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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/...  
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supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical 
indications and traditional terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, restricti ons 
of use, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of protection, and labelling 
and presentation  
This draft has not been adopted or endorsed by the European Commission. Any 
views expressed are the preliminary views of the Commission services an d may not 
in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the Commission.    
EN 1  EN EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM  
1. CONTEXT  OF THE  DELEGATED  ACT  
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament  and of the Council establishes a 
Union framework for protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and 
traditional terms for grapevine products and sets out a system for their registration at the 
Union's level. Moreover, in order to  ensure the smooth functioning of the internal market, 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013  provides for Union rules on labelling and presentation of 
products of the wine sector.  
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013  empowers the Commission to adopt delegated and 
implement ing acts setting out the procedures for the registration of protected designations of 
origin, protected geographical indications and traditional terms for grapevine products  and 
establishing the conditions for the use of certain compulsory and optional lab elling particulars 
for grapevine products . 
The purpose of this delegated act is therefore to supplement Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 
as regards the procedures to be followed for the registration of new use protected designations 
of origin, protected geogra phical indications and traditional terms and those related to their 
amendment or cancellation. It also established detailed conditions for the use of compulsory 
labelling particulars such, among others, the actual alcoholic strength, provenance, bottler, 
producer or importer and voluntary labelling particulars such as the indication of the vintage 
year, wine grape variety or certain production methods.  
2. CONSULTATIONS  PRIOR  TO THE  ADOPTION  OF THE  ACT  
Consultations, involving experts from all the 28 Member States have been carried out within 
the Group of Experts on delegated acts under the single common organisation of the markets.  
During these meetings, the Commission presented amended versions of the text taking 
broadly into account the observations and co mments made in each of the meetings or sent in 
writing to the Commission services. The experts of the European Parliament were involved as 
observers in those discussions.  
The Commission services had also several meetings with the wine sector stakeholders both 
bilaterally and in the context of the Civil Dialogue Group for wine.  
This consultation process led to a broad consensus on the draft Delegated Regulation.  
3. LEGAL  ELEMENTS  OF THE  DELEGATED  ACT  
This delegated act contains provisions supplementing cert ain rules of Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013 that are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market for 
grapevine products. In particular, it sets out the legal framework for the registration of 
protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional terms and 
establishing the conditions for the use of certain compulsory and optional labelling 
particulars. The delegated act adds clarity to the previous provisions and introduces elements 
of simplification.  
The act repeals the relevant provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 of 14 
July 2009 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 
on the common organisation of the market in wine as regards protected designations  of origin 
and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine 
sector products.   
EN 2  EN COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/...  
of XXX  
supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical 
indications and traditional terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, restrictions 
of use, amendments to prod uct specifications, cancellation of protection, and labelling 
and presentation  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union , 
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of th e 
Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in 
agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, 
(EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/20071, and in particular Article 109, Article 11 4 and 
Article 122(2)  thereof,  
Whereas:  
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 
1234/20072. Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter I of Title II of Part II of Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013 lay down rules on designations of origin, geographical indications, 
traditional terms, labelling and presentation in the wine sector and empower the 
Commission to adopt delegated and implementing acts in that respect. In order to 
ensure the smooth functioning of the wine market in the new legal fr amework, certain 
rules have to be adopted by means of such acts. Those acts should replace the 
provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/20093 which should therefore be 
repealed . 
(2) Experience gained from the application of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 has 
demonstrated that the current procedures for the registration, amendment and 
cancellation of Union or third country designations of origin or geographical 
indications can be  intricat e, burdensome and time consuming. Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013 has created legal vacuums, in particular as regards the procedure to be 
followed in applications to amend product specifications.  Rules of procedure 
concerning designations of origin and geogra phical indications in the wine sector are 
inconsistent with the rules applicable to quality schemes in the foodstuffs, spirit drinks 
and aromatised wines sectors of Union law. This gives rise to inconsistencies in how 
this category of intellectual property  rights is implemented. These discrepancies 
should be addressed in light of the right to protection of intellectual property 
                                                 
1 OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p.671.  
2 Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of 
agricultural markets and on specific provisions for cert ain agricultural products (Single CMO 
Regulation) (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1).  
3 Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 of 14 July 2009  laying down certain detailed rules for the 
implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin 
and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector 
products (OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 60 ).  
EN 3  EN established in Article 17(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European 
Union. This Regulation should therefore simplify,  clarify, complete and harmonise the 
relevant procedures. Procedures should be modelled as far as possible on the efficient 
and well tested procedures for protecting intellectual property rights relating to 
agricultural products and foodstuffs laid down in  Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of 
the European Parliament and of the Council4, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 
No 664/20145 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/20146, and 
adapted to take account of the specificities of the wine sector.  
(3) Designations of origin and geographical indications are intrinsically linked to the 
territory of Member States. National and local authorities have the best expertise and 
knowledge of the relevant facts. This should be reflected in the relevant procedural 
rules, having regard to the principle of subsidiarity set out in Article 5(3) of the Treaty 
on European Union.  
(4) [Article 2]  The name to be protected as a designation of origin or a geographical 
indication should only be registered in a language that has at l east a historical link with 
the geographical area in which the product is produced.  Specific rules concerning the 
use of linguistic characters for a PDO and a PGI should be laid down in order to 
ensure that operators and consumers in all Member States are better able to read and 
understand such names.  
(5) [Article 3]  The conditions in which a single producer may qualify as an eligible 
applicant should be defined. Single producers should not be penalised if prevailing 
circumstances prevent the creation of a prod ucer group. However, it should be 
clarified that the protected name may be used by other producers established in the 
demarcated geographical area provided the conditions laid down in the product 
specification are met, even where the protected name consist s of or contains the name 
of the holding of the single applicant producer.  
(6) [Article 4]  Where a wine sector product bearing a designation of origin or 
geographical indication must only be packaged within a demarcated geographical area 
according to the produ ct specification, this constitutes a restriction on the free 
movement of goods and freedom to provide services. In light of the case -law of the 
Court of Justice such restrictions may be imposed only if they are necessary and 
proportionate to safeguard qual ity, to certify the origin of the product or to ensure 
control. It is therefore necessary to provide that any restrictions on packaging should 
be duly justified from the point of view of the free movement of goods and the 
freedom to provide services.  
(7) [Arti cle 5]  Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 laid down a number of derogations 
concerning production in the demarcated geographical area. These derogations should 
                                                 
4 Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 
on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p.1) . 
 
