
Article 1 
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3199/93 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 21 February 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX
List of authorised products with their Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registered number when available and formulas authorised for the complete denaturing of alcohol:
AcetoneCAS: 67-64-1CI reactive red 24CAS: 70210-20-7Crude pyridineCAS: not availableCrystal violet (C.I. No 42555)CAS: 548-62-9Denatonium benzoateCAS: 3734-33-6EthanolCAS: 64-17-5Ethyl acetateCAS: 141-78-6Ethyl sec-amyl ketoneCAS: 541-85-5Ethyl tert-butyl etherCAS: 637-92-3FluoresceinCAS: 2321-07-5FormaldehydeCAS: 50-00-0Fusel oilCAS: 8013-75-0Gasoline (including unleaded gasoline)CAS: 86290-81-5Isopropyl alcohol (IPA)CAS: 67-63-0KeroseneCAS: 8008-20-6Lamp oilCAS: 64742-47-8 to 64742-48-9MethanolCAS: 67-56-1Methyl ethyl ketone (butanone) (MEK)CAS: 78-93-3Methyl isobutyl ketoneCAS: 108-10-1Methyl isopropyl ketoneCAS: 563-80-4Methyl violetCAS: 8004-87-3Methylene blueCAS: 61-73-4Mineral naphthaCAS: not availableSolvent naphthaCAS: 8030-30-6Pyridine (or Pyridine bases)CAS: 110-86-1Spirit of turpentineCAS: 8006-64-2Technical petrolCAS: 92045-57-3tert-butyl alcoholCAS: 75-65-0ThiopheneCAS: 110-02-1Thymol blueCAS: 76-61-9Wood naphthaNot available
Synonyms of the authorised products are available in various European languages in the European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances database.
The term ‘absolute ethanol’ is used throughout the Annex in conformity with the terminology used by International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

I. 
Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol:


— 3 litres isopropyl alcohol (IPA),
— 3 litres methyl ethyl ketone (MEK),
— 1 gram denatonium benzoate.

Member States, for internal market, are allowed to add a dye to give to the product a characteristic colour, which makes it immediately identifiable.

II. 
Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol, any of the following formulations:


1.. 
— 0,4 litre solvent naphtha,
— 0,2 litre kerosene,
— 0,1 litre technical petrol.
2.. 
— 3 litres ethyl tert-butyl ether,
— 1 litre isopropyl alcohol,
— 1 litre unleaded gasoline,
— 10 milligrams fluorescein.

Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol:

One litre ketone mixture, consisting of:


— 95 % to 96 % by weight of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK),
— 2,5 % to 3 % by weight of methyl isopropyl ketone (3-methyl-2-butanone),
— 1,5 % to 2 % by weight of ethyl sec-amyl ketone (5- methyl – 3 – heptanone),

together with 1 gram denatonium benzoate.

Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol:


— 3 litres acetone,
— 2 grams denatonium benzoate.

A base is produced by mixing the following:


— 90 % by volume ethanol,
— 9,5 % by volume wood naphtha,
— 0,5 % by volume crude pyridine.

To each 10 hectolitres of the base add:


— 3,75 litres mineral naphtha (petroleum oil),
— 1,5 grams methyl violet.
Note: The wood naphtha and crude pyridine components of the base may be substituted with 10 % by volume of methanol.
Only low quality alcohol (heads and tails from distillation), with an alcoholic strength of at least 93 % volume and not exceeding 96 % volume can be denatured.

Per hectolitre of hydrated alcohol of 93 % volume the following substances are added:


— 2 litres methanol,
— 1 litre spirit of turpentine,
— 0,50 litre lamp oil,
— 0,40 gram methylene blue.

At a temperature of 20 °C, the end product will reach, in its unaltered state, 93 % volume.

Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol the following is added:


— 125 grams of thiophene,
— 0,8 gram of denatonium benzoate,
— 3 grams of CI reactive red 24 (red colorant), solution at 25 % w/w,
— 2 litres of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK).

The ethyl alcohol to be denatured must have an ethyl alcohol content of at least 83 % by volume and a strength measured on the EC alcoholmeter of at least 90 % by volume.

In order to ensure the complete solubility of all the components, the denaturant mixture must be prepared in ethyl alcohol below 96 % by volume measured on the EC alcoholmeter.

