REGUL ATIONS 
COMMISSION DELEGA TED REGUL ATION (EU) 2019/33 
of 17 Oct ober 2018 
supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as 
regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geog raphical indications and 
traditional terms in the wine sect or, the objection procedure, restrictions of use, amendments to 
product specif ications, cancellation of protection, and labelling and presentation 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Having regar d to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the 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 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 109, 
Article 114 and Article 122 thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1)  Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (2). Sections 2 
and 3 of Chapt er I of Title II of Part II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 lay down rules on designations of 
origin, geographical indications, traditional term s, labelling and presentation in the wine sector and empo wer the 
Commission to adopt delegat ed and imp lementing acts in that respect. In order to ensure the smooth functioning 
of the wine mark et in the new legal framewor k, certain rules have to be adopt ed by means of such acts. Those 
acts should replace the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 (3) which should theref ore be 
repealed. 
(2)  Exper ience 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 countr y designations of origin or 
geographical indications can be intricate, burdensome and time consuming. Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 has 
creat ed legal vacuums, in particular as regar ds the procedure to be followed in applications to amend product 
specifications. Rules of procedure concer ning designations of origin and geographical indications in the wine 
sector are inconsistent with the rules applicable to quality sche mes in the foodstuffs, spirit drinks and aromatised 
wines sectors of Union law. This gives rise to inconsistencie s in how this catego ry of intellectual proper ty rights 
is implemented. These discrepancies should be addressed in light of the right to prot ection of intellectua l 
proper ty established in Article 17(2) of the Char ter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. This 
Regulation should theref ore simplify , clarify, compl ete and harmonise the relevant procedures. Procedures should 
be modelled as far as possible on the efficient and well tested procedures for prot ecting intellectual proper ty 
rights relating to agricultural products and foodstuffs laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council (4), Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 (5) and 
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (6), and adap ted to take account of the specificities of 
the wine sector . 11.1.2019 L 9/2 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(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 
provi sions for certain agricultural products (Sing le 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 implement ation of Council 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regar ds prot ected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and 
presentation of certain wine sector products (OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 60). 
(4)Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schem es for 
agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1). 
(5)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 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 prot ected designations of origin, 
prot ected geographical indications and traditional specialities 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 179, 
19.6.2014, p. 36). (3)  Designations of origin and geographical indications are intrinsically linked to the territory of Member State s. 
National and local author ities have the best exper tise and kno wledge of the relevant facts. This should be 
reflected in the relevant procedural rules, having regard to the principle of subsidiar ity set out in Article 5(3) of 
the Treaty on European Union. 
(4)  The name to be prote cted as a designation of origin or a geographical indication should only be register ed in 
a languag e that has at least a histo rical link with the geographical area in whic h the product is produced. Specifi c 
rules concer ning the use of linguistic characters for a PDO and a PGI should be laid down in order to ensure that 
operat ors and consumers in all Member States are better able to read and understand such names. 
(5)  The conditions in which a sing le producer may qualify as an eligible applicant should be defined . Sing le 
producers should not be penalised if prevailing circumstances prevent the creation of a producer group. However , 
it should be clarified that the prote cted name may be used by other producers established in the demarcat ed 
geographical area provid ed the conditions laid down in the product specification are met, even where the 
prot ected name consists of or contains the name of the holding of the sing le applicant producer . 
(6)  Where a wine sector product bear ing a designation of origin or geographical indication must only be packag ed 
within a demarcate d geographical area according to the product specifi cation, this constitut es a restr iction on the 
free movement of goods and freedom to provide services. In light of the case-law of the Cour t of Justice such 
restr ictions may be imposed only if they are necessar y and propor tionate to safeg uard quality , to certify the 
origin of the product or to ensure control. It is theref ore necessar y to provid e that any restr ictions on packag ing 
should be duly justified from the point of view of the free movement of goods and the freedom to provide 
services. 
(7)  Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 laid down a number of derogat ions concer ning production in the demarcat ed 
geographical area. These derogations should be maintained to preser ve traditional production practices. They 
should be clearly set out for the sake of legal certainty and clarity. 
(8)  Applications for prot ection are examined by the national author ities of the Member State concer ned through 
a preliminar y national procedure. In the case of protect ed designations of origin, Member State s should pay 
particular attenti on to the descr iption of the link between the quality and characteri stics of the product and the 
particular geographical environment. In the case of prot ected geographical indications, Member States should pay 
particular attenti on to the descr iption of the link between a specifi c quality , reputation or other character istic and 
the geographical origin of the product, taking into account the demarcat ed area and the charact eristics of the 
product. The definition of the demarcate d area should be detailed, precise and unambiguous so that producers, 
the compet ent author ities and the control bodies can ascer tain whether operations are being carried out within 
the demarcate d geographical area. 
(9)  The assessment carried out by the compet ent author ities of Member States is an essential step in the procedure. 
Member States have knowledg e, exper tise and access to data and facts that make them the best placed to assess 
whether an application concer ning a designation of origin or a geographical indication fulfils the requirements 
for prote ction. Theref ore, Member States should guarant ee that the result of this assessment, which should be 
faithfully recorded in a sing le document summar ising the relevant elements of the product specifi cation, is 
reliable and accurat e. Having regard to the principle of subsidiar ity, the Commission should subsequently 
scrutinise applications to ensure that there are no manifest errors and that Union law and the inter ests of 
stak eholders outside the Member State of application have been take n into account. 
(10)  In order to facilitat e joint applications for prot ection of designations of origin and geographical indications, the 
specific steps in the procedures for those applications should be defined. 
(11)  Where Member States consider that the name subject to the application for prot ection is eligible for registration 
as a prot ected designation of origin or geographical indication in compl iance with Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013, Member State s should be able to grant transitional protection at national level while the 
Commission is conducting the assessment on the application for protection. 
(12)  The information to be submitted by an applicant in order for applications for prote ction, amendment, objection 
or cancellation requests to be deemed admissible should be set out in order to facilitat e the management of such 
applications and in order to speed up the examination of the files. 11.1.2019 L 9/3 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (13)  The objection procedure should be shor tened and impro ved. For the sake of legal certainty , deadlines should be 
fixed for the various steps in the procedure and grounds of objection should be specified. An amicable step 
should be introduced to allow the parties to communicat e with a view to poten tially reach ing agreement. 
(14)  Prov ision should be made for specifi c derogat ions that permit grapevine products that do not compl y with the 
product specif ication to use a protect ed name for a transitional period. In order to overcome temporar y 
difficulties and in order to ensure that all producers comply with the specifi cations in the long term , Member 
States should be allowed to grant derogations for a period of up to 10 years in certain cases. 
(15)  Producers of grapevine products bear ing a name prote cted as a designation of origin or geographical indication 
have to face a changing and challenging market. They require procedures allowing them to swif tly adapt to 
mark et demands, however , they are in fact penalised by the length and complexity of the current amendment 
procedure, the effect of which impedes their ability to react quic kly to the mark et. Producers of grapevine 
products bear ing a name prot ected as a designation of origin or geographical indication should also be allowe d 
to take account of developments in scientific and technical kno wledge and of environmental changes . In order to 
reduce the steps of such procedures and to give effect in this area to the principle of subsidiar ity, decisions on 
amendments which do not concer n 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)  Howe ver, in order to prote ct the inter ests of third parties established in Member States other than the one in 
whic h the grapevine products is produced, the Commission should remain responsible for appro ving 
amendments for whic h an objection procedure is required at Union level. Theref ore, a new classificat ion of 
amendments should be introduced: standard amendments, whic h apply immediately followi ng the appro val by 
the Member State since they do not require an objection procedure at Union level, and Union amendments, 
whic h apply only following appro val by the Commission subsequent upon the completion of an objection 
procedure at Union level. 
