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22.1.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
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19/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 53/2011
of 21 January 2011
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,
45 g/l and are produced in small quantities. Likewise,
certain French white wines with a protected geographical
indication may have a total alcoholic strength by volume
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
greater than 15 % vol. and a sugar content greater than
Union,
45 g/l. In order to ensure the preservation of these wines,
the Member States concerned, i.e., Malta and France,
respectively, requested a derogation to the maximum
sulphur dioxide contents given in Annex I B to Regu
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
lation (EC) No 606/2009. These wines should be
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
mentioned in the list of wines having a maximum
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
sulphur dioxide content of 300 milligrams per litre.
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), in particular the
third and fourth paragraphs of Article 121 thereof,
(4) Wines
entitled
to
the
traditional
expression
‘Kési szüre
Whereas:
telés bor’ have a very high sugar content and are
produced in small quantities. In order to ensure the pres
ervation of these wines, Hungary requested a derogation
(1) According
to
Article
3
of
Commission
Regulation
(EC)
to the maximum sulphur dioxide content. A maximum
No 606/2009 ( 2 ), the authorised oenological practices are
sulphur dioxide content of 350 milligrams per litre
laid down in Annex I to that Regulation. The Inter
should be authorised for these wines.
national Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has
adopted new oenological practices. In order to meet
the international standards in this field and to provide
EU producers with the new possibilities available to third
(5) Wines
entitled
to
the
protected
designation
of
origin
country producers, these new oenological practices
‘Douro’ followed by the statement ‘colheita tardia’
should be authorised in the EU under the conditions of
derogate from the maximum sulphur dioxide content.
use defined by the OIV.
Wines entitled to the protected designation of origin
‘Duriense’ have the same characteristics as these wines.
On the basis of this, Portugal requested a derogation
(2) Regulation
(EC)
No
606/2009
authorises
clarification
by
from the maximum sulphur dioxide content. A
means of pectolytic enzymes and enzymatic preparations
maximum sulphur dioxide content of 400 milligrams
of beta-glucanase. These enzymes and other enzymatic
per litre should be authorised for these wines.
preparations are also used for maceration, clarification,
stabilisation, filtration and for revealing the aromatic
precursors of grapes present in the must and the wine.
These oenological practices have been adopted by the
(6) In
order
to
render
the
names
of
vine
varieties
clearer,
the
OIV and they should be authorised under the conditions
names of the varieties should be given in the different
of use defined by the OIV.
languages of the countries where these varieties are used.
(3) Wines
entitled
to
the
protected
designations
of
origin
‘Malta’ and ‘Gozo’ have a sugar content greater than
(7) Certain
provisions
concerning
certain
liqueur
wines
differ
from the requirements laid down in the specifications for
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
these wines. These provisions should be amended in
( 2 ) OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 1.
accordance with the requirements in question.

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(8) Regulation
(EC)
No
606/2009
should
be
amended (a) Annex I A is amended in accordance with Annex I to this
accordingly.
Regulation;
(9) The
making
of
wine
from
grapes
harvested
during
the
2010 wine-growing year has already begun. In order not
(b) Annex I B is amended in accordance with Annex II to this
to distort competition between wine producers, the new
Regulation;
oenological practices should be authorised for all these
producers starting at the beginning of the 2010 wine-
growing year. This regulation should apply retroactively
(c) Annex II is amended in accordance with Annex III to this
from 1 August 2010, which marks the start of the 2010
Regulation;
wine-growing year.
(d) Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex IV to this
(10) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
Regulation.
accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory
Committee established by Article 195(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 1234/2007,
Article 2
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 shall be amended as follows:
It shall apply from 1 August 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 January 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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European
Union
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ANNEX I
Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 shall be amended as follows:
(1) The table shall be amended as follows:
(a) line 10 shall be replaced by the following:
‘10
clarification by means of one or more of the
The use of chitosan in the treatment of wines
following substances for oenological use:
is limited to 100 g/hl.
— edible gelatine,
The use of chitin-glucan in the treatment of
wines is limited to 100 g/hl’
— plant proteins from wheat or peas,
— isinglass,
— casein and potassium caseinates,
— egg albumin,
— bentonite,
— silicon dioxide as a gel or colloidal
solution,
— kaolin,
— tannin,
— chitosan of fungoid origin,
— chitin-glucan of fungoid origin
(b) the following entries shall be added:
‘44 Treatment
using
chitosan
of
fungoid
origin Under the conditions set out in Appendix
13
45 Treatment
using
chitin-glucan
of
fungoid
Under the conditions set out in Appendix 13
origin
46 Acidification
by means of electro-
Conditions and limits laid down in points C
membranary treatment
and D of Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007 and Articles 11 and 13 of this
Regulation
Under the conditions set out in Appendix 14
47 Use
of
enzymatic
preparations
for
oneo Without prejudice to the provisions of
logical purposes in maceration, clarification, Article 9(2) of this Regulation, enzymatic prep
stabilisation, filtration and to reveal the arations and the enzyme activities of these
aromatic precursors of grapes present in preparations (i.e., pectolyase, pectin methyl
the must and the wine
esterase, polygalacturonase, hemicellulase,
cellulase, betaglucanase and glycosidase) must
comply with the corresponding purity and
identification specifications of the International
Oenological Codex published by the OIV’
(2) Appendix 1 shall be deleted.
(3) The following Appendices 13 and 14 shall be added:
‘Appendix 13
Requirements for the treatment of wines with chitosan of fungoid origin and for the treatment of wines
with chitin-glucan of fungoid origin
Areas of application:
(a) reduction in the heavy metal content, particularly iron, lead, cadmium and copper;

