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Official Journal of the European Union
30.6.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 579/2012
of 29 June 2012
amending Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation
of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and
geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector
products
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4) In
a
multilingual
context,
labelling
products
using
pictograms may improve the readability of the
information provided to consumers and offer better guar
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
antees for consumers. Therefore operators should be
Union,
given the possibility of complementing written
information with pictograms.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
(5) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
607/2009
( 5 ) should
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
therefore be amended accordingly.
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
Article 121, first paragraph, point (m), in conjunction with
Article 4 thereof,
(6) In
order
to
prevent
the
new
rules
from
affecting
the
marketing of products that are already labelled, it
should be specified that they apply only to wines made
Having regard to Directive 2000/13/EC of the European
completely or partially from grapes harvested in 2012 or
Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the
later and labelled after 30 June 2012.
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs ( 2 ) and
in particular point (a) of the second subparagraph of
(7) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
Article 6(3a) thereof,
accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1) For
beverages
containing
more
than
1,2
%
by
volume
of
alcohol, the first subparagraph of Article 6(3a) of
Directive 2000/13/EC provides for the obligation to
Article 1
label all ingredients defined in paragraph 4(a) of that
Article and listed in Annex IIIa to that Directive.
Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 is amended as follows:
(2) The
exemption
from
this
obligation
as
regards
wines, (1) Article 51 is replaced by the following:
within the meaning of Annex XIb to Regulation (EC)
No 1234/2007, placed on the market or labelled
before 30 June 2012 until stocks are exhausted, as
‘Article 51
provided for in Commission Directive 2007/68/EC ( 3 ),
as amended by Regulation (EU) No 1266/2010 (
Application of certain horizontal rules

4 ), will
no longer apply as from 30 June 2012.
1. For
the
purposes
of
indicating
the
ingredients
as
referred to in Article 6(3a) of Directive 2000/13/EC, the
terms concerning sulphites/sulfites, milk and milk-based
(3) It
is
therefore
necessary
to
establish
detailed
rules
for
products and eggs and egg-based products that must be
labelling these beverages, including a mention of the
used are those listed in part A of Annex X.
substances referred to in Annex IIIa to Directive
2000/13/EC and used when making the beverages, if
their presence can be detected in the final product
2. The
terms
referred
to
in
paragraph
1
may
be
accom
using the analysis methods referred to in Article 120g
panied, as applicable, by one of the pictograms shown in
of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and if they
part B of Annex X.’;
consequently must be considered ingredients within the
meaning of Article 6(4)(a) of Directive 2000/13/EC.
(2) Annex X is replaced by the contents of the Annex to this
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
Regulation.
( 2 ) OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29.
( 3 ) OJ L 310, 28.11.2007, p. 11.
( 4 ) OJ L 347, 31.12.2010, p. 27.
( 5 ) OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 60.

