Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/374 of 24 January 2024 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the title of the food categories of alcoholic beverages and the use of several additives in certain alcoholic beverages

ANNEX
ANNEX
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:
(1)
In Part A, the entries in points 26 to 29 of Table 2 are replaced by the following:
‘26
Wine and other products covered by Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( *1 ) , as listed in its Annex VII part II
27
Spirit drinks defined in Annex I, categories 1-14 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( *2 ) , spirit (preceded by the name of the fruit, berries or nuts) obtained by maceration and distillation and London gin (Annex I, categories 16 and 22 of that Regulation, respectively)
Sambuca, Maraschino, Marrasquino or Maraskino and Mistrà as defined in Annex I, categories 36, 37 and 41 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, respectively
28
Sangria, Clarea and Zurra as mentioned in Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( *3 )
29
Wine vinegar covered by Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, as listed in its Annex VII part II
(2)
In Part D, the entries for categories in points 14.2.2, 14.2.6, 14.2.7 and 14.2.8 are replaced by the following:
‘14.2.2
Wine and other products defined in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
14.2.6
Spirit drinks as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/787
14.2.7
Aromatised wine products as defined by Regulation (EU) No 251/2014
14.2.8
Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % ’
(3)
Part E is amended as follows:
(a)
the entry for food category in point 14.2.2 ‘Wine and other products defined by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and alcohol-free counterparts’ is replaced by the following:
‘14.2.2
Wine and other products defined in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
The use of additives is authorised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Council Decisions on the conclusion of agreements between the European Union and certain third countries on trade in wine and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934  ( *4 ) and their implementing measures
(b)
the entries for Group II, Group III, E 104, E 110, E 405, E 900, E 950, E 951, E 954, E 955, E 959, E 961, E 962, E 969 and E 999 in food category in point 14.2.3 are replaced by the following:
‘Group II
Colours at quantum satis
quantum satis
excluding cidre bouché, cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
Group III
Colours with combined maximum limit
200
excluding cidre bouché, cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
E 104
Quinoline Yellow
25
(64)
excluding cidre bouché, cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
E 110
Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S
10
(64)
excluding cidre bouché, cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
E 405
Propane-1, 2-diol alginate
100
excluding cidre bouché, cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
E 900
Dimethyl polysiloxane
10
excluding cidre bouché, cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
E 950
Acesulfame K
350
excluding cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
E 951
Aspartame
600
excluding cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
E 954
Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts
80
(52)
excluding cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
E 955
Sucralose
50
excluding cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
E 959
Neohesperidine DC
20
excluding cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
E 961
Neotame
20
excluding cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
E 962
Salt of aspartame-acesulfame
350
(11)a (49) (50)
excluding cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
E 969
Advantame
6
excluding cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe
E 999
Quillaia extract
200
(45)
excluding cidre bouché, cydr jakościowy, perry jakościowe, cydr lodowy, perry lodowe ’
(c)
the entries for Group II, Group III, E 104, E 110, E 124, E 160d, E 242 and E 1105 in food category in point 14.2.4 are replaced by the following:
‘Group II
Colours at quantum satis
quantum satis
excluding wino owocowe jakościowe
Group III
Colours with combined maximum limit
200
excluding wino owocowe jakościowe
E 104
Quinoline Yellow
25
(64)
excluding wino owocowe jakościowe
E 110
Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S
10
(64)
excluding wino owocowe jakościowe
E 124
Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A
1
(61)
excluding wino owocowe jakościowe
E 160d
Lycopene
10
excluding wino owocowe jakościowe
E 242
Dimethyl dicarbonate
250
(24)
only fruit wine, alcohol reduced fruit wine and wino owocowe jakościowe , wino owocowe likierowe , wino owocowe aromatyzowane , wino z soku winogronowego , aromatyzowane wino z soku winogronowego, wino owocowe niskoalkoholowe and aromatyzowane wino owocowe niskoalkoholowe
E 1105
Lysozyme
quantum satis
only wino z soku winogronowego, aromatyzowane wino z soku winogronowego, wino owocowe niskoalkoholowe and aromatyzowane wino owocowe niskoalkoholowe ’
(d)
the category in point 14.2.5 is amended as follows:
(i)
the entry for Group II is replaced by the following:
‘Group II
Colours at quantum satis
quantum satis
except miód pitny jakościowy ’
(ii)
the following entry for E 150a is inserted after the entry for Group II:
‘E 150a
Plain Caramel
quantum satis
miód pitny jakościowy can only contain E 150a made from honey’
(e)
the category in point 14.2.6 is amended as follows:
