Article 7.. . . . . . . . . ....

    2. CHAPTER II ABANDONMENT PREMIUMS

      1. Article 8.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Article 9.. . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Article 10.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. CHAPTER III RESTRUCTURING AND CONVERSION

      1. Article 11.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Article 12.. . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Article 13.. . . . . . . . . ....

      4. Article 14.. . . . . . . . . ....

      5. Article 15.. . . . . . . . . ....

    4. CHAPTER IV INFORMATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

      1. Article 16.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Article 17.. . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Article 18.. . . . . . . . . ....

      4. Article 19.. . . . . . . . . ....

      5. Article 20.. . . . . . . . . ....

      6. Article 21.. . . . . . . . . ....

      7. Article 22.. . . . . . . . . ....

      8. Article 23.. . . . . . . . . ....

  4. TITLE III MARKET MECHANISMS

    1. CHAPTER I PRIVATE STORAGE AID

      1. Article 24.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Article 25.. . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Article 26.. . . . . . . . . ....

    2. CHAPTER II DISTILLATION

      1. Article 27.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Article 28.. . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Article 29.. . . . . . . . . ....

      4. Article 30.. . . . . . . . . ....

      5. Article 31.. . . . . . . . . ....

      6. Article 32.. . . . . . . . . ....

      7. Article 33.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. CHAPTER III AIDS FOR SPECIFIC USES

      1. Article 34.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Article 35.. . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Article 36.. . . . . . . . . ....

    4. CHAPTER IV GENERAL PROVISIONS

      1. Article 37.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Article 38.. . . . . . . . . ....

  5. TITLE IV PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS AND SECTORAL ORGANISATIONS

    1. CHAPTER I PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS

      1. Article 39.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Article 40.. . . . . . . . . ....

    2. CHAPTER II SECTORAL ORGANISATIONS

      1. Article 41.. . . . . . . . . ....

  6. TITLE V OENOLOGICAL PRACTICES AND PROCESSES, DESCRIPTION, DESIGNATION, PRESENTATION AND PROTECTION

    1. CHAPTER I OENOLOGICAL PRACTICES AND PROCESSES

      1. Article 42.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Article 43.. . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Article 44.. . . . . . . . . ....

      4. Article 45.. . . . . . . . . ....

      5. Article 46.. . . . . . . . . ....

    2. CHAPTER II DISCRIPTION, DESIGNATION, PRESENTATION AND PROTECTION OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS

      1. Article 47.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Article 48.. . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Article 49.. . . . . . . . . ....

      4. Article 50.. . . . . . . . . ....

      5. Article 51.. . . . . . . . . ....

      6. Article 52.. . . . . . . . . ....

      7. Article 53.. . . . . . . . . ....

  7. TITLE VI QUALITY WINE PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS

    1. Article 54.. . . . . . . . . ....

    2. Article 55.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. Article 56.. . . . . . . . . ....

    4. Article 57.. . . . . . . . . ....

    5. Article 58.. . . . . . . . . ....

  8. TITLE VII TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES

    1. Article 59.. . . . . . . . . ....

    2. Article 60.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. Article 61.. . . . . . . . . ....

    4. Article 62.. . . . . . . . . ....

    5. Article 63.. . . . . . . . . ....

    6. Article 64.. . . . . . . . . ....

    7. Article 65.. . . . . . . . . ....

    8. Article 66.. . . . . . . . . ....

    9. Article 67.. . . . . . . . . ....

    10. Article 68.. . . . . . . . . ....

    11. Article 69.. . . . . . . . . ....

  9. TITLE VIII GENERAL, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 70.. . . . . . . . . ....

    2. Article 71.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. Article 72.. . . . . . . . . ....

    4. Article 73.. . . . . . . . . ....

    5. Article 74.. . . . . . . . . ....

    6. Article 75.. . . . . . . . . ....

    7. Article 76.. . . . . . . . . ....

    8. Article 77.. . . . . . . . . ....

    9. Article 78.. . . . . . . . . ....

    10. Article 79.. . . . . . . . . ....

    11. Article 80.. . . . . . . . . ....

    12. Article 81.. . . . . . . . . ....

    13. Article 82.. . . . . . . . . ....

  10. Signature

    1. Expand +/Collapse -

      ANNEX I

      PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      8. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      9. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      10. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

      11. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

      12. 9. . . . . . . . . . ....

      13. 10. . . . . . . . . . ....

      14. 11. . . . . . . . . . ....

      15. 12. . . . . . . . . . ....

      16. 13. . . . . . . . . . ....

      17. 14. . . . . . . . . . ....

      18. 15. . . . . . . . . . ....

      19. 16. . . . . . . . . . ....

      20. 17. . . . . . . . . . ....

      21. 18. . . . . . . . . . ....

      22. 19. . . . . . . . . . ....

      23. 20. . . . . . . . . . ....

      24. 21. . . . . . . . . . ....

      25. 22. . . . . . . . . . ....

      26. 23. . . . . . . . . . ....

      27. 24. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      ANNEX II

      ALCOHOLIC STRENGTHS

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      ANNEX III

      WINE-GROWING ZONES

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

      8. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      ANNEX IV

      LIST OF AUTHORISED OENOLOGICAL PRACTICES AND PROCESSES

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      ANNEX V

      LIMITS AND CONDITIONS FOR CERTAIN OENOLOGICAL PRACTICES

      1. A. Sulphur dioxide content

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. B. Volatile acid content

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. C. Enrichment limits

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. D. Enrichment processes

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

        9. 9. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. E. Acidification and deacidification

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. F. Sweetening

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. G. Processes

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

      8. H. Sparkling wine

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

        9. 9. . . . . . . . . . ....

        10. 10. . . . . . . . . . ....

        11. 11. . . . . . . . . . ....

      9. I. Quality sparkling wine

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      10. J. Liqueur wine

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

        9. 9. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      ANNEX VI

      QUALITY WINE PSR

      1. A. Specified regions

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. B. Vine Varieties

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. C. Wine-growing methods

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. D. Processing areas

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. E. Minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. F. Vinification and manufacturing methods

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. G. Acidification, deacidification and sweetening

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      8. H. Enrichment, acidification and deacidification processes

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      9. I. Yields per hectare

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      10. J. Analytical and organoleptic tests

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      11. K. Quality sparkling wine psr

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

        9. 9. . . . . . . . . . ....

        10. 10. . . . . . . . . . ....

        11. 11. . . . . . . . . . ....

      12. L. Quality liqueur wine psr (provisions other than those included in...

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

        9. 9. . . . . . . . . . ....

        10. 10. . . . . . . . . . ....

        11. 11. . . . . . . . . . ....

        12. 12. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      ANNEX VII

      DESCRIPTION, DESIGNATION, PRESENTATION AND PROTECTION OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS OTHER THAN SPARKLING WINES

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. A. Compulsory particulars

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. B. Optional particulars

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. C. Use of certain specific terms

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. D. Languages which may be used for the labelling

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. E. Codes

      8. F. Brand names

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      9. G. Placing on the market, control and protection

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      ANNEX VIII

      DESCRIPTION, DESIGNATION, PRESENTATION AND PROTECTION OF SPARKLING WINES

      1. A. Definitions

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. B. Compulsory particulars

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. C. Optional particulars

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. D. Detailed rules governing the compulsory particulars

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. E. Use of certain specific terms

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

        9. 9. . . . . . . . . . ....

        10. 10. . . . . . . . . . ....

        11. 11. . . . . . . . . . ....

        12. 12. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. F. Languages which may be used for labelling

      7. G. Presentation

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      8. H. Brand names

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      9. I. General provisions

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

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