(17)  Temporar y amendments should be introduced to allow grapevine products bear ing a protect ed designation of 
origin or geographical indication to continue to be mark eted under the protect ed names in cases of natural 
disaste r or adverse weather conditions or adoption of sanitar y or phytosanitar y measures whic h temporar ily 
prevent operat ors from compl ying with the product specifi cation. Due to their emergency nature, temporar y 
amendments should apply immediately following the appro val by the Member State. The list of emerg ency 
grounds for temporar y amendments is exhaustive due to the excep tional charact er of temporar y amendments. 
(18)  Union amendments should follow the procedure govern ing applications for protect ion in order to have the same 
efficiency and guarantees. It should be applied mutatis mutandis with the excl usion of certain steps which should 
be omitted with a view to reducing the administrative burden. The procedure for standard amendments and 
temporar y amendments should be established to allow Member States to carry out an appropr iate assessment of 
the applications and to guarant ee a consistent approach across Member State s. The accuracy and exhaustiveness 
of Member State s' assessment should be equivalent to the accuracy and exhaustiveness required for the 
assessment process within the procedure govern ing applications for the prot ection. 
(19)  Standard and temporar y amendments related to the protect ed designations of origin and geographical indications 
of third countr ies should follow the approach provided for Member States, and the appro val decision should be 
take n in accordance with the syste m in force in the third countr y in question. 
(20)  The cancellation procedure should be more transparent 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 for prot ection, mutatis mutandis, with the exclusion of certain steps which should be omitt ed to 
reduce the administrative burden. It should be possible to cancel protect ed names if a name is no long er in use in 
the mark et place. 
(21)  Rules on temporar y labelling and the presentation of grapevine products whose name has been the subject of an 
application for prote ction as a designation of origin or geographical indication should be adopt ed in order to 
ensure the protect ion of the legitimate interests of the operat ors while taking into account the principle of fair 
competiti on and the obligation to ensure that appropr iate information is communicated to consumers. 
(22)  Certain protect ed designations of origin benefit from derogat ions from the obligation to use the term ‘protect ed 
designation of origin’ on labels. In order to maintain this histo rical concession it is appropr iate to conf irm the 
existen ce of this derogation for such names. 11.1.2019 L 9/4 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (23)  The use of traditional terms to descr ibe grapevine products is a long-established practice in the Union. Such 
term s designate a production or ageing method, the quality , colour , type of place or a particular event linked to 
the histor y of a grapevine product bear ing a protect ed designation of origin or geographical indication or indicate 
that it is a grapevine product having a prote cted designation of origin or geographical indication. Articles 112 
and 113 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 lay down the general rules regar ding the use and prot ection of 
traditional term s. So as to ensure fair competition and avoid misleading consumers, a common framew ork 
should be laid down rega rding the prote ction and registration of such traditional terms. Further more, the 
procedures concer ning the grant of prot ection to traditional term s should be simplified and harmonised, where 
possible, with the procedures applicable to the grant of prote ction to designations of origin and geographical 
indications. 
(24)  A traditional term may evoke the particular characteri stics of the grapevine product bear ing that traditional term . 
Theref ore, in order to conve y clear information, that term should be indicate d only in the languag e customarily 
used, with its original spelling and script. 
(25)  In order to ensure that consumers are not misled, the use of traditional terms for grapevine products 
manuf actured in third countr ies should be allowed provid ed they fulfil the same or equivalent conditions to those 
required from Member States. Theref ore, both Member States and third countr ies should have the possibility to 
apply for the protection of a traditional term at Union level. Having regar d to the fact that some third countr ies 
do not have the same centralised system of prote ction of traditional term s as the Union, the definition of ‘rep­
resentative professional organisations’ operating in third countr ies should be laid down to ensure the same 
guarant ees as those provid ed for in the Union rules. 
(26)  Member States, third countr ies or representative professional organisations operating in third countr ies should 
ensure that the application for prot ection submitted to the Commission is compl ete and contains all relevant 
information that allows the Commission to establish that the traditional term compl ies with the conditions laid 
down in Article 112 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and proves that the traditional term is already prote cted 
in the Member State . 
(27)  Prote ction should only be grant ed to traditional term s that are widely kno wn and have a significant economic 
impact on the grapevine products for whic h they are reser ved. Theref ore, the Commission should approve 
applications for the protection of a traditional term only where the application provid es exhaustive evidence that 
the term is traditionally used to descr ibe grapevine products produced in a large part of the territory of the 
Union or is a reput ed name traditionally used in the entire territory of a Member State or third countr y, that fair 
competiti on is guaranteed for producers that used that term prior to the grant of protection and that the 
traditional term is not a gener ic term . To this end, the meaning of ‘traditional use’ and ‘gen eric’ should be defined 
in this Regulation. 
(28)  The Commission should scrutinise the application for prote ction of a traditional term in order to ensure that the 
application is duly compl eted 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 necessar y modifications or 
to withdraw the application. In the absence of action on the part of the applicant, the application should be 
reject ed. 
(29)  To ensure the absence of any obstacle to the protection of a traditional term , any Member State or third countr y, 
or any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, should have the option of objecting to the prot ection 
of that traditional term. In order for the objection to be deemed admissible, the objection should be substantiate d 
and should demonstrate that the application is not in compliance with Union rules on traditional 
term s. Further more, in case the objection is considered admissible, the Commission should provide the applicant 
with a copy of the objection received in order to facilitat e the parties to reac h an agreement. If no agreement 
between the parties is reac hed, the Commission should rule on the objection and grant the protection or reject 
the application for prot ection of the traditional term . 
(30)  In order to ensure clarity for consumers as regards the nature and origin of the product and in order to ensure 
fair compe tition among producers, it is necessar y to establish the conditions of use for trade marks that contain 
or consist of a traditional term and for the use of homonymous traditional term s. 
(31)  In order to take account of the evolution in consum ption patter ns and to address grapevine products production 
and mark eting developments, it should be possible for Member States and third countr ies to apply to modify or 
cancel a traditional term . To be deemed admissible, applications to modify or cancel a traditional term should be 
duly substantiate d. 11.1.2019 L 9/5 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (32)  The system in place in third countr ies for the prote ction and use of traditional term s may differ from the one in 
place within the Union. For consistency purposes, the use of traditional term s to descr ibe grapevine products 
produced in third countr ies should be allowed provid ed that they do not conf lict with Union law. 
(33)  The acquired right of prote ction of traditional term s protect ed under Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 should be 
take n into account. Those term s should theref ore continue to be automatically prote cted under this Regulation. 
(34)  Articles 117 to 121 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 lay down the general rules for the labelling and 
presentation of grapevine products. That Regulation also harmonises the use of term s other than those expressly 
specified by Union legislation, provid ed that they are not misleading. For the smooth functioning of the internal 
mark et, Union rules on the use of compul sory labelling particulars for grapevine products should be laid down. 
Moreover , in order not to mislead consumers, provis ions on the use of optional labelling particulars should also 
be set out. 
(35)  In order to assist consumers, mandatory information should be grouped in a sing le visual field on the container . 
Howe ver, in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council (7), certain compul sory particulars, such as the indication of the importer and listing of 
ingredients that may cause allergies or intolerances should be exem pt from this obligation. 
(36)  Under the terms of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 the substances or products that may cause allergies or 
intol erances and the term s 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 
sulphit es. Those terms should theref ore be used for the labelling of grapevine products. 