5 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 664/201 4 of 18 December 2013 supplementing Regulation 
(EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the establishment of 
the Union symbols for protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and 
traditional sp ecialities guaranteed and with regard to certain rules on sourcing, certain procedural rules 
and certain additional transitional rules (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p.17 ). 
6 Commission Implementing Regulation  (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the 
application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality 
schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs  (OJ L 1 79, 19.6.2014, p. 36).  
EN 4  EN be maintained to preserve traditional production practices. They should be clearly set 
out for the sake  of legal certainty and clarity . 
(8) [Article 6]  Applications for protection are examined by the national authorities of the 
Member State concerned through a preliminary national procedure. In the case of 
protected designations of origin, Member States should pay particular attention to the 
description of the link between the quality and characteristics of the product and the 
particular geographical environment. In the case of protected geographical indications, 
Member states should pay particular attention to the description of the link between a 
specific quality, reputation or other characteristic and their geographical origin, taking 
into account the demarcated area  and the characteristics of the product. The definition 
of the demarcated area should be detail ed, precise and unambiguous so that producers, 
the competent authorities and the control bodies can ascertain whether operations are 
being carried out within the demarcated geographical area.  
(9) [Articles 6 and 10] The assessment carried out by the competent authorities of 
Member States is an essential step in the procedure. Member States have knowledge, 
expertise and access to data and facts that make them the best placed to assess whether 
an application concerning a designation of origin or a  geographical in dication fulfils 
the requirements for protection. Therefore, Member States should guarantee that the 
result of this assessment, which is faithfully recorded in a single document 
summarising the relevant elements of the product specification, is reliable an d 
accurate . Having regard to the principle of subsidiarity, the Commission should 
subsequently scrutinise applications to ensure that there are no manifest errors and that 
Union law and the interests of stakeholders outside the Member State of application 
have been taken into account.  
(10) [Article 7] In order to facilitate joint applications for protection of designations of 
origin and geographical indications, the specific steps in the procedures for those 
applications should be defined.  
(11) [Article 8] Where Memb er States consider that the name subject to the application for 
protection is eligible for registration as a protected designation of origin or 
geographical indication in compliance with Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Member 
States should be able to grant t ransitional protection at national level while the 
Commission is conducting the assessment on the application for protection.  
(12) [Article 9 , 11, 16 and 21 ] The information to be submitted by an applicant in order for 
applications for protection, amendment, ob jection or cancellation requests to be 
deemed admissible should be set out in order to facilitate the management of such 
applications and in order to speed up the examination of the files.  
(13) [Articles 11 and 12] The objection procedure should be shortened an d improved. For 
the sake of legal certainty, deadlines should be fixed for the various steps in the 
procedure and grounds of objection should be specified in order to give legal certainty 
to the procedure. An amicable step should be introduced to allow the  parties to 
communicate with a view to potentially reaching agreement.  
(14) [Article 13] Provision should be made for specific derogations that permit  grapevine  
products that do not comply with the product specification to use a protected name for 
a transitiona l period. In order to overcome temporary difficulties and in order to ensure 
that all producers comply with the specifications in the long term, Member States 
should be allowed to grant derogations for a period of up to 10 years in certain cases.   
EN 5  EN (15) [Article 14] Producers of grapevine products  bearing a name protected as a 
designation of origin or geographical indication have to face a changing and 
challenging market. They require procedures allowing them to swiftly adapt to market 
demands, however, they are i n fact penalised by the length and complexity of the 
current amendment procedure, the effect of which impedes their ability to react 
quickly to the market. Producers of grapevine products  bearing a name protected as a 
designation of origin or geographical indication should also be allowed to take account 
of developments in scientific and technical knowledge and of environmental changes. 
In order to reduce the steps of such procedures and to give effect in this area to the 
principle of subsidiarity, decision s on amendments which do not concern essential 
elements of the product specification should be approved at Member State's level. 
Producers should be enabled to apply those amendments immediately on the 
conclusion of the national procedure. There should be no requirement to re -examine 
the application for approval at Union level.  
(16) [Article 14] However, in order to protect the interests of third parties established in 
Member States other than the one in which the grapevine products  is produced, the 
Commission should remain responsible for approving amendments for which an 
objection procedure is required at Union level. Therefore, a new classification of 
amendments should be introduced: standard amendments, which apply immediately 
following the approval by the Member State since they do not require an objection 
procedure at Union level, and Union amendments, which apply only following 
approval by the Commission subsequent upon the completion of an objection 
procedure at Union level.  
(17) [Article s 14 and 18] Temporary amendments should be introduced to allow grapevine 
products  bearing a protected designation of origin or geographical indication to 
continue to be marketed under the protected names in cases of natural disaster or 
adverse weat her conditions or adoption of sanitary or phytosanitary measures which 
temporarily prevent operators from complying with the product specification.  Due to 
their emergency nature, temporary amendments should apply immediately following 
the approval by the M ember State. The list of emergency grounds for temporary 
amendments is exhaustive due to the exceptional character of temporary amendments.  
(18) [Articles 1 5, 17, 1 8] Union amendments should follow the procedure governing 
applications for protection in order to  have the same efficiency and guarantees. It 
should be applied mutatis mutandis  with the exclusion of certain steps which should 
be omitted with a view to reducing the administrative burden. The procedure for 
standard amendments and temporary amendments sh ould be established to allow 
Member States to carry out an appropriate assessment of the applications and to 
guarantee a consistent approach across Member States. The accuracy and 
exhaustiveness of Member States' assessment should be equivalent to the accu racy and 
exhaustiveness required for the assessment process within the procedure governing 
applications for the protection.  
(19) [Articles 1 7 and  18] Standard and temporary amendments related to the protected 
designation s of origin and geographical indications of third countries should follow 
the approach provided for Member States , and the approval decision should be taken 
in accordance with the system in force in the third country in question.  
(20) [Articles 19, 20, 21] The cancellation procedure should be more tra nsparent and clear. 
In particular, it should be possible to oppose the cancellation request. To that end, the 
cancellation procedure should follow the standard procedure governing applications  
EN 6  EN for protection, mutatis mutandis , with the exclusion of certain  steps which should be 
omitted to reduce the administrative burden. It should be possible to cancel protected 
names if a name is no longer in use in the market place.  
(21) [Article 22] Rules on temporary labelling and the presentation of grapevine products  
whos e name has been the subject of an application for protection as a designation of 
origin or geographical indication should be adopted in order to ensure the protection of 
the legitimate interests of the operators while taking into account the principle of f air 
competition and the obligation to ensure that appropriate information is communicated 
to consumers.  
(22) [Article 23] Certain protected designations of origin benefit from derogations from the 
obligation to use the term ‘protected designation of origin’ on labels. In order to 
maintain this historical concession it is appropriate to confirm the existence of this 
derogation for such names . 
(23) [General recital on TT] The use of traditional terms to describe grapevine products  is a 
long-established practice in the Union. Such terms designate a production or ageing 
method, the quality, colour, type of place or a particular event linked to the history of a 
grapevine product bearing a protected designation of origin or geographical indication  
or indicates that it is a grapevine product having a protected designation of origin or 
geographical indication. Articles 112 and 113 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2008 lay 
down the general rules regarding the use and protection of traditional terms. So as to 
ensure fair competition a nd avoid misleading consumers, a common framework 
should be laid down regarding the protection and registration of such traditional terms. 
Furthermore, the procedures concerning the grant of protection to traditional terms 
should be simplified and harmonis ed, where possible, with the procedures applicable 
to the grant of protection to designations of origin and geographical indications.  
(24) [Article 24]  A traditional term may evoke the particular characteristics of the 
grapevine product bearing that traditional  term. Therefore , in order to convey clear 
information, that term should be indicated only in the language customarily used, with 
its original spelling and script.  
(25) [Article  25] In order to ensure that consumers are not misled,  the use of traditional 
terms for grapevine products manufactured in third countries should be allowed 
provided they fulfil the same or equivalent conditions to those required from Member 
States. Therefore, both Member States and third countries should have the possibility 
to apply for  the protection of a traditional term at Union level. Having regard to the 
fact that some third countries do not have the same centralised system of protection of 
traditional terms as the Union, the definition of ‘representative professional 
organisations’  operating in third countries should be laid down to ensure the same 
guarantees as those provided for in the Union rules.  
(26) [Articles 26] Member States , third countries or representa tive professional 
organisations  operating in third countries  should ensure t hat the application for 
protection submitted to the Commission is complete and contains all relevant 
information that allows the Commission to establish that the traditional term complies 
with the conditions laid down in Article 112 of Regulation (EU) No 1 308/2013 and 
prove that the traditional term is already protected in the Member State.  
(27) [Article 27] Protection should only be granted to traditional terms that are widely 
known and have a significant economic impact on the grapevine products  for which 
they are reserved. Therefore, the Commission should approve applications for the  
EN 7  EN protection of a traditional term only where the application provides exhaustive 
evidence that the term is traditionally used to describe grapevine products produced in 
a large par t of the territory of the Union or is a reputed name traditionally used in the 
entire territory of a Member State or third country, that fair competition is guaranteed 
for producers that used that term prior to the grant of protection and that the traditio nal 
term is not a generic term. To this end, the meaning of 'traditional use' and 'generic' 
should be defined in this Regulation.  
(28) [Article 28] The Commission should scrutinise the application for protection of a 
traditional term in order to ensure that the  application is duly completed and complies 
with the conditions laid down by this Regulation. If the application requirements are 
not met, the Commission should request the applicant to make the necessary 
modifications or to withdraw the application . In th e absence of action on the part of 
the applicant, the application should  be rejected.  
(29) [Article 29, 30 and 31] To ensure the absence of any obstacle to the protection of a 
traditional term, any Member State or third country, or any natural or legal person 
having a legitimate interest , should have the option of objecting to the protection of 
that traditional term. In order for the objection to be deemed admissible, the objection 
should be substantiated and should demonstrate that the application is not in 
compliance with Union rules on traditional terms. Furthermore, in case the objection is 
considered admissible, the Commission should  provide the applicant  with a copy of 
the objection  received  in order to facilitate the parties to reach an agreement. If no 
agreement between the parties is reached, the Commission should rule on the 
objection and grant or reject the application for protection of the traditional term.  
(30) [Article 32 and 33]  In order to ensure clarity for consumers as regards the nature and 
origin of  the product and in order to ensure fair competition among producers, it is 
necessary to establish the conditions of use for trademarks that contain or consist of a 
traditional term and for the use of homonymous traditional terms.  
(31) [Article 34 to 37] In order to take account of the evolution in consumption patterns 
and to address grapevine products  production and marketing developments, it should 
be possible for Member States and third countries to apply to modify or cancel a 
traditi onal term. To be deemed admissible,  applications to modify  or cancel a 
traditional term should be duly substantiated.  
(32) [Article 38] The system in place in third countries for the protection and use of 
traditional terms may differ from the one in place withi n the Union. For consistency 
purposes, the use of traditional terms to describe grapevine products produced in third 
countries should be allowed provided that they do not conflict with Union law.  
(33) [Article 39] The acquired right of protection of traditional  terms protected under 
Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 should be taken into account. Those terms should 
therefore continue to be  automatically  protected under this Regulation.   
(34) [General recital on labelling and presentation ] Articles 117 to 121 of Regulation ( EC) 
No 1308/2013 lay down the general rules for the labelling and presentation of 
grapevine products. That Regulation also harmonises  the use of terms other than those 
expressly specified by Union legislation, provided that they are not misleading.  For the  
smooth functioning of the internal market, Union rules on the use of compulsory 
labelling particulars for grapevine products should be laid down. Moreover, in order 
not to mislead consumers, provisions on the use of optional labelling particulars 
should a lso be set out.   
EN 8  EN (35) [Article 4 0] In order to assist consumers, mandatory information should be grouped in 
a singl e visual field on the container. However , in accordance  with the requirements of 
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011  of the European Parliament and of the  Council7, 
certain compulsory particulars, such as the indication of the importer and listing of 
ingredients that may cause allergies or intolerances should be exempt from this 
obligation.  
(36) [Article 4 1] Under the terms of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 the su bstances or 
products that may cause allergies or intolerances and the terms to be used to indicate 
them on the label of foodstuffs are those listed in Annex II therein. In the case of 
grapevine products , other terms are also used to refer to egg products, milk products 
and sulphites. Those terms should therefore be  used for the labelling of grapevine 
products .  
(37) [Article 4 2] Grapevine products  produced within the Union are exported to third 
countries. In order to ensure that consumers of those countries understand the 
information related to the product they purchase, it should be possible to have the label 
translated into the languages of the i mporting country. Moreover, in order to facilitate 
trade, provision should be made permitting the labels to display any particulars 
required by the legislation of the importing country, whether or not compliant with 
Union law.  
(38) [Article 4 3] The use of lead -based capsules to cover the closing devices of containers 
holding products covered by Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 should continue to be 
banned in order to avoid any risk of contamination by contact with such capsules and 
environmental pollution from waste . 
(39) [Article 4 4] Due regard should be given to the particular nature  of grapevine products  
and the degree of variability of their alcohol content. Therefore, positive and negative 
tolerances should be allowed as regards the indication of the actual alcoholic  strength 
by volume  on the label . 
(40) [Article 4 5] In order to ensure  traceability, rules on  the ‘indication of provenance’ 
should be introduced.  Moreover, those rules should take into account the expectation 
of consumers as regards the origin of the grapevine  products and that of the  grape and 
must used to produce the final product.  
(41) [Article 4 6] For  the smooth operation of the internal market and to ensure that the 
consumer is not misled , there should be a compulsory indication of the name and 
address of the bottler, producer, vendor or importer.  
(42) [Article 4 7] Consumers often make purchasing decisions based on the information 
provided concerning the sugar content of sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, 
quality sparkling wine and quality aromatic sparkling wine . The  indication of sugar 
content should therefore be compulsory for those categories of grapevine products 
while it should remain optional for other categories of grapevine products . 
(43) [Article 4 8] Consumers are not always aware of the characteristics and production 
methods of aerated sparkling wine  and aerated semi -sparkling wine , especially as 
                                                 
7 Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Cou ncil of 25 October 2011 on 
the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) 
No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 
87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/E EC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC 
of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18 ).  
EN 9  EN regards the use of carbon dioxide . It is therefore necessary to indicate on the label of 
that wine that it has been  produced by adding carbon dioxide . 
(44) [Article 49] The indication  of the  vintage year and the indication of one or more wine 
grape varieties  require specific rules  to ensure that the information conveyed to 
consumers is not misleading. In particular, restrictions should be established for the 
use of grape variety names consisting of or containing a protected designation of 
origin or geographical indication . 
(45) [Article  50,51] Consumers also often make purchasing decisions based on the wine 
grape variety used. In order to prevent misleading labelling practices, rules on the 
conditions of use of the names used to indicate wine grape varieties should be laid 
down. Furtherm ore, considering the economic importance of varietal wines for 
producers, it should be possible for producers of grapevine products  not bearing a 
protected designation of origin or geographical indication to indicate the information 
'varietal wine', togeth er with the name of the country where the grapevine products  
was processed, on the label.  
(46) [Article 5 2] The sugar content of grapevine products  other than sparkling wine, 
aerated sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine and quality aromatic sparkling wine is 
not an essential element of information for the consumer. It should therefore be 
optional for producers to indicate the sugar content of those grapevine products on the 
label. However, in order not to mislead the consumers, the voluntary use of terms 
related to the sugar content for those products should be regulated.  
(47) [Article 5 3] In order to ensure the veracity and accuracy of the information conveyed 
to the consumer, specific conditions should be set out for indicating production 
methods on the label, esp ecially as regards production methods for sparkling wines 
and ageing practices for all grapevine products . These terms evoke higher standard 
grapevine products  in the consumer's mind, and should therefore be reserved for 
grapevine products  bearing a protec ted designation of origin or geographical 
indication.  
(48) [Article 5 4] The indication of the holding which exploits the vineyards from which the 
grapevine products  come and where all the winemaking processes are carried out, may 
constitute an added value for p roducers and a higher quality indication for consumers. 
It should therefore be permissible for producers to indicate the name of a holding on 
the labels of grapevine products  bearing a protected designation of origin or protected 
geographical indication.  
(49) [Article 5 5] The indication on the label of the name of a geographical area which is 
smaller or larger than the area of a protected designation of origin or geographical 
indication should be permitted for grapevine products  bearing a protected designation 
of origin or geographical indication, in order to better inform the consumer about the 
place where the grapevine product  was produced, in particular where such places are 
well known by consumers.  
(50) [Article 5 6] The use of bottles having  a particular shape for  certain grapevine products  
bearing  a protected designation  of origin or geographical indication is a long -
established practice within the Union and such use can evoke certain characteristics or 
the provenance  of th ose grapevine products  in the mind of consumers . Such bottle 
shapes should therefore be reserved for the wines in question.  
(51) [Article 5 7] The traditional type of glass bottle and closure of sparkling wines reflect 
traditional production and bottling practices . They should theref ore be reserved to  
EN 10  EN sparkling wine . However, Member States should be able to authorise the use of such 
type of bottle and closure for other beverages, provided that they do  not mislead the 
consumer as to the real nature of the product . 
(52) [Article 5 8] Member S tates should be enabled,  for the implementation of their quality 
policy, to lay down additional rules  for the labelling of grapevine products  produced 
on their territories, provided that they are compatible with Union law . 
(53) [Article 59] Any documents or inf ormation sent to the Commission concerning an 
application for protection, amendment or cancellation of a protected designation of 
origin, geographical indication or traditional term should be in one of the official 
languages of the Union or accompanied by the translation in one of those languages, in 
order to allow the Commission to carry out the correct analysis of the submitted 
documentation and information.  
(54) [Article 6 1] To ensure a smooth transition from the rules of Regulation (EC) No 
607/2009 to the ne w rules set out in this Regulation and Commission Implementing 
Regulation (EU) …/… 8[Wine Implementing Regulation],  transitional periods 
should be provided for in order to enable economic operators established in the Union 
and in third countries to comply with the labelling requirements. Provisions should be 
enacted to ensure that grapevine products labelled in accordance with the existing 
rules may continue to be markete d until stocks are exhausted , 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
CHAPTER I  
 
