L 282/184
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
31.10.2022
CHAPTER 22 BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR Notes 1.
This chapter does not cover: (a) products of this chapter (other than those of heading 2209) prepared for culinary purposes and thereby rendered unsuitable for consumption as beverages (generally, heading 2103); (b) sea water (heading 2501); (c) distilled or conductivity water or water of similar purity (heading 2853); (d) acetic acid of a concentration exceeding 10 % by weight of acetic acid (heading 2915); (e) medicaments of heading 3003 or 3004; or (f) perfumery or toilet preparations (Chapter 33). 2.
For the purposes of this chapter and of Chapters 20 and 21, the alcoholic strength by volume shall be determined at a temperature of 20 °C. 3.
For the purposes of heading 2202, the term ‘non-alcoholic beverages’ means beverages of an alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 0,5 % vol.
Alcoholic beverages are classified in headings 2203 to 2206 or heading 2208 as appropriate.
Subheading note 1.
For the purposes of subheading 2204 10, the expression ‘sparkling wine’ means wine which, when kept at a temperature of 20 °C in closed containers, has an excess pressure of not less than 3 bar.
Additional notes 1.
Subheading 2202 10 00 covers waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, providing they are for direct consumption as a beverage. 2.
For the purposes of headings 2204 and 2205 and subheading 2206 00 10: (a) ‘actual alcoholic strength by volume’ means the number of volumes of pure alcohol contained at a temperature of 20 °C in 100 volumes of the product at that temperature; (b) ‘potential alcoholic strength by volume’ means the number of volumes of pure alcohol at a temperature of 20 °C capable of being produced by total fermentation of the sugars contained in 100 volumes of the product at that temperature; (c) ‘total alcoholic strength by volume’ means the sum of the actual and potential alcoholic strengths; (d) ‘natural alcoholic strength by volume’ means the total alcoholic strength by volume of a product before any enrichment; (e) ‘% vol’ is the symbol for alcoholic strength by volume. 3.
For the purposes of subheading 2204 30 10, ‘grape must in fermentation’ means the product derived from the fermentation of grape must, having an actual alcoholic strength by volume of more than 1 % vol and less than three-fifths of its total alcoholic strength by volume.