Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008Show full title

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

[F1 Article 29d U.K. Oenological practices and restrictions

1.Without prejudice to Article 29c and to specific prohibitions and restrictions provided for in paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article, only oenological practices, processes and treatments, including the restrictions provided for in [F2Articles 80 and 83(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013] and in Articles 3, 5 to 9 and 11 to 14 of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 and in their Annexes, used before 1 August 2010 are permitted.

2. The use of the following oenological practices, processes and treatments is prohibited:

(a)partial concentration through cooling according to point (c) of Section B.1 of [F3Part 1 of Annex 8 to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013];

(b)elimination of sulphur dioxide by physical processes according to point 8 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009;

(c)electrodialysis treatment to ensure the tartaric stabilisation of the wine according to point 36 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009;

(d)partial dealcoholisation of wine according to point 40 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009;

(e)treatment with cation exchangers to ensure the tartaric stabilisation of the wine according to point 43 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009.

3.The use of the following oenological practices, processes and treatments is permitted under the following conditions:

(a)for heat treatments according to point 2 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009, the temperature shall not exceed 70 °C;

(b)for centrifuging and filtration with or without an inert filtering agent according to point 3 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009, the size of the pores shall be not smaller than 0,2 micrometer.

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5.Any amendment introduced after 1 August 2010 , as regards the oenological practice, processes and treatments provided for in [F5Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013] or Regulation (EC) No 606/2009, may be applicable in the organic production of wine only after the adoption of the measures necessary for the implementation of the production rules provided for in Article 19(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and, if required, an evaluation process according to Article 21 of that Regulation.]