Introductory provision  
Article 1  
 
Subject matter  
This Regulation lays down rules supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 concerning 
protected designations of origin , protected geograp hical indications  and traditional terms, in 
addition to labelling and presentation in the wine sector as regards:  
(a) applications for protection;  
(b) the objection procedure;  
(c) restrictions of use of protected designation of origin and protected geographical 
indications  
(d) amendments to product specifications and modifications of traditional terms;  
(e) cancellation of protection;  
(f) labelling and presentation  
                                                 
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EN 11  EN CHAPTER II  
 
Protected design ations of origin and geographical indications  
SECTION  1 
 
APPLICATION FOR PROTE CTION  
Article 2  
 
(Delegated power Art.109(3)b of R.1308/2013)  
Name to be protected  (Art.7 R1151/2012)  
1. The name to be protected as a designation of origin or geographical indication shall be 
registered only in the languages which are or were historically used to describe the specific 
product in the demarcated geographical area. (Art.7(1)(a) R1151/2012)  
2. The name of a designation of origin or a geographical indication shall be registered in its 
original script. Where the original script is not in Latin characters, a transcription in Latin 
characters shall be registered together with the name in its original  script. (Art 1(1) 
R668/2014/ Art 4(2) R607/2009)  
Article 3 
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)a and (4) of R.1308/2013)  
Applicant (Art. 2 R607/2009 and 49 R1151/2012)  
A single producer may be deemed an applicant within the meaning of Article 95(1) of 
Regula tion (EU) No 1308/2013 if it is shown that (Art 2 R607/2009) : 
(a) the person concerned is the only producer willing to submit an application; and (Art 
49(1)b R1151/2012)   
(b) the demarcated geographical area possesses characteristics which differ appreciably 
from those of neighbouring areas or the characteristics of the product are different 
from those produced in neighbouring areas. (Art 49(1)b R1151/2012 ) 
The circumstance by which a protected designation of origin or geographical indication 
consists of or contain s the name of the holding of the single applicant producer shall not 
prevent other producers from using that name provided that they comply with the product 
specification.  
Article 4 
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(2) of R.1308/2013)  
Additional requirements f or product specifications  
1. The description of the grapevine products  shall indicate the relevant category or 
categories of grapevine products from amongst the categories set out in Part II of 
Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No1308/2013.   
EN 12  EN 2. Where the product  specification indicates that packaging, including bottling, shall 
take place within the demarcated geographical area or within an area in the 
immediate proximity of the demarcated area in question, it shall also include a 
justification showing why, in the  specific case, the packaging must take place in the 
particular geographical area to safeguard quality, to ensure the origin or to ensure 
control, taking into account Union law, in particular that on the free movement of 
goods and the free provision of ser vices (Art 7(1)(e) R1151/2012) . 
Article 5 
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(1)b of R.1308/2013)  
Derogations concerning production in the demarcated geographical area  
1. By way of derogation from points (a)(iii) and (b)(iii) of Article 93(1) of Regulation 
(EU) No 1308/2013, and on condition that the product specification so provides, a 
product which has a protected designation of origin or geographical indication may 
be made into wine in any of the following locations:  
(a) in an area in the immediate proximity of th e demarcated area in question;  
(b) in an area located within the same administrative unit or within a neighbouring 
administrative unit, in conformity with national rules;  
(c) in the case of a trans -border designation of origin or geographical indication, or 
where an agreement on control measures exists between two or more Member 
States or between one or more Member States and one or more third countries, 
in an area situated in the immediate proximity of the demarcated area in 
question. (Article 6(4) of Regulation 607/2009)  
2. By way of derogation from point (a)(iii) of Article 93(1) of Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013, and on condition that the product specification so provides, a product 
may be made into sparkling wine or semi -sparkling wine bearing a protected 
designation of origin beyond the immediate proximity of the demarcated area in 
question if this practice was in use prior to 1 March 1986. (Article 6(4) of 
Regulation 607/20 09) 
3. By way of derogation from point (a)(iii) of Article 93(1) of Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013, with regard to liqueur wines with the protected designation of origin 
‘Málaga’ and ‘Jerez -Xérès -Sherry’, the must of raisined grapes to which neutral 
alcohol of vine origin has been added to prevent fermentation, obtained from the 
Pedro Ximénez vine variety, may come from the ‘Montilla -Moriles’ region. (Article 
6(4) of Regulation 607/2009)  
Article 6 
 
(Delegated power in Art . 109(3)b of R.1308/2013)  
National pro cedure (Art 8 and 49 R1151)  
When forwarding an application for protection to the Commission in accordance with Article 
96(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, a Member State shall include a declaration that it 
considers that the application lodged by the applicant meets the conditions  for protection 
under Subsection 2 of Section 2 of Chapter I of Title II of Part II of Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013 and the provisions adopted pursuant thereto and that it certifies that the single  
EN 13  EN document referred to in Article 94(1)(d) of Regulation (EU ) No 1308/2013 is a faithful 
summary of the product specification. (Art 8(2)(c) R 1151/2012)  
Member States shall inform the Commission of admissible objections received in the national 
procedure. Member States shall keep the Commission informed of any nati onal judicial 
proceedings possibly affecting the application for protection. (Art 49(4) R 1151/2012)  
Article  7 
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)c of R.1308/2013)  
Joint applications (Art. 4 R664/2014)  
Where joint applications for the protection of  a name as designation of origin or geographical 
indication, as referred to in Article 95(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, is submitted, the 
related preliminary national procedures, including the objection stage, shall be carried out in 
all the Member States conce rned.  
Article 8  
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)(e) and (4) of R.1308/2013)  
Transitional national protection (Art 9 R1151/2012)  
1. A Member State may, on a transitional basis only, grant protection to a name at 
national level, with effect from the date upo n which an application for protection has 
been forwarded to the Commission.  
Such transitional national protection shall cease on the date upon which either a 
decision on protection under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 is taken or the 
application is withdrawn . 
2. Where a name is not protected under this Regulation, the consequences of such 
national protection shall be the sole responsibility of the Member State concerned. 
The measures taken by Member States under paragraph 1 shall have no effect on 
intra-Union  or international trade.  
Article 9  
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)b of R.1308/2013)  
Admissibility of the application  (Art 11 and 12 of R607/2009)  
1. Applications for protection are considered admissible if they are submitted in 
accordance with Articles 94 , 95 and 96 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and 
Article  3 and Article 5(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… [ Wine 
Implementing Regulation ] and if they are duly completed.  
An application for protection shall be considered to be duly completed when it 
complies with Article 94(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Article 2 
of Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… [ Wine Implementing Regulation ] and if 
the single document is duly completed.  
The single document summarising the product specification, refer red to in Article 
94(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be considered to be duly completed 
when it complies with the requirements listed in Article 5(1) and (2) of Implementing 
Regulation (EU) …/… [Wine Implementing Regulation]. The product specification  
EN 14  EN shall be considered duly completed when it complies with the requirements set out in 
Article 94(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. (Art. 11(1) R 607/ 2009)   
2. If the Commission considers that an application is inadmissible, it shall inform the 
competent authorities of the Member State or those of the third country or the 
applicant established in a third country of the reasons grounding the finding of 
inadmissibility. (Article 12(1) R 607/2009  
3. At least once a month the Commission shall make public the list of names for which 
it has received applications for protection as designations of origin or geographical 
indications, the name of the applicant Mem ber State or third country and the date of 
submission of the application.  
Article 10  
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)b of R.1308/2013)  
Scrutiny of the application (Art 12 of R607/2009)  
An examination of the application by the Commission, as referred to in Article 97(2) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, shall consist of a check that there are no manifest errors in 
the application. When examining the application the Commission shall examine the single 
document in particular. The examination sh ould be completed  within a period of 6 months.  
Where this period is exceeded, the Commission shall inform the applicant in writing of the 
reasons for the del ay. 
SECTION  2 
 
OBJECTION PROCEDURE  
Article 11  
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)b of R.1308/2013)  
Admissibility and gro unds of objection (Art 15 R607 10 R1151/2012)  
1. For the purpose s of Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 a substantiated 
statement of objection shall be admissible where:  
(a) it is received by the Commission within the deadline set out in Article 98 of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 ; (Art. 15(1) R 607)  
(b) it complies with the requirements set out in Article 8(1) of Implementing 
Regulation (EU) …/… [ Wine Implementing Regulation ]; 
and: 
(c) it shows that the application for protection or amendment to the product 
specification or for cancellation of the protection is incompatible with the rules 
on designations of origin and geographical indications because:  
(i) it would conflict with Articles 92 to 95, 105 or 106 of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013 and with the provisions  adopted pursuant thereto , 
(ii) the registration of the proposed name would conflict with Articles 100 or 
101 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 , 
(iii) the registration of the proposed name would jeopardise the rights of a 
trade mark holder or of a user of a fully homonymous name or of a  
EN 15  EN compound name, one term of which is identical to the name to be 
registered, or the existence of partially homonymous names or  of other 
names similar to the name to be registered which refer to grapev ine 
products and which have  been legally on the market for at least five years 
preceding the date of the publication provided for in Article 97(3) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. (Art. 10 of R1151)  
The grounds of objection shall be assessed in relation to the territory of the Union . 
(Art. 10 R1151)  
Where an objection is filed by a natural or legal person, the duly substantiated 
statement of objection shall be admissible only if it shows the legitimate interest of 
the objector.  
2. Where the Commission considers that the objection is inadmissible, it shall inform 
the authority or natural or legal person that objected of the reasons grounding the 
finding of inadmissibility.  
Article 12  
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)b of R.1308/2013)  
Objection procedure (Art. 51 R1151/2012)  
1. If the Commission considers that the objection is admissible it shall invite the 
authority or natural or legal person that lodged the objection and the authority or 
natural or legal person that lodged the applica tion for protection to engage in 
appropriate consultations for a period of three months. The invitation shall be issued 
within a period of four months from the date on which the application for protection, 
to which the substantiated statement of objection relates, is published in the Official 
Journal of the European Union  and it shall be accompanied by a copy of the 
substantiated statement of objection. At any time during these three months, the 
Commission may, at the request of the authority or natural or legal person that 
lodged the application, extend the deadline for the consultations by a maximum of 
three months. (Art. 51(3) R1151)  
2. The authority or person that lodged the objection and the authority or person that 
lodged the application for protection  shall start such consultations without undue 
delay. They shall provide each other with the relevant information to assess whether 
the application for protection complies with the conditions of this Regulation and of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. (Art. 51( 3) R1151)  
3. If the parties reach an agreement, either the applicant from the third country or the 
authorities of the Member State or of the third country from which the application for 
protection was lodged shall notify the Commission of the results of th e consultations 
carried out and of all the factors which enabled that agreement to be reached, 
including the opinions of the parties. (Art. 5 R664)  If the details published in 
accordance with Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 have been 
substant ially amended, the Commission shall repeat the scrutiny referred to in Article 
97(2) of that Regulation after a national procedure ensuring adequate publication of 
those amended details has been carried out. Where, following the agreement, there 
are no ame ndments to the product specification or where the amendments are not 
substantial, the Commission shall adopt a decision in accordance with Article 99 of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 conferring protection on the designation of origin or 
geographical indicat ion. (Art. 51(4) R1151)   
EN 16  EN 4. If no agreement is reached, either the applicant established in the third country or the 
authorities of the Member State or of the third country , from which the application 
for protection was lodged shall notify the Commission of  the results of the 
consultations carried out and of all the related information and documents. (Art. 
51(3) R1151)  The Commission shall adopt a decision in accordance with Article 99 
of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 either conferring protection or rejecting  the 
application.  
Article 13  
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(4) of R.1308/2013)  
Restrictions on the use of protected designations of origin and protected geographical 
indications (Art. 15 R1151/2012)  
1. Without prejudice to Article 102 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission 
may adopt implementing acts granting a transitional period of up to five years to 
enable products originating in a Member State or a third country, the designation of 
which consists of or contains a name that contravenes Article 1 03(2) of Regulation 
(EU) No 1308/2013, to continue to use the designation under which they were 
marketed.  
  The granting of such transitional period is conditional upon the submission of an 
admissible statement of objection under Article 96(3) or Article 98 of Regulation 
(EU) No 1308/2013 showing that the decision conferring protection over the name 
would jeopardise the existence:  
(a) of an entirely identical name or of a compound name, one term of which is 
identical to the name to be registered; or  
(b) of partiall y homonymous names or  of other names similar to the name to be 
registered which refer to grapevine products which have been legally on the 
market for at least five years preceding the date of the publication provided for 
in Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU)  No 1308/2013.  
2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts extending the transitional period 
referred to in paragraph 1 up to 15 years in duly justified cases where it is shown 
that: 
(a) the designation referred to in paragraph 1 has been in legal use consistently and 
fairly for at least 25 years before the application for protection was submitted 
to the Commission;  
(b) the purpose of using the designation referred to in paragraph 1 has not, at any 
time, been to profit from the reputation of the registered name and it is shown 
that the consumer has not been nor could have been misled as to the true origin 
of the product.  
3. When using a designation referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the indication of the 
country of origin shall clearly and visibly appear on the labelling.  
4. To overcome temporary difficulties, with the long -term objective of ensuring that all 
producers in the area concerned comply with the product specification, a Member 
State may grant protection for a transitional period, starting from the date on which 
the application is forwarded to the Commission, on condition that the operators 
concerned have legally marketed the grapevine products in question using the names  
EN 17  EN concerned continuously for at least the five years prior to the lodging of the 
application to the authorities of the Member State and that these temporary 
difficulties had been raised in the national objection procedure referred to in Article 
96(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.  The transitional period shall be as short as 
possible  and shall not exceed 10 years.  
The first subparagraph shall apply mutatis mutandis  to a protected geographical 
indication or protected designation of origin referring to a geographical area situated 
in a third country, with the exception of the objection procedure.  
Such transitional periods shall be indicated in the application file referred to in 
Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.  
SECTION  3 
 
