G/TBT/N/GBR/80  
4 April 2024  
(24-2886) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
tbtenquiriesuk@businessandtrad e.gov.uk  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   
1. Wine made of fresh grapes, including fortified wines (HS: 2204)  
2. Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sake (HS:2206)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Wine 
(Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2024; (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Statutory Instrument, covering England only, is set to:  
• Allow the transformation of imported wine products, i.e. for sweetening or 
carbonating bulk imported wine or produce wine from imported grapes.  
• Make some changes to  wine labelling rules  on the na ture and origin of the 
products.  
• Publish and update the list of approved oenological practices and processes  
on GOV.UK.  
• Allow the production and marketing of no and low alcohol wine.  
• Make 4.5% the minimum abv  (alcohol by volume) for all naturally produced 
wine.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
• To help meet consumer demand and support local employment.  G/TBT/N/GBR/80  
 
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  • Ensure consumers remain clear on the nature and origin of the products they are 
purchasing.  
• Help producers access latest approved winemaking techniques.  
• Support wine in competing with beer and cider low and no alcohol alternatives as 
a mainstream consumer offering.  
• Ensure parity in rules governing the production of Geographical Indication (GI) 
and non -GI wine.  
• To support trade practices that help to reduce CO2 emissions.  
Consumer information, labelling; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost 
saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Draft Statutory Instrument  'The Wine (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) 
Regulations 2024'  
• Legislation this SI is amending:  
• Council Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013  
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33  
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934  
Previous consultation and consultation response (2023):  Wine: reforms to retained EU 
law - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  May 2025  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
tbtenquiriesuk@businessandtrade.gov.uk  
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