G/TBT/N/EU/801  
17 May 2021  
(21-4081) 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:  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 Comm ission,  
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; Alcoholic beverages (ICS 67.160.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Deleg ated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 
supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards authorised oenological practices (10 page(s), in English; 21 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Descriptio n of content:  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 supplements 
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 defines in a 
clear an d precise manner the permitted oenological practices including the methods for 
sweetening wines, the 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. It also 
aligns certain provisions with relevant international standards, namely the International 
Code of Oenological Practices and the International Oenological Codex of the International 
Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), as regards its Annex IA.  
The draft Commis sion Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation 
(EU) 2019/934 introduces new oenological practices on the basis of resolutions adopted 
in 2019 and 2020 by the OIV. It also provides clarifications on, and improves consistency 
of, some of the existin g provisions.  
Please note that only the provisions related to technical standards, definitions  and 
labelling fall under the scope of the TBT Agreement. Elements pertaining to intellectual 
property rights, in particular to the application and/or implementation of Geographical 
Indications (GIs) are included in this notification as part of a legislati ve package but clearly 
falling outside the scope of the TBT agreement.  G/TBT/N/EU/801  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The Delegated Regulation amends Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 as 
regards authorised oenologic al practices; Other  
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 
agricultural 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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 of 12 March 2019 
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 (OJ L 149, 
7.6.2019, p. 1).  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02019R0934 -
20190627&qid=1613637400178&from=EN   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  August/September 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (estimation: October/November 2021).  The withdrawal of the authorisation of 
DL tartaric acid and its neutral salt of potassium and the amendment of Appendix 4 to 
Annex  I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 shall apply from 6 months after the date 
of entry into force of this Regulation.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
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/2021/TBT/EEC/21_3434_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/ 2021/TBT/EEC/21_3434_01_e.pdf