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 EUROPEAN  
COMMISSION   
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[…](2018) XXX  draft  
 
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/...  
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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 
conserv ation 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 
exempti ng retailers of holding an inward and outward register   EN 1  EN EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM  
1. CONTEXT  OF THE  DELEGATED  ACT  
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes a 
Union framework for categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the 
applicable restrictions  at the Union's level.  
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council empowers the 
Commission to adopt delegated and implementing acts setting out  marketing standards for 
wine . 
Regulation (EU) No 606/2009 needs to be aligned to the Treaty on the Functioning of the 
European Union.  The purpo se of this delegated act is therefore to supplement Regulation 
(EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the rules to be followed for the production of wines including 
the oenological practices, the limits and conditions for the sweetening of wines and the 
derogations to the maximum sulphur dioxide and the volatile acidity content.  
Regulation (EU) 2018 /273 supplements Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European 
Parliament and the Council as regards the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings, the 
vineyard register,  accompanying documents and certification, the inward and outward 
register, compulsory declarations, notifications and publication of notified information and 
Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards the 
relevant c hecks and penalties. Regulation (EU) 2018/273 needs to  be amended to  take into 
account the Article 23 of the Agreement concluded between the European Union and Canada1 
on import of wines originating in Canada . 
2. CONSULTATIONS  PRIOR  TO THE  ADOPTION  OF THE  ACT  
Consultations, involving experts from all the 28 Member States have been carried out within 
the Group of Experts under the single common organisation of the markets.  
During these meetings, the Commission presented amended versions of the text taking 
broadly into account the observations and comments made in each of the meetings or sent in 
writing to the Commission services. The experts of the European Parliament were involved as 
observers in those discussions.  
The Commission services had also several meetings with the wine sector stakeholders , both 
bilaterally and in the context of the Civil Dialogue Group for wine.  
This consultation process led to a broad consensus on the draft Delegated Regulation.  
3. LEGAL  ELEMENTS  OF THE  DELEGATED  ACT  
This delegated act contains provisions supplementing certain rules of Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013 that are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market for 
grapevine products. In particular, it sets out the legal framework for the oenological practices 
and compounds that are authori sed for the production of all the categories of grapev ine 
products listed in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 .  
The delegated act provides derogations to the acceptable limits for sulp hur dioxides and 
volatile  acidity.  
                                                 
1 Council Decision of 30 July 2003 on the conclusion of the agreement between the European 
Community and Canada on trade in wines and spirit drinks (2004/91/EC)  EN 2  EN 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.  
The delegated act repeals the relevant provisions of C ommission Regulation (EC) No 
606/2009 of 10  July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, oenologica l 
practices and the applicable restrictions . 
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 . EN 3  EN COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/...  
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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  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of  the European Union , 
Having regard to 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 
agricultural products  and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/7 2, (EEC) No 234/79, 
(EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/20071, and in particular Articles  75(2),  Article 80(4) 
and Article 89 thereof,  
Whereas:  
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 repealed and replaced Counc il Regulation (EC) 
No 1234/20072. Section 1 of Chapter I of Title II of Part II of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013 lay s down rules on the categories of grapevine products, oenological 
practices  and the applicable restrictions and empower s the Commission to adopt 
delegated and implementing acts in that respect . In o rder to ensure the smooth 
functioning of the wine market in the new legal framework, certain rules have to be 
adopted by means of such acts. Those acts should replace the provisions of 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/20093 which should therefore be repea led. 
(2) Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU ) No 1308/2013  listing the categories of 
grapevine products provides that wine is to have  a total alcoholic strength of not more 
than 15 % vol ume. However, by way of derogation , that limit may be increased to 
20 % volume for wines produced without enrichment in certain wine -growing  areas . 
These areas should be defined.   
(3) Articles 80 and 83  of Regulation (EU ) No 1308/2013  and Annex  VIII thereto lay 
down general rules on oenological practices and processes and refer t o detailed rules to 
                                                 
