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Annex II

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ANNEX IXa

Requirements for dimethyldicarbonate

(Article 15a of this Regulation)

AREA OF APPLICATION

Dimethyldicarbonate may be added to wine for the following purpose: microbiological stabilisation of bottled wine containing fermentable sugar.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Addition must be carried out only a short time prior to bottling.

  • The treatment may only be applied to wine with a sugar content of not less than 5 g/l.

  • The maximum dose is fixed in Annex IV to this Regulation and the product may not be detectable in the wine placed on the market.

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

  • This treatment is to be recorded in the register referred to in Article 70(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.