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ANNEX I  
'ANNEX I  
Fertilisers, soil conditioners and nutrients referred to in Article 3(1) and Article 6d(2)  
Note:  
A: authorised under Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and carried over by Article 16(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007  
B: authorised under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007  
Authorisation  Name  
Compound products or products containing only 
materials listed hereunder:  Description, compositional requirements, conditions for use  
A Farmyard manure  Product comprising a mixture of animal excrements and vegetable matter 
(animal bedding).  
Factory farming origin forbidden  
A Dried farmyard manure and dehydrated poultry 
manure  Factory farming origin forbidden  
A Composted animal excrements, including poultry 
manure and composted farmyard manure included  Factory farming origin forbidden  
A Liquid animal excrements  Use after controlled fermentation and/or appropriate dilution  
Factory farming origin forbidden  
B Composted or fermented mixture of household 
waste  Product obtained from source separated household waste, which has been 
submitted to composting or to anaerobic fermentation for biogas production  
Only vegetable and animal household waste  
Only when produced  in a closed and monitored collection system, accepted 
by the Member State  
Maximum concentrations in mg/kg of dry matter:  
cadmium: 0,7; copper: 70; nickel: 25; lead: 45; zinc: 200; mercury:  
0,4; chromium (total): 70; chromium (VI): not detectable  
A Peat Use limited to horticulture (market gardening, floriculture, arboriculture, 
nursery)  
A Mushroom culture wastes  The initial composition of the substrate shall be limited to products of this 
Annex  
A Dejecta of worms (vermicompost) and  insects   
A Guano   
A Composted or fermented mixture of vegetable 
matter  Product obtained from mixtures of vegetable matter, which have been 
submitted to composting or to anaerobic fermentation for biogas production  
B Biogas digestate containing animal by -products co -
digested  with material of plant or animal origin as 
listed in this Annex  Animal by -products (including by -products of wild animals) of category 3 
and digestive tract content of category 2 (categories 2 and  
3 as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the Europe an Parliament 
and of the Council1 must not be from factory farming origin.  
The Processes have to be in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 
No 142/20112. 
Not to be applied to edible parts of the crop  
                                                 
1  Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009  laying down health rules as regards animal by -
products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by -products Regulation) 
(OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).  
2  Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/ 2009 of  the European Parliament and of 
the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by -products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing 2 B Products or by -products of animal origin as below:  
Blood meal  
Hoof meal  
Horn meal  
Bone meal or degelatinised bone meal  
Fish meal  
Meat meal  
Feather, hair and “chiquette” meal  
Wool  
Fur (1)  
Hair 
Dairy products  
Hydrolysed proteins (2)  (1) Maximum concentration in mg/kg of dry matter of chromium (VI): not 
detectable  
(2) Not to be applied to edible parts of the crop  
A Products and by -products of plant origin for 
fertilisers  Examples: oilseed cake meal, cocoa husks, malt culms  
B Hydrolysed proteins of plant origin   
A Seaweeds and seaweed products  As far as directly obtained by:  
(i) physical processes including dehydration, freezing and grinding  
(ii) extraction with water or aqueous acid and/or alkaline solution  
(iii) fermentation  
A Sawdust and wood chips  Wood not chemically treated after felling  
A Composted bark  Wood not  chemically treated after felling  
A Wood ash  From wood not chemically treated after felling  
A Soft ground rock phosphate  
Product as specified in point 7 of Annex IA.2. to Regulation (EC) No 
2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 . 
Cadmium content less than or equal to 60 mg/kg of P 205 
A Aluminium -calcium phosphate  Product as specified in point 6 of Annex IA.2. to Regulation (EC) No 
2003/2003,  
Cadmium content less than or equal to 60 mg/kg of P 205 
Use limited to basic soils (pH > 7,5) 
A Basic slag  Products as specified in point 1 of Annex IA.2. to Regulation (EC) No 
2003/2003  
A Crude potassium salt or kainit  Products as specified in point 1 of Annex IA.3. to Regulation (EC) No 
2003/2003  
A 
Potassium sulphate, possibly containing 
magnesium salt  Product obtained from crude potassium salt by a physical extraction process, 
containing possibly also magnesium salts  
A Stillage and stillage extract  Ammonium stillage excluded  
                                                                                                                                                         
Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterina ry checks at the border under that Directive (OJ L 54, 
26.2.2011, p. 1).  
3  Regulation  (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers  (OJ L 304, 
21.11.2003, p. 1).  3 A Calcium carbonate , for instance: chalk, marl, 
ground limestone, Breton ameliorant, (maerl), 
phosphate chalk  Only of natural origin  
B 
Mollusc waste  
  From aquaculture or from sustainable fisher ies , as defined in Article 4 (1) 
(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013  or organic aquaculture   
B 
Egg shells   Factory farming origin forbidden.  
 Magnesium and calcium carbonate  Only of natural origin  
e.g. magnesian chalk, ground magnesium, limestone  
A Magnesium sulphate (kieserite)  Only of natural origin  
A Calcium chloride solution  Foliar treatment of apple trees, after identification of deficit of calcium  
A Calcium sulphate (gypsum)  Products as specified in point 1 of Annex ID. to Regulation (EC) No 
2003/2003  
Only of natural origin  
A, B  Industrial lime from sugar production  By-product of sugar production from sugar beet and sugar cane  
A Industrial lime from vacuum salt production  By-product of the vacuum salt production from brine found in mountains  
A Elemental sulphur  Products as specified in Annex ID.3 to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003  
A Trace elements  Inorganic micronutrients listed in part E of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 
2003/2003  
A Sodium chloride   
A Stone meal and clays   
B Leonardite (Raw organic sediment rich in humic 
acids)  
 
                                                                     Only if obtained as a by -product of mining activities  
B Humic and fulvic acids  
 Only if obtained by inorganic salts/solu tions excluding ammonium salts; or 
obtained from drinking water purification  
 
B Xylite  
                                                                     Only if obtained as a by -product of mining activities (e.g. by -product of 
brown coal mining)  
B Chitin (Polysaccharide obtained from the shell of 
crustaceans)  Only if obtained from sustainable fisheries, as defined in Article 4(1)(7)  of 
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013  or organic aquaculture  
B Organic rich sediment from fresh water bodies 
formed  under  exclusion  of oxygen  
(e.g. sapropel)  Only organic sediments that are by -products of fresh water body management 
or extracted from former freshwater areas  
When applicable, extraction should be done in a way to cause minimal impact 
on the aquatic system  
Only sediments derived from sources free from contaminations of pesticides, 
persistent organic pollutants and petrol like substances  
Maximum concentrations in mg/kg of dry matter:cadmium: 0,7; copper: 70; 
nickel: 25; lead: 45; zinc: 200; mercury: 0,4; chromium (total): 70; chromium 
(VI): not detectable  4 B Biochar  - pyrolysis product made from a wide 
variety of organic materials of plant origin and 
applied as a soil conditioner  
 Only from plant materials , untreated  or treated with products included  in 
Annex II . 
Maximum value of 4 mg polycyclic aromatic hydro -carbons (PAHs) per kg 
dry matter (DM). This value shall be reviewed every second year, taking into 
account the risk of accumulation due to multiple applications  
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'ANNEX II  
Pesticides — Plant prote ction products referred to in Article 5(1)  
All the substances listed in this Annex have to comply at least with the conditions for use as specified in the Annex to Impl ementing 
Regulation (EU) No 540/20114. More restrictive conditions for use for organic p roduction are specified in the second column of each table . 
1. Substances of plant or animal origin  
Name  Description, compositional requirement, conditions for use  
Allium sativum (Garlic extract)   
Azadirachtin extracted from 
Azadirachta indica  (Neem tree)   
Beeswax  Only as pruning agent/wound protectant  
COS -OGA   
Hydrolysed proteins excluding gelatine   
Laminarin  Kelp shall be either grown organically in accordance with Article 6d or 
harvested in a sustainable way in accordance with Article 6c  
Maltodextrin   
Pheromones  Only in traps and dispensers.  
Plant oils  All uses authorised, except herbicide .  
Pyrethrins  only from plant origin  
Quassia extracted from Quassia amara  Only as Insecticide, repellent  
Repellents by smell of animal or plant 
origin/sheep fat  Only on non -edible parts of the crop and where crop material is not 
ingested by sheep or goats  
 
