Commission Regulation (EC) No 2066/2001 of 22 October 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 as regards the use of lysozyme in wine products
Date: 2001-10-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: food additive, foodstuffs legislation, fruit product, vinification, viticulture, wine

23.10.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 278/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2066/2001

of 22 October 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 as regards the use of lysozyme in wine products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 (2),
and in particular Article 46 thereof,

Whereas

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 permits the
addition of lysozyme to the wine products concerned.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 of 24 July
2000 laying down certain detailed rules for imple-
menting Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the
common organisation of the market in wine and estab-
lishing a Community code of oenological practices and
processes (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1655/2001 (4), lays down, in particular, restrictions and
requirements pertaining to the use of certain substances
authorised by Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. The
those substances are
maximum permissible doses of
fixed in Annex IV.

the addition of

Experiments concerning the use of lysozyme in wine-
making carried out by two Member States have shown
this substance is of significant
that
benefit for the stabilisation of wines and permits the
production of quality wines with a reduced sulphur
dioxide content. Its use should therefore be permitted
and maximum doses laid down in line with the techno-
logical requirements revealed in the experiments.

Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 should therefore be
amended accordingly to permit the use of
lysozyme
fulfilling the purity criteria laid down by Commission
Directive 96/77/EC of 2 December 1996 laying down

specific purity criteria on food additives other than
colours and sweeteners (5), as last amended by Directive
2001/30/EC (6).

(5)

The Management Committee for Wine has not delivered
an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 is amended as follows:

1. The following Article 11a is inserted:

‘Article 11a

Lysozyme

Lysozyme,
the use of which is provided for in Annex
IV(1)(r) and (3)(zb) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, may
be used only if it meets the requirements set out in Annex
VIIIa hereto.’

2. In Annex IV, the following line is added to the table:

‘Lysozyme (1)

500 mg/l (*)

500 mg/l (*)

(*) Where added to both the must and the wine, the total quantity must not

exceed the limit of 500 mg/l.’

3. The Annex VIIIa given in the Annex hereto is inserted.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 October 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 220, 15.8.2001, p. 17.

(5) OJ L 339, 30.12.1996, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 146, 31.5.2001, p. 1.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX VIIIa

Requirements for lysozyme

(Article 11a of this Regulation)

AREA OF APPLICATION

Lysozyme may be added to grape must, grape must in fermentation and wine, for the following purpose: to control the
growth and activity of the bacteria responsible for malolactic fermentation in these products

REQUIREMENTS:

— the maximum dose is fixed in Annex IV to this Regulation,

— the product used must comply with the purity criteria laid down in Directive 96/77/EC.’