AMENDMENT S TO PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS  
Article 14  
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)b and f of R.1308/2013)  
Types of amendments (Art. 20 R607/2009 and 6(3) R664/2014)  
1. For the purpose s of Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013  amendments to a 
product specification are classified into two categories as regards their importance: 
amendments requiring an obj ection procedure at Union level ('Union amendments'), 
and amendments to be dealt with at Member State or third country level ('standard 
amendments').  
An amendment is considered to be a Union amendment where:  
(a) it includes a change in the name of the protecte d designation of origin or 
protected geographical indication;  
(b) it consists of a change of the category , or of an addition of a new category , of 
grapevine product, as referred to in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013;  
(c) it could  potentially  void the link referred to in point (a)(i) or in point (b)(i) of 
Article 93(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;  
(d) it entails further restrictions on the marketing of the product.  
Applications for Union amendments submitted by third countries or by third countr y 
producers shall contain proof that the requested amendment complies with the laws 
on the protection of designations of origin or geographical indications in force in that 
third country.  
All other amendments are considered standard amendments.  
2. For the purpose s of Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, a temporary 
amendment is a standard amendment concerning a temporary change in the product 
specification resulting from the imposition of obligatory sanitary and phytosanitary 
measures by the public authorities or linked to natural disasters or adverse weather 
conditions formally recognised by the competent authorities.   
EN 18  EN Article 15  
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)b and f of R.1308/2013)  
Procedure for Union amendments to product specifications  
1. An app lication for approval of a Union amendment to a product specification, as 
defined in Article 14 of this Regulation, shall follow the procedure laid down in 
Article 94 and Articles 96 to 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, in  Sections 1, 2 
and 3 of Chapter II of this Regulation and in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter II of 
Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… [Wine Implementing Regulation]  mutatis 
mutandis . (Art 53(2) R1151/2012)  
2. Where, based on the  examination carried out pursuant to Article 97(2) of Regulatio n 
(EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission considers that the conditions required under 
Article 97(3) of that Regulation are met, it shall publish the application for a Union 
amendment referred to in Article 9(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… 
[Wine Implementing Regulation]  in the Official Journal of the European Union , C 
series. The final decision on the approval of the amendment shall be adopted without 
applying the examination procedure referred to in Article 229(2) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013 unless an admissible objection has been lodged or the application for 
amendment is rejected, in which case the second paragraph of Article 99 of that 
Regulation shall apply (Art. 50(1) R1151/2012) . 
3. An application for approval of Union amendments shall c ontain Union amendments 
exclusively. If an application for Union amendments also contains standard or 
temporary amendments the procedure for Union amendments shall apply only to the 
Union amendments. The standard or temporary amendments shall be deemed as not 
submitted.  
4.  In examining the applications for amendment, the Commission shall focus on the 
proposed amendments . 
Article 16  
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)b and f of R.1308/2013)  
Admissibility of applications for Union amendment (Art. 11 and 12(1) R 607/2009)  
1. Applications for approval of a Union amendment to a product specification are 
considered admissible if they are submitted in accordance with Article 105 of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and with Article 3 and Article 9(2) of Implementing 
Regulation (EU) …/… [Wine Implementing Regulation ] mutatis mutandis , and if 
they are duly completed.  
An application for approval of a Union amendment to a product specification shall be 
considered to be duly completed where each proposed amendment included  in the 
application is compared in detail  with the original product specification and the 
original single document, where it is comprehensive and exhaustive and where it 
complies with the requirements set out in Article 2 and  Article  9(1) of Implementing 
Regulation (EU) …/… [Wine Implementing Regulation] . (Art. 11(1) R607)  
The approval by the Commission of an application for approval of a Union 
amendment to a product specification shall only cover the amendments submitted in 
the application itself.   
EN 19  EN 2. If th e application is considered inadmissible, the competent authorities of the 
Member State or those of the third country or the applicant established in a third 
country shall be informed of the reasons for the inadmissibility. (Art. 12(1) R607)  
Article 17  
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)b, d and f of R.1308/2013)  
Standard amendments (Art. 6 R664/2014)  
1. Standard amendments shall be approved and made public by Member States to 
which the geographical area of the designation of origin or geographical indicatio n 
relates.  
Applications for approval of a standard amendment to a product specification shall 
be submitted to the authorities of the Member State to whom the geographical area of 
the designation or indication relates. Applicants shall satisfy the condition s laid down 
in Article 95 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. If the application for approval of a 
standard amendment to a product specification does not come from the applicant 
which had submitted the application for protection of the name or names to which 
the product specification refers, the Member State shall give that applicant the 
opportunity to comment on the application, if that applicant still exists. (Art. 6(2) 
R664/2014)  
The application for a standard amendment shall provide a description of the st andard 
amendments, provide a summary of the reasons for which the amendments are 
required and demonstrate that the proposed amendments qualify as standard in 
accordance with Article 14 of this Regulation. (Art. 6(2) R664/2014)  
2. Where the Member State con siders that the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013 and the provisions adopted pursuant thereto are met, it may approve and 
make public the standard amendment. The approval decision shall include the 
modified consolidated single document, where re levant, and the modified 
consolidated product specification.  
The standard amendment shall be applicable in the Member State once it has been 
made public. The Member State shall communicate standard amendments to the 
Commission not later than one month foll owing the date on which the national 
decision of approval was made public.  
3. Decisions approving standard amendments concerning grapevine products 
originating in third countries shall be taken in accordance with the system in force in 
the third country co ncerned and shall be communicated to the Commission by a 
single producer within the meaning of Article 3 or a group of producers  having a 
legitimate interest , either directly to the Commission or via the authorities of that 
third country , not later than on e month following the date they are made public . 
4. The communication of standard amendments shall be considered to be duly 
completed when it complies with Article 10 of Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… 
[Wine Implementing Regulation] . 
5. In the event that the standard amendment implies a modification of the single 
document, the Commission shall publish the description of the standard amendment 
referred to in Article 10 of Implementing Regulation (EU) …/,… [Wine 
Implementing Regulation]  and the modified sing le document in the Official 
Journal of the European Union , C series, within three months from the date on  
EN 20  EN which the communication is received from the Member State, third country or third 
country single producer  or group  of producers . 
6. In the event that the standard amendment does not imply a modification of the single 
document , the Commission shall make public, via the information system referred to 
in Article 32 of Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… [Wine Implementing 
Regulation ], the description of the s tandard amendm ent within three months from 
the date on which the communication is received from the Member State, third 
country or third country applicant.  
7. Standard amendments shall be applicable in the territory of the Union once they have 
been publish ed in the Official Journal of the European Union , C series or made 
public by the Commission in the information systems referred to in Article 32 of 
Implementing Regulation (EU) …/ … [Wine Implementing Regulation] . 
8. If the geographical area covers more tha n one Member State, the Member States 
concerned shall apply the procedure for standard amendments separately for the part 
of the area which falls within their territory. The standard amendment shall be 
applicable only after the last national decision of ap proval becomes applicable. The 
Member State last approving the standard amendment shall send the Commission the 
communication referred to in paragraph 4 not later than one month following the date 
on which its decision approving the standard amendment is made public . 
If one or more of the Member States concerned do not adopt the national decision of 
approval referred to in the first subparagraph, any of the Member States may submit 
that application under the Union amendment procedure . Such a rule shall also  apply 
mutatis mutandis  when one or more of the concerned countries is a third country.  
Article 18  
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)b and f of R.1308/2013)  
Temporary amendments (6 R664/2014)  
1. Temporary amendments shall be approved and made public by Membe r States to 
which the geographical area of the designation of origin or geographical indication 
relates. They shall be communicated to the Commission together with the reasons 
supporting the temporary amendments not later than one month following the date on 
which the national decision of approval was made public. A temporary amendment is 
applicable in the Member State once it has been made public.  
2. Where the geographical area covers more than one Member State, the procedure for 
temporary amendment appli es separately in the Member States concerned for the part 
of the area which falls within their territory. Temporary amendments shall be 
applicable only when the last national decision of approval becomes applicable. The 
Member State last approving the temp orary amendment shall communicate it to the 
Commission not later than one month following the date upon which its decision of 
approval is made public. This rule applies, mutatis mutandis , also when one or more 
of the countries concerned is a third country.  
3. Temporary amendments concerning grapevine products originating in third countries 
shall be communicated to the Commission , together with the reasons supporting the 
temporary amendments , by a single producer within the meaning of Article 3 or a 
group of producers having a legitimate interest, either directly or via the authorities 
of that third country , not later than one month following their approval.   
EN 21  EN 4. The communication of temporary amendments shall be considered to be duly 
completed when i t contains all the elements referred to in Article 1 1 of Implementing 
Regulation (EU) …/… [Wine Implementing Regulation] . 
5. The Commission shall make public such amendments within three months from the 
date on which the communication is received from the Member State, third country 
or third country single producer or group  of producers . A temporary amendment is 
applicable in the territory of the Union once it has been made public by the 
Commission.  
SECTION  4 
 
CANCELL ING  A PROTECTED DESIGNAT ION  OF ORIGIN OR  GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATION  
Article 19  
 
 (Delegated power in Art. 109(3)b of R.1308/2013)  
Cancellation procedure (Art 7 R664 and 50 R1151/2012)  
Requests to cancel a protected designation of origin or geographical indication , as referred to 
in Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, shall follow the procedure laid down in 
Article 94 and Articles 96 to 99 of that Regulation together with provisions of Section s 1, 2 
and 4 of Chapter II of this Regulation and of Section s 1, 2, 4 and 5 of Chapter II of 
Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… [Wine Implementing Regulation]  mutatis mutandis . 
(Art. 7(1) R664)  
The Commission shall publish the cancellation request referred to in Article 1 3 of 
Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… [Wine Impleme nting Regulation]  in the Official 
Journal of the European Union , C series. (Art. 50(1) R1151) . 
Article 20  
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)b of R.1308/2013)  
Grounds for cancellation  
For the purpose s of Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 compliance with the 
product specification shall also be deemed not to be  ensured where no product bearing the 
protected name has been placed on the market for at least seven consecutive years.  
Article 21  
 
(Delegated power in Art. 109(3)b of R.1308/2013)  
Admissibility of cancellation requests (Art. 22 R607/2009 and Art 7 R664/2014)  
1. For the purpose of Articles 106 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 a substantiated 
cancellation request shall be admissible where:  
(a) the cancellation request complies with the requirements set out in Article 13(1) 
of Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… [ Wine Implementing Regulation] , 
and  
EN 22  EN (b) the cancellation request is based on the grounds referred to in Article 106 of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308 /2013.  
2. Where the Commission considers that the cancellation request is not admissible it 
shall inform the Member State or third country authority or the natural or legal 
person that submitted the request of the reasons supporting the finding of 
inadmiss ibility. (Art. 22(3) R607/2009)  
3. Substantiated statements of objection as regards cancellation shall be admissible only 
where they show commercial reliance by an interested person on the registered name. 
(Art. 7(4) R664/2014)  
SECTION  5 
 