Salix spp . Cortex (aka willow bark)   
Terpenes (eugenol, geraniol and 
thymol)   
2. Basic substances  
Basic substances based on food 
(including:  Lecithins, sucrose, fructose, 
vinegar, whey, chitosan 
hydrochloride5, and Equisetum arvense 
etc ) Only those basic substances as defined by Article 23 of Regulation (EC) 
No 1107/20096 which are food as defined in Article 2 of Regulation 
(EC) No 178/2002 and have plant or animal origin  
Substances not to be used as herbicides  
3. Micro -organisms or substances produced by or derived from micro -organisms  
Name  Description, compositional re quirement, conditions for use  
Micro -organisms  Not from GMO origin  
Spinosad   
Cerevisane   
 
4.  Substances other than those mentioned in Sections 1 , 2 and 3  
                                                 
4  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L  153, 11.6.2011, p.  1). 
5   Obtained from  sustainable fisheries or or ganic aquaculture  
6  Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant  protection products on 
the market (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).  6 Name  Description, compositional requirement, conditions or restrictions to 
use 
Aluminium silicate (Kaolin)   
Calcium hydroxide  When used as fungicide, only in fruit trees, including nurseries, to 
control Nectria galligena  
Carbon dioxide  
  
Copper compounds in the form of: 
copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, 
copper oxide, Bordeaux mixture, and 
tribasic copper sulphate   
 
 
Diammonium phosphate  Only as attractant in traps  
Ethylene   
Fatty acids  All uses authorised, except herbicide  
Ferric phosphate (iron (III) 
orthophosphate)  Preparations to be surface -spread between cultivated plants  
Hydrogen peroxide   
Kieselgur ( diatomaceous earth)   
Lime sulphur (calcium polysulphide)   
Paraffin oil   
Potassium and sodium hydrogen 
carbonate (aka potassium /sodium 
bicarbonate)   
Pyrethroids (only deltamethrin or 
lambda -cyhalothrin)  Only in traps with specific attractants; only against Bactrocera oleae  
and Ceratitis capitata  Wied  
Quartz sand   
Sodium chloride  All uses authorised, except herbicide  
Sulphur   
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  7 ANNEX III  
'ANNEX VI  
Feed additives used in animal nutrition referred to in Article 22(g), Article 24(2) and Article 25m(2)  
Feed additives listed in this Annex must be authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council.  
1. TECHNOLOGICAL ADDITIVES  
 
 
 
 (a) Preservatives  
ID numbers or Functional groups  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
 
E 200  Sorbic acid   
 
E 236  Formic acid  
 
E 237  Sodium formate   
 
E 260  Acetic acid   
 
E 270  Lactic acid   
 
E 280  Propionic acid   
 
E 330  Citric acid   
 
(b) Antioxidants  
ID number or Functional groups  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
 
1b306(i)  Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils   
 
1b306(ii)  Tocopherol -rich extracts from vegetable oils 
(delta rich)   
 
(c) Emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners and gelling agents  
ID numbers or Functional groups  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
 
E 322  Lecithins  Only when derived from organic raw  
   material.  
   
Use restricted to aquaculture animal feed.  
 
(d) Binders and anti -caking agents  
ID number or Functional groups  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
 E 412  Guar gum  
 
 E 535  Sodium ferrocyanide  
Maximum dose rate of 20 mg/kg NaCl 
calculated as ferrocyanide anion.  
 
E 551b  Colloidal silica   
 
E 551c  Kieselgur (diatomaceous earth, purified)   
 
1m558i  Bentonite   
 
E 559  Kaolinitic clays, free of asbestos   
 
E 560  Natural mixtures of stearites and chlorite   
 
E 561  Vermiculite   
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2. SENSORY ADDITIVES  
 
ID number or Functional groups  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
2b Flavouring compounds  Only extracts from agricultural products.  
2b Sweet chestnut extract   
3. NUTRITIONAL ADDITIVES  
  
E 562  Sepiolite   
 
E 566  Natrolite -Phonolite   
 
1g568  Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin   
 
E 599  Perlite   
 
(e) Silage additives  
ID number or Functional groups  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
1k Enzymes , micro -organisms  
 
 
 
Lactic, formic, sodium formate, propionic 
and acetic acid  Use restricted to production of silage when weather 
conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation.   
 