 
1 Regulation  (EU) No 1 308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 
establishing a common organisation of the markets in agriculture 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 ). 
2 Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of 
agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO 
Regulation) (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007 , p. 1).  
3 Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 of 10  July 2009  laying down certain detailed rules for 
implement ing 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). EN 4  EN be adopted by the Commission. The permitted oenological practices including the 
methods for sweetening wines should be defined in a clear and precise manner , and 
limits on the use of certain substances that may be used for wine -making and the 
conditions for using some of those substances for wine -making should be laid down . 
(4) Annex I  A to Regulation (EC) No 606/200 9 lists authorised oenological practices  and 
processes . The list of authorised oenological practices should be clarified and its 
coherence should be improved. The list should also be supplemented to take account 
of technical progress . To improve clarity, the list should be divided into two tables 
separating  oenological processes from  oenological compounds . 
(5) The table of authorised oenological compounds should include a classification of the 
compounds into two categories , according to their use as an additive or as a processing 
aid, which is necessary in particular for labelling  purposes . 
(6) The activity, the  classificatio n as additive or processing aid , the conditions and limits 
of use and the categories of grapevine products to which oenological compounds may 
be added  should follow the International Organisation of Vine and Wine ( OIV) 
recommendations , unless they contradict U nion law. 
(7) Oenological compoun ds should be clearly identified by international denominations , 
an E-number if available and/or a Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS  ) number .  
(8) To simplify applicable rules and to ensure coherence between the rules laid down in 
this Regulation and international standards, the former practice of duplicating 
information contained in the files of the OIV Code of Oenological Practices by 
reproducing the contents in Appendixes to Annex I should be discontinued. To ensure 
that producers of grapevine products using authorised oenological compounds are 
better informed  and acquire a better understanding of those rules, the Commission 
should publish the f iles of the OIV Code of Oenological Practices  referred to in the  
Annexes to this Regulation  and ensure that the OIV files concerned are available in all 
official languages  of the Union.   
(9) Annex I B to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 lays down the maximum levels of sulph ur 
dioxide  in wines produced in the Union  which are higher than the limits laid down by 
the OIV. Th e limits should be aligned with the OIV  limits , which are recognised 
internationally, and the derogations required for certain sweet wines produced in small 
quantities owing to their higher sugar content and t o ensure their good conservation 
should be maintained . In the light of current scientific studies into the reduction and 
replacement of sulphites in wine and the sulphite intake from wine in the human diet, 
the maximum limits could be re -examined at a late r date with a view to further 
reducing them.   
(10) The procedures by which Member States may authorise certain oenological practices 
and processes not provided for by Union  rules for a defin ed period and for 
experimental purposes should be laid down.  
(11) The produc tion of sparkling wines, quality sparkling wines and quality aromatic 
sparkling wines requires a number of specific practices in addition to the oenological 
practices permitted for other grapevine products . For reasons of clarity, those practices 
should be  listed in a separate Annex  to this R egulation . 
(12) The production of liqueur wines requires a number of specific practices in addition to 
the oenological practices permitted for other grapevine products  and the production of 
liqueur wines with a protected des ignation of origin has certain particularities. For EN 5  EN reasons of clarity, those practices and restrictions should be listed in a separate Annex  
to this Regulation . 
(13) Coupage is a widespread oenological practice which can have a considerable  impact 
on the quality of grapevine products . Therefore, in order to prevent abuse and to 
ensure high quality grapevine products whilst also promoting a more competitive 
sector, the practice  should be defined and strictly regulated. As far as rosé wine 
production is concerned, for the same reasons, this practice should be regulated in 
particular for certain wines which are not subject to specifications.  
(14) Union  rules on foodstuffs and the International Oenological Codex of the OIV  already 
lay down specifications concern ing purity and identification in relation to a large 
number of substances used in oenological practices . For the purposes of harmonisation 
and clarity, those specifications should be adhered to in the first instance  and 
additional rules specific to the sit uation in the Union  should also be provided for . 
(15) Wine products that do not comply with the provisions of Section 1 of Chapter I of 
Title II of Part II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or the provisions laid down in this 
Regulation may not be placed on the m arket  and must be destroyed . However, some of 
these products may be permitted to be used for industrial purposes only and therefore 
the conditions for their use should be laid down so as to ensure adequate monitoring of 
their final use. In addition, to avo id financial losses for operators with stocks of certain 
products produced before the date of entry into force of this Regulation, provision 
should be made enabling products made in accordance with the rules in force before 
that date to be released for con sumption.  
(16) Notwithstanding the general rule laid down in Section D of Part II of Annex VI II to 
Regulation (EU ) No 1308 /2013, the pouring of wine or grape must onto lees or grape 
marc or pressed ‘aszú’ or ‘výber’ pulp is an essential characteristic of the production 
of certain Hungarian and Slovak wines. The particular rules for such practice must be 
laid down in accordance wit h the national provisions in force in the Member States 
concerned on 1 May 2004.  
(17) In order to ensure the quality of the grapevine  products, provision should be made for 
the implementation of the prohibition of over -pressing of grapes. Verifying the correct 
application of that prohibition requires there to be adequate monitoring of the by -
products resulting from winemaking and their final use. To this end, rules on the 
minimum percentage of alcohol contained in the by -products after the pressing of 
grapes sho uld be specified , as well as on the conditions for the mandatory disposal of 
by-products held by any natural or legal person or groups of persons, under the 
supervision of the competent authorities of the Member States. Since those conditions 
are directly linked to the winemaking process, they should be listed together with the 
oenological practices and applicable restrictions for the production of wine set out in 
this Regulation . In order to implement A rticle 23 of the  Agreement concluded between 
the Europ ean Union and Canada concerning the trade in wine s and spirits , a provision 
should be laid down to allow the use of the simplified procedure for the import  into the 
Union  of wine s originating in Canada . Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 
2018/2734 should therefore be amended accordingly.  
                                                 
