G/TBT/N/EU/639  
 
3 January 2019  
(19-0002) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: European Commission  
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:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/   
3. Notified  under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Wine 
products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Delegated Regu lation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council as regards wine -growing areas where the 
alcoholic strength may be increased, authorised oenological practices and restrictions 
applicable to the production and conservation of grapevine products, the minimum 
percentage of alcohol for by -products and their disposal, and publication of OIV files, and 
amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 as regards the importation 
of wine originating in Canada and exempting retailers of holding an inward and outward 
register (13 pages + Annex 46 pages, in English)   
6. Description of content: Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides for European Union 
rules on categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and  the applicable 
restrictions for the wine sector and empowers the Commission to adopt delegated and 
implementing acts setting out the technical details on these matters in particular on 
authorised oenological, practices, products and processes for all the categories of wine 
products.  
The purpose of this delegated act is therefore to supplement Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013 as regards rules that are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the 
internal market for grapevine products. In particular, it set s out the legal framework for 
the oenological practices and compounds that are authorised for the production of all the 
categories of grapevine products listed in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013.  
The delegated act provides derogations  to the acceptable limits for sulphur dioxides and 
volatile acidity.  G/TBT/N/EU/639  
 
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  The delegated act clarifies and simplifies the existing provisions. It also increases 
consistency between this regulation and the international code of oenological practices 
(OIV code) as  regards Annex IA to this regulation.  
As regards  Regulation (EU) 2018/273, this Regulation adds Canada to the list of third 
countries that may benefit from a simplified procedure for the import of their wines as 
referred to in Article 26 of the same Regulation, in line with the agreement between the 
European Community and Canada on trade in wines and spirit drinks which has been 
incorporated into the EU -Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. It also 
re-establishes the exemption of retailers to old inward and outward registers.  
The Delegated a nd Implementing Regulations repeal and replace Commission Regulation 
(EC) No 606/2009 of 10 July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the 
implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the 
categories of grapevine products, oenologi cal practices and the applicable 
restrictions (OJ L 193 24.7.2009, p. 1).  
Please note that only the provisions related to technical standards, definitions and 
labelling would fall under the scope of the TBT Agreement. Elements pertaining to 
intellectual pr operty rights, in particular to the application and/or implementation of 
Geographical Indications (GIs) are included in this notification as part of a legislative 
package but clearly falling outside the scope of the TBT agreement.  
7. Objective and rationa le, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The delegated act is supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council as regards the categories of grapevine products, 
oenological practices and the appli cable restrictions, the importation of wine originating 
in Canada.  
The Delegated lays down rules on oenological practices and amends Delegated Regulation 
(EU) 2018/273 as regards the simplified procedure for Canada to import their wines as 
well as it re -establishes the exemption of retailers to old inward and outward registers.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in 
agricultu ral products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) 
No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, 
p. 671 -854).  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1502976703496&uri=CELEX:32013R1308  
• Commission regulation (EC) No 606/2009 of 10 July 2009 laying down 
certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) 
No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, 
oenological practices and the applicable restrictions (OJ L 193 24.7.2009, 
p. 1).  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1541668616830&uri=CELEX:02009R0606 -20180303   
9. Proposed date of  adoption:  March 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU.  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/EU/639  
 
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  11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text  is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/EEC/19_0002_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/EEC/19_0002_00_e.pdf