http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2006/643

Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2006

of 27 April 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes, and Regulation (EC) No 884/2001 laying down detailed rules of application concerning the documents accompanying the carriage of wine products and the records to be kept in the wine sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine1, and in particular Article 46(1) and Article 70(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/20002 lays down restrictions on and certain conditions for the use of substances authorised by Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. The restrictions on the use of the substances referred to are listed in Annex IV thereto. As a result of the addition of L-ascorbic acid and dimethyldicarbonate to the list of authorised oenological practices in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, restrictions on and conditions for the use of those substances should be laid down.

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 884/20013 lays down rules on the keeping of inwards and outwards registers and provides in particular for the indication of certain operations in the records. The particular characteristics of the addition of dimethyldicarbonate to wine require its use to be indicated in the records.

(3)

Regulations (EC) No 1622/2000 and (EC) No 884/2001 should be amended accordingly.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

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