IFOAM | Organic wine - implementing rules

	Organic wine - implementing rules



	On the 9th March 2012 the European Commission published new implementing rules on organic wine processing. These rules will be in force as of 1st August 2012. Before that date, there has not been concrete rules for the organic wine processing, which meant that organic wine could only be labelled as "from organic grapes". It took harsh negotiation between stakeholders and policy makers before those rules were approved by SCOF on the 8th February 2012 (Standing Committee on Organic Farming). Finally, the best possible political compromise was found. In this regard, IFOAM EU is happy to notice that the IFOAM EU Goup and EOWC proposals on the sulphite level has been approved in these EU Regulation without any changes. Additional information IFOAM EU Group presentation on the new organic wine rules. IFOAM EU Press Release IFOAM EU Information on SO₂residues in organic wine Commisison memo on organic wine rules - FAQs Commission Press Release on new organic wine rules. 16/06/2010 - The European Commission withdraws its draft proposal for regulating organic wine making at the EU level. See communication by Commissioner Dacian Ciolos and IFOAM EU Group Press Release. Commission working documents 9th March 2012 - implementing rules for organic wine processing, published in the official journal of the European Commission 8 February 2012 - Implementing rules for wine, final February, 2012 - Implementing rules for wine, draft after TBT consultation November, 2011 - Implementing rules for wine, draft July, 2011 - Implementing rules for wine, draft April, 2010 - Implementing rules for wine, draft (rev.1new) April, 2010 - Implementing rules for wine, draft (rev.1) April, 2010 - Implementing rules for wine, draft December, 2009 - Implementing rules for wine, working document (rev.3) November, 2009 - Implementing rules for wine, working document (rev.2) October, 2009 - Implementing rules for wine, working document (rev.1) June, 2009 - Implementing rules for wine, 1st working document IFOAM EU positions and letters July 5, 2011 - Position on organic wine making rules - Sulphite reduction June 15, 2010 - Letter to EU Commissioner Dacian Ciolos June 10, 2010 - Letter to EU Commissioner Dacian Ciolos December 11, 2009 - Amendments table on organic wine processing implementing rules December 4, 2009 - IFOAM EU Group letter on organic wine processing - sulphites November 19, 2009 - Amendments table on organic wine processing implementing rules October 28, 2009 - IFOAM EU Group letter on organic wine processing October 16, 2009 - 2nd Position on the organic wine processing and annex September 25, 2009 - Position on the organic wine processing Project ORWINE - Final recommendation for EU Rules on Organic Wine Organic wine was discussed on the forum of following meetings AGOF - Advisory Group on Organic Farming September 22nd, 2009 November 6th, 2009 April 27th, 2010 April 12th, 2011 SCOF - Standing Committee on Organic Farming June 29-30th, 2009 September 17-18th, 2009 October 19-20th, 2009 November 19-20th, 2009 December 14-15th, 2009 March 1st, 2010 April 26th, 2010 May 19th, 2010 June 16-17th, 2010 July 7-8th, 2011 Special meeting of IFOAM EU Group and Organic Farming Unit (DG Agri) - December 4th, 2009

Organic wine was discussed on the forum of following meetings