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Official Journal of the European Union
23.1.2013
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 52/2013
of 22 January 2013
amending Annex XIb to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards semi-sparkling wine,
aerated semi-sparkling wine and rectified concentrated grape must
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Article 1
Union,
Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 is amended as
follows:
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
1. Point 8(a) is replaced by the following:
cultural products (‘Single CMO’ Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
paragraph 2 of Article 113d thereof,
‘(a) obtained from wine, new wine still in fermentation,
grape must or grape must in fermentation in so far as
these products have a total alcohol strength of at least
Whereas:
9 % vol;’.
(1) In
accordance
with
Article
113d
of
Regulation
(EC)
No 2. Point 9(a) is replaced by the following:
1234/2007, Annex XIb to that Regulation lists the
categories of grapevine products that may be used in
the Union for the marketing of a product which
‘(a) obtained from wine, new wine still in fermentation,
conforms to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
grape must or grape must in fermentation;’.
(2) As
regards
semi-sparkling
wine
and
aerated
semi- 3. Point 14 is replaced by:
sparkling wine, points 8 and 9 of Annex XIb to Regu
lation (EC) No 1234/2007 stipulate that these wines
‘14. Rectified concentrated grape must
should be obtained from wine. However, pursuant to
points 17 and 18 of Annex I to Council Regulation
‘Rectified concentrated grape must’ means:
(EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common
organisation of the market in wine ( 2 ), these products
(a) the liquid uncaramelised product which:
may also be obtained from other products suitable for
yielding wine. The reform of the wine sector introduced
by Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (
(i) is obtained by partial dehydration of grape must

3 ) was not
intended to amend the list of products used to obtain
carried out by any authorised method other than
semi-sparkling wine or aerated semi-sparkling wine. It is
direct heat in such a way that the figure indicated
therefore necessary to stipulate again that semi-sparkling
by a refractometer used according to a method to be
wine and aerated semi-sparkling wine may also be
prescribed in accordance with Article 120g at a
obtained from new wine still in fermentation, grape
temperature of 20 °C is not less than 61,7 %;
must or grape must in fermentation.
(ii) has undergone authorised treatment for de-acidifi
cation and elimination of constituents other than
(3) New
procedures
for
producing
rectified
concentrated
sugar;
grape must make it possible to obtain crystallised
rectified concentrated must. The definition of rectified
concentrated grape must set out in point 14 of Annex
(iii) has the following characteristics:
XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides only for
a liquid form. The definition of rectified concentrated
— a pH of not more than 5 at 25 °Brix,
grape must should be adapted in order to include the
crystallised form.
— an optical density at 425 nm for a thickness of
1 cm of not more than 0,100 in grape must
(4) Annex
XIb
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
1234/2007
should
concentrated at 25 °Brix,
therefore be amended accordingly.
— a sucrose content undetectable by a method of
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
analysis to be defined,
accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory
Committee established by Article 195(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 1234/2007,
— a Folin-Ciocalteu index of not more than 6,00 at

25 °Brix,
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
— a titratable acidity of not more than 15 mill
( 3 ) OJ L 148, 6.6.2008, p. 1.
equivalents per kilogram of total sugars,

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— a sulphur dioxide content of not more than 25
— a sucrose content undetectable by a method of
milligrams per kilogram of total sugars,
analysis to be defined,
— a total cation content of not more than 8 mill
— a Folin-Ciocalteu index of not more than 6,00,
equivalents per kilogram of total sugars,
— a titratable acidity of not more than 15 mill
— a conductivity at 25 °Brix and 20 °C of not more
equivalents per kilogram of total sugars,
than 120 micro-Siemens/cm,
— a sulphur dioxide content of not more than 10
— a hydroxymethylfurfural content of not more
milligrams per kilogram of total sugars,
than 25 milligrams per kilogram of total sugars,
— a total cation content of not more than 8 mill
— presence of mesoinositol;
equivalents per kilogram of total sugars,
b) the solid uncaramelised product which:
— a conductivity at 20 °C of not more than 120
micro-Siemens/cm,
(i) is obtained by crystallisation of liquid rectified
concentrated grape must without the use of solvents;
— a hydroxymethylfurfural content of not more
than 25 milligrams per kilogram of total sugars,
(ii) has undergone authorised treatment for de-acidifi
cation and elimination of constituents other than
— presence of mesoinositol.
sugar;
(iii) has the following characteristics after dilution in a
An actual alcoholic strength of the rectified concentrated
solution at 25 °Brix:
grape must of not more than 1 % volume is permissible’.
— a pH of not more than 7,5,
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
— an optical density at 425 nm for a thickness of
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
1 cm of not more than 0,100,
Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 January 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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