(37)  Grapevine products produced within the Union are expor ted to third countr ies. In order to ensure that 
consumers of those countr ies understand the information related to the product they purchas e, it should be 
possible to have the label translated into the languag es of the importing countr y. Moreover , in order to facilitate 
trade, provi sion should be made permitting the labels to displa y any particulars required by the legislation of the 
importing countr y, whether or not compl iant with Union law. Moreover , for secur ity reasons, it should also be 
possible to derogat e from Union presentation requirements for grapevine products to be consumed on board of 
airplanes, such as the oblig ation to use glass-bottles for sparkling wines. 
(38)  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)  Due regard should be given to the particular nature of grapevine products and the degree of variability of their 
alcohol cont ent. Theref ore, positive and negativ e tolerances should be allowe d as regar ds the indication of the 
actual alcoholic strength by volume on the label. 
(40)  In order to ensure traceability , rules on the ‘indication of proven ance’ should be introduced. Moreover , those 
rules should take into account the expectation of consumers as rega rds the origin of the grapevine products and 
that of the grape and must used to produce the final product. 
(41)  For the smooth operation of the intern al mark et and to ensure that the consumer is not misled, there should be 
a compulsor y indication of the name and address of the bottler , producer , vendor or importer. 
(42)  Consumers often mak e purchas ing decisions based on the information provided concer ning the sugar cont ent of 
sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine and quality aromatic sparkling wine. The indication 
of sugar content should theref ore be compul sory for those catego ries of grapevine products while it should 
remain optional for other cate gories of grapevine products. 
(43)  Consumers are not alwa ys aware of the charact eristics and production methods of aerated sparkling wine and 
aerated semi-sparkling wine, especially as regar ds the use of carbon dioxide. It is theref ore necessar y to indicate 
on the label of that wine that it has been produced by adding carbon dioxide. 11.1.2019 L 9/6 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(7)Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 Octo ber 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/EEC, 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). (44)  The indication of the vintag e year and the indication of one or more wine grape varieties require specifi c rules to 
ensure that the information conve yed to consumers is not misleading. In particular , restr ictions should be 
established for the use of grape variety names consisting of or containing a prot ected designation of origin or 
geographical indication. 
(45)  Consumers also often make purchas ing 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 . Further more, consider ing the economic importance of varietal wines for producers, it 
should be possible for producers of grapevine products not bear ing a protect ed designation of origin or 
geographical indication to indicate the information ‘varietal wine ’, together with the name of the countr y where 
the grapevine product was produced, on the label. 
(46)  The sugar cont ent 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 
theref ore be optional for producers to indicate the sugar conte nt of those grapevine products on the label. 
Howe ver, in order not to mislead the consumers, the voluntary use of terms related to the sugar cont ent for 
those products should be regulated. 
(47)  In order to ensure the veracity and accuracy of the information conve yed to the consumer , specific conditions 
should be set out for indicating production methods on the label, especially as regar ds 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 theref ore be reser ved for grapevine products bear ing a protect ed 
designation of origin or geographical indication. 
(48)  The indication of the holding which exploits the vineyards from whic h the grapevine products come and where 
all the winemaking processes are carried out, may constitute an added value for producers and a higher quality 
indication for consumers. It should theref ore be permissible for producers to indicate the name of a holding on 
the labels of grapevine products bear ing a protect ed designation of origin or prot ected geographical indication. 
(49)  The indication on the label of the name of a geographical area which is smaller or larger than the area of 
a prote cted designation of origin or geographical indication should be permitted for grapevine products bear ing 
a prote cted 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 kno wn by consumers. 
(50)  The use of bottles having a particular shape for certain grapevine products bear ing a protect ed designation of 
origin or geographical indication is a long-established practice within the Union and such use can evoke certain 
charact eristics or the proven ance of those grapevine products in the mind of consumers. Such bottle shapes 
should theref ore be reser ved for the wines in question. 
(51)  The traditional type of glass bottle and closure of sparkling wines reflect traditional production and bottling 
practices. They should theref ore be reser ved to sparkling wine. However , Member States should be able to 
author ise the use of such type of bottle and closure for other beverage s, provid ed that they do not mislead the 
consumer as to the real nature of the product. 
(52)  Member States should be enabled, for the implementation of their quality policy , to lay down additional rules for 
the labelling of grapevine products produced on their territori es, provid ed that they are compati ble with Union 
law. 
(53)  Any documents or information sent to the Commission concer ning an application for protection, amendment or 
cancellation of a protect ed designation of origin, geographical indication or traditional term should be in one of 
the official languages of the Union or accompan ied by the translation in one of those languages, in order to 
allow the Commission to carry out the correct analysis of the submitte d documentation and information. 
(54)  To ensure a smooth transition from the rules of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 to the new rules set out in this 
Regulation and Commission Imple menting Regulation (EU) 2019/34 (8), transitional periods should be provided 
for in order to enable economic operat ors established in the Union and in third countr ies 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 mark eted until stoc ks are exhausted, 11.1.2019 L 9/7 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(8)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 of 17 October 2018 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regar ds applications for protection of designations of origin, 
geographical indications and traditional terms in the wine secto r, the objection procedure, amendments to product specifications, the 
regist er of protect ed names, cancellation of protection and use of symbols, and of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards an appropr iate system of checks (See page 46 of this Official Jour nal). HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
CHAPTER I 
INTR ODUCTOR Y PROVISION 
Article 1 
Subject matter 
This Regulation lays down rules supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 concer ning prote cted designations of 
origin, prote cted geographical indications and traditional terms, in addition to labelling and presentation in the wine 
sector as rega rds: 
(a)  applications for prot ection; 
(b)  the objection procedure; 
(c)  restr ictions of use of prote cted designation of origin and prote cted geographical indications 
(d)  amendments to product specific ations and modifications of traditional term s; 
(e)  cancellation of protection; 
(f)  labelling and presentation. 
CHA PTER II 
PROTECTED DESIGNA TIONS OF ORIGIN AND GEOGRAPHIC AL INDIC ATIONS 
SECTION 1 
Application for protec tion 
Article 2 
Name to be protected 
1. The name to be protect ed as a designation of origin or geographical indication shall be registered only in the 
languag es whic h are or were histo rically used to descr ibe the specifi c product in the demarcat ed geographical area. 
2. The name of a designation of origin or a geographical indication shall be register ed in its original script. Where the 
original script is not in Latin charact ers, a transcr iption in Latin characters shall be registere d together with the name in 
its original script. 
Article 3 
Applicant 
A sing le producer may be deemed an applicant within the meaning of Article 95(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 if 
it is shown that: 
(a)  the person concer ned is the only producer willing to submit an application; and 
(b)  the demarcat ed geographical area possesses charact eristics which differ appreciably from those of neighbour ing areas 
or the characteri stics of the product are different from those produced in neighbour ing areas. 
The circumstance by which a prot ected designation of origin or geographical indication consists of or contains the name 
of the holding of the sing le applicant producer shall not prevent other producers from using that name provided that 
they compl y with the product specification. 
Article 4 
Addition al requirements for product specif ications 
1. The descr iption of the grapevine products shall indicate the relevant catego ry or catego ries of grapevine products 
from amongst the cate gories set out in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. 11.1.2019 L 9/8 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     2. Where the product specification indicates that packaging, including bottling, shall take place within the demarcat ed 
geographical area or within an area in the immediate proximity of the demarcat ed area in question, it shall also include 
a justification showing why , in the specific case, the packa ging must take place in the particular geographical area to 
safeg uard quality , to ensure the origin or to ensure control, taking into account Union law, in particular that on the free 
mov ement of goods and the free provis ion of services. 