The use of  sodium formate, lactic, formic, propionic and 
acetic acid   in the production of silage shall only be 
permitted when weather conditions do not allow for 
adequate fermentation  
 
(a) Vitamins, pro -vitamins and chemically well -defined substances having similar effect  
ID number or Functional 
groups  Substance  Description, conditions for use  
3a Vitamins and provitamins  Derived from agricultural products.  
 
If derived synthetically, only those identical to vitamins derived from  
agricultural products may be used for monogastric animals  and 
aquaculture animals.  
 
If derived synthetically, only vitamins A, D and E identical to vitamins 
derived from agricultural products may be used for ruminants; the use is 
subject to prior authorisation of the Member States based on the 
assessment of the possibility for organic ruminants to obtain the necessary 
quantities of the said vitamins through their feed rations.  
3a Betaine anhydrous  
Only for monogastric animals  
 
Only from natural origin and when available from organic origin  
 
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4. ZOOTECHNICAL  ADDITIVES  
 
 (b) Compounds of trace elements  
ID numbers  or Functional groups  Substance  
Description, conditions for use  
 3b101  
Iron(II) carbonate (siderite)   
 3b103  
Iron(II) sulphate monohydrate   
 3b104  
Iron(II) sulphate heptahydrate   
 
3b201  Potassium iodide   
 
3b202  Calcium iodate, anhydrous   
 3b203  Coated granulated calcium iodate anhydrous   
 
3b301  Cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate   
 
3b302  Cobalt(II) carbonate   
 
 
3b303  
3b304  
3b305  Cobalt(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:3) 
monohydrate  
Coated granulated cobalt(II) carbonate  
Cobalt(II) sulphate heptahydrate   
 
E4 Copper  
3b409  Basic cupric carbonate, monohydrate  
Cupric oxide 
Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate  
Dicopper chloride trihydroxide (TBCC)   
 E5 Manganese  
Manganous oxide  
Manganous sulfate, monohydrate  
Manganous carbonate   
 
E6 Zinc 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3b609  Zinc oxide  
 
Zinc sulphate monohydrate  
 
Zinc sulphate heptahydrate  
 
 
Zinc chloride hydroxide monohydrate (TBZC)   
 
E7 Molybdenum  Sodium molybdate   
 E8 Selenium  
3b8.10, 3b8.11, 3b8.12,  
3b813 and 3b817  Sodium selenite  
 
Sodium selenate  
 
 
 
