Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (c. 889)

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[F1 ANNEX VIIIa U.K. Products and substances authorised for use or addition in organic products of the wine sector referred to in Article 29c

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F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2164 of 17 December 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control (Text with EEA relevance).

a For the individual yeast strains: if available, derived from organic raw material.
b Derived from organic raw material if available.]
Type of treatment in accordance with Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009	Name of products or substances	Specific conditions, restrictions within the limits and conditions set out in Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and Regulation (EC) No 606/2009
Point 1: Use for aeration or oxygenation	Air Gaseous oxygen
Point 3: Centrifuging and filtration	Perlite Cellulose Diatomeceous earth	Use only as an inert filtering agent
Point 4: Use in order to create an inert atmosphere and to handle the product shielded from the air	Nitrogen Carbon dioxide Argon
Points 5, 15 and 21: Use	Yeasts a , yeast cell walls
Point 6: Use	Di-ammonium phosphate Thiamine hydrochloride Yeast autolysates
Point 7: Use	Sulphur dioxide Potassium bisulphite or potassium metabi-sulphite	(a) The maximum sulphur dioxide content shall not exceed 100 milligrams per litre for red wines as referred to in point 1(a) of Part A of Annex I B to Regulation (EC) No 606/ 2009 and with a residual sugar level lower than 2 grams per litre; (b) The maximum sulphur dioxide content shall not exceed 150 milligrams per litre for white and rosé wines as referred to in point 1(b) of Part A of Annex I B to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 and with a residual sugar level lower than 2 grams per litre; (c) For all other wines, the maximum sulphur dioxide content applied in accordance with Annex I B to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 on 1 August 2010 , shall be reduced by 30 milligrams per litre.
Point 9: Use	Charcoal for oenological use
Point 10: Clarification	Edible gelatine b Plant proteins from wheat or peas b Isinglass b Egg white albumin b Tannins b Potato proteins b Yeast protein extracts b Casein Chitosan derived from Aspergillus niger Potassium caseinate Silicon dioxide Bentonite Pectolytic enzymes
Point 12: Use for acidification purposes	Lactic acid L(+)Tartaric acid
Point 13: Use for deacidification purposes	L(+)Tartaric acid Calcium carbonate Neutral potassium tartrate Potassium bicarbonate
Point 14: Addition	Aleppo pine resin
Point 17: Use	Lactic bacteria
Point 19: Addition	L-Ascorbic acid
Point 22: Use for bubbling	Nitrogen
Point 23: Addition	Carbon dioxide
Point 24: Addition for wine stabilisation purposes	Citric acid
Point 25: Addition	Tannins b
Point 27: Addition	Meta-tartaric acid
Point 28: Use	Acacia gum b (= gum arabic)
Point 30: Use	Potassium bitartrate
Point 31: Use	Cupric citrate
Point 35: Use	Yeast mannoproteins
Point 38: Use	Oak chips
Point 39: Use	Potassium alginate
Point 44: Use	Chitosan derived from Aspergillus niger
Point 51: Use	Inactivated yeast
Type of treatment in accordance with Annex III, point A(2)(b) to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009	Calcium sulphate	Only for ‘ vino generoso ’ or ‘ vino generoso de licor ’