means the total destruction or removal of grape bunches while still in their immature stage, thereby reducing the yield of the relevant area to zero, and excluding non-harvesting comprising of leaving commercial grapes on the plants at the end of the normal production cycle.’
eu/reg/2026/471
Key facts
Type
Regulation · (EU) 2026/471
Adopted
24 Feb 2026
In force
18 Mar 2026
Applies from
19 Sept 2027
Applies from
19 Mar 2030
Made by
Council of the European Union, European Parliament
(a)the designation for the category of the grapevine product in accordance with Part II of Annex VII. For grapevine product categories defined under Part II, point (1) and points (4) to (9) of Annex VII, where a de-alcoholisation treatment in accordance with Part I, Section E of Annex VIII, has been applied to the totality or to part of the product, that designation supplemented by:
(i)the term “alcohol-free” if the actual alcoholic strength of the product does not exceed 0,5 % by volume; accompanied by the expression “0,0 %”, if the actual alcoholic strength of the product does not exceed 0,05 % by volume;
(ii)the term “reduced alcohol” if the actual alcoholic strength of the product is above 0,5 % by volume and is at least 30 % below the minimum actual alcoholic strength of the products in the category before de-alcoholisation;’
;
(ii)the following point is added:
(k)for grapevine products where a de-alcoholisation treatment has been applied to the totality or to part of the product, the term “produced by de-alcoholisation”.’
;
(iii)the following subparagraph is added:‘The obligation to indicate the compulsory particulars on any given packaging applies only once in respect of that packaging.’;
(b)the following paragraph is added:‘6.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, first subparagraph, the requirement to indicate the particulars referred to in points (h) and (i) shall not apply in the case of wine products solely intended for export.’;