Selenised yeast inactivated   
 
ID number or Functional  Substance  Description, conditions for  
groups   use 
4a, 4b, 4c and 4d  Enzymes and microorganism in the category of “Zootechnical additives”’   10 ’ 
ANNEX I V 
'ANNEX VIII 
Certain products and substances for use in production of processed organic food, yeast and yeast products  
referred to in Article 27(1)(a) and Article 27a(a)  
SECTION A — FOOD ADDITIVES, INCLUDING CARRIERS  
For the purpose of the calculation referred to in Article 23(4)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, food additives marked with an asterisk 
in the column of the code number, shall be calculated as ingredients of agricultural origin  
Code  Name  Preparation of   
foodstuffs of  
Specific conditions  and restrictions in addition to Regulation (E C) No 1333/2008  
plant 
origin  animal  
origin  
E 153  Vegetable carbon   
  Flavoured unripened cheese    
Morbier cheese  
E 160b*  Annatto, Bixin, 
Norbixin   X Red Leicester cheese  
Double Gloucester cheese  
Cheddar  
Mimolette cheese  
E 170  Calcium carbonate  X X 
Shall not be used for colouring or calcium enrichment of products  
E 220  Sulphur dioxide  X X(Only 
for mead)  In fruit wines ( wine made from fruits other than grapes,  including cider and perry ) and mead 
with and without added sugar: 100 mg /l (Maximum levels available from all sources, expressed 
as SO2 in mg/l )  
E 223  Sodium metabi -
sulphite   
X Crustaceans  
E 224  Potassium metabi -
sulphite  X X In fruit wines ( wine made from fruits other than grapes, including cider and perry ) and mead 
with and without added sugar: 100 mg/l ( Maximum levels available from all sources, expressed 
as SO2 in mg/l ) 
E250  Sodium nitrite   
X For meat products. M ay only be used, if it has  been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the 
competent authority that no technological alternative, giving the same guarantees and/or 
allowing to maintain the specific features of the product, is available. Not in combination with 
E252.  Indicative ingoing  amount expressed as NaNO 2: 80 mg/kg, maximum residual amount 
expressed as NaNO 2: 50 mg/kg  
E252  Potassium nitrate   
X For meat products. M ay only be used, if it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the 
competent authority that no technological alternative, giving the same guarantees and/or 
allowing to maintain the specific features of the product, is available. Not in combination with 
E250.  Indicative ingoing amount expressed as NaNO 3: 80 mg/kg, maximum residual amount 
expressed as NaNO 3: 50 mg/ kg 
E 270  Lactic acid  X X  
E 290  Carbon dioxide  X X  
E 296  Malic acid  X   
E 300  Ascorbic acid  X X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: Meat products  
E 301  Sodium ascorbate   
X 
With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: Meat products in connection with nitrates and nitrites  
E 306(*)  Tocopherol -rich 
extract  X X Anti-oxidant  
E 322(*)  Lecithins  X X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: Milk products  
Only  Only when derived from organic production . Applicable as of 1 January 2022 . Until that date, 
only when derived from organic raw material.    
          11 E 325  Sodium lactate   X Milk -based and meat products  
E 330  Citric acid  X X  
E 331  Sodium citrates  X X   
E 333  Calcium citrates  X   
E 334  
Tartaric acid  
(L(+) -) X 
 X(Only 
for mead)  With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: Mead.  
E 335  Sodium tartrates  X   
E 336  Potassium tartrates  X   
E 341 (i)  Monocalcium  
phosphate    
Raising agent for self raising flour  
E 392*  Extracts
 
of 
rosemary  X X Only when derived from organic production  
E 400  Alginic acid  X X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: milk -based products  
E 401  Sodium alginate  X X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: milk -based products  
E 402  Potassium alginate  X X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: milk -based products  
E 406  Agar X X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: milk -based products and meat products  
E 407  Carrageenan  X X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: milk -based products  
E 410*  Locust bean gum  X X Only when derived from organic production. Applicable as of 1 January 2022 . 
E 412*  Guar gum  X X Only when derived from organic production. Applicable as of 1 January 2022.  
E 414*  Arabic gum  X X Only when derived from organic production. Applicable as of 1 January 2022.   
E 415  Xanthan gum X X  
E 417  
Tara gum powder  X X Thickener  
Only when derived from organic production. Applicable as of 1 January 2022.  
E 418  Gellan gum  X X High -acyl form only  
Only when derived from organic production. Applicable as of 1 January 2022.  
E 422  Glycerol  X X Only from plant origin  
Only when derived from organic production. Applicable as of 1 January 2022.  
For plant extracts, flavourings, humectant in gel capsules and as a surface coating of tablets   
E 440 
(i)* Pectin  X X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: milk -based products  
E 464  Hydroxypropyl 
methyl cellulose  X X Encapsulation  material  for 
capsules  12 E 500  Sodium 
carbonates  X X   
E 501  Potassium  
carbonates  X   
E 503  Ammonium  
carbonates  X   
E 504  Magnesium  
carbonates  X   
E 509  Calcium chloride   
X Milk coagulation  
E 516  Calcium sulphate  X  
Carrier  
E 524  Sodium hydroxide  X  
Surface treatment of ‘Laugengebäck’ and regulation of acidity in organic flavourings  
E 551  Silicon dioxide  
 X X For herbs and spices in dried powdered form, flavourings and propolis  
 
E 553b  Talc X X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: surface treatment of sausages  
E 901  Beeswax    As a glazing agent for confec tionary only.  
Beeswax from organic production  
E 903  Carnauba wax   As a glazing agent for confec tionary  
As a mitigating method for mandatory extreme cold treatment of fruit as a quarantine measure 
against harmful organisms  (Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2017/1279)7  
Only when derived from organic production Applicable as of 1 January 2022.  Until that date,  
only when derived from organic raw material . 
 
