Article 29 Operations to be recorded in the register

United Kingdom

Operators required to keep the register shall indicate the oenological practices, processing and treatments implemented by them, in accordance with requirements and oenological practices referred to in Article 78(2) and Article 80 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 F1, regulations made under section 9 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 and Annexes I A and I D to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009, as well as the experimental use of new oenological practices, including an appropriate reference to the authorisation given by the Member State concerned in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009.

Where implemented, the operations concerning the following treatments shall be recorded in the register in accordance with Articles 16 and 17 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274, including, if provided for by Member States, appropriate references to notifications made to the competent authorities in accordance with Article 30(2):

(a)

correction of the alcoholic strength of wine (Point 40 and Appendix 10 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009) and reduction in sugar content of musts through membrane coupling (Point 49 and Appendix 16 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);

(b)

enrichment and sweetening (Parts I A and B of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; Articles 11 and 12 and Annexes I D and II to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);

(c)

acidification and de-acidification (Parts I C and D of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; Article 13 and Points 12, 13, 46, 48 and 50 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);

(d)

treatment with charcoal for oenological use (Point 9 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);

(e)

treatment with potassium ferrocyanide (Point 26 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);

(f)

treatment by electrodialysis or by cation exchanger to ensure the tartaric stabilisation of the wine or acidification by cation exchanger treatment (Points 20, 36 and 43 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);

(g)

addition of dimethyldicarbonate (DMDC) to wine (Point 34 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);

(h)

use of oak chips in winemaking (Points 38 and Appendix 9 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);

(i)

experimental use of new oenological practices (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);

(j)

the management of dissolved gas in wine using membrane contactors (Point 52 of Annex I A of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);

(k)

treatment using a membrane technology coupled with activated carbon (Point 53 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);

(l)

use of polyvinylimidazole-polyvinylpyrrolidone copolymers (Point 54 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);

(m)

use of silver chloride (Point 55 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009).

Where implemented, the following specific operations shall be recorded in the register:

(a)

blending and coupage, as provided for in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009;

(b)

bottling;

(c)

production of all categories of sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine and aerated semi-sparkling wine;

(d)

production of liqueur wine;

(e)

production of concentrated grape must, whether or not rectified;

(f)

~~F2production of fortifying wine for distillation;~~

(g)

processing into any other product categories, such as aromatised wine.

In the case of bottling, the number of containers filled and their content shall be specified.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 29(1) inserted (S.) (2.2.2023) by The Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Modifications) and Agricultural Products, Aquatic Animal Health and Genetically Modified Organisms (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/361), regs. 1, 8(2)
F2: Art. 29(3)(f) omitted (E.) (1.1.2024) by virtue of The Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1362), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 3(3)