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Commission Regulation (EC) No 423/2008 of 8 May 2008 on laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes (Codified version) (repealed)

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ANNEX IV

Restrictions on the use of certain substances(Article 5 of this Regulation)

The maximum limits applying to the use of the substances referred to in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 in accordance with the conditions laid down therein are as follows:

a

These products may also be used in combination, up to an overall limit of 1 g/l, without prejudice to the 0,2 g/l limit set above.

b

These products may also be used in combination, up to an overall limit of 1 g/l, without prejudice to the 0,2 g/l limit set above.

c

Where added to both the must and the wine, the total quantity must not exceed the limit of 500 mg/l.

d

Where added to both the must and the wine, the total quantity must not exceed the limit of 500 mg/l.

SubstancesUse with fresh grapes, grape must, grape must in fermentation, grape must in fermentation obtained from raisined grapes, concentrated grape must and new wine still in fermentationUse with grape must in fermentation intended for direct human consumption as such, wine suitable for producing table wine, sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine, liqueur wine and quality wines psr
Preparations of yeast cell wall40 g/hl40 g/hl
Carbon dioxidemaximum content in wine thus treated: 2 g/l
L-ascorbic acid250 mg/l250 mg/l; the maximum content in wine thus treated must not exceed 250 mg/l
Citric acidmaximum content in wine thus treated: 1 g/l
Metatartaric acid100 mg/l
Copper sulphate1 g/hl provided the copper content of the product thus treated does not exceed 1 mg/l
Charcoal for oenological use100 g dry weight per hl100 g dry weight per hl
Nutritive salts: diammonium phosphate or ammonium sulphate1 g/l (expressed in salt)a0,3 g/l (expressed in salt) for the preparation of sparkling wine
Ammonium sulphite or ammonium bisulphite0,2 g/l (expressed in salt)b
Growth factors: thiamine in the form of thiamine hydrochloride0,6 mg/l (expressed in thiamine)0,6 mg/l (expressed in thiamine) for the preparation of sparkling wine
Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone80 g/hl80 g/hl
Calcium tartrate200 g/hl
Calcium phytate8 g/hl
Lysozyme500 mg/lc500 mg/ld
Dimethyldicarbonate200 mg/l; residues not detectable in the wine placed on the market

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