4 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of 
the European Parliament and of the Counci l as regards the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings, 
the vineyard register, accompanying documents and certification, the inward and outward register, 
compulsory declarations, notifications and publication of notified information, and supplementin g 
Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the relevant EN 6  EN (18) Under Article 147(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, natural or legal persons 
holding wine products in the exercise of their trade are to keep an inward and outward 
register in respect of those products and the oe nological practices, processing or 
treatments implemented by them. Article 28(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation 
(EU) 2018/273 lays down exemptions from this obligation with regard to certain 
categories of operators. The purpose of those exemptions is t o free the operators 
selling or holding stocks of small quantities of wine products from a disproportionate 
administrative burden. However, the retailers, whose business activity includes, by 
definition, the sale of wine and must in small quantity, are not  covered by the current 
exemptions. Whereas the previous rules laid down in Article 37 of Regulation (EC) 
No 436/2009 exempted retailers from the obligation of keeping an inward and outward 
register and, moreover, in the spirit of the current EU objective of lightening the 
administrative burden without preventing a satisfactory level of traceability of wine 
products, the exemption concerning the retailers should be restored. Since those 
conditions are directly linked to the winemaking and marketing process,  they should 
be listed together with the oenological practices and applicable restrictions for the 
production of wine set out in this Regulation.  Therefore, Delegated Regulation (EU) 
2018/273 should be amended to include retailers among the categories of o perators 
exempted from the obligation of keeping an inward and outward register for the wine 
products and operations. Such exemption should apply retroactively, as from the entry 
into force of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 , 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1  
 
Scope.  
This Regulation lays down rules supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 concerning 
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, publication of OIV 
files, and amends  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 as regards the 
importation of wine originating in Canada  and the ex emption for retailers to hold an inward 
and outward register . 
Article 2 
 
Wine -growing areas where wines may have a maximum total alcoholic strength  
of 20 % vol.  
The wine -growing areas referred to in the first indent of point (c) of the second subparagraph  
of paragraph (1) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be zones C I, 
C II and C III referred to in Appendix 1 to that Annex and the areas of zone B in which white 
wines with the following protected geographical indications may be p roduced: ‘Vin de pays 
de Franche -Comté’ and ‘Vin de pays du Val de Loire’.  
                                                                                                                                                         
checks and penalties, amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 555/2008, (EC) No 606/2009 a nd 
(EC) No 607/2009 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 4 36/2009 and Commission 
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/560 (OJ L 58, 28.2.2018, p. 1 -59.). EN 7  EN Article  3 
 