USE OF SYMBOLS , INDICATIONS AND ABBRE VIATIONS  
Article 22  
 
(Delegated power in Art. 122(2) of R.1308/2013)  
Temporary labelling and presentation (Art 72 R607/2009)  
After an application for protection of a designation of origin or a geographical indication has 
been forwarded to the Commission, producers may indicate it in labelling and presentation, 
and use national logos and indications, in compliance with Union law and in particular 
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.  
Union symbols indicating the protected designation of origin or  the protected geographical 
indication, the Union indications "protected designation of origin" or "protected geographical 
indication" and the Union abbreviations "PDO" or "PGI" may appear on the labelling only 
after the publication of the decision conferr ing protection on that designation of origin or 
geographical indication.  
Where the application is rejected, any grapevine products labelled in accordance with the first 
subparagraph may be marketed until the stocks are exhausted.  
Article 23  
 
(Delegated pow er in Art. 119(3)(b) of R.1308/2013)  
Derogations from the obligation to use the term ‘protected designation of origin’ on labels 
(Art. 59 R607/2009)  
In accordance with Article 119(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, references to the terms 
‘protected desig nation of origin’ may be omitted for wines bearing the following protected 
designations of origin:  
(a) Greece:  
Σάμος (Samos);  
(b) Spain:  
Cava, Jerez, Xérès or Sherry, Manzanilla;  
(c) France:  
Champagne;   
EN 23  EN (d) Italy:  
Asti, Marsala, Franciacorta;  
(e)  Cyprus:  
Κουμανδαρία  (Commandaria);  
(f) Portugal:  
Madeira or Madère, Port or Porto.  
CHAPTER III  
 
Traditional terms  
SECTION  1 
 
APPLICATIONS FOR PROT ECTION AND EXAMINATI ON PROCEDURE  
Article 24 ( Article 31  R 607/2009 ) 
 
Language and spelling of the traditional term  
(delegated power in Art. 114(1) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. A traditional term shall be registered : 
(a) (a) in the official language or regional language of the Member State or third 
country from which the term originates; or  
(b) (b) in the language used in trade for this  term.  (Art. 31(1)  R607/2009 ). 
2.  A traditional term shall be registered with its original spelling and in its original 
script. Where the original script is not in Latin characters, a transcription in Latin 
characters shall be registered together with the  name in its original script. (Art. 31(2) 
R607/2009)  
Article 25 [ Article 29  R 607/2009 ] 
 
Applicants  
(delegated power in Art. 114(2)(a) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. Competent authorities of the Member States or third countries or representative 
professional organi sations established in third countries  may apply for the protection 
of a traditional term.  
2. ‘Representative professional organisation ’ shall mean any  producer organisation or 
association of producer organisations having adopted the same rules, operating in the 
area of one or more wine designations of origin or geographical indications where it 
includes in its membership at least two thirds of the producers established in the area 
in which it operates and accounts for at least two thirds of the production of that area. 
A representative professional organisation may lodge an application for protection 
only for grapevine products  which it produces.   
EN 24  EN Article 26 (Articles 30, 34 R 607/2009)  
 
 Admissibility of the application  
(delegated power in Art. 114(2)(b) of  Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. Applications for protection are considered admissible where they are submitted in 
compliance with Article 25 of this Regulation and Article  21 and  Article 30(3) of 
Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… [Wine Implementing Regulation]  and are 
duly completed. (Art. 34(1) R. 607/2009)  
An application shall be considered to be duly completed where it contains the 
following information:  
(a) the name to be protected  as a traditional term ; 
(b) the type of traditional term,  whether designated under Article 112(a) or (b) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;  
(c) the language in which the name to be protected as a traditional term is 
expressed;  
(d) the grapevine product category or categories concerned;  
(e) a summary of the definition and conditions o f use;  
(f) the protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications 
concerned.  
2. The application shall be accompanied by a copy of the legislation of the Member 
State concerned or rules applicable to wine producers in the third country or 
countries concerned, governing the use of the term in question, and a reference to the 
publication  of that legislation or those rules. (Art. 30(2) R607/2009)  
3. If the application is not duly completed  or if the documents referred to in paragraph 2 
have not been provided with  the application , the application shall be inadmissible.  
(Art. 34(2) R. 607/20 09) 
4. Where the application is inadmissible, the authorities of the Member State or those of 
the third country or  the applicant established in the third country in question shall be 
informed of the reasons for its inadmissibility and that they are entitle d to submit 
another application duly completed. (Art. 34(3) R607 /2009 ) 
Article 27 (Article 35 R607/2009)  
 
Conditions of validity  
(delegated power in Art. 114(2)(b) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. An application for the protection of a traditional term shall be deeme d valid if the 
name for which the protection is sought:  
(a) fulfils the requirements of a traditional term as defined in Article 112 of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as well as the requirements laid down in 
Article 24 of this Regulation;  
(b) consists exclus ively of either:  
(i) a name traditionally used in trade in a large part of the territory of the 
Union or of the third country in question, to distinguish specific  
EN 25  EN categories of grapevine products referred to in Article 92(1) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 , or 
(ii) a reputed name traditionally used in trade in at least the territory of the 
Member State or third country in question, to distinguish specific 
categories of grapevine products referred to in Article 92(1) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;  
(c) has not become generic, and  
(d) is defined and regulated in the Member State's legislation or subject to 
conditions of use as provided for by rules applicable to wine producers in the 
third country in question, including those emanating from representative 
professional organisations.  
Point (b) shall not apply to traditional terms referred to in Article 112(a) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.  
2. For the purpose s of paragraph (1) (b), traditional use means:  
(a) use amounting to a period of at least five years in case of terms filed in the 
official language or regional language of the Member State or third country 
where the term originates;  
(b) use amounting to a period of at least 15 years in case of terms filed in the 
language used for trade . 
3. For the purpose s of paragraph (1) (c), a name that has become ‘generic’ means the 
name which, although it relates to a specific production method or ageing method, or 
the quality, colour, type of place, or a particular event linked to the history of a 
grapevine product, h as become the common name of that product in the Union.   
Article 28 (Article 36 R 607/2009)  
 
Scrutiny by the Commission  
(delegated power in Art. 114(2)(g) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. The date of submission of an application for protection of a traditional term s hall be 
the date on which the application is received by the Commission.  
2. The Commission shall examine whether the application for protection meets the 
conditions laid down in this Chapter. (Art. 36(1) R607/2009)  
3. Where the Commission considers that the conditions laid down Articles 26 and 27 
are met, it shall adopt an implementing act concerning the publication, in the Official 
Journal of the European Union,  of the application for protection.  
4. If an application for a traditional term does not meet the conditions laid down in this 
Chapter, the Commission shall inform the applicant of the grounds for refusal, 
setting a deadline for the withdrawal or modification of the application or for the 
submission of comments. (Art. 36(1) and 36(2) R607/2009 ) 
5. If the obstacles are not remedied by the applicant within the deadline referred to in 
paragraph 4, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act rejecting the 
application in accordance with Article 115(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. 
(Art. 36(2) R607/2009)   
EN 26  EN SECTION  2 
 
OBJECTION PROCEDURE  
Article 29 (Article 37 R 607)  
 
Submission of an objection  
(delegated power in Art. 114(2)(f) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
The date of submission of an objection shall be the date on which the application is received 
by the Commission. (Art. 37(2) R607/2009)  
Article 30 (Article 38 R 607)  
 
Admissibility and grounds of objection  
(delegated power in Art. 114(2)(c) of Reg. 1308/20 13) 
1. A substantiated objection shall be admissible where:  
(a) it is submitted by any Member State or third country, or any natural or legal 
person having a legitimate interest;  
(b) it is received by the Commission within the deadline provided for in Arti cle 21 
(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… ; 
(c) it demonstrates that the application for protection  is incompatible with the rules 
on traditional  terms because it does not comply with Article 27 of this 
Regulation or because the registration of the nam e proposed would conflict 
with Articles 32 or 33 of this Regulation.  (Art 38(1) R607/2009)  
2. An objection that is deemed admissible shall be notified to the Member State or the 
third country authorities or the representative professional organisation in t he third 
country in question. (Art. 38(5) R607/2009)  
Article 31 (Article 39 R 607)  
 
Scrutiny of an objection  
(delegated power in Art. 114(2)(g) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. Where the Commission does not reject the objection in accordance with Article 2 3(3) 
of Implementing Regulation (EU) No …/… [Wine Implementing Regulation] , it 
shall communicate the objection  to the applicant that submitted the application and 
shall invite the applicant to file observations within the time period referred to in 
Article 24(1)  of Implementing Regulation (EU) No …/… [Wine Implementing 
Regulation] . Any observations received within this period shall be communicated to 
the objector.  
In the course of its scrutiny of an objection, the Commission shall request the parties 
to prov ide comments, if appropriate,  within  the time period referred to in Article 
24(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… [Wine Implementing Regulation] , 
on the communications received from the other parties.  
2. Where the applicant or the objector do not file any observations in response, or 
where the time periods for filing observations and for submitting comments referred  
EN 27  EN to in Article 24 of Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… [Wine Implementing 
Regulation] are not respected, the Commission shall proceed to rule on the 
objection.  
3. A decision to reject or recognise the traditional term in question shall be taken by the 
Commission on the basis of the evidence available to it. The Commission  shall 
consider whe ther the conditions referred to  or laid down in Article s 27, 32 or 33 of 
this Regulation are fulfilled. A decision to reject the traditional term shall be notified 
to the objector and to the applicant.  
4. Where multiple objections are lodged, a preliminary examination of one or more 
such objections may prevent  an application for protection from proceeding. In these 
circumstances, the Commission may suspend the other objection procedures. The 
Commission shall inform the other objectors of any decision affecting them which 
was taken in the course of the procedure . 
Where an application is rejected, objection procedures which have been suspended shall be 
deemed to be closed and the objectors concerned shall be duly informed.  
SECTION  3 
 
PROTECTION  
Article 32 (Article 41 R 607/2009)  
 
Relationship with trademarks  
(dele gated power in Art. 114(2)(d) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. The registration of a trade mark that contains or consists of a traditional term which 
does not respect the definition and conditions of use of that traditional term as 
referred to in Article 112 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 , and that relates  to a 
product falling under one of the categories listed in Part II of Annex VII  there to shall 
be: 
(a) refused if the application for registration of the trade mark is submitted after 
the date of submission of the application for protection of the traditional term 
to the Commission and the traditional term is subsequently protected; or  
(b) invalidated.  
2. A name shall not be protected as a traditional term where, in the light of a 
trademark's reputation and reno wn, such protection is liable to mislead the consumer 
as to the true identity, nature, characteristic or quality of the grapevine product . (Art. 
41(3) R607)  
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, a  trade mark referred to in paragraph 1 which has 
been applied  for, registered or established by use in good faith, where  national 
legislation so provid es, in the territory of the Union , prior to the date of protection of 
the traditional term in the country of origin,  may continue to be used and renewed 
notwithstandi ng the protection of a  traditional term , provided that no grounds for the 
trade mark's invalidity or revocation exist under Directive 2008/95/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council9, Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European 
                                                 
9 Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 to 
approximate the laws of the Member States relat ing to trade marks (OJ L 299, 8.11.2008, p. 25).  
EN 28  EN Parliament and of the Council10 or under Regulation ( EC) No 20 17/1001 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council11. 
In such cases, the use of the traditional term shall be permitted alongside the relevant 
trademarks.  (Art 41(2) R607 /2009 ) 
Article 33 (Article 42 R 607/2009)  
 
Homonyms  
(delegated power in Art. 114(2)(d) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. A term for which an application for protection is submitted and which is wholly or 
partially homonymous with a traditional term already protected under Article 113 of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308 /2013 shall be registered with due regard to local and 
traditional usage and the risk of confusion.  
A homonymous term which misleads consumers  as to the nature, quality or the true 
origin of the  grapevine  products shall not be registered even if the term is accurate.  
A registered homonymous term may be used only if there is a sufficient distinction in 
practice between the homonym registered subsequently and the term already in the 
register, having regard t o the need to treat the producers concerned in an equitable 
manner and the need to avoid misleading the consumer.  
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis for traditional terms protected before 1 
August 2009 which are wholly or partially homonymous with  a protected designation 
of origin or geographical indication or a wine grape variety name or its synonym 
listed in Annex IV.  
SECTION  4 
 
MODIFICATION AND CANC ELLATION  
Article 34 ( Article 42a  R 607/2009 ) 
 
Modification of a traditional term  
(delegated power in Art. 114(2)(g) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
An applicant satisfying the conditions of Article 25 may apply for approval of a modification 
of a registered traditional term concerning the elements referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of 
Article 26.  
Articles 26 to  31 shall  apply mutatis mutandis  to applications for modification.  
                                                 
10 Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council  of 16 December 2015 to 
approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Recast) (OJ L 336, 23.12.2015, 
p.1). 
11 Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliam ent and of the Council  of 14 June 2017 on the 
European Union trade mark (OJ L 154, 16.6.2017, p.1) . 
  