Article 5 
Derogations concer ning production in the demarcated geog raphical area 
1. By way of derogat ion from points (a)(iii) and (b)(iii) of Article 93(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and on 
condition that the product specifi cation so provi des, a product whic h has a protect ed designation of origin or 
geographical indication may be made into wine in any of the follo wing locations: 
(a)  in an area in the immediat e proximity of the demarcated area in question; 
(b)  in an area locat ed within the same administrative unit or within a neighbour ing administrative unit, in conf ormity 
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 
countr ies, in an area situated in the immediate proximity of the demarcat ed area in question. 
2. By way of derog ation from point (a)(iii) of Article 93(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and on condition that 
the product specifi cation so provid es, a product may be made into sparkling wine or semi-sparkling wine bear ing 
a protect ed designation of origin beyond the immediate proximity of the demarcated area in question if this practice was 
in use prior to 1 March 1986. 
3. By way of derogat ion from point (a)(iii) of Article 93(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, with regard to liqueur 
wines with the protect ed designation of origin ‘Málaga’ and ‘Jerez-Xérès-Sher ry’, the must of raisined grapes to which 
neutral alcohol of vine origin has been added to prevent fermentation, obtained from Pedro Ximénez vine variety, may 
come from the ‘Montilla-Mor iles’ region. 
Article 6 
National procedure 
When forwarding an application for prot ection 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 lodg ed by the applicant 
meets the conditions for prote ction under Subsection 2 of Section 2 of Chapt er I of Title II of Part II of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013 and the provis ions adopt ed pursuant thereto and that it certifies that the sing le document refer red to in 
Article 94(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 is a faithful summar y of the product specif ication. 
Member States shall inform the Commission of admissible objections received in the national procedure. Member States 
shall keep the Commission informed of any national judicial proceedings possibly affectin g the application for 
prote ction. 
Article 7 
Joint applications 
Where joint applications for the protection of a name as designation of origin or geographical indication, as refer red to 
in Article 95(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, are submitted, the relat ed preliminar y national procedures, including 
the objection stage, shall be carried out in all the Member State s concer ned. 
Article 8 
Transitional national protection 
1. A Member State may, on a transitional basis only , grant prot ection to a name at national level, with effect from the 
date upon whic h an application for prot ection has been forwarded to the Commission. 
Such transitional national prot ection shall cease on the date upon whic h either a decision on protect ion under 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 is taken or the application is withdrawn. 
2. Where a name is not prote cted under this Regulation, the consequences of such national prot ection shall be the 
sole responsibility of the Member State concer ned. The measures taken by Member States under paragraph 1 shall have 
no effect on intra-Un ion or international trade. 11.1.2019 L 9/9 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 9 
Admissib ility of the application 
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) 2019/34 and 
if they are duly compl eted. 
An application for protect ion shall be considered to be duly compl eted when it compl ies with Article 94(1) and (3) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 and if the sing le document is 
duly complet ed. 
The sing le document summar ising the product specification, refer red to in Article 94(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013 shall be considered to be duly complet ed when it compl ies with the requirements liste d in Article 5(1) 
and (2) of Implemen ting Regulation (EU) 2019/34. The product specifi cation shall be considered duly compl eted when it 
compl ies with the requirements set out in Article 94(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. 
2. If the Commission considers that an application is inadmissible, it shall inform the compet ent author ities of the 
Member State or those of the third countr y or the applicant established in a third countr y of the reasons grounding the 
finding of inadmissibility . 
3. At least once a month the Commission shall make public the list of names for whic h it has received applications 
for protect ion as designations of origin or geographical indications, the name of the applicant Member State or third 
countr y and the date of submission of the application. 
Article 10 
Scrutiny of the application 
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 chec k that there are no manifes t errors in the application. When examining the application the 
Commission shall examine the sing le document in particular . The examination should be complet ed within a period of 
6 months. Where this period is excee ded, the Commission shall inform the applicant in writing of the reasons for the 
dela y. 
SECTION 2 
Objection proced ure 
Article 11 
Admissibility and grounds of objection 
1. For the purposes 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; 
(b)  it compl ies with the requirements set out in Article 8(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34; 
and: 
(c)  it shows that the application for prot ection or amendment to the product specifi cation or for cancellation of the 
protect ion is incompatible with the rules on designations of origin and geographical indications because: 
(i)  it would conf lict with Articles 92 to 95, 105 or 106 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and with the provisions 
adopt ed pursuant thereto; 
(ii)  the registration of the proposed name would conf lict with Article 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 
homon ymous name or of a compo und 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 grapevine products which have been legally on the mark et for at least five years preceding the date of 
the publication provided for in Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. 
The grounds of objection shall be assessed in relation to the territory of the Union. 
Where an objection is filed by a natural or legal person, the duly substantiate d statement of objection shall be admissible 
only if it shows the legitimate interest of the objecto r. 
2. Where the Commission considers that the objection is inadmissible, it shall inform the author ity or natural or legal 
person that objected of the reasons grounding the finding of inadmissibility . 11.1.2019 L 9/10 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 12 
Objection procedure 
1. If the Commission considers that the objection is admissible it shall invite the author ity or natural or legal person 
that lodg ed the objection and the author ity or natural or legal person that lodg ed the application for prote ction to 
engag e in appropr iate consultations for a period of three months. The invitation shall be issued within a period of four 
months from the date on whic h the application for prot ection, to which the substantiated state ment 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 author ity or 
natural or legal person that lodge d the application, extend the deadline for the consultations by a maximum of three 
months. 
2. The author ity or person that lodged the objection and the author ity or person that lodged the application for 
prote ction shall start such consultations without undue dela y. They shall provid e each other with the relevant 
information to assess whether the application for prote ction complies with the conditions of this Regulation and of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. 
3. If the parties reac h an agreement, either the applicant established in the third countr y or the author ities of the 
Member State or of the third countr y from which the application for prote ction was lodg ed shall notify the Commission 
of the results of the consultations carried out and of all the factors which enabled that agreement to be reached, 
including the opinions of the parties. If the details published in accordance with Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013 have been substantially amended, the Commission shall repeat the scrutiny referred to in Article 97(2) 
of that Regulation after a national procedure ensur ing adequate publication of those amended details has been carried 
out. Where, followi ng the agreement, there are no amendments 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 conferr ing prot ection on the designation of origin or geographical indication. 
4. If no agreement is reac hed, either the applicant established in the third countr y or the author ities of the Member 
State or of the third countr y, from which the application for prot ection was lodged shall notify the Commission of the 
results of the consultations carried out and of all the related information and documents. The Commission shall adopt 
a decision in accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 either confe rring prote ction or rejecting the 
application. 
Article 13 
Rest rictions on the use of protected designations of origin and protected geog raphical indications 
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 
countr y, the designation of which consists of or contains a name that contrave nes Article 103(2) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013, to continue to use the designation under which they were mark eted. 
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 conferr ing prot ection 
over the name would jeopardise the existen ce: 
(a)  of an entirely identical name or of a compo und name, one term of which is identical to the name to be registered; 
or 
(b)  of partially homon ymous names or of other names similar to the name to be registered which refer to grapevine 
products which have been lega lly on the mark et for at least five years preceding the date of the publication provid ed 
for in Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. 
