Definition of and requirements for ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin
Article 5
For the purposes of this Regulation, ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin is a liquid which complies with the following requirements: (a) it has been obtained exclusively from products listed in Annex I to the Treaty; (b) it has no detectable taste other than that of the raw materials used in its production; (c) its minimum alcoholic strength by volume is 96,0 %; (d) its maximum levels of residues do not exceed the following: (i) total acidity (expressed in acetic acid): 1,5 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol; (ii) esters (expressed in ethyl acetate): 1,3 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol; (iii) aldehydes (expressed in acetaldehyde): 0,5 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol; (iv) higher alcohols (expressed in 2-methyl-1-propanol): 0,5 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol; (v) methanol: 30 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol; (vi) dry extract: 1,5 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol; (vii) volatile bases containing nitrogen (expressed in nitrogen): 0,1 grams per hectolitre of 100 % vol. alcohol; (viii) furfural: not detectable.