(i)
the entry for food category in point 14.2.6 ‘Spirit drinks as defined in Regulation (EC) No 110/2008’ is replaced by the following:
‘14.2.6
Spirit drinks as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/787’
(ii)
the entries for Group II, Group III, E 104, E 110, E 123, E 124, E 150a-d, E 338-452, and E 473-474 in food category 14.2.6 are replaced by the following:
‘Group II
Colours at quantum satis
quantum satis
except: spirit drinks as defined in categories 1-17, 22, 36, 37 and 41 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787
Group III
Colours with combined maximum limit
200
(87)
except: spirit drinks as defined in categories 1-17, 22, 36, 37 and 41 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787
E 104
Quinoline Yellow
180
(61)
except: spirit drinks as defined in categories 1-17, 22, 36, 37 and 41 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787
E 110
Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S
100
(61)
except: spirit drinks as defined in categories 1-17, 22, 36, 37 and 41 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787
E 123
Amaranth
30
except: spirit drinks as defined in categories 1-17, 22, 36, 37 and 41 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787
E 124
Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A
170
(61)
except: spirit drinks as defined in categories 1-17, 22, 36, 37 and 41 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787
E 150a-d
Caramels
quantum satis
except: spirit drinks as defined in categories 15-17, 22, 36, 37 and 41 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787
category 2 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 can only contain E 150a
category 1, 3-8, 10-14 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 can only contain added caramel as a means of adjusting the colour
E 338-452
Phosphoric acid – phosphates – di-, tri- and polyphosphates
1 000
(1) (4)
except: category 2 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787
E 473-474
Sucrose esters of fatty acids – sucroglycerides
5 000
(1)
except: category 2 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787’
(f)
the category in point 14.2.7 is amended as follows:
(i)
the entry for food category in point 14.2.7 ‘Aromatised wine-based products as defined by Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91’ is replaced by the following:
‘14.2.7
Aromatised wine products as defined by Regulation (EU) No 251/2014’
(ii)
the second entry for E 123 in food category in point 14.2.7.1 is replaced by the following:
‘E 123
Amaranth
30
only wine-based aperitif’
(g)
the category in point 14.2.8 is amended as follows:
(i)
the entry for food category in point 14.2.8 ‘Other alcoholic drinks including mixtures of alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks and spirits with less than 15 % of alcohol’ is replaced by the following:
‘14.2.8
Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %’
(ii)
the entries for Group III, E 104, E 110, E 123, E 124, E 160b(ii), E 200-202, E 210-213, E 220-228, E 242, E405, E 432-436, E 444, E 445, E 481-482, E 952 and E 1105 are replaced by the following:
‘Group III
Colours with combined maximum limit
200
(87)
only alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %
E 104
Quinoline Yellow
180
(61)
only alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %
E 110
Sunset Yellow FCF/Orange Yellow S
100
(61)
only alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %
E 123
Amaranth
30
only alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %
E 124
Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A
170
(61)
only alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %
E 160b(ii)
Annatto norbixin
10
only alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %
E 200-202
Sorbic acid – potassium sorbate
200
(1) (2)
only alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %
E 210-213
Benzoic acid – benzoates
200
(1) (2)
only alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %
E 220-228
Sulphur dioxide – sulphites
200
(3)
only napój winny owocowy, napój winny miodowy, aromatyzowany napój winny owocowy, aromatyzowany napój winny miodowy,
E 220-228
Sulphur dioxide – sulphites
20
(3)
only in fermented grape must-based beverages
E 242
Dimethyl dicarbonate
250
(24)
E 405
Propane-1, 2-diol alginate
100
only in fermented grape must-based beverages
E 432-436
Polysorbates
10
(1)
only carbonated beverages
E 444
Sucrose acetate isobutyrate
300
only flavoured cloudy alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %
E 445
Glycerol esters of wood rosins
100
only flavoured cloudy alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %
E 481-482
Stearoyl-2-lactylates
8 000
(1)
only flavoured beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %
E 952
Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts
250
(51)
only mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages
E 1105
Lysozyme
quantum satis
only napój winny owocowy, napój winny miodowy, aromatyzowany napój winny owocowy, aromatyzowany napój winny miodowy ’
(iii)
the entry for E 353 is deleted.
( *1 )
OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671 .
( *2 )
OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 1 .
( *3 )
OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 14 .’
( *4 )
OJ L 149, 7.6.2019, p. 1 .’
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/374 of 24 January 2024 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the title of the food categories of alcoholic beverages and the use of several additives in certain alcoholic beverages

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