2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts extending the transitional period refer red to in paragraph 1 up to 
15 years in duly justif ied cases where it is shown that: 
(a)  the designation refer red to in paragraph 1 has been in legal use consistently and fairly for at least 25 years before the 
application for prote ction was submitte d to the Commission; 
(b)  the purpose of using the designation referred to in paragraph 1 has not, at any time, been to prof it 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 refer red to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the indication of the countr y of origin shall clearly 
and visibly appear on the labelling. 11.1.2019 L 9/11 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     4. To overcome temporar y difficulties, with the long-t erm objective of ensur ing that all producers in the area 
concer ned compl y with the product specifi cation, a Member State may grant prot ection for a transitional period, 
starting from the date on whic h the application is forwarded to the Commission, on condition that the operat ors 
concer ned have lega lly market ed the grapevine products in question using the names concer ned continuously for at least 
the five years prior to the lodging of the application to the author ities of the Member State and that these temporar y 
difficulties had been raised in the national objection procedure refer red to in Article 96(3) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013. The transitional period shall be as shor t as possible and shall not excee d 10 years. 
The first subparagraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to a prot ected geographical indication or prot ected designation of 
origin referring to a geographical area situated in a third countr y, with the excep tion 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 
Amendments to product specifications 
Article 14 
Types of amendments 
1. For the purposes of Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 amendments to a product specification are 
classified into two cate gories as regards their importance: amendments requir ing an objection procedure at Union level 
(‘Un ion amendments’ ), and amendments to be dealt with at Member State or third countr y level (‘standard 
amendments’). 
An amendment is considered to be a Union amendment where: 
(a)  it includes a change in the name of the prote cted designation of origin or protect ed geographical indication; 
(b)  it consists of a chang e, a deletion or an addition of a categor y 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 restr ictions on the mark eting of the product. 
Applications for Union amendments submitted by third countr ies or by third countr y producers shall contain proof that 
the request ed amendment complies with the laws on the protection of designations of origin or geographical indications 
in force in that third countr y. 
All other amendments are considered standard amendments. 
2. For the purposes of Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, a temporar y amendment is a standard 
amendment concer ning a temporar y change in the product specification resulting from the imposition of oblig atory 
sanitar y and phytosanitary measures by the public author ities or linked to natural disasters or adverse weather 
conditions formally recognised by the compet ent author ities. 
Article 15 
Procedure for Union amendments to product specif ications 
1. An application for appro val of a Union amendment to a product specifi cation, 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 Chapt er II of this Regulation and in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Chapt er II of Implemen ting 
Regulation (EU) 2019/34 mutatis mutandis. 
2. Where, based on the examination carried out pursuant to Article 97(2) of Regulation (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 refer red to in Article 9(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 in the Official 
Journal of the European Union, C series. The final decision on the approval of the amendment shall be adopt ed without 
applying the examination procedure referred to in Article 229(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 unless an admissible 
objection has been lodg ed or the application for amendment is rejected, in whic h case the second paragraph of Article 
99 of that Regulation shall apply . 
3. An application for approval of Union amendments shall contain Union amendments exclusively . If an application 
for Union amendments also contains standard or temporar y amendments the procedure for Union amendments shall 
apply only to the Union amendments. The standard or temporar y amendments shall be deemed as not submitte d. 
4. In examining the applications for amendment, the Commission shall focus on the proposed amendments. 11.1.2019 L 9/12 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 16 
Admissibility of applications for Union amendment 
1. Applications for appro val of a Union amendment to a product specifi cation 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) 2019/34 mutatis mutandis, and if they are duly compl eted. 
An application for approval of a Union amendment to a product specifi cation shall be considered to be duly complet ed 
where it is compr ehensive and exhaustive and where it compl ies with the requirements set out in Article 2 and 
Article 9(1) of Imp lementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34. 
The approval by the Commission of an application for approval of a Union amendment to a product specifi cation shall 
only cover the amendments submitted in the application itself. 
2. If the application is considered inadmissible, the compe tent author ities of the Member State or those of the third 
countr y or the applicant established in a third countr y shall be informed of the reasons for the inadmissibility . 
Article 17 
Standard amendments 
1. Standard amendments shall be appro ved and made public by Member States to which the geographical area of the 
designation of origin or geographical indication relates. 
Applications for appro val of a standard amendment to a product specifi cation shall be submitt ed to the author ities of 
the Member State to whom the geographical area of the designation or indication relat es. Applicants shall satisfy the 
conditions 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 whic h had submitted the application for 
prote ction of the name or names to which the product specifi cation refers, the Member State shall give that applicant 
the oppor tunity to comment on the application, if that applicant still exists. 
The application for a standard amendment shall provid e a descr iption of the standard amendments, provide a summar y 
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. 
2. Where the Member State considers that the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and the provisions 
adopt ed pursuant thereto are met, it may approve and make public the standard amendment. The approval decision 
shall include the modified consolidate d sing le document, where relevant, and the modified consolidated product specifi ­
cation. 
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 follo wing the date on whic h the 
national decision of approval was made public. 
3. Decisions approving standard amendments concer ning grapevine products originating in third countr ies shall be 
take n in accordance with the system in force in the third countr y concer ned and shall be communicated to the 
Commission by a sing le producer within the meaning of Article 3 or a group of producers having a legitimate interest, 
either directly to the Commission or via the author ities of that third countr y, not later than one month followi ng the 
date they are made public. 
4. The communication of standard amendments shall be considered to be duly compl eted when it complies with 
Article 10 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34. 
5. In the event that the standard amendment implies a modification of the sing le document, the Commission shall 
publish the descr iption of the standard amendment referred to in Article 10 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 
and the modif ied sing le document in the Official Journal of the Europ ean Union, C series, within three months from the 
date on which the communication is received from the Member State, third countr y or third countr y sing le producer or 
group of producers. 
6. In the event that the standard amendment does not imply a modification of the sing le document, the Commission 
shall make public, via the information systems referred to in Article 32 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34, the 
descr iption of the standard amendment within three months from the date on which the communication is received 
from the Member State , third countr y or applicant established in the third countr y. 
7. Standard amendments shall be applicable in the territory of the Union once they have been published in the 
Official Journal of the European Union, C series or made public by the Commission in the information systems refer red to 
in Article 32 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34. 11.1.2019 L 9/13 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     8. If the geographical area covers more than one Member State, the Member States concer ned 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 approval becomes applicable. The Member State 
last approvi ng the standard amendment shall send the Commission the communication refer red to in paragraph 4 not 
later than one month follo wing the date on which its decision approvi ng the standard amendment is made public. 
If one or more of the Member States concer ned do not adopt the national decision of appro val referred to in the first 
subparagraph, any of Member States concer ned may submit an application under the Union amendment procedure. 
Such a rule shall also apply mutatis mutandis when one or more of the concer ned countr ies is a third countr y. 
Article 18 
Temporar y amendments 
1. Temporar y amendments shall be approved and made public by Member States to whic h the geograp hical area of 
the designation of origin or geographical indication relat es. They shall be communicate d to the Commission together 
with the reasons suppor ting the temporar y amendments not later than one month following the date on which the 
national decision of appro val was made public. A temporar y 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 temporar y amendment 
applies separately in the Member States concer ned for the part of the area whic h falls within their territory. Temp orar y 
amendments shall be applicable only when the last national decision of approval becomes applicable. The Member State 
last approving the temporar y amendment shall communicate it to the Commission not later than one month followi ng 
the date upon whic h its decision of approval is made public. This rule applies, mutatis mutandis, also when one or more 
of the countr ies concer ned is a third countr y. 
