Article 4 Experimental use of new oenological practices

For experimental purposes, referred to in Article 83(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, F1the appropriate authority may, on application, authorise, in particular cases, by administrative decision the use of certain oenological practices or processes not provided for in that Regulation or in this Regulation, for a maximum of five years, on condition that:

‘Experiment’ means an operation or operations carried out in the context of a well-defined research project with a single experimental protocol.

The products obtained by the experimental use of such oenological practices and processes may be placed on the market of a F6constituent nation other than the constituent nation concerned provided the appropriate authority authorising the experiment gives prior notification to the appropriate authority of the constituent nation of destination of the terms of the authorisation and the quantities involved.

Within a period of three months following the end of the period referred to in paragraph 1, the F7appropriate authority concerned shall forward to the F8other appropriate authorities a report on the authorised experiment and the results thereof. F9...

Depending on these results, the F10appropriate authority that authorised the experiment may apply to the F11other appropriate authorities for authorisation to continue the experiment, possibly with a larger quantity of products than in the original experiment, for a further maximum period of three years.  F12The applicant must submit appropriate supporting information with the application.F13An application for authorisation to continue an experiment must be approved by the other appropriate authorities.

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