Authorised oenological practices  
1.  The authorised oenological practices applicable to the production and conservation of 
grapevine products falling within the scope  of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013, referred to in Article 80(1 ) and ( 2) of that Regulation , are laid down in Annex I  
hereto .  
2.   Part A of Annex I  lays down  the conditions for and the limits on the use of the authorised 
oenological  practices .  
3.  Part B of Annex I  lays down t he maximum sulphur dioxide contents of wines.  
4.   Part C of Annex I lays down t he maximum volatile acid contents.  
5.   Part D of Annex I lays down t he rules on sweetening.  
Article 4 
 
Experimental use of new oenological practices  
1. For experimental purposes , referred to in Article 83(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, 
each Member State may authorise the use of certain oenological practices or processes not 
provided for in that Regulation or in this Regulation, for a maximum of five years, on 
condition that:  
(a) the practices and processes concerned meet the requirements of the third 
subparagraph of Article  80(1) and Article 80(3)(b) to (e) of  Regulation (EU ) No 
1308/2013 ;  
(b) such practices and processes are applied to quantities not exceeding 50 000 
hectolitres pe r year for any one experiment;  
(c) the Member State concerned informs the Commission and the other Member States 
at the beginning of the experiment of the terms of each authorisation;  
(d) the processes shall be  entered on the accompanying document referred to in  Article 
147(1) and in the register referred to in Article 1 47(2) of Regulation (E U) No 
1308/2013 .  
‘Experiment’ mean s an operation or operations carried out in the context of a well -defined 
research project with a single experimental protocol . 
2. The prod ucts obtained by the experimental use of such oenological practices and processes 
may be placed on the market of a Member State other than the Member State concerned 
provided the Member State authorising the experiment gives prior notification to the 
compe tent authorities of the Member State of destination of the terms of the authorisation and 
the quantities involved.  
3. Within a period of three months following the end of the period referred to in paragraph 1, 
the Member State concerned  shall forward to th e Commission a report on the authorised 
experiment and the results thereof. The Commission shall notify the other Member States of 
those results.  
4. Depending on these results, the Member State concerned may apply to the Commission for 
authorisation to con tinue the experiment, possibly with a larger quantity of products than in 
the original experiment, for a further maximum period of three years. The Member State EN 8  EN concerned shall submit an appropriate file in support of its application. The Commission shall 
adopt a decision on the application in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 
229(2) o f Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 . 
5. The notification of information or documents to the Commission provided for in point (c) 
of paragraph 1 and in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be made in accordance with Commission 
Delegated Regulation ( EU) 2017/11835. 
Article 5 
 
Oenological practices applicable to categories of sparkling wines  
The authorised oenological practices and restrictions, including enrichment, a cidification and 
de-acidification, concerning  sparkling wines, quality sparkling wines and quality aromatic 
sparkling wines, referred to in paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) of Part II of Annex VII to 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 are listed in Annex II to this R egulation , without prejudice to 
the oenological practices and restrictions of general application laid down in Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013 and in Annex I to this Regulation . 
Article 6 
 
Oenological practices applicable to liqueur wines  
The authorised oenol ogical practices and restrictions concerning liqueur wines referred to in 
paragraph (3) of Part II of Annex VII  to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 are listed in Annex 
III to this Regulation , without prejudice to the oenological practices and restrictions of g eneral 
application laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and in Annex I to this R egulation . 
Article 7 
 
Definition of coupage  
1. ‘Coupage’ referred to in point (h) of Article 75(3) and  Section  C of Part II of Annex VIII to 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/ 2013 mean s the mixing of wines or musts of different origins, 
different vine varieties, different harvest years or different categories of wine or of must.  
2. The following shall be regarded as different categories of wine or must:  
(a) red wine, white wine and the musts or wines suitable for yielding one of these 
categories of wine;  
(b) wines without a protected designation of origin  and wines without  protected 
geographical indication, wines with a protected designation of origin (PDO) and 
wines with a protected geograp hical indication (PGI) as well as musts or wines 
suitable for yielding one of these categories of wine.  
For the purposes of this paragraph, rosé wine shall be regarded as red wine.  
3. The following processes shall not be regarded as coupage:  
(a) enrichment by the addition of concentrated grape must or rectified concentrated 
grape must;  
                                                 