3. Temporar y amendments concer ning grapevine products originating in third countr ies shall be communicated to 
the Commission, together with the reasons suppor ting the temporar y amendments, by a sing le producer within the 
meaning of Article 3 or a group of producers having a legitimate interest, either directly or via the author ities of that 
third countr y, not later than one month following their appro val. 
4. The communication of temporar y amendments shall be considered to be duly complet ed when it contains all the 
elements refer red to in Article 11 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34. 
5. The Commission shall mak e public such amendments within three months from the date on whic h the communi ­
cation is received from the Member State , third countr y or third countr y sing le producer or group of producers. A 
temporar y amendment is applicable in the territory of the Union once it has been made public by the Commission. 
SECTION 4 
Cancelling a protec ted designation of origin or geographical indication 
Article 19 
Cancellation procedure 
Requests to cancel a prot ected designation of origin or geographical indication, as refer red 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 Sections 1, 2 and 4 of Chapt er II of this Regulation and of Sections 1, 2, 4 and 5 
of Chapt er II of Implemen ting Regulation (EU) 2019/34 mutatis mutandis. 
The Commission shall publish the cancellation request refer red to in Article 13 of Imple menting Regulation (EU) 
2019/34 in the Official Journal of the European Union, C series. 
Article 20 
Grounds for cancellation 
For the purposes of Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 compliance with the product specifi cation shall also 
be deemed not to be ensured where no product bear ing the protect ed name has been placed on the mark et for at least 
seven consecutive years. 11.1.2019 L 9/14 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 21 
Admissibility of cancellation request s 
1. For the purpose of Articles 106 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 a substantiate d cancellation request shall be 
admissible where: 
(a)  the cancellation request compl ies with the requirements set out in Article 13(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2019/34; and 
(b)  the cancellation request is based on the grounds refer red 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 countr y author ity or the natural or legal person that submitt ed the request of the reasons suppor ting the 
finding of inadmissibility . 
3. Substantiate d statements of objection to cancellation shall be admissible only where they show commercial 
reliance by an inter ested person on the registere d name. 
SECTION 5 
Use of symbols, indications and abbr eviations 
Article 22 
Temporar y labelling and present ation 
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 
compl iance with Union law and in particular Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. 
Union symbols indicating the protect ed designation of origin or the protect ed geograp hical indication, the Union 
indications ‘prote cted designation of origin’ or ‘protect ed geographical indication’ and the Union abbreviations ‘PDO’ or 
‘PGI’ may appear on the labelling only after the publication of the decision conferr ing protect ion 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 
mark eted until the stoc ks are exhaust ed. 
Article 23 
Derogations from the obligation to use the term ‘protected designation of origin’ on labels 
In accordance with Article 119(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, references to the term s ‘prote cted designation of 
origin’ may be omitt ed for wines bear ing the follo wing prot ected designations of origin: 
(a)  Greece: 
Σάμος (Samos); 
(b)  Spain: 
Cava, Jerez, Xérès or Sher ry, Manzanilla; 
(c)  France: 
Champag ne; 
(d)  Italy : 
Asti, Marsala, Franciacor ta; 
(e)  Cypr us: 
Κουμανδαρία (Commandar ia); 
(f)  Portugal: 
Madeira or Madère, Port or Porto. 11.1.2019 L 9/15 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     CHAPTER III 
TRADITIONAL TERMS 
SECTION 1 
Applications for protec tion and examination procedur e 
Article 24 
Language and spelling of the traditional term 
1. A traditional term shall be register ed: 
(a)  in the official language or regional languag e of the Member State or third countr y from which the term originates ; 
or 
(b)  in the languag e used in trade for this term . 
2. A traditional term shall be register ed with its original spelling and in its original script. Where the original script is 
not in Latin charact ers, a transcr iption in Latin characters shall be register ed together with the name in its original script. 
Article 25 
Applicants 
1. Com petent author ities of the Member State s or third countr ies or representative professional organisations 
established in third countr ies may apply for the prot ection of a traditional term . 
2. ‘Representative professional organisation’ shall mean any producer organisation or association of producer organ­
isations having adop ted 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 
operat es and accounts for at least two thirds of the production of that area. A representative profe ssional orga nisation 
may lodge an application for protection only for grapevine products whic h it produces. 
Article 26 
Admissib ility of the application 
1. Applications for protection are considered admissible where they are submitted in compl iance with Article 25 of 
this Regulation and Article 21 and Article 30(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 and are duly compl eted. 
An application shall be considered to be duly complet ed where it contains the followi ng information: 
(a)  the name to be protect ed as a traditional term ; 
(b)  the type of traditional term, whether it falls under Article 112(a) or (b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; 
(c)  the language in which the name to be protect ed as a traditional term is expressed; 
(d)  the grapevine product cate gory or catego ries concer ned; 
(e)  a summar y of the definition and conditions of use; 
(f)  the protect ed designations of origin or protect ed geograp hical indications concer ned. 
2. The application shall be accompan ied by a copy of the legislation of the Member State concer ned or rules 
applicable to wine producers in the third countr y or countr ies concer ned, governing the use of the term in question, 
and a reference to the publication of that legislation or those rules. 
3. If the application is not duly compl eted or if the documents referred to in paragraph 2 have not been provid ed 
with the application, the application shall be inadmissible. 
4. Where the application is inadmissible, the author ities of the Member State or those of the third countr y or the 
applicant established in the third countr y in question shall be informed of the reasons for its inadmissibility and that 
they are entitled to submit another application duly complet ed. 11.1.2019 L 9/16 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 27 
Conditions of validity 
1. An application for the prot ection of a traditional term shall be deemed valid if the name for whic h the prot ection 
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 exclusively of either: 
(i)  a name traditionally used in trade in a large part of the territory of the Union or of the third countr y in 
question, to distinguish specific catego ries of grapevine products refer red 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 countr y in 
question, to distinguish specific catego ries of grapevine products refer red to in Article 92(1) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013; 
(c)  has not become gener ic, and 
(d)  is defined and regulated in the Member State's legislation or subject to conditions of use as provi ded for by rules 
applicable to wine producers in the third countr y in question, including those emanating from representative 
professional organisations. 
Point (b) shall not apply to traditional term s refer red to in Article 112(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. 
2. For the purposes 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 languag e or regional language of 
the Member State or third countr y where the term originates ; 
(b)  use amounting to a period of at least 15 years in case of terms filed in the languag e used for trade. 
3. For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), a name that has become ‘generic’ means the name whic h, although it relat es 
to a specific production method or ageing method, or the quality , colour , type of place, or a particular event linked to 
the histo ry of a grapevine product, has become the common name of that product in the Union. 
Article 28 
Scrutiny by the Commission 
1. The date of submission of an application for protection of a traditional term shall be the date on which the 
application is received by the Commission. 
2. The Commission shall examine whether the application for protect ion meets the conditions laid down in this 
Chapt er. 
3. Where the Commission considers that the conditions laid down in Articles 26 and 27 are met, it shall adopt an 
implementing act concer ning the publication, in the Official Journal of the European Union, of the application for 
prote ction. 
4. If an application for the protection of a traditional term does not meet the conditions laid down in this Chapt er, 
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. 
5. If the obstacles are not remedied by the applicant within the deadline refer red 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. 
SECTION 2 
Objection proced ure 
Article 29 
Submission of an objection 
The date of submission of an objection shall be the date on which the objection is received by the Commission. 11.1.2019 L 9/17 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 30 
Admissibility and grounds of objection 
1. A substantiated objection shall be admissible where: 
(a)  it is submitted by any Member State or third countr y, or any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest; 
(b)  it is received by the Commission within the deadline provi ded for in Article 22(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2019/34; 
(c)  it demonstrate s that the application for protection is incompatible with the rules on traditional term s because it does 
not comply with Article 27 of this Regulation or because the registration of the name proposed would conf lict with 
Article 32 or 33 of this Regulation. 
