Workshop on wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

NEW way of labelling

Anabela AlvesBELGRADE, SERBIA

30th of January 2013

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

Allergens in wine

Council Regulation n.º 1266/2010 of 22 December

Regulation n.º 1169/2011 of 25 October

Directive 2007/68/EC of 27 November

Directive 2000/13/EC of 20 March

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

Organic Wines

Council Regulation (EC) Nº 834/2007 - lays down basic requirements relatively to organic production of processed food;

Commission Regulation (EC) Nº 889/2008 of 5 September detailed rules for the implementation of those basic requirements;

Commission Regulation (EU) Nº 203/2012 of 8 March amending Regulation (EC) nº 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) nº 834/2007, as regards detailed rules on organic wine.

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

Allergens

Labelling provides information to consumers so that they make increasingly informed choices.

Mandatory expression for beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol - there is the obligation to label all ingredients for the wine, that are listed in Annex III of Directive:

Sulfide or sulfur dioxide;

Egg, egg protein, egg products, or egg lysozyme from egg albumin;

Milk, milk products, milk casein or milk protein.

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Allergens

Under what conditions? (article 51º of Commission Regulation nº 607/2009)

It contains:

Sulfide or sulfur dioxide;

Egg, egg protein, egg products, or egg lysozyme ,from egg albumin;

Milk, milk products, milk casein or milk protein.

Annex X - All expressions in the languages of the Member States.

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

AllergensAnexo X - All expressions in the languages of the Member States (I)

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

AllergensAnexo X - All expressions in the languages of the Member States (II)

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

AllergensAnexo X - All expressions in the languages of the Member States (III)

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

Allergens

In a multilingual context:

Pictograms may improve the readability of the information provided to consumers and offer better guarantees for consumers.

Therefore operators may complementing written information with pictograms.

Do not replace the requirement to indicate the allergenic substance in words

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

Allergens

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

Allergens

To avoid new rules from affect the marketing of products already marked, these are applied only to wines made wholly or partly from grapes harvested in 2012 or later and labeled after June 30, 2012.

Free from this requirement: Wines that have not used the allergenic substances in its preparation;

When the presence of allergenic substance is not detected in the final product, according to the methods of analysis recommended and published by the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV).

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Allergens

What languages to use on the market?

Many Member States require its national language;

Updated list with languages allowed for each Member States for provide information about allergen to consumers.

( http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/markets/wine/labelling/allergens.pdf )

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Organic Wines

Commission Regulation nº 203/2012:

For wines produced from September 2012 and controlled by a control authority or control body;

Produced with organic grapes controlled by a control authority or control body;

wines produced according with the stated in Commission Regulation.

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Organic Wines

Practices and techniques for the production of wine are established at the

Union level, in Regulation (EC) nº 1234/2007 and its implementing rules as

laid down in Regulation (EC) nº 606/2009;

Using those practices and techniques in organic wine-making may not be

in line with the objectives and principles fixed in Regulation (EC) nº

834/2007, and in particular with the specific principles applicable to the

processing of organic food;

Therefore specific restrictions and limitations should be set up for certain

oenological practices and processes.

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

Organic Wines

Practices that should be available to organic wine-makers, but its use should be restricted;

His applies to heat treatments - the temperature should not exceed 70 °C;

centrifuging and filtration - the size of the pores shall be not smaller than 0,2 micrometer.

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

Organic Wines

Are excluded - Some oenological practices and processes which might misleading regarding the true nature of the organic products in the making of organic wine:

partial concentration through cooling the elimination of sulphur dioxide by physical process,

electrodialysis treatment to ensure the tartaric stabilization of the wine

partial dealcoholisation of wine

treatment with cation exchangers to ensure the tartaric stabilization of the wine

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Products and substances authorized for use or addition in organic wine - Example from Annex III Regulation 203/2012

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— Air— Gaseous oxygen

— Perl ite— Cellulose

— Diatomeceous earthPoint 4: Use in order to create an inert — Nitrogenatmosphere and to handle the product — Carbon dioxide

shielded from the air — Argon

Points 5, 15 and 21: Use — Yeasts (1)— Di-ammonium phosphate

— Thiamine hydrochloride

— Sulphur dioxide (a) The maximum sulphur dioxide content shall not exceed 100 mill igrams per l itre for red wines as referred to

— Potassium bisulphite in point 1(a) of Part A of Annex I B to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 and with a residual sugar level lower

metabisulphite or potassium than 2 grams per litre;(b) The maximum sulphur dioxide content shall not exceed 150 mill igrams per l itre for white and rosé wines asreferred to in point 1(b) of Part A of Annex I B to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 and with a residual sugarlevel lower than 2 grams per litre;(c) For al l other wines, the maximum sulphur dioxide content applied in accordance with Annex I B toRegulation (EC) No 606/2009 on 1 August 2010, shall be reduced by 30 mil ligrams per litre.

Point 7: Use

Point 1: Use for aeration or oxygenation

Point 3: Centrifuging and filtration Use only as an inert filtering agent

Point 6: Use

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Organic Wines

Sulphur dioxides – referred to in to Regulation (EC) nº 606/2009

The maximum sulphur dioxide content should not exceed 100 milligrams per litre for red wines and with a residual sugar level lower than 2 grams per litre;

(150 miligrams accordance with Annex I B to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009)

The maximum sulphur dioxide content should not exceed 150 milligrams per litre for white and rosé wines and with a residual sugar level lower than 2 grams per litre;

(200 miligrams accordance with Annex I B to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009)

For all the other categories the maximum sulphur dioxide content applied in, should be reduced by 30 milligrams per litre.

(accordance with Annex I B to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009)

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Organic Wines - Labeling

Commission Regulation (EC) nº 607/2009 of 14 July laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation as regards to protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products;

Wine Made from Organic Grapes disappeared and was replaced by Organic Wine.

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

Organic Wines - Labelling

Organic Logo of the EU - Only for the Organic Wine

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

Organic Wines - Labelling

Product designation - Organic Wine

The code number of the control body: PT-BIO- 00; Should be inserted in the same visual field as the Logo of the UE

the origin of the raw materials (agricultural UE, agricultural PT, agricultural not UE).

Should be placed immediately below the code number of the body control

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

Organic Wines

Wine made from organic grapes:

Just for wines produced until July 31 of 2012;(according with the Regulation (CE)nº 889/2008 with the changes in the regulation (CE) nº 203/2012) The code number of the control body: PT-BIO- 00; To be inserted

in the same visual field as the Logo of the UE;

the origin of the raw materials (agricultural UE, agricultural PT, agricultural not UE); should be placed immediately below the code number of the body control;

wine labeled as “wine made from organic grapes” cannot use the “Organic Logo”

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Organic Wines

Wine made from organic grapes:

HOWEVER:

If the producer can prove that, in previous wine campaigns, the winemaking process used meets the standards laid down in Regulation (EC) nº 203/2012 of the Commission;

they may use in the labelling the designation Organic Wine;

and should comply with the established for labelling organic production.

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Objectives

relationship between wine, its labelling and health;

to guarantee consumer interests;

Make more understandable the information that is given through the label.

Wines labelling in compliance with the new UE standards

Thank you for your attention