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Council Regulation (EC) No 491/2009 of 25 May 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)
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3 % volume in wine-growing zone A referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb;
2 % volume in wine-growing zone B referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb;
1,5 % volume in wine-growing zones C referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb.
in respect of fresh grapes, grape must in fermentation or new wine still in fermentation, by adding sucrose, concentrated grape must or rectified concentrated grape must;
in respect of grape must, by adding sucrose, concentrated grape must or rectified concentrated grape must, or by partial concentration, including reverse osmosis;
in respect of wine, by partial concentration through cooling.
wine-growing zone A referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb;
wine-growing zone B referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb;
wine-growing zone C referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb, with the exception of vineyards in Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and vineyards in the French departments under jurisdiction of the courts of appeal of:
Aix-en-Provence,
Nîmes,
Montpellier,
Toulouse,
Agen,
Pau,
Bordeaux,
Bastia.
However, enrichment by dry sugaring may be authorised by the national authorities as an exception in the abovementioned French departments. France shall notify the Commission and the other Member States forthwith of any such authorisations.
shall not have the effect of reducing the initial volume of these products by more than 20 %;
shall, notwithstanding point A(2)(c), not increase the natural alcoholic strength of these products by more than 2 % volume.
in wine-growing zone A referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb to more than 11,5 % volume;
in wine-growing zone B referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb to more than 12 % volume;
in wine-growing zone C I referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb to more than 12,5 % volume;
in wine-growing zone C II referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb to more than 13 % volume; and
in wine-growing zone C III referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb to more than 13,5 % volume.
in relation to red wine, raise the upper limit of total alcoholic strength of the products referred to in paragraph 6 to 12 % volume in wine-growing zone A and 12,5 % volume in wine-growing zone B referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb;
raise the total alcoholic strength by volume of the products referred to in paragraph 6 for the production of wines with a designation of origin to a level to be determined by Member States.
de-acidification in wine-growing zones A, B and C I referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb;
acidification and de-acidification in wine-growing zones C I, C II and C III (a) referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb, without prejudice to paragraph 7; or
acidification in wine-growing zone C III (b) referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb.
in wine-growing zone C referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb after 1 January;
in wine-growing zones A and B referred to in the Appendix to Annex XIb after 16 March, and they shall be carried out only for products of the grape harvest immediately preceding those dates.
Unless otherwise decided by the Council in accordance with the international obligations of the Community, coupage of a wine originating in a third country with a Community wine and coupage between wines originating in third countries shall be prohibited in the Community.
The quantity of alcohol contained in those by-products shall be decided by Member States at a level at least equal to 5 % in relation to the volume of alcohol contained in the wine produced.
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