EN 29  EN Article 35  
 
Cancellation of a traditional term  
(delegated power in Art. 114(2)(g) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
In accordance with Article 115 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1308 /2013, the Commission may, 
on a duly substantiated request by a Member State, a third country or a natural or legal person 
having a legitimate interest, adopt implementing acts cancelling the protection of a traditional 
term.  
Articles 26 to 31  shall apply mutatis mutandis  to applica tions for cancellation.  
Article 3 6 (Article 44 R 607/2009)  
 
Grounds for cancellation  
(delegated power in Art. 114(2)(e) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
The protection of a traditional term shall be cancelled where:  
(a) the traditional term no longer meets the requireme nts laid down in Articles 27, 32 or 33 ; 
(b) compliance with the corresponding definition and conditions of use is no longer ensured.  
Article 37 ( Article 46  R 607 ) 
 
Admissibility of a cancellation request  
(delegated power in Art. 114(2)(g) of Reg. 1308/2013 ) 
1. A sub stantiated cancellation request shall be admissible whe re: 
(a) it was submitted to the Commission by a Member State, a third country or a 
natural or legal person having a legitimate interest ; and  
(b) it is based on one of the grounds referred to in Article  36. 
The duly substantiated cancellation request shall be admissible only if it 
demonstrates the legitimate interest of the applicant. (Art. 46(1)(a) and (b) of 
R607/2009)  
2. Where the Commission considers that the cancellation request is not adm issible it 
shall inform the authority or person that sent the request of the reasons for 
inadmissibility. (Art. 46(3) R607/2009)  
3. The Commission shall  make the cancellation request available to the authorities and 
persons affected  in accordance with Article 30(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 
…/… [Wine Implementing Regulation ]. 
4. Substantiated statements of objection to cancellation requests shall be admissible 
only if they show continued commercial reliance on the registered nam e by an 
interested person.   
EN 30  EN Article 3 8 (Article 32 R 607/2009)  
 
Rules concerning traditional terms used in third countries  
(delegated power in Art. 114(3) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. The definition of traditional terms provided for in Article 112 of Regulation (E U) No 
1308/2013 shall apply mutatis mutandis  to terms traditionally used in third countries 
for grapevine  products covered by geographical indications or designations of origin 
under the legislation of those third countries . 
2. Grapevine products  originati ng in third countries whose labels bear traditional 
indications other than the traditional terms listed in the electronic database ‘E -
Bacchus’, referred to in Article 2 5(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) …/… [Wine 
Implementing Regulation] , may use these t raditional indications on wine labels in 
accordance with the rules applicable in the third countries concerned, including those 
emanating from representative professional organisations.  
SECTION  5 
Article 39 ( Article 48  of R 607/2009 ) 
 
Existing protected traditional terms  
A traditional term which is protected under Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 shall automatically 
be protected under this Regulation . 
CHAPTER IV 
 
Labelling and presentation  
SECTION  1 
 
COMPULSORY PARTICULAR S 
Article 4 0 (Article 50 R 607/2009)  
 
Presentation of compulsory particulars  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(b)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. Compulsory particulars referred to in Article 119 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 
shall appear in the same field of vision on the container, in such a way as  to be 
simultaneously legible without having to turn the container, in indelible characters 
and shall be clearly distinguishable from surrounding text or graphi cs. 
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the compulsory particulars referred  to in 
Article 4 1(1) and (3) of this Regulation and the lot number may appear outside the 
field of vision referred to in that paragraph. (Art 50(1) R 607)  
3. The size of the characters of the particulars referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article 
and in Ar ticle 4 1(1) and (3)  must be equal to or greater than 1.2 mm, regardless of 
the character format used. (Art. 50(1) and (2) R 607)   
EN 31  EN Article 4 1 (Article 51  R 607 ) 
 
Application of certain horizontal rules  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(b)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. For the purposes  of indicating certain substances or products causing allergies or 
intolerances, as referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 , the terms 
concerning sulphites/sulfites, eggs and egg -based products and milk and milk -based 
products that shall be used are those listed in Part A of Annex I.  
2. The terms referred to in paragraph 1 may be accompanied by the relevant pictogram 
shown in Part B of Annex I.  
Article 4 2 (Article 52  R 607/2009 ) 
 
Marketing and export  
(delegated power in  Art. 122(4) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. Grapevine p roducts whose label or presentation does not conform to the 
corresponding conditions laid down in this Regulation shall not be marketed within 
the Union or exported.  
2. By way of derogation from Subsection 3 of Section 2 and Section 3 of Chapter I of 
Title II of Part II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, where grapevine products are to 
be exported, Member States may permit  particulars and presentations which conflict 
with U nion labelling and presentation rules  in force  if such particulars or 
presentations of the grapevine products are required by the legislation of the third 
country in question.  These particulars may appear in languages other than the official 
languages of t he Union.  
Article 4 3 (Article 53 R 607/2009)  
 
Prohibition of lead -based capsules or foil  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(d)(ii) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
The closing devices for grapevine products referred to in points  (1) to (11), (13), (15) and (16) 
of Part II of Annex V II to Regulation (E U) No 1308 /2013 shall  not be enclosed in lead -based 
capsules or foil.  
Article 4 4 (Article 54 R 607/2009 ) 
 
Actual alcoholic strength  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(b)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
The actual alcoholic strength by volume referred to in Article 119(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013 shall be indicated in percentage units or half units.  
The figure shall be followed by the ‘% vol’ symbol and may be preceded by the words ‘ actual 
alcoholic strength ’, ‘actual alcoho l’ or ‘ alc’. As regards partially fermented grape must or 
new wine still in fermentation, the indication of the actual alcoholic strength may be replaced 
or completed by the figure of the total alcoholic strength followed by the ‘ % vol ’ symbol and 
preceded  by the words ‘total alcoholic strength’ or ‘total alcohol’.   
EN 32  EN Without prejudice to the tolerances set for the reference analysis method used, the strength 
shown may not differ by more than 0,5 % vol from that given by analysis. However, the 
alcoholic streng th of grapevine products with protected designations of origin or geographical 
indications stored in bottles for more than three years, sparkling wines, quality sparkling 
wines, aerated sparkling wines, semi -sparkling wines, aerated semi -sparkling wines, liqueur 
wines and wines of overripe grapes, without prejudice to the tolerances set for the reference 
analysis method used, may not differ by more than 0,8 % vol from that given by analysis.  
(Art. 54(1) R 607)  
Article 4 5 (Article 55 R 607/2009)  
 
Indication  of provenance  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(b)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. The indication of provenance as referred to in Article 119(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013 shall be indicated as follows:  
(a) for grapevine products  referred to in points (1),  (3) to (9), (15) and (16) of Part 
II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the words ‘ wine of  (…)’, 
‘produced in  (…)’, ‘ product of  (…)’ or ' sekt of  (…)' shall be used, or expressed 
in equivalent terms supplemented by the name of the Member State o r third 
country where the grapes are harvested and turned into wine;  
(b) the words ‘ European  Union wine ’ or ‘blend of wines from different countries of 
the European Union’ , or expressed in equivalent terms in the case of wine 
resulting from a blending of w ines originating in a number of Member States;  
(c) the words ‘ European Union wine ’ or ‘ wine obtained in (…) from grapes 
harvested in (…) ’ citing the names of Member States in question, for wines 
made in a Member State from grapes harvested in another Member State;  
(d) the words ‘ blend from  (…)’, or expressed in equivalent terms, supplemented by 
the names of the third countries in question, in the case of wine resulting from 
a blending of wines originating in a number of third countries;  
(e) the words ‘ wine obtained in (…) from grapes harvested in  (…)’ citing the 
names of the third countries in question, for wines made in a third country from 
grapes har vested in another third country.  
By way of derogation from point (a) of the first subparagraph, for grapevine products  
referred to in points (4), (5) and (6) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013 that do not bear a protected designation of origin or geographical 
indication, the indication referred to in that point (a) may be replaced by the 
indication 'produced in (…) ', or expressed in equivalent terms, supplemented by the 
name of the Member State where the second fermentation took place.  
The first and second subparagraphs are without prejudice to Articles 4 7 and 56.  
2. The indication of provenance, as referred to in Article 119(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013, for grapevine products  referred to in points (2), (10), (11) and (13) of 
Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013  shall be indicated a s follows:  
(a) ‘must of  (…)’ or ‘ must produced in  (….)’ or expressed in equivalent terms, 
supplemented by the name of the Member State;   
EN 33  EN (b) ‘blend made from the produce of two or more European Union  countries’ in 
the case of coupage of  grapevine  products p roduced in two or more Member 
States;  
(c) ‘must obtained in (…) from grapes harvested in  (…)’ in case of grape must 
which has not been made in the Member State where the grapes used were 
harvested.  
3. As regards the United Kingdom and the provisions  laid down in points (a) and (c) of 
paragraph 1 and in points (a) and (c) of paragraph 2 , the name of the  Member State 
may be replaced by the name of the relevant  individual country forming part of the 
United Kingdom in which  grapes used to make the grapevine pr oduct are harvested . 
Article 4 6 (Article 56 R 607/2009)  
 
Indication of the bottler, producer, importer and vendor  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(b)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. For the purposes of the application of Article 119(1)(e) and (f) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013 and of this Article:  
(a) ‘bottler ’ means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons established 
in the European Union and carrying out bottling or having bottling carried out 
on their behalf;  
(b)  ‘bottling ’ means putting the pr oduct concerned in containers of a capacity not 
exceeding 60 litres for subsequent sale;  
(c) ‘producer ’ means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons by whom 
or on whose behalf the processing of the grapes  or of the  grape musts into wine 
or th e processing of grape must or wine into sparkling wines, aerated sparkling 
wine, quality sparkling wine or quality aromatic sparkling wines is carried out;  
(d) ‘importer ’ means a natural or legal person or group of such persons established 
in the Union ass uming responsibility for bringing into circulation non-Union 
goods within the meaning of Article 5(24) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013  of 
the European Parliament and of the Council12; 
(e) ‘vendor ’ means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, not 
covered by the definition of producer, purchasing and then putting sparkling 
wines, aerated sparkling wines, quality sparkling wines or quality aromatic 
sparkling wines into circulation;  
(f) ‘address ’ means the indications of the local administrative a rea and the 
Member State or third country in which the premises or head office of the 
bottler, producer, vendor or importer is situated.  
2. The name and address of the bottler shall be supplemented either : 
(a) by the words ‘ bottler ’ or ‘ bottled by  (…)’, wh ich may be supplemented by 
terms referring to the producer's holding, or  
                                                 