2. An objection that is deemed admissible shall be notified to the Member State or the third countr y author ities or 
the representative profe ssional organisation in the third countr y in question. 
Article 31 
Scrutiny of an objection 
1. Where the Commission does not reject the objection in accordance with Article 23(3) of Implementing Regulation 
(EU) 2019/34, it shall communicate the objection to the applicant that submitted the application and shall invite the 
applicant to file obser vations within the time period referred to in Article 24(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2019/34. Any obser vations received within this period shall be communicate d to the objecto r. 
In the course of its scrutiny of an objection, the Commission shall request the parties to provi de comments, if 
appropr iate, within the time period refer red to in Article 24(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34, on the 
communications received from the other parties. 
2. Where the applicant or the objector do not file any obser vations in response, or where the time periods for filing 
obser vations and for submitting comments referred to in Article 24 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 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 whether the conditions referred to or laid down in 
Articles 27, 32 or 33 of this Regulation are fulfilled. A decision to reject the traditional term shall be notifi ed to the 
objecto r and to the applicant. 
4. Where multiple objections are lodg ed, a preliminar y 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 objecto rs of any decision affecting them which was take n in the 
course of the procedure. 
Where an application is rejecte d, objection procedures which have been suspended shall be deemed to be closed and the 
objecto rs concer ned shall be duly informed. 
SECTION 3 
Protection 
Article 32 
Relationship with trade marks 
1. The registration of a trade mark that contains or consists of a traditional term whic h does not respect the 
definit ion and conditions of use of that traditional term as refer red to in Article 112 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, 
and that relat es to a product falling under one of the catego ries listed in Part II of Annex VII thereto shall be: 
(a)  refused if the application for registration of the trade mark is submitte d after the date of submission of the 
application for protection of the traditional term to the Commission and the traditional term is subsequently 
protect ed; or 
(b)  inva lidated. 
2. A name shall not be protect ed as a traditional term where, in the light of a trade mark's reputation and renown , 
such protection is liable to mislead the consumer as to the true identity , nature, charact eristic or quality of the grapevine 
product. 11.1.2019 L 9/18 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, a trade mark refer red to in paragraph 1 whic h has been applied for, register ed 
or established by use in good faith, where national legislation so provid es, in the territory of the Union, prior to the date 
of prot ection of the traditional term in the countr y of origin, may continue to be used and renewed notwithstanding the 
prote ction of a traditional term , provid ed that no grounds for the trade mark's inva lidity or revocation exist under 
Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (9), Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council (10) or under Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council (11). 
In such cases, the use of the traditional term shall be permitted alongside the relevant trade marks . 
Article 33 
Homonyms 
1. A term for whic h an application for protect ion is submitt ed and which is wholly or partially homon ymous with 
a traditional term already protect ed under Article 113 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be registered with due 
regar d to local and traditional usag e and the risk of confusion. 
A homon ymous term whic h misleads consumers as to the nature, quality or the true origin of the grapevine products 
shall not be registere d even if the term is accurat e. 
A register ed homonymous term may be used only if there is a suffi cient distinction in practice between the homonym 
register ed subsequently and the term already in the register , having regard to the need to treat the producers concer ned 
in an equitable manner and the need to avoid misleading the consumer . 
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis for traditional terms prot ected before 1 August 2009 which are wholly or 
partially homonymous with a protect ed designation of origin or geographical indication or a wine grape variety name 
or its synon ym liste d in Annex IV. 
SECTION 4 
Modification and cancellation 
Article 34 
Modif ication of a traditional term 
An applicant satisfying the conditions of Article 25 may apply for approval of a modifi cation of a registered traditional 
term concer ning the elements referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 26(1). 
Articles 26 to 31 shall apply mutatis mutandis to applications for modification. 
Article 35 
Cancellation of a traditional term 
In accordance with Article 115(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission may, on a duly substantiated 
request by a Member State, a third countr y or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, adopt implementing 
acts cancelling the protect ion of a traditional term . 
Articles 26 to 31 shall apply mutatis mutandis to applications for cancellation. 
Article 36 
Grounds for cancellation 
The protection of a traditional term shall be cancelled where: 
(a)  the traditional term no longer meets the requirements laid down in Articles 27, 32 or 33; 
(b)  compl iance with the corresponding definition and conditions of use is no long er ensured. 11.1.2019 L 9/19 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(9)Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 to appro ximate the laws of the Member 
States relating to trade marks (OJ L 299, 8.11.2008, p. 25). 
(10)Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 to appro ximate 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 Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark 
(OJ L 154, 16.6.2017, p. 1). Article 37 
Admissib ility of a cancellation request 
1. A substantiated cancellation request shall be admissible where: 
(a)  it was submitted to the Commission by a Member State, a third countr y or a natural or legal person having 
a legitimate inter est; and 
(b)  it is based on one of the grounds refer red to in Article 36. 
The duly substantiated cancellation request shall be admissible only if it demonstrates the legitimate inter est of the 
applicant. 
2. Where the Commission considers that the cancellation request is not admissible it shall inform the author ity or 
person that sent the request of the reasons for inadmissibility . 
3. The Commission shall make the cancellation request available to the author ities and persons affected in accordance 
with Article 30(4) of Implemen ting Regulation (EU) 2019/34. 
4. Substantiate d state ments of objection to cancellation requests shall be admissible only if they show continued 
commercial reliance on the register ed name by an interest ed person. 
Article 38 
Rules concer ning traditional terms used in third countr ies 
1. The definit ion of traditional term s provided for in Article 112 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall apply 
mutatis mutandis to term s traditionally used in third countr ies for grapevine products covered by geographical indications 
or designations of origin under the legislation of those third countr ies. 
2. Grapevine products originating in third countr ies whose labels bear traditional indications other than the 
traditional term s liste d in the electronic database ‘E-Bacchus’, refer red to in Article 25(1) of Implementing Regulation 
(EU) 2019/34, may use these traditional indications on wine labels in accordance with the rules applicable in the third 
countr ies concer ned, including those emanating from representative professiona l organisations. 
SECTION 5 
Article 39 
Existing protected traditional terms 
A traditional term which is protect ed under Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 shall autom atically be prot ected under this 
Regulation. 
CHAPTER IV 
LABELLING AND PRESENT ATION 
SECTION 1 
Compulsor y particulars 
Article 40 
Presentation of compulsor y particulars 
1. Com pulsor y 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 charact ers and shall be clearly distinguishable from surrounding text or graphics. 
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the compul sory particulars refer red to in Article 41(1) and the lot 
number may appear outside the field of vision referred to in that paragraph. 
3. The size of the charact ers of the particulars referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and in Article 41(1) must be 
equal to or greater than 1,2 mm, regardless of the charact er format used. 11.1.2019 L 9/20 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 41 
Application of certain hor izontal rules 
1. For the purposes of indicating certain substances or products causing allergies or intol erances, as referred to in 
Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, the terms concer ning sulphit es/sulf ites, 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 term s referred to in paragraph 1 may be accompanied by the relevant pictogram shown in Part B of Annex I. 
Article 42 
Mark eting and expor t 
1. Grapevine products whose label or presentation does not conf orm to the corresponding conditions laid down in 
this Regulation shall not be mark eted within the Union or expor ted. 
