G/TBT/N/EU/991  
3 July 2023  
(23-4499) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CC CN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Aromatised Wine Products   
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation supplem enting Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council as regards specific rules for the indication and 
designation of ingredients for aromatised wine products; (6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Delegated Re gulation aims at laying down specific rules 
for the indication and designation of ingredients for aromatised wine products taking into 
account their specific characteristics and the peculiar processes and timing of their 
production, in view of providing co nsumers with comprehensive and accurate information.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 of the European Parliament and of the Council amended  
Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 
February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of 
geographical indications of aromatised wine products providing, among others, for the 
mandatory indicat ion of the list of ingredients as of 8 December 2023. It is therefore 
necessary to establish specific rules for the indication and presentation of these new 
compulsory particulars.  
This obligation applies also to imported products, to secure conformity to the Union 
marketing standards and conditions.   G/TBT/N/EU/991  
 
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  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer 
protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament an d of the Council of 26 
February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of 
geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 1601/91 (OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 14)  
This Regulation was notified to the WTO under reference IP/N/1/EU/12. It is available at:  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014R0251 -
20211207 
Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 as 
regards certain provisions on protected denominations of origin and protected 
geographical indications for wine and on the presentation of compulsory particulars for 
grapevine products and specific rules for the indication and designation of ingredients for 
grapevine products, and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 as regards the certification 
of imported wine products.  
This Regulation was recently notified to the WTO u nder reference G/TBT/N/EU/952, but 
is not yet published.  
https://epingalert.org/en/Search?documentSymbol=g%2Ftbt%2Fn%2Feu%2F952&view
Data= G%2FTBT%2FN%2FEU%2F952  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  8 December 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  8 December 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The te xt is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_10683_00_e.pdf