# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1293/2005
of 5 August 2005
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90 determining Community methods for the analysis of wines
## Preamble
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine [^1] , and in particular Article 46(3) thereof,
Whereas:
**(1)** The method for measuring the excess pressure in sparkling and semi-sparkling wines has been laid down in accordance with internationally recognised criteria. The International Vine and Wine Office (OIV) adopted the new description of this method at its General Assembly in 2003.
**(2)** Using this method will ensure simpler, more precise monitoring of excess pressure in these wines.
**(3)** The description of the usual method in Chapter 37 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90 [^2] is no longer necessary and paragraph 3 of Chapter 37 should therefore be deleted. The updated description of this method should, moreover, be introduced in a new chapter of the Annex to that Regulation.
**(4)** Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90 should therefore be amended accordingly,
**(5)** The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
## **Article 1**
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
## **Article 2**
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .
## Final provisions
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 August 2005. *For the Commission* Mariann FISCHER BOEL *Member of the Commission*
[^1] [OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1999_179_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1188/2005 ( [OJ L 193, 23.7.2005, p. 24](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_193_R_TOC) ).
[^2] [OJ L 272, 3.10.1990, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1990_272_R_TOC) . Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 355/2005 ( [OJ L 56, 2.3.2005, p. 3](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_056_R_TOC) ).
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90 is hereby amended as follows:
| 1. | (a): paragraph 1 is amended as follows: (i) the title is replaced by the following: ‘1. PRINCIPLE OF THE METHOD’; (ii) point 1.2 is deleted; — (i) — the title is replaced by the following: ‘1. PRINCIPLE OF THE METHOD’; — (ii) — point 1.2 is deleted;
(i): the title is replaced by the following: ‘1. PRINCIPLE OF THE METHOD’;
(ii): point 1.2 is deleted; | (a) | (i): the title is replaced by the following: ‘1. PRINCIPLE OF THE METHOD’; | (i) | the title is replaced by the following: ‘1. PRINCIPLE OF THE METHOD’; | (ii) | point 1.2 is deleted; | (b) | in paragraph 2, the title of point 2.3 is replaced by the following title: ‘Calculation of the theoretical excess pressure’; | (c) | paragraphs 3 and 4 are deleted; |
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| (a) | (i): the title is replaced by the following: ‘1. PRINCIPLE OF THE METHOD’; | (i) | the title is replaced by the following: ‘1. PRINCIPLE OF THE METHOD’; | (ii) | point 1.2 is deleted; | | | | | | |
| (i) | the title is replaced by the following: ‘1. PRINCIPLE OF THE METHOD’; | | | | | | | | | | |
| (ii) | point 1.2 is deleted; | | | | | | | | | | |
| (b) | in paragraph 2, the title of point 2.3 is replaced by the following title: ‘Calculation of the theoretical excess pressure’; | | | | | | | | | | |
| (c) | paragraphs 3 and 4 are deleted; | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2. | —: the top part (a screw needle holder) is made up of a manometer, a manual tightening ring, an endless screw, which slips into the middle part, and a needle, which goes through the capsule. The needle has a lateral hole that transmits pressure to the manometer. A joint ensures that it is tightly sealed onto the capsule of the bottle, |
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[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1188/2005 ().
[^2]: . Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 355/2005 ().