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EN
Official Journal of the European Union
13.4.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 315/2012
of 12 April 2012
amending Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing
Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products,
oenological practices and the applicable restrictions
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4) Wines
entitled
to
the
protected
designation
of
origin
‘Douro’ and the protected geographical indication
‘Duriense’ followed by the statement ‘colheita tardia’
derogate from the maximum sulphur dioxide content.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Portugal has requested that all Portuguese wines that
Union,
have the same characteristics as these wines and are
entitled to a protected designation of origin or a
protected geographical indication followed by the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
statement ‘colheita tardia’ be granted this derogation. A
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
maximum sulphur dioxide content of 400 milligrams per
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
litre should be authorised for these wines.
cultural products (‘Single CMO Regulation’) ( 1 ), and in particular
the third and fourth paragraphs of Article 121 thereof,
(5) As
the
traditional
specific
term
‘vino
generoso’
no
longer
applies solely to liqueur wines, the provision on the use
of this term referred to in point 8 of Part B of Annex III
Whereas:
to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 should be adapted.
(1) In
accordance
with
Article
3
of
Commission
Regulation (6) Regulation
(EC)
No
606/2009
should
be
amended
(EC) No 606/2009
( 2 ), the authorised oenological
accordingly.
practices are laid down in Annex I to that Regulation.
The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV)
has amended the conditions of use of certain oenological
practices already authorised in the European Union. In
(7) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
order to meet the international standards in this field and
accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory
to provide EU producers with the same possibilities
Committee established by Article 195(3) of Regulation
available to third-country producers, the conditions of
(EC) No 1234/2007,
use of these oenological practices should be amended
in the EU in accordance with the conditions of use
defined by the OIV.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(2) Regulation
(EC)
No
606/2009
authorises
the
use
Article 1
of polyvinylimidazole/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVI/PVP)
copolymers in order to reduce the copper, iron and
Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 is amended as follows:
heavy metal content, provided that they comply with
the requirements of the International Oenological
Codex published by the OIV, especially as regards the
(a) Annex I A is amended in accordance with Annex I to this
maximum monomer content. As the OIV has not yet
Regulation;
adopted such requirements, and for the sake of legal
clarity, this practice should be deleted from Annex I to
Regulation (EC) No 606/2009.
(b) Annex I B is amended in accordance with Annex II to this
Regulation;
(3) Regulation
(EC)
No
606/2009
authorises
the
use
of
chitosan and chitin-glucan of fungoid origin. At present
in the EU, these products are only prepared from the
(c) Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex III to this
Aspergillus niger mushroom. As the OIV authorises these
Regulation.
products and the International Oenological Codex
published by the OIV specifies that they derive from
the Aspergillus niger mushroom, this information should
Article 2
be included in Regulation (EC) No 606/2009.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
( 2 ) OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 1.
Union.

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EN
13.4.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
103/39
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 April 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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L 103/40
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
13.4.2012
ANNEX I
Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 is amended as follows:
(1) the table is amended as follows:
(a) the tenth and eleventh indents in the first column of row 10 are replaced by the following:
‘— chitosan derived from Aspergillus niger,
— chitin-glucan derived from Aspergillus niger.’;
(b) the third column of row 31 is replaced by the following:
‘No more than 1 g/hl, provided that the copper content of the product so treated does not exceed 1 mg/l, with the
exception of liqueur wines prepared from fresh unfermented or slightly fermented grape must, for which the
copper content may not exceed 2 mg/l’;
(c) row 41 is deleted;
(d) the first column of row 44 is replaced by the following:
‘Treatment using chitosan derived from Aspergillus niger’;
(e) the first column of row 45 is replaced by the following:
‘Treatment using chitin-glucan derived from Aspergillus niger’;
(2) Appendix 6 is replaced by the following:
‘Appendix 6
Requirements for dimethyldicarbonate
AREA OF APPLICATION
Dimethyldicarbonate may be added to wine for one or more of the following purpose(s):
(a) microbiological stabilisation of bottled wine containing fermentable sugar;
(b) preventing the development of undesirable yeasts and lactic bacteria;
(c) blocking the fermentation of sweet, semi-sweet and semi-dry wine.
REQUIREMENTS
— for (a), the addition must be carried out only a short time prior to bottling,
— the product used must comply with the purity criteria laid down in Directive 2008/84/EC,
— this treatment is to be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.’;
(3) Appendix 11 is deleted;
(4) the first indent of point 1 in the ‘Requirements’ part of Appendix 12 is replaced by the following:
‘— The wine can first of all be cooled.’
(5) the title of Appendix 13 is replaced by the following:
‘Requirements for the treatment of wines with chitosan derived from Aspergillus niger and for the treatment
of wines with chitin-glucan derived from Aspergillus niger’.

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13.4.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
103/41
ANNEX II
The ninth indent of point 2(e) of Part A of Annex I B to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 is replaced by the following:
‘— wines from Portugal entitled to a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication and to
the statement “colheita tardia”,’
ANNEX III
The introductory sentence of the first paragraph of point 8 of Part B of Annex III is replaced by the following:
‘In the case of liqueur wines, the specific traditional name “vino generoso” shall be used only for dry liqueur wines
with a protected designation of origin developed totally or partly under flor and:’.

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