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(b) prevention of ferric casse and copper casse;
(c) reduction of possible contaminants, especially ochratoxin A;
(d) reduction in the populations of undesirable micro-organisms, in particular Brettanomyces, solely by means of
treatment with chitosan.
Requirements:
— The dose levels to be used are determined after a qualification test. The maximum dose level used may not exceed:
— 100 g/hl for applications (a) and (b),
— 500 g/hl for application (c),
— 10 g/hl for application (d),
— sediments are removed using physical processes.
Appendix 14
Requirements for acidification by means of electro-membranary treatment
— The cationic membranes must be constituted in such a way as to enable only the extraction of cations, in
particular cation K + .
— The bipolar membranes are impermeable to the anions and cations of must and wine.
— The treatment is to be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician.
— The membranes used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and of Directive
2002/72/EC and with the national provisions adopted for the implementation of the Directive. The membranes
must also comply with the requirements of the monograph “Electrodialysis Membranes” of the International
Oenological Codex published by the OIV.’

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ANNEX II
Part A, point 2, of Annex I B to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 shall be amended as follows:
(1) point (c) shall be amended as follows:
(a) in the 13th indent, the following sub-indents shall be added:
‘— Vin de pays de l'Agenais,
— Vin de pays des terroirs landais,
— Vin de pays des Landes,
— Vin de pays d'Allobrogie,
— Vin de pays du Var;’
(b) the following indent shall be added:
‘— wines originating in Malta with a total alcoholic strength by volume greater than or equal to 13,5 % vol. and
a sugar content greater than or equal to 45 g/l and entitled to the protected designation of origin “Malta” and
“Gozo”;’
(2) in point (d), the following indent shall be added:
‘— wines entitled to the traditional expression “Kési szüretelés bor”.’
(3) in point (e), the ninth indent shall be replaced by the following:
‘— white wines entitled to the protected designation of origin “Douro” or to the protected geographical indication
“Duriense” followed by the statement “colheita tardia”;’
ANNEX III
In Appendix 1 to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009, the names of the following vine varieties shall be inserted in
the list in the appropriate alphabetical order:
‘ “Albario”, “Macabeo B”, “Toutes les Malvasías” and “Tous les Moscateles”.’

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ANNEX IV
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 shall be amended as follows:
(a) the second indent of Part A, point 4(a) shall be replaced by the following:
‘— concentrated grape must, rectified concentrated grape must or must from raisined grapes to which neutral alcohol
of vine origin has been added to prevent fermentation, for Spanish wine described by the traditional expression
“vino generoso de licor” and provided that the increase in the total alcoholic strength by volume of the wine in
question is not greater than 8 % vol.,’;
(b) Part B shall be amended as follows:
(i) in point 3, the second paragraph shall be replaced by the following:
‘However, as concerns liqueur wines with the protected designation of origin “Málaga” and “Jerez-Xérès-Sherry”,
the must of raisined grapes to which neutral alcohol of vine origin has been added to prevent fermentation,
obtained from the Pedro Ximénez vine variety, may come from the “Montilla-Moriles” region.’;
(ii) in point 10, the first indent shall be replaced by the following:
‘— obtained from “vino generoso”, as referred to in point 8, or from wine under flor capable of producing such a
“vino generoso”, to which has been added either must of raisined grapes to which neutral alcohol of vine
origin has been added to prevent fermentation, or rectified concentrated grape must or “vino dulce natural”,’;
(c) Appendix 1 shall be amended as follows:
(i) in point A in the list for Spain, the following rows shall be inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:
‘Condado de Huelva Pedro
Ximénez
Moscatel
Mistela
Empordà Mistela
Moscatel’
(ii) in point B.5 in the list for Spain, the following row shall be inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:
‘Empordà Garnacha/Garnatxa’
(d) Appendix 2 shall be amended as follows:
(i) in point A 2, liqueur wine with the protected designation of origin ‘Trentino’ shall be removed from the list for
Italy;
(ii) in point A 3, the following list shall be added:
‘ITALY
Trentino’;
(e) in Appendix 3, the names of the following vine varieties shall be added:
‘Moscateles — Garnacha’

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