 
 
 E 938  Argon  X X  
E 939  Helium  X X  
E 941  Nitrogen  X X  
E 948  Oxygen  X X  
E 968  Erythritol  X X 
Only when derived from organic production without using ion exchange technology  
 
  
  
                                                 
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on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and again st 
their spread within the Community (OJ L 184, 15.7 .2017, p.33).  13 SECTION B — PROCESSING AIDS AND OTHER PRODUCTS, WHICH MAY BE USED FOR PROCESSING OF  
INGREDIENTS OF AGRICULTURAL ORIGIN FROM ORGANIC PRODUCTION  
Name  Preparation of all 
foodstuffs of  plant 
origin  Preparation of all 
foodstuffs of 
animal origin  Specific conditions and restrictions in addition to 
Regulation (EU) No 1333/2008  
Water  X X Drinking water within the meaning of Council Directive 
98/83/EC  
Calcium chloride  X  
Coagulation agent  
Calcium carbonate  X   
Calcium hydroxide  X   
Calcium sulphate  X  
Coagulation agent  
Magnesium chloride (or nigari)  X  Coagulation agent  
Potassium carbonate    With regard to foodstuffs of plant origin: d rying of 
grapes  
Sodium carbonate  X X   
Lactic acid  X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: f or the 
regulation of the pH of the brine bath in cheese 
production (1) 
L(+)lactic acid  from fermentation  X  With regard to foodstuffs of plant origin: f or the 
preparation of plant protein extratcs  
Citric acid  X X   
Sodium hydroxide  X  With regard to foodstuffs of plant origin:  
for sugar(s) production ;for oil production excluding 
olive oil production ;for the preparation of plant  protein 
extratcs  
Sulphuric acid  X X Gelatine production  
Sugar(s) production  
Hop extract  X  With regard to foodstuffs of plant origin: only for 
antimicrobial purposes in production of sugar.  
When available f rom organic production  
Pine rosin extract  X  With regard to foodstuffs of plant origin: only for 
antimicrobial purposes in production of sugar.  
When available f rom organic production  
Hydrochloric acid  X 
With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: Gelatine 
production ;for the regulation of the pH of the brine bath 
in the processing of Gouda -, Edam and Maasdammer 
cheeses, Boerenkaas, Friese and Leidse Nagelkaas  
Ammonium hydroxide   
X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: gelatine 
production  
Hydrogen peroxide   
X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: gelatine 
production  
Carbon dioxide  X 
X  
Nitrogen  X 
X  
Ethanol  X 
X Solvent  
Tannic acid  X 
 Filtration aid  
Egg white albumen  X 
  14 Casein  X   
Gelatin  X   
Isinglass  X   
Vegetable oils  X 
X Greasing, releasing or anti -foaming agent.  
Only when d erived from organic production  
Silicon dioxide gel or colloidal solution  X   
Activated carbon  X   
Talc X 
 In compliance with the specific purity criteria for food 
additive E 553b  
Bentonite  X 
 With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: as a s ticking 
agent for mead  
Cellu lose X 
X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: Gelatine 
productio n) 
Diatomaceous earth  X 
X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: Gelatine 
productio n) 
Perlite  X 
X With regard to foodstuffs of animal origin: Gelatine 
productio n) 
Hazelnut shells  X   
Rice meal  X   
Beeswax  X 
 Releasing agent.  
Beeswax from organic production  
Carnauba wax  X 
 Releasing agent.  
Only when derived from organic production Applicable 
as of 1 January 2022. Until that date,  only when 
derived from organic raw material  
Acetic acid/vinegar   
X Only when derived from organic production.  
For fish processing only . From natural fermentation , 
Not to be  produced by or from GMO  
Thiamin hydrochloride  X 
X Only for use in processing of fruit wines, including 
cider and perry and mead  
Diammonium phosphate  X 
X Only for use in processing of fruit wines, including 
cider and perry and mead  
Wood fibre  X 
X The source of timber should be restricted to certified, 
sustainably harvested wood.  
Wood used must not contain toxic components (post -
harvest treatment, naturally occurring toxins or toxins 
from micro -organisms)  
 
