Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273

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Article 21Exemptions#

By way of derogation from Article 90(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the following exemptions shall apply:

(a)no VI-1 document needs to be presented for:

(i)products in labelled containers of a nominal volume of 10 litres or less fitted with a non-reusable closing device, where the total quantity transported, whether or not made up of separate consignments, does not exceed 100 litres;

(ii)wine and grape juice forming part of the personal property of private individuals transferring their normal place of residence from a third country to the Union within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009;

(iii)wine sent in consignments from one private individual to another, within the meaning of Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 up to a maximum of 30 litres per consignment;

(iv)wine, grape must and grape juice contained in the personal luggage of travellers within the meaning of Article 41 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 up to a maximum of 30 litres per traveller;

(v)wine and grape juice for trade fairs as defined in Article 90 of Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009, provided that the products in question are put up in labelled containers of not more than two litres fitted with a non-reusable closing device;

(vi)quantities of wine, grape must and grape juice in containers other than those referred to in point (v), imported for the purpose of scientific and technical experiments up to a maximum of 100 litres;

(vii)wines and grape juice imported in accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations of 18 April 1961, the Vienna Convention on consular relations of 24 April 1963 or other consular conventions, or the New York Convention of 16 December 1969 on special missions;

(viii)wines and grape juice held in stores on board of ships and airplanes operating in international transport;

(ix)wines and grape juice originating and bottled in the Union, exported to a third country and returned to the customs territory of the Union and released for free circulation;

(b)in the case of wine put up in labelled containers of a capacity not exceeding 60 litres, fitted with non-reusable closing devices, and provided that the wine originates in a country which has offered special guarantees accepted by the Union, as listed in Section A of Part IV of Annex VII, the analysis report section of the VI-1 document needs to be completed only in respect of:

(i)the actual alcoholic strength by volume;

(ii)the total acidity;

(iii)the total sulphur dioxide content.

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Key facts

Type: Delegated regulation · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273
Adopted: 11 Dec 2017
In force: 3 Mar 2018
Text current to: 4 Jun 2025
Made by: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Official: EUR-Lex 32018R0273 · ELI

Topics

designation of origin import (EU)information system plantation quality control of agricultural products simplification of formalities traceability vineyard viticulture wine Common organisation of agricultural markets Food – ingredients, traces, residues, marketing standards

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Cited by 7: Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; Regulation (EU) 2026/4712 provisions; Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/16362 provisions; Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/502 provisions; this act3 provisions; Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/11245 provisions; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/27410 provisions
Cites 1: Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Defined terms · 14

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abandoned wine-growing area
means an area planted with vines which is no longer subject to regular cultivation with a view to obtaining a marketable product since more than five wine years, without prejudice to specific cases defined by the Member States, the grubbing up of which no longer entitles the producer to be granted a replanting authorisation in accordance with Article 66 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
bottler
means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, carrying out bottling of wine or having bottling carried out on his behalf;
bottling
means putting up wine as a final product for commercial purposes in containers of a capacity not exceeding 60 litres;
collection of vine varieties
means a vineyard parcel planted with multiple vine wine varieties where each variety does not count more than 50 plants.
harvester
means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, who gathers the harvest of grapes from an area planted with vines in order to market those grapes for the production of wine products by third parties, or to process them into wine products in his holding, or have them processed on his behalf, with commercial purposes;
merchant
means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, other than private consumers or retailers, who holds stocks of wine products with commercial purposes or is involved in their trade and possibly also bottles them, except distilleries;
processor
means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, by whom or on whose behalf the processing of wines is carried out, the result of which being wines, liqueur wines, sparkling and semi-sparkling wines, aerated sparkling and semi-sparkling wines, quality sparkling wines or quality aromatic sparkling wines;
producer
means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, who processes himself fresh grapes, musts or new wine still in fermentation into wine or must with commercial purposes, or has them processed on his behalf.
retailer
means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, whose business activity includes the sale directly to the consumer of wine and must in small quantities, to be defined by each Member State, having regard to the special features of trade and distribution, but excluding persons who use cellars equipped for storing or facilities for bottling wine in large quantities, and those who engage in itinerant trading in wine transported in bulk;
small producer
means a producer who produces on average less than 1000 hl of wine per wine year, based on the average annual production over at least three consecutive wine years.
vineyard parcel
means an agricultural parcel as defined in Article 67(4), point (a), of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 planted with vines either aimed at the commercial production of wine products or benefitting from the exemptions for experimental purposes, for setting-up collections of vine varieties intended to preserve genetic resources or for graft nurseries referred to in Article 3(2) of this Regulation;
wine products
means the products listed in Part XII of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, except wine vinegar falling within CN codes 22090011 and 22090019;
wine year
means the marketing year for the wine sector as referred to in Article 6(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
winegrower
means a natural or legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, whose holding is situated within the Union territory, as defined in Article 52 of the Treaty on European Union in conjunction with Article 355 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and who holds an area planted with vines where the produce of this area is used for the commercial production of wine products, or the area benefits from the exemptions for experimental purposes, for setting-up collections of vine varieties intended to preserve genetic resources or for graft nurseries referred to in Article 3(2) of this Regulation;