2. By way of derogation from Subsection 3 of Section 2 and Section 3 of Chapt er I of Title II of Part II of Regulation 
(EU) No 1308/2013, where grapevine products are to be expor ted, Member States may permit particulars and presen ­
tations whic h conf lict with Union labelling and presentation rules in force if such particulars or presentations of the 
grapevine products are required by the legislation of the third countr y in question. These particulars may appear in 
languag es other than the official languag es of the Union. 
3. By way of derogation from Subsection 3 of Section 2 and Section 3 of Chapt er I of Title II of Part II of Regulation 
(EU) No 1308/2013, where grapevine products are to be consumed on board of airplanes, Member States may permit 
presentations which conf lict with Union presentation rules in force if such presentations of the grapevine products are 
necessar y for secur ity reasons. 
Article 43 
Prohibition of lead-based capsules or foil 
The closing devices for grapevine products refer red to in points (1) to (11), (13), (15) and (16) of Part II of Annex VII to 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall not be enclosed in lead-based capsules or foil. 
Article 44 
Actua l alcoholic strength 
The actual alcoholic strength by volume refer red 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 follo wed by the ‘% vol’ symbol and may be preceded by the words ‘actual alcoholic strength’, ‘actual 
alcohol’ 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 compl eted by the figure of the total alcoholic strength followe d by the ‘% vol’ 
symbol and preceded by the words ‘total alcoholic strength’ or ‘total alcohol’. 
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 strength of grapevine products with prote cted 
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 referen ce analysis method used, may not diffe r by more 
than 0,8 % vol from that given by analysis. 
Article 45 
Indication of provenance 
1. The indication of proven ance as refer red to in Article 119(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be 
indicated as follows: 
(a)  for grapevine products refer red 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 supplement ed by the name of the Member State or third countr y where the grapes are harveste d 
and turned into wine; 11.1.2019 L 9/21 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (b)  the words ‘European Union wine’ or ‘blend of wines from different countr ies of the European Union’ , or expressed in 
equivalent term s in the case of wine resulting from a blending of wines 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 
State s 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 term s, supplemented by the names of the third countr ies in 
question, in the case of wine resulting from a blending of wines originating in a number of third countr ies; 
(e)  the words ‘wine obtained in (…) from grapes harvested in (…)’ citing the names of the third countr ies in question, for 
wines made in a third countr y from grapes harveste d in another third countr y. 
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 protect ed designation of origin or 
geographical indication, the indication refer red to in that point (a) may be replaced by the indication ‘produced in (…)’, or 
expressed in equivalent term s, supplement ed by the name of the Member State where the second fermentation took 
place. 
The first and second subparagraphs are without prejudice to Articles 47 and 56. 
2. The indication of proven ance, as refer red 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 as follows: 
(a)  ‘must of (…)’ or ‘must produced in (…)’ or expressed in equivalent term s, supplement ed by the name of the Member 
State ; 
(b)  ‘blend made from the produce of two or more European Union countr ies’ in the case of coupage of grapevine products 
produced in two or more Member States; 
(c)  ‘must obtained in (…) from grapes harvested in (…)’ in case of grape must whic h has not been made in the Member 
State where the grapes used were harveste d. 
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 countr y 
forming part of the Unit ed Kingdom in whic h grapes used to make the grapevine product are harvested. 
Article 46 
Indication of the bottler , producer , impor ter and vendor 
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 product concer ned in containers of a capacity not exceed ing 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 the processing of grape must or wine into sparkling wines, aerated 
sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine or quality aromatic sparkling wines is carried out; 
(d)  ‘impor ter’ means a natural or legal person or group of such persons established in the Union assuming responsibility 
for bringing into circulation non-U nion goods within the meaning of Article 5(24) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 
of the European Parliament and of the Council (12); 
(e)  ‘vendor ’ means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, not covered by the definition of producer , 
purchas ing and then putting sparkling wines, aerated sparkling wines, quality sparkling wines or quality aromatic 
sparkling wines into circulation; 
(f)  ‘addr ess’ means the indications of the local administrative area and the Member State or third countr y 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 (…)’, which may be supplemented by term s referring to the producer's holding, or 11.1.2019 L 9/22 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(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). (b)  by terms, whose conditions of use are defined by Member States, where bottling of grapevine products with 
protect ed 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 enterpr ise locat ed in the demarcated geographical area or in the immediat e proximity of the demarcat ed 
geographical area concer ned. 
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 refer red to in this paragraph shall be 
accompan ied 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 , excep t when the language used does not indicate by itself such a differ ence. 
3. The name and address of the producer or vendor shall be supplemented by the term s ‘producer ’ or ‘produced by’ and 
‘vendor ’ or ‘sold by’, or equivalent. 
Member States may decide to: 
(a)  make it compulsor y to identify the producer ; 
(b)  to author ise the replacement of the words ‘producer ’ or ‘produced by’ by the words listed in Annex II. 
4. The name and address of the impor ter shall be preceded by the words ‘impor ter’ or ‘impor ted by (…)’. For grapevine 
products impor ted 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 concer n the same natural or 
legal person. 
One of these indications may be replaced by a code determined by the Member State in whic h the bottler , producer , 
importer or vendor has its head office. The code 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 distr ibution other than the bottler , 
producer , imp orter or vendor indicate d by a code shall also appear on the wine label of the product concer ned. 
6. Where the name or the address of the bottler , producer , impor ter or vendor consists of or contains a prot ected 
designation of origin or geographical indication, it shall appear on the label: 
(a)  in characters which are no more than half the size of those used either for the prote cted designation of origin or 
geographical indications or for the designation of the catego ry of the grapevine product concer ned; or 
(b)  by using a code as provid ed for in the second subparagraph of paragraph 5. 
Member States may decide whic h option applies to grapevine products produced in their territories. 
Article 47 
Indication of the sugar content on sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine 
or quality aromatic sparkling wine 
1. The terms liste d in Part A of Annex III to this Regulation indicating the sugar conte nt shall appear on the label of 
the grapevine products provided for in Article 119(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. 
2. If the sugar content of the grapevine products, expressed in term s of fructo se, glucose and sucrose, justifies the use 
of two of the term s listed in Part A of Annex III, only one of those two term s shall be chosen. 
3. Without prejudice to the conditions of use descr ibed in Part A of Annex III, the sugar cont ent may not differ by 
more than 3 grams per litre from what appears on the product label. 11.1.2019 L 9/23 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 48 
Specif ic rules for aerated sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine and quality sparkling wine 
1. The term s ‘aerated sparkling wine’ and ‘aerated semi-sparkling wine ’ as referred to in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation 
(EU) No 1308/2013 shall be supplemente d in charact ers of the same type and size by the words ‘obtained by adding 
carbon dioxide’ or ‘obtained by adding carbon anhydr ide’, even where Article 119(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 
applies. 
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply when the language used indicate s by itself that carbon dioxide has been added. 
3. For quality sparkling wines, the reference to the catego ry of the grapevine product may be omitt ed for wines 
whose labels include the term ‘Sekt’. 
SECTION 2 
Optional particulars 
Article 49 
Vintage year 
1. The vintage year refer red to in Article 120(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 may appear on the labels of 
grapevine products referred to in points (1) to (11), (13), (15) and (16) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 
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 include: 
(a)  any quantity of grapevine products used in sweetening, ‘expedition liqueur ’ or ‘tirage liqueur ’; or 
(b)  any quantity of grapevine product as refer red to in point (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 prot ected 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) 2018/274 (13). 
3. For grapevine products traditionally obtained from grapes harvested in Januar y