Article 1U.K.
Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 is hereby amended as follows:
In Article 3, the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘The actual alcoholic strength by volume referred to in the third indent of Annex VII(A)(1) and Annex VIII(B)(1)(d) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 shall be indicated in percentage units or half units. Without prejudice to the tolerances set for the reference analysis method used, the strength shown may not differ by more than 0,5 % vol from that given by analysis. However, the alcoholic strength of wines with the indication of the vintage year stored in bottles for more than three years, sparkling wines, aerated sparkling wines, semi-sparkling wines, aerated semi-sparkling wines, liqueur wines and overripe wines, without prejudice to the tolerances set for the reference analysis method used, may not differ by more than 0,8 % vol from that given by analysis. The figure shall be followed by “% vol” and may be preceded by “actual alcoholic strength”, “actual alcohol” or “alc”.’
In Article 19, paragraph 3 is deleted.
In Article 28, the third indent is replaced by the following:
‘“indicazione geografica tipica” or “IGT” in the case of table wines originating in Italy,’.
Article 31(3) is amended as follows:
in point (b) of the second subparagraph, the dates ‘31 August 2005’ are replaced by the dates ‘31 August 2007’;
in the third subparagraph, the date ‘31 August 2005’ is replaced by the date ‘31 August 2007’.
Annexes II and III are replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation.
Annex V is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.