 
SECTION C — PROCESSING AIDS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF YEAST AND YEAST PRODUCTS  
Name  Primary yeast  Yeast confections/ 
formulations  Specific conditions  
Calcium chloride  X   
Carbon dioxide  X X  
Citric acid  X  For the regulation of the pH in yeast production  
Lactic acid  X  For the regulation of the pH in yeast production  
Nitrogen  X X  
Oxygen  X X  
Potato starch  X X For filtering  
Only when derived from organic production  
Sodium carbonate  X X For the regulation of the pH  
Vegetable oils  X X Greasing, releasing or anti -foaming agent Only 
when derived from organic production  
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  15 ANNEX V 
'ANNEX VIIIa  
 
Products and substances authorised for use or addition in organic products of the wine sector referred to in Article 29c  
Type of treatment in accordance with Annex I A to 
Regulation (EC) No 606/2009  Name of products or substances  Specific conditions, restrictions within the limits and 
conditions set out in Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 
and Regulation (EC) No 606/2009  
Point 1: Use for aeration or oxygenation  — Air 
— Gaseous oxygen   
Point 3: Centrifuging and filtration  
— Perlite 
— Cellulose  
— Diatomeceous earth  Use only as an inert filtering agent 
Point 4: Use in order to create an inert 
atmosphere and to handle the product shielded 
from the air — Nitrogen  
— Carbon dioxide  
— Argon  
Points 5, 15 and 21: Use  — Yeasts (1), yeast cell  walls  
Point 6: Use — Di-ammonium phosphate  
— Thiamine hydrochloride  
— Yeast  autolysates   
Point 7: Use — Sulphur dioxide  
— Potassium bisulphite or potassium metabi -
sulphite  (a) The maximum sulphur dioxide content 
shall not exceed 100 milligrams per litre 
for red wines as referred to in point 1(a) 
of Part A of Annex I B to Regulation 
(EC) No 606/ 2009 and with a residual 
sugar level lower than 2 grams per litre;  
(b) The maximum sulphur dioxide content 
shall not exceed 150 milligrams per litre 
for white and rosé wines as referred to 
in point 1(b) of Part A of Annex I B to 
Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 and with 
a residual sugar level lower than 2 
grams per litre;  
(c) For all other wines, the maximum 
sulphur dioxide content applied in 
accordance with Annex I B to 
Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 on 1 
August 2010, shall be reduced by 30 
milligrams per litre.  
Point 9: Use  
— Charcoal for oenological use   
Point 10: Clarification  
— Edible gelatine (2) 
— Plant proteins from wheat or peas (2) 
— Isinglass (2) 
— Egg white albumin (2) 
— Tannins (2)  
— Potato proteins (2)  
— Yeast protein extracts(2)  
— Casein 
— Chitosan derived from Aspergillus niger  
— Potassium caseinate  
— Silicon dioxide  
— Bentonite  
— Pectolytic enzymes   
Point 12: Use for acidification purposes  
— Lactic acid  
— L(+)Tartaric acid   16 Point 13: Use for deacidification purposes  — L(+)Tartaric acid  
— Calcium carbonate  
— Neutral potassium tartrate  
— Potassium bicarbonate   
Point 14: Addition  
— Aleppo pine resin   
Point 17: Use 
— Lactic bacteria   
Point 19: Addition  
— L-Ascorbic acid   
Point 22: Use for bubbling  — Nitrogen   
Point 23: Addition  — Carbon dioxide   
Point 24: Addition for wine stabilisation 
purposes  — Citric acid   
Point 25: Addition  — Tannins (2)  
Point 27: Addition  — Meta -tartaric acid   
Point 28: Use — Acacia gum (2) (= gum arabic)  
Point 30: Use — Potassium bitartrate   
Point 31: Use — Cupric citrate   
Point 35: Use — Yeast mannoproteins   
Point 38: Use — Oak chips   
Point 39: Use — Potassium alginate   
Point 44: Use — Chitosan derived from Aspergillus niger   
Point 51: Use  — Inactivated yeast   
Type of treatment in accordance with Annex 
III, point A(2)(b) to Regulation (EC) No 
606/2009  — Calcium sulphate  Only for ‘vino generoso’ or ‘vino generoso de 
licor’ 
(J) For the individual yeast strains: if available, derived from organic raw material. (2) Derived from organic raw material if available.  
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