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EN
30.6.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
171/5
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Union.
It is applicable, as regards the terms concerning milk and milk-based products and eggs and egg-based
products referred to in Article 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009, as amended by this Regulation, to
the wines referred to in Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, made completely or partially from
grapes harvested in 2012 or later and labelled after 30 June 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 June 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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L 171/6
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Official Journal of the European Union
30.6.2012
ANNEX
‘ANNEX X
PART A
Terms referred to in Article 51(1)
Language Terms
concerning
sulphites/sulfites
Terms concerning eggs and egg-based Terms concerning milk and milk-
products
based products
in Bulgarian
сулфити“ or серен диоксид“
яйце“, яйчен протеин“, яйчен мляко“, млечни продукти“,
продукт“, яйчен лизозим“ or млечен казеин“ or млечен
яйчен албумин“
протеин“
in Spanish sulfitos or dióxido de azufre huevo,
proteína
de
huevo,
ovo leche, productos lácteos, caseína
producto, lisozima de huevo or de leche or proteína de leche
ovoalbúmina
in Czech siiitany“ or oxid siiit“ vejce“,
vajená bílkovina“,
mléko“, vrobky z mléka“, mlén
vrobky z vajec“, vajen kasein“ or mléná bílkovina“
lysozym“ or vajen albumin“
in Danish sulfitter or svovldioxid. g,
gprotein,
gprodukt,
mlk, mlkeprodukt, mlke
glysozym, or galbumin
casein or mlkeprotein,
in German Sulfite“ or Schwefeldioxid“
Ei“, Eiprotein“, Eiprodukt“, Milch“, Milcherzeugnis“, Kasein
Lysozym aus Ei“ or Albumin aus Milch“ or Milchprotein“
aus Ei“
in Estonian sulfitid” or vveldioksiid” muna”,
munaproteiin”,
muna piim”, piimatooted”, piimakaseiin”
tooted”, munalüsosüüm” or or piimaproteiin”
munaalbumiin”…
in Greek
θειδη, διοξεδιο του θεου or αυγ, πρωτενη
αυγο, γλα, προντα γλακτο,
ανυδρτη του θειδου οξο
προν
αυγο, λυσοζμη καζενη γλακτο or πρωτενη
αυγο or αλβουμνη αυγο
γλακτο
in English
‘sulphites’, ‘sulfites’, ‘sulphur dioxide’ ‘egg’, ‘egg protein’, ‘egg product’, ‘milk’, ‘milk products’, ‘milk casein’
or ‘sulfur dioxide’
‘egg lysozyme’ or ‘egg albumin’
or ‘milk protein’
in French sulfites or anhydride sulfureux uf,
protéine
de
l'uf,
produit
lait, produits du lait, caséine du
de l'uf, lysozyme de l'uf or lait or protéine du lait
albumine de l'uf
in Italian solfiti, or anidride solforosa uovo,
proteina
dell’uovo,
latte, derivati del latte, caseina
derivati dell’uovo, lisozima da del latte or proteina del latte
uovo or ovoalbumina
in Latvian “sulfīti” or “sēra dioksīds”
“olas”, “olu olbaltumviela”, “olu “piens”, “piena produkts”, “piena
produkts”, “olu lizocīms” or “olu kazeīns” or “piena olbaltumviela”
albumīns”
in Lithuanian sulfitai“ or sieros dioksidas“ kiauiniai“,
kiauini baltymai“, pienas“, pieno produktai“, pieno
kiauini produktai“, kiauini kazeinas“ or pieno baltymai“
lizocimas“ or kiauini
albuminas“
in Hungarian szulfitok” or kén-dioxid” tojás”,
tojásból
származó
fehérje”,
tej”, tejtermékek”, tejkazein” or
tojástermék”, tojásból származó tejfehérje”
lizozim” or tojásból származó
albumin”
in Maltese “sulfiti”, or “diossidu tal-kubrit”
“bajd”, “proteina tal-bajd”, “prodott “alib”, “prodotti tal-alib”, “kaseina
tal-bajd”, “lioima tal-bajd” or tal-alib” or “proteina tal-alib”
“albumina tal-bajd”
in Dutch sulfieten” or zwaveldioxide”
ei”, eiprotene”, eiderivaat”, eily melk”, melkderivaat”, melkcasene”
sozym” or eialbumine”
or melkprotenen”

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30.6.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
171/7
Language Terms
concerning
sulphites/sulfites
Terms concerning eggs and egg-based Terms concerning milk and milk-
products
based products
in Polish siarczyny”,
dwutlenek
siarki” or jajo”, biako jaja”, produkty z mleko”, produkty mleczne”,
ditlenek siarki”
jaj”, lizozym z jaja” or kazein z mleka” or biako mleka”
albumin z jaja”
in Portuguese sulfitos or dióxido de enxofre ovo,
proteína
de
ovo,
produto
leite, produtos de leite, caseína
de ovo, lisozima de ovo or de leite or proteína de leite
albumina de ovo
in Romanian sulfii” or dioxid de sulf” ou”, proteine din ou”, produse lapte”, produse din lapte”, cazein
din ou”, lizozim din ou” or din lapte” or proteine din lapte”
albumin din ou”
in Slovak siriitany“ or oxid siriit“ vajce“,
vajená bielkovina“,
mlieko“, vrobky z mlieka“,
vrobok z vajec“, vajen mliene vrobky“, mlieny kazeín“
lyzozm“ or vajen albumín“
or mliena bielkovina“
in Slovene sulfiti“ or veplov dioksid“ jajce“,
jajne beljakovine“,
mleko“, proizvod iz mleka“, mleni
proizvod iz jajc“, jajni lizocim“ kazein“ or mlene beljakovine“
or jajni albumin“
in Finnish ”sulfiittia”,
”sulfiitteja” or ”rikkidiok ”kananmunaa”, ”kananmunapro ”maitoa”, ”maitotuotteita”, ”kaseiinia
sidia”
teiinia”, ”kananmunatuotetta”,
(maidosta)” or ”maitoproteiinia”
”lysotsyymi (kananmunasta)” or
”kananmuna-albumiinia”
in Swedish ”sulfiter” or ”svaveldioxid” ”gg”,
”ggprotein”,
”ggprodukt”,
”mjlk”, ”mjlkprodukter”, ”mjlk
”gglysozym” or ”ggalbumin”
kasein” or ”mjlkprotein”
PART B
Pictograms referred to in Article 51(2)
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