12 Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying 
down the Union Customs Code  (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).  
EN 34  EN (b) by terms, whose conditions of use are defined by Member States, where 
bottling of grapevine product s with protected designation of origin or 
geographical indication takes place:  
(i) on the producer’s holding , or 
(ii) on the premises of a producer group , or 
(iii) in an enterprise located in the demarcated geographical area or in the 
immediate proximity of the demarcated geographical area concerned.  
In case of contract bottling, the indication of the bottler shall be supplemented by the 
words ‘ bottled for  (…)’ or, where the name, address of the person who has carried 
out the bottling on behalf of a third party are indicated, by the words ‘ bottled for (…) 
by (…)’.  
Where bottling takes place in another place than that of the bottler, the particulars 
referred to in this paragraph shall be accompanied by a reference to the exact place 
where the operation took place and, if it is carried out in another Member State, the 
name of that State. These requirements do not apply where bottling is carried out in a 
place of immediate proximity to that of the bottler.  
In case of containers other than bottles, the words ‘ packager ’ and ‘ packaged by  (…)’ 
shall replace the words ‘ bottler ’ and ‘ bottled by  (…)’ respectively, except when the 
language used does not indicate by itself such a difference.  
3. The name and address of the producer or vendor shall be supplemented by the terms 
‘producer ’ or ‘ produced by ’ and ‘ vendor ’ or ‘ sold by ’, or equivalent.  
Memb er States may decide to:  
(a) make it compulsory to identify the producer;  
(b) to authorise the replacement of the words ‘ producer ’ or ‘ produced by ’ by the 
words listed in Annex II.  
4. The name  and address of the importer shall be preceded by the words ‘ importer ’ or 
‘imported by  (…)’. For grapevine products  imported in bulk and bottled in the 
Union, the name of the importer may be replaced or supplemented by the indication 
of the bottler, in accordance with paragraph 2.  
5. The indications referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 may be grouped together if they 
concern the same natural or legal person.  
One of these indications may be replaced by a code determined by the Member State 
in which the bottler, producer, importer or vendor has its head office. The co de shall 
be supplemented by a reference to the Member State in question. The name and 
address of another natural or legal person involved in the commercial distribution 
other than the bottler, producer, importer or vendor indicated by a code shall also 
appear on the wine label of the product concerned.  
6. Where the name or the address of the bottler, producer, importer or vendor consists 
of or contains a protected designation of origin or geographical indication, it shall 
appear on the label:  
(a) in charact ers which are no more than half the size of those used either for the 
protected designation of origin or geographical indications or for the 
designation of the category of the grapevine product concerned; or  
(b) by using a code as provided for in the secon d subparagraph of  paragraph  5.  
EN 35  EN Member States may decide which option applies to grapevine products produced in 
their territories.  
Article 4 7 (Article 58  R 607/2009 ) 
 
Indication of the sugar content on sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, quality sparkling 
wine or quality aromatic sparkling wine  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(b)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. The t erms listed in Part A of Annex III to this Regulation indicating the sugar content 
shall appear on the label of the grapevine products provid ed for in Article 119(1)(g) 
of Regulation (EU ) No 1308/2013.  
2. If the sugar content of the  grapevine  products, expressed in terms of fructose, glucose 
and sucrose , justifies the use of two of the terms listed in Part A of Annex III, only 
one of those two terms shall be chosen.  
3. Without prejudice to the conditions of use described in Part A of Annex III, the sugar 
content may not differ by more than 3 grams per litre from what appears on the 
product label.  
Article 48 (Article 60  R 607/2009 ) 
 
Specific rule s for aerated sparkling wine, aerated semi -sparkling wine and quality sparkling 
wine  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(b)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. The terms ‘ aerated sparkling wine ’ and ‘ aerated semi -sparkling wine ’ as referred to 
in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (E U) No 1308 /2013 shall be supplemented in 
characters of the same type and size by the words ‘ obtained by adding carbon 
dioxide ’ or ‘ obtained by adding carbon anhydride ’, even where Article 119(2) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013  applies . 
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply when the language used indicates by itself that carbon 
dioxide has been added.  
3. For quality sparkling wines, the reference to the category of the grapevine product 
may be omitted for wines whose labels include the term ‘ Sekt’. 
SECTION  2 
 
OPTIONAL PARTICULARS  
Article 49 (Article 61 R 607/2009)  
 
Vintage year  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(c)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. The vintage year referred to in Article 120(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 
may appear on the labels of grape vine products referred to in points  (1) to (11), (13), 
(15) and (16) of Part II of Annex V II to Regulation (E U) No 1308 /2013, provided 
that at least 85 % of the grapes used to make those products have been harvested in 
the year in question. This does not i nclude:   
EN 36  EN (a) any quantity of grapevine products used in sweetening, ‘ expedition liqueur ’ or 
‘tirage liqueur ’ or 
(b) any quantity of grapevine product as referred to in points (3)(e) and (f) of Part 
II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.  
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, grapevine products  that do not bear a protected 
designation of origin or a geographical indication but which bear an indication of the 
vintage year on their label, shall be certified according to Article 12 of Commission 
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/27413.  
3. For grapevine products traditionally obtained from grapes harvested in January or 
February, the vintage year to appear on the label of grapevine products  shall be that 
of the previous calendar year.  
Article 5 0 (Article 62  R 607/2009 ) 
 
Name of wine grape variety  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(c)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. The names of the wine grape varieties or their synonyms referred to in Article 
120(1)(b) of Regulation (E U) No 1308 /2013, used for the production of grapevine 
products referred to in points  (1) to (11), (13), (15) and (16) of Part II of Annex V II 
to Regulation (E U) No 1308 /2013, may appear on  the label of th ose products under 
the conditions laid down in points (a) and (b) , if they are produced in the Union , or 
under the conditions laid down in points (a) and (c), if they are produced in third 
countries .  
(a) The names of the wine grape varieties or their synonyms may be indicated 
under the following conditions : 
(i) if only on e wine grape variety or its synonym is named, at least 85 % of 
the product must have been made from that variety, not including:  
 any quantity of grapevine products used in sweetening, ‘ expedition 
liqueur ’ or ‘ tirage liqueur ’; or 
 any quantity of grapevine product referred to in point s (3)(e) and 
(f) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (E U) No 1308 /2013; 
(ii) if two or more wine grape varieties or their synonyms are named, 100% 
of the product concerned must have been made from these varieties, not 
includin g: 
 any quantity of grapevine products used in sweetening, ‘ expedition 
liqueur ’ or ‘ tirage liqueur ’; or 
 any quantity of grapevine product referred to in point s (3)(e) and 
(f) of Part II of Annex VII  to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;  
                                                 
13 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018 /274 of 11 December 2017  laying down rules for the 
application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the 
scheme of authorisations for vine plantings, certi fication, the inward and outward register, compulsory 
declarations and notifications, and of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards the relevant checks, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 20 15/561 
(OJ L 58, 28.2.2018, p.1 -59).  
EN 37  EN The wine grape varieties must appear on the label in descending order of 
the proportion used and in characters of the same size.  
(b) For grapevine products  produced in the Union , the names of the wine grape 
varieties or their synonyms shall be those specif ied in the wine grape varieties 
classification referred to in Article 81(2) of Regulation (E U) No 1308 /2013. 
For Member States exempted from the classification obligation as provided for 
in Article 81(3) of Regulation (E U) No 1308 /2013, the names of the wi ne 
grape varieties or synonyms shall be those specified in the ‘International list of 
vine varieties and their synonyms’ managed by the International Organisation 
of Vine and Wine.  
(c) For grapevine products  originating in third countries, the conditions o f use  of 
the names of the wine grape varieties or their synonyms shall comply with the 
rules applicable to wine producers in the third country concerned, including 
those emanating from representative professional organisations , and the names 
of the wine grape varieties or their synonyms shall be  those specified in the list 
of at least one of the following organisations : 
(i) the International Organisation of Vine and Wine;  
(ii) the International Union for the Protection of New Va rieties of Plants ; 
(iii) the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources.  
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a grapevine product  that do es not bear a protected 
designation of origin or a geographical indication but bears  an indication of the grape 
variety on its label, shall be certified according to Article 12 of Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2018/274.  
In the case of sparkling wines and quality sparkling wines, the wine grape variety 
names used to supplement the description of the product, namely, ‘ pinot blanc ’, 
‘pinot noir ’, ‘pinot meunier ’ or ‘ pinot gris ’ and the equivalent names in the other 
Union  languages, may be replaced by the synonym ‘ pinot ’. 
3. The wine grape variety names and their synonyms consisting of or containing a 
protected designation o f origin or geographical indication which may appear on the  
label of a product bearing a  protected designation of origin or geographical 
indication or geographical indication of a third country are those listed in Part A of 
Annex IV to this Regulation.  
Part A of Annex IV may be modified by the Commission only to take into account 
established labelling practices of new Member States, following accession.  
4. The wine grape variety names and their synonyms listed in Part B of Annex IV to 
this Regulation, th at partially contain a protected designation of origin or 
geographical indication and directly refer to the geographical element of the 
protected designation of origin or geographical indication in question, may only 
appear  on the label of a product bearin g a protected designation of origin or 
geographical indication or geographical indication of a third country . 
Article 5 1 (Article 63  R 607/2009 ) 
 
Specific rules for the indication of wine grape varieties on grapevine products  that do not  
EN 38  EN bear a protected designation of origin or geographical indication  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(c)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
For grapevine products  referred to in points (1) to (9) and (16) of Part II of Annex VII to 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/ 2013  that do  not bear  a protected designation of origin or protected 
geographical indication and provided that  the conditions laid down in Article 120(2) of that 
Regulation  are complied with,  Member States may decide to use the terms ‘varietal wine’ 
supplement ed by one or both of the following:  
(a) the name of the Member State(s) concerned;  
(b) the name of the wine grape variety( -ies). 
For grapevine products  referred to in the first paragraph not bearing  a protected designation of 
origin, protected geographical  indication or having a geographical ind ication of a third 
country which bear the name of one or more wine grape varieties on their labels, third 
countries may decide to use the terms ‘ varietal wine ’ supplemented by the name(s) of the 
third country(ies) co ncerned.  
Article 4 5 of this Regulation shall not apply in relation to the indication of the name(s) of the 
Member State(s) or third country(ies).  
In the case of the United Kingdom, the name of the Member State may be replaced by the 
name of the relevant  individual country forming part of United Kingdom  in which  grapes 
used to make the grapevine products  are harvested . (Art. 63(7) of R 607 /2009 ) 
Article 5 2 (Article 64  R 607/2009 ) 
 
Indication of the sugar content for grapevine products other than sparkling wine, aerated 
sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine or quality aromatic sparkling wine  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(c)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. The sugar content expressed as fructose and glucose as provided for in Part B of 
Annex III to this Regulatio n, may appear on the label of the grapevine products other 
than those referred to in Article 1 19(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.  
2. Where  the sugar content of the  grapevine  products justifies the use of two of the 
terms listed in Part B of Annex XIV  to this Regulation, only one of those two terms 
shall be chosen.  
3. Without prejudice to the conditions of use described in Part B of Annex III to this 
Regulation, the sugar content may not differ by more than 1 gram per litre from what 
appears on the pro duct label.  
4. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to grapevine products referred to in points  (3), (8) and (9) 
of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provided that  the 
conditions of the use of the indication of the sugar content are regulated by the 
Member State s or established in rules applicable in the third country concerned, 
including, in the case of third countries, rules emanating from representative 
professio nal organisations.   
EN 39  EN Article 5 3 (Article 66  R 607/2009 ) 
 
