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C 42/6 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 7.2.2020 OTHER ACTS EUROPEAN COMMISSION Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (2020/C 42/04) This communication is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1). COMMUNICATION OF APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT ‘Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire’ PDO-FR-A0495-AM01 Date of communication: 8.11.2019 DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT 1. Geographical area Following a revision of the geographical area for the ‘Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire’ designation, two municipalities (La Boissière-du-Doré, La Remaudière) and part of one municipality (Le Loroux-Bottereau) have been included, all of which belong to the geographical area for the ‘Muscadet’ regional designation, and two municipalities (Mésanger, Varades) and part of one municipality (Ligné) have been removed, with a view to limiting the designation to vineyards having maintained quality winegrowing. Moreover, some editorial changes have been made: the new list of administrative entities takes into account mergers of, or other changes to, administrative divisions since the specification was approved. For greater legal certainty, the list follows the current version of the Official Geographic Code, updated annually by INSEE (the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies). The Single Document has been amended accordingly with respect to the geographical area and the link with the geographical area. 2. Demarcated parcel area In Section IV(2) of Chapter I of the product specification, the words ‘and 20 June 2018’ have been added after ‘19 May 2011’. The purpose of this amendment is to add the date on which the competent national authority approved a modification of the demarcated parcel area within the geographical area of production. The demarcated parcel area is the land within the geographical area that is suitable for growing the material for this protected designation of origin. The Single Document is not affected by this amendment. 3. Area in immediate proximity The area in immediate proximity has been updated following the merger of certain municipalities. The overall winemaking area for the designation has not changed. (1) OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2. 7.2.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 42/7 The Single Document has been amended accordingly with respect to further conditions. 4. Growing methods In Chapter I, point IX(1), the words ‘They remain on their fine winemaking lees at the time of packing or when first dispatched from the winery’ are added. Keeping wines on their fine winemaking lees makes it possible to give the products their typical roundness. This makes it possible to assert and strengthen the segmentation of the different Muscadet designations. Point 9 of the Single Document, on winemaking practices, has been amended accordingly. 5. Heat treatment The ban on subjecting the wine to heat treatment at temperatures of more than 40 °C has been removed. This amendment is intended to allow the operators to use all the technical means available to manage the effects of difficult years that typically cause sensory alterations such as an earthy-musty taste. The technique of heating the must, known as ‘thermovinification’, has proved to be much less damaging in terms of producing wines lacking in structure and body than using mesoporous oenological carbon. The Single Document has been amended accordingly with respect to winemaking practices. 6. Packaging The end of the packaging period for wines bearing the indication ‘sur lie’ (aged on the lees) has been extended from 30 November to 31 December. The amendment makes it possible to extend the bottling period for such wines by a month to optimise the marketing period of this category without changing the roundness and slight effervescence associated with that indication. The Single Document has been amended accordingly with respect to further conditions. 7. Circulation of wines Point 5(b) of Section IX of Chapter I, on the date of entry into circulation of the wines between authorised warehouses, has been deleted. The Single Document is not affected by this amendment. 8. Link The link has been modified to take into account the change in the number of municipalities and to update the last paragraph of point 1 on the number of producers and the volume produced. The Single Document has been amended accordingly with respect to the link with the geographical area. 9. Labelling The following point has been added to Section XI: ‘(c) Wines with the protected designation of origin may specify a smaller geographical unit on their labels, provided that: — it is a registered place name, — it appears on the harvest declaration. The place name must be printed in letters no larger (in height, width and thickness) than half the size of the letters forming the name of the protected designation of origin. It shall appear in the same visual field as the name of the protected designation of origin.’ The Single Document has been amended accordingly with respect to further conditions. 10. Reporting requirements The deadline for submitting a claim statement has changed from 15 to 31 December. The prior declaration of transaction has been changed into a prior declaration of dispatch. The declaration prior to market preparation is made per batch. The Single Document is not affected by these amendments. C 42/8 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 7.2.2020 11. Withdrawal The details of the withdrawal declaration have been specified. The Single Document is not affected by this amendment. 12. Records Editorial changes have been made as regards record keeping. — In Section II(2) of Chapter II: — point (b), the words ‘until the date of submitting their claim statement’ and ‘the acidity of the must’ have been deleted, — point (c), the word ‘book’ has been replaced by ‘records’, — point (d), the word ‘book’ has been replaced by ‘records’ and the words ‘or marketing wines of the protected designation of origin unbottled’ have been deleted. The Single Document is not affected by this amendment. 13. Main points to be checked Chapter III has been updated to harmonise the drafting of the main points to be checked in specifications from the Nantes area. The Single Document is not affected by this amendment. SINGLE DOCUMENT 1. Name of the product Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire 2. Geographical indication type PDO – Protected Designation of Origin 3. Categories of grapevine product 1. Wine 4. Description of the wine(s) The wines are still, dry white wines. The wines have: — a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 10 %, — a maximum fermentable sugar content (glucose and fructose) of 3 grams per litre, — a maximum volatile acid content of 10 milliequivalents per litre, — a maximum total alcoholic strength by volume, after enrichment, of 12 %. The wines comply with the limits on total acidity content, total sulphur dioxide content and total actual alcoholic strength laid down in EU legislation. The wines are still, dry white wines. They have delicate aromas, often with a floral bouquet, sometimes with mineral notes, as well as an overall freshness of taste. In some cases, prolonged maturation makes them suitable for ageing. They are packed carefully in bottles to preserve and strengthen their aromatic richness. 7.2.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 42/9 General analytical characteristics Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum total acidity Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) 5. Wine-making practices a. Essential oenological practices Growing method The minimum planting density of the vines is 6 500 plants per hectare.6 500 plants per hectare. The distance between the rows is 1,5 metres or less, and the spacing between plants in the same row is between 0,9 and 1,1 metres. The vines are pruned with a maximum of 12 buds per plant: — either by means of short pruning with a maximum of 5 spurs per plant, — or by means of simple or double Guyot. Pruning is carried out before the budding stage or stage 5 on the Eichhorn et Lorenz scale. Regardless of the pruning method, the vines can be pruned with four additional buds per plant on condition that, at the phenological stage corresponding to 11 or 12 leaves, there are no more than 12 fruit-bearing branches for the year per plant. Specific oenological practice Any heat treatment of the harvest at a temperature below – 5 °C is prohibited. After enrichment, the wines’ total alcoholic strength by volume does not exceed 12 %. In addition to the above provisions, the oenological practices concerning these wines meet the requirements laid down at EU level and in the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. b. Maximum yields 66 hectolitres per hectare 6. Demarcated geographical area All stages of the production must take place within the geographical area approved by the National Institute of Origin and Quality at the meeting of the competent national committee on 15 June 2017. The perimeter of this area, on the date of approval of this specification by the competent national committee, comprises the territory of the following municipalities, based on the 2018 Official Geographic Code: — Department of Loire-Atlantique: Ancenis, La Boissière-du-Doré, Carquefou, Le Cellier, Couffé, Divatte-sur-Loire (delegated municipality of Barbechat only), Ligné (partly), Le Loroux-Bottereau (partly), Mauves-sur-Loire, Oudon, La Remaudière, Saint-Géréon, Thouaré-sur-Loire, Vair-sur-Loire.