GETRÄNKE, ALKOHOLHALTIGE FLÜSSIGKEITEN UND ESSIG

1. For the purposes of subheadings 2204 10, 2204 21 and 2204 29, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) 'actual alcoholic strength by volume' means the number of volumes of pure alcohol contained at a temperature of 20 degrees C in 100 volumes of the product at that temperature; (b) 'potential alcoholic strength by volume' means the number of volumes of pure alcohol at a temperature of 20 degrees C capable of being produced by total fermentation of the sugars contained in 100 volumes of the product at that temperature; (c) 'total alcoholic strength by volume' means the sum of the actual and potential alcoholic strengths; (d) 'natural alcoholic strength by volume' means the total alcoholic strength by volume of a product before any enrichment; (e) '% vol' is the symbol used for alcoholic strength by volume. 2. For the purposes of subheading 2204 30, 'grape must' means the product obtained from fresh grapes, whether or not authorised by the methods admitted for concentrating it, which has an actual alcoholic strength by volume of not more than 1 % vol. 3. For the purposes of subheading 2204 10, the expression 'sparkling wine' means wine which, when kept at a temperature of 20 degrees C in closed containers, has an excess pressure of not less than 3 bar. 4. For the purposes of subheading 2209 00, the expression 'vinegar' means a liquid containing, by volume, more than 1.5 % (in the case of wine vinegar, more than 6 %) of acetic acid.