Terms referring to certain production methods  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(c)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. In accordance with Article 120(1)(f) of Regulation (E U) No 1308 /2013, grapevine 
products  referred to points  (1) to (11), (13), (15) and (16) of Part II of Annex V II to 
Regulation (E U) No 1308 /2013 may bear indications referring to certain production 
methods . These indications may include the production methods referred to in this 
Article.  
2. Only the terms used to refer to indications of certain production methods  which are 
listed in Annex  V shall be used to describe a grapevine product  bearing a protected 
designation of origin or geographical indication or bearing a geographical indication 
of a third country that has been fermented, matured or aged in a wood container. 
Member States and third countries may, however, establish other indic ations 
equivalent to those laid down in Annex V for such grapevine product . 
Use of one of the indications referred to in the first subparagraph shall be permitted 
where the grapevine product  has been aged in a wood container in accordance with 
the national  rules in force, even when the ageing process continues in another type of 
container.  
The indications referred to in the first subparagraph may not be used to describe a 
grapevine product  that has been produced with the aid of oak chips, even in 
associatio n with the use of wood containers.  
3. The expression ‘ bottle -fermented ’ may be used only to describe sparkling wines 
bearing  a protected designation of origin or a geographical indication of a third 
country or quality sparkling wines provided that:  
(a) the product was made sparkling by a second alcoholic fermentation in a bottle;  
(b) the length of the production process, including ageing in the undertaking where 
the product was made, calculated from the start of the fermentation process 
designed to make the  cuvée sparkling, has not been less than nine months;  
(c) the process of fermentation designed to make the cuvée  sparkling and the 
presence of the cuvée on the lees lasted at least 90 days;  
(d) the product was separated from the lees by filtering in accord ance with the 
racking method or by disgorging.  
4. The expressions ‘ bottle -fermented by the traditional method ’ or ‘ traditional method ’ 
or ‘classical method ’ or ‘ classical traditional method ’ may only be used to describe 
sparkling wines bearing a protected designation of origin or a geographical indication 
of a third country or quality sparkling wines provided the product : 
(a) was made sparkling by a second alcoholic fermentation in the bottle;  
(b) stayed without interruption in contact with the lees for at least nine months in 
the same undertaking from the time when the cuvée was constituted;  
(c) was separated from the lees by disgorging.  
5. The expression ‘ Crémant ’ may only be used for white or ‘ rosé’ quality sparkling 
wines bearing a protected designation of origin or a geographical indication of a third 
country provided:   
EN 40  EN (a) the grapes shall be harvested manually;  
(b) the wine is made from must obtained by pressing whole or destemmed grapes. 
The quantity of must obtained shall not ex ceed 100 litres for every150 kg of 
grapes;  
(c) the maximum sulphur dioxide content does not exceed 150 mg/l;  
(d) the sugar content is less than 50 g/l;  
(e) the wine complies with the requirements laid down in paragraph 4 . 
Without prejudice to Article 55, the term ‘ Crémant ’ shall be indicated on labels of 
quality sparkling wines in combination with the name of the geographical unit 
underlying the demarcated area of the protected designation of origin or the a 
geographical indication of a third country in qu estion.  
Point (a) of the first subparagraph  and the second subparagraph shall  not apply to 
producers who own trademarks containing the term ‘ crémant ’ registered before 1 
March 1986.  
6. References to the organic production of grapes are governed by Council Regulation 
(EC) No 834/200714. 
Article 5 4 (Article 57  R 607/2009 ) 
 
Indication of the holding  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(b)(ii) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. The terms referring to a holding listed in Annex VI, other than the indication of the 
name of the bottler, producer or vendor, shall be reserved for grapevine product s 
with protected designation s of origin or geographical  indication s. 
Those terms shall only be used if the grapevine product  is made exclusiv ely from 
grapes harvested in vineyards exploited by that holding  and the winemaking is 
entirely carried out on that holding . (Art. 57(1)(a) and (b) R607)  
2. Member States shall regulate the use of their respective terms listed in Annex VI. 
Third countries shall establish the rules on use applicable to their respective terms 
listed in Annex VI, including those emanating from representative professional 
organisations.  (Art. 57(1)(c) R607)  
3. The operators involved in the marketing of the grapevine product  produced in such 
holding may only use the name of the holding for the labelling and presentation of 
that grapevine product  if the holding in question agrees to that use.  
Article 5 5 (Article 67 R 607/2009)  
 
Reference to names of geographical units smaller or l arger than the area underlying the 
protected designation of origin or geographical indication  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(c)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. Pursuant to Article 120(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and without 
prejudice to Articles 4 5 and 46, only a  grapevine product  bearing a protected 
                                                 
14 Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007  of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic 
products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91  (OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1) .  
EN 41  EN designation of origin, protected geographical indication or a geographical indication 
of a third country may have a reference on the label to the name of a geographical 
unit that is smaller or larger than the area of that designation o f origin or 
geographical indication . 
2. Where reference is made to names of geographical units which are smaller than the 
area underlying the designation of origin or geographical indication, the area of the 
geographical unit in question shall be well defi ned by the applicant in the product 
specification and the single document. Member States may establish rules concerning 
the use of these geographical units.  
For grapevine products  produced in a smaller geographical unit the following 
applies:  
(a) at least 85 %  of the grapes from which the grapevine product  has been 
produced shall originate in that smaller geographical unit. This does not 
include:  
(i) any quantity of  grapevine  products used in sweetening, ‘ expedition 
liqueur’  or ‘tirage liqueur ’, 
(ii) any quanti ty of grapevine product referred to in points (3)(e) and (f) of 
Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 ; 
(b) The remaining grapes used in the production shall originate in the geographical 
demarcated area of the designation of origin or geographic al indication 
concerned.  
Member States may decide, in the case of registered trademarks or trademarks 
established by use before 11 May 2002 which contain or consist of a name of a 
geographical unit which is smaller than the area underlying the designation of origin 
or geographical indication and geographical area references of the Member States 
concerned, not to apply the requirements laid down in points (a) and (b) of the 
second subparagraph.  
3. The name of a geographical unit smaller or larger than the ar ea underlying the 
designation of origin or geographical indication or a geographical area references 
shall refer to:  
(a) a locality or group of localities;  
(b) a local administrative area or part thereof;  
(c) a wine -growing sub -region or part thereof;  
(d) an administrative area.  
SECTION  3 
 
RULES ON CERTAIN SPEC IFIC BOTTLE SHAPES A ND CLOSURES  
Article 5 6 (Article 68 R 607/2009)  
 
Conditions of use of certain specific bottle shapes  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(d)(i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
To qualify for inclusion in the list of specific types of bottle set out in Annex VII, a bottle 
type shall meet the following requirements:   
EN 42  EN (a) it shall have been exclusively, genuinely and traditionally used for the last 25 
years for a grapevine product  bearing a partic ular protected designation of 
origin or geographical indication; and  
(b) its use shall evoke for consumers a grapevine product  bearing a particular 
protected designation of origin or geographical indication.  
Annex VII sets out the conditions governing the use of the recognised specific types of 
bottles.  
Article 5 7 (Article 69 R 607 /2009 ) 
 
Rules on presentation for certain  grapevine  products  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(d)(i i) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. Sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine and quality aromat ic sparkling wine produced 
within the Union shall be marketed or exported in ‘sparkling wine’  type glass bottles 
closed with:  
(a) for bottles with a nominal volume more than 0,20 litres: a mushroom -shaped 
stopper made of cork or other material permitted to  come into contact with 
foodstuffs, held in place by a fastening, covered, if necessary, by a cap and 
sheathed in foil completely covering the stopper and all or part of the neck of 
the bottle;  
(b) for bottles with a nominal volume content not exceeding 0, 20 litres: any other 
suitable closure.  
Other beverages  produced in the Union shall not be marketed or exported in either 
‘sparkling wine’  type glass bottles or with a closure as described in point (a) of the 
first subparagraph . 
2. By way of derogation from  the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, Member States 
may decide that other beverages may be marketed or exported in ‘sparkling wine’  
type glass bottles or with a closure as described in point (a) of the first subparagraph 
of paragraph 1, or both, provide d that they are traditionally bottled in such bottles 
and they do not mislead consumers with regard to the real nature of the beverage . 
Article 58 (Article 70  R 607/2009 ) 
 
Additional provisions laid down by the producing Member States relating to labelling  and 
presentation  
(delegated power in Art. 122(1)(d)(iii) of Reg. 1308/2013)  
1. Member States may render the use of the particulars referred to in Articles 49, 50, 
52, 53 and 55 of this Regulation and Article 13 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 
…/… [Wine Im plementing Regulation]  compulsory, prohibited or limited for 
grapevine product s bearing a protected designation of origin or geographical 
indication produced on their territory, by introducing conditions stricter than those 
laid down in this Chapter throug h the corresponding product specifications of those 
grapevine product s. 
2. Member States may render it compulsory to use the particulars referred to in Articles 
52 and 5 3 of this Regulation for grapevine product s produced on their territory where  
EN 43  EN those grapevine product s do not bear a protected designation of origin or 
geographical indication.  
3. For control purposes, Member States may decide to define and regulate particulars 
other than those listed in Articles 119(1) and 120(1) of Regulation (EU) No 
1308/ 2013 for grapevine product s produced in their territories.  
4. For control purposes, Member States may decide to render Articles 118, 119 and 120 
of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 applicable for grapevine product s bottled in their 
territories but not marketed  or exported yet.  
CHAPTER V 
 
General,  transitional and final provisions  
Article 59 
 
(Delegated power in Art.109(3)b and 114(2)(g) of R.1308/2013)  
Procedural language  
All documents and information sent to the Commission in respect of an application for 
protection, an application for amendment of the product specification, the objection procedure 
and the cancellation procedure of a designation of origin or geographical indication in 
accordance with Articles 94 to 98 and Articles 105 and 106 of Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013 , and of a traditional term, in accordance with Articles 25 to 31 and Articles 3 4 and 
35 of this Regulation,  shall be in one of the official languages of the Union or accompanied 
by a certified translation into one of those languages.  
Article 6 0 
 
Repeal  
Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 is repealed.  
Article 6 1 (Article 73 R 607)  
 
Delegated power in Art.109(5) and 122(3) of R.1308/2013)  
Transitional measures  
1. Articles 2 to 12 and Article 72 of Regulation (EC) No 607/ 2009 concerning the 
application for protection and temporary labelling shall continue to apply in respect 
of all applications for protection  pending at the date of application of this Regulation ; 
2. Articles 13 to 16 of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 concerning the  objection 
procedure shall continue to apply  to applications for protection for which the related 
single documents have already been published for opposition in the Official Journal  
of the European Union  at the date of application of this Regulation;  
3. Articles 21 , 22 and  23 of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 concerning  the cancellation  
of protection  shall continue to apply to requests for cancellation of protection 
pending at the date of application of this Regulation.  
4. The provisions of this Regulation and of Impleme nting Regulation (EU) No …/… 
[Wine Implementing Regulation]  governing  objections shall apply to pending  
EN 44  EN applications for which a single document is published in the Official Journal  of the 
European Union  after the date of application of this Regulation.  
5. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall apply, mutatis mutandis  to the procedures concerning 
traditional terms for which an application for protection or a cancellation request are 
pending at the date of application of this Regulation . 
6. Articles 20 and 72 of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 concerning amendments to the 
product specification  and temporary labelling shall continue to apply to both 
applications for amendment of a product specification which have already been 
published in the Official Journal of the  European Union  at the date of application  of 
this Regulation and to applications for minor or non -minor amendments indicated by 
the Member States as fulfilling the requirements for a Union amendment.  
As regards p ending applications for amendment  not cover ed by subparagraph 1 , 
Member States' decisions to submit such amendments to the Commission shall be 
deemed as approval of a standard amendment in accordance with Article 17(2) of 
this Regulation.  
Member States shall communicate the list of the pending amen dments to the 
Commission via electronic mail within three months after the date of application of 
this Regulation. This list shall be divided into the following two groups:  
(a) amendments that are considered as fulfilling the requirements of a Union 
amendm ent; 
(b) amendments that are considered as fulfilling the requirements of a standard 
amendment.  
The Commission shall publish the list of standard amendments per Member State in 
the Official Journal of the European Union , C series within three months of 
receiving each Member State's complete list and it shall make public the applications 
and the single documents related to those standard amendments.  
7. The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 shall continue to apply to 
applications for amendment of a tr aditional term which are pending at the date of 
application of this Regulation.  
8. Amendments to a product specification submitted to the competent authorities of a 
Member State on or after 1 August 2009 and transmitted by these authorities to the 
Commissi on before 30 June 2014, in accordance with Article 73(2) of Regulation 
(EC) No 607/2009, are deemed approved if they have been recognised by the 
Commission as bringing the product specification into compliance with Article 118c 
of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2 007. 
Amendments which have not been recognised by the Commission as bringing the 
product specification into compliance with Article 118c of Regulation (EC) No 
1234/2007 shall be deemed applications for standard amendment and shall follow the 
transitional r ules set out in paragraph 6 of this Article.  
9. Grapevine products  placed on the market or labelled in compliance with Regulation 
(EC) No 607/2009 may be marketed until existing stocks are exhausted.  
10. The procedure set out in Article 118s of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall apply 
for any modification to the product specification submitted to a Member State on or 
after 1 August 2009 and sent to the Commission by that Member State before 31 
December 2011.    
EN 45  EN Article  62 
 
Entry into force and application  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third  day following that of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Union . 
It shall apply from …  
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission  
 The President  
 Jean -Claude Juncker