5 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1183 of 20 April 2017 on supplementing Regulations 
(EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council with regard to 
the notifications to the Commission of information and documents (OJ L 171, 4.7.2017, p.  100).  EN 9  EN (b) sweetening.  
Article 8 
 
General rules on blending and coupage  
1. A wine may be obtained by blending or coupage only where the constituents of that 
blending or coupage possess the required characteristics for obtaining wine and comply with 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and this Regulation.  
Coupage of a non -PDO/PGI white wine with a non -PDO/PGI red wine may not produce a 
rosé wine.  
However, the second subparagraph does not exclude coupage of the type referred to therein 
where the final product is intended for the preparation of a cuvée as defined in point  12 of  
Part IV of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or intended for the p roduction of semi -
sparkling wines.  
2. Coupage of a grape must or a wine which has undergone the oenological practice referred 
to in line item 11.1 of Part A of Annex I to this Regulation with  a grape must or a wine which 
has not undergone that practice sha ll be prohibited.  
Article 9 
 
The purity and identification specifications of substances used in oenological practices  
1. Where they are not laid down by Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/20126, the purity 
and identification specifications of substances use d in the oenological practices referred to in 
Article 75(3)(f) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be those laid down and published in 
the International Oenological Codex of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine  
(OIV) . 
Where necessary, those pu rity criteria shall be supplemented by the specific requirements 
provided for in Part A of Annex I  to this Regulation . 
2. The enzymes and enzymatic preparations used in the authorised oenological practices and 
processes listed in Part A of Annex I shall me et the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 
1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of  the Council7. 
Article 10 
 
Conditions governing the holding, circulation and use of products not complying with 
Article 80  of Regulation (E U) No 1308/2013  or this Regulation  
1. Products referred to  in the first subparagraph of Article 80(2) of Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013 shall not be marketed and shall be destroyed. However, Member States may 
                                                 
6 Commission Regulation (EU) No  231/2012 of 9 March 2012 laying down specifications for food 
additives listed in Annexes II and III to  Regulation (EC) No  1333/2008 of the European Parliament and 
the Council (OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1).  
7 Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on 
food enzymes and amending Council Directive  83/417/EEC , Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, 
Directive 2000/13/EC, Council Directive 2001/112/EC and Regulation (EC) No 258/97 (OJ L 354, 
31.12.2008, p. 7) . EN 10  EN authorise under certain conditions the use of certain of such products, the characteristics of 
which they shall determine, by distilleries or vinegar factories or for industrial purposes .  
2. Such products may not be held without legitimate cause by producers or traders and they 
may be moved only to distilleries, vineg ar factories, or establishments using them for 
industrial purposes or products or to elimination plants.  
3. Member States may have denaturing agents or indicators added to wines referred to in 
paragraph 1 in order to make them more easily identifiable. Whe re justified, they may also 
prohibit the uses provided for in paragraph 1 and have the products d estroyed . 
4. Wine produced before 1 August 2009 may be offered or supplied for direct human 
consumption provided that it complies with the Union or national ru les in force prior to that 
date.  
Article 1 1 
 
General rules applicable to the enrichment, acidification and deacidification of products 
other than wine  
The authorised processes referred to in paragraph 1 of Section  D of Part I of Annex VIII to 
Regulation (E U) No 1308/2013 must be carried out in a single operation. However, Member 
States may permit some of these processes to be carried out in more than one operation where 
this improves the vinification of the products concerned. In such cases, the limits laid  down in 
Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall apply to the whole operation concerned.  
Article 1 2 
 
Pouring of wine or grape must onto lees or grape marc or pressed ‘aszú’/‘výber’ pulp  
The pouring of wine or grape must onto lees or grape marc or pressed ‘aszú’/‘výber’ pulp, 
provided for in paragraph 2 of Section D of Part II of Annex VIII  to Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013, shall be carried out as follows, in accordance with the national provisions in force 
on 1 May 2004:  
(a) ‘Tokaji fordítás’ or ‘Tokajský forditáš’ shall be prepared by pouring must or wine on 
pressed ‘aszú’/‘výber’ pulp;  
(b) ‘Tokaji máslás’ or ‘Tokajský mášláš’ shall be prepared by pouring must or wine on 
the lees of ‘szamorodni’/‘samorodné’ or ‘aszú’/‘výber’.  
The p roducts concerned must be from the same harvest year.  
Article 1 3 
 
Fixing a minimum  percentage of alcohol for by -products  
1. Subject to paragraph 1 of Section D of Part II of Annex VIII  to Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013, Member States shall fix a minimum perc entage for the volume of alcohol that 
must be contained in the by -product, after its separation from wines, in relation to that 
contained in the wine produced. Member States may modulate that minimum percentage on 
the basis of objective and non -discriminat ory criteria.  EN 11  EN 2. Where the relevant percentage fixed by Member States pursuant to paragraph 1 is not 
reached, the operator concerned shall deliver a quantity of wine from his own production that 
corresponds to the quantity needed to reach the minimum perce ntage.  
3. For the purpose of determining the volume of alcohol contained in the by -products in 
relation to that contained in the wine produced, the standard wine natural alcoholic strengths 
by volume to be applied in the different wine -growing zones shall be: 
(a) 8,0 % for zone A;  
(b) 8,5 % for zone B;  
(c) 9,0 % for zone C I;  
(d) 9,5 % for zone C II;  
(e) 10,0 % for zone C III . 
Article 1 4 
 
Disposal of by-products  
1. Producers shall withdraw the by -products of winemaking or of any other processing of 
grapes under supervision by the competent authorities of the Member States, subject to the 
requirements on delivery and registration laid down in Article 9(1)(b) of Delegated 
Regulation (EU) 2018/273 and Article 14(1)(b)(vii) and Article 18 of Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2748, respectively.  
2. Withdrawal shall be carried out without delay and no later than at the end of the wine year 
in which the by -products were obtained, in compliance with applicable Union legislation, in 
particular as regards the environment.  
3. Me mber States may decide that producers who, during the wine year in question, do not 
produce more than 50 hectolitres of wine or must themselves on their own premises are not 
required to withdraw their by -products.  
4. Producers may fulfil the obligation of dispos ing of all or a part of the by -products of 
winemaking or any other processing of grapes by delivering the by -products to distillation. 
Such disposal of the by -products shall be certified by a competent authority of the Member 
State.  
5. Member States may decide that the delivery to distillation of all or a part of the by -products 
of winemaking or of any other processing of grapes is made compulsory for all or certain 
producers on their territory on the basis of objective and non -discriminatory criteria . 
Article 1 5 
 
Publication of OIV Files  
The Commission shall publish the files of the OIV Code of Oenological Practices referred to 
in the Annexes to this Regulation  in the Official Journal of the European Union .  
                                                 
8 Commission Implementing Re gulation (EU) 2018/274 of 11 December 2017 laying down rules for the 
application of Regulation (EU) No  1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as 
regards the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings, certification, the inward and outward register, 
compulsory declarations and notifications, and of Regulat ion (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards the relevant checks and repealing Commission Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2015/561 (OJ L 58, 28.2.2018, p. 60 ).  EN 12  EN Article 1 6 
 
Transitional arrangements  
Stock s of grapevine products produced before the date of entry into force of this Regulation in 
accordance with the rules in force before that date may be released for human consumption .  
Article 1 7 
 
Repeal  
Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 is repealed.   
Article 1 8 
 
Amendment to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273  
1. Section B of Part IV of Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 is replaced by 
the following : 
'B. List of third countries referred to in Article 26:  
— Australia  
— Chile  
— United States of Americ a 
— Canada.'  
2. The following point is inserted after point (b) of the first paragraph of Article 28  of 
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 : 
‘(c)   retailers.’  
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Entry into force  
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication 
in the Official Journal of the European Union . 
2. Article 18(2) of this Regulation shall enter into force  on the third of March 2018 . 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission  
 The President