The purpose of CI reactive red 24 is to give the product a characteristic red colour, which makes the purpose of the product immediately identifiable.


1.. Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol, any of the following formulations:

((a)) at least:

— 9 litres isopropyl alcohol,
— 1 litre acetone,
— 0,4 gram methylene blue or thymol blue or crystal violet;
((b)) at least:

— 3 litres methyl isobutyl ketone,
— 2 litres methyl ethyl ketone (MEK);
((c)) at least:

— 3 litres acetone,
— 2 grams denatonium benzoate;
((d)) at least 10 litres ethyl acetate.
2.. Per 1 hectolitre of dehydrated ethyl alcohol (containing not more than 0,5 % water):
Gasoline at minimum 5 litres and maximum 7 litres.

Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol:


— 3 litres acetone,
— 2 grams denatonium benzoate.

Alcoholic products by reference to its pure alcohol quantity, contain at least, one of the following:


((a)) 2 % by weight of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), 3 % by weight of methyl isobutyl ketone and 0,001 % by weight of denatonium benzoate;
((b)) 1 % by weight of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), and 0,001 % by weight of denatonium benzoate;
((c)) 2 % by weight of isopropyl alcohol, 1 % by weight of tert-butyl alcohol, and 0,001 % by weight of denatonium benzoate.

A base is produced by mixing the following:


— 90 % by volume ethanol,
— 9,5 % by volume wood naphtha,
— 0,5 % by volume crude pyridine.

To each 10 hectolitres of the base add:


— 3,75 litres mineral naphtha (petroleum oil),
— 1,5 grams methyl violet.

Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol:

Five litres of a mixture consisting of:


— 60 % by volume of methanol,
— 20 % by volume of acetone,
— 11 % by volume of fusel oil (a concentrate of by-products of alcohol distillation),
— 8 % by volume of water,
— 0,5 % by volume of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK),
— 0,5 % by volume of formalin (a watery solution of 37 % by weight of formaldehyde).

Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol:

One litre ketone mixture, consisting of:


— 95 % to 96 % by weight of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK),
— 2,5 % to 3 % by weight of methyl isopropyl ketone,
— 1,5 % to 2 % by weight of ethyl sec-amyl ketone,

together with 1 gram denatonium benzoate.

Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol, any of the following formulations:


1.. 0,75 litre ketone mixture, consisting of:

— 95 % to 96 % by weight of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK),
— 2,5 % to 3 % by weight of methyl isopropyl ketone,
— 1,5 % to 2 % by weight of ethyl sec-amyl ketone,
together with 0,25 litre of pyridine bases.
2.. One litre ketone mixture, consisting of:

— 95 % to 96 % by weight of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK),
— 2,5 % to 3 % by weight of methyl isopropyl ketone,
— 1,5 % to 2 % by weight of ethyl sec-amyl ketone,
together with 1 gram denatonium benzoate.

Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol:


— 2 litres methyl ethyl ketone (MEK),
— 1 gram denatonium benzoate,
— 0,2 gram methylene blue.

Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol:


— 1 580 grams isopropyl alcohol,
— 790 grams tert-butyl alcohol,
— 0,79 gram denatonium benzoate.

Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol:


1.. 
 3 litres methyl isobutyl ketone,
 2 litres methyl ethyl ketone (MEK),
 1 gram denatonium benzoate,
 0,2 gram methylene blue.
2.. 
 1,5 litres technical petrol,
 1,5 litres kerosene,
 2 grams denatonium benzoate.

Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol any of the following formulations:


1.. 
 2 litres methyl ethyl ketone (MEK),
 3 litres methyl isobutyl ketone.
2.. 
 2 litres acetone,
 3 litres methyl isobutyl ketone.

Per hectolitre of absolute ethanol:


— 3 litres methyl isobutyl ketone,
— 2 litres methyl ethyl ketone (MEK).

A base is produced by mixing the following:


— 90 % by volume ethanol,
— 9,5 % by volume wood naphtha,
— 0,5 % by volume crude pyridine.

To each 10 hectolitres of the base add:


— 3,75 litres mineral naphtha (petroleum oil),
— 1,5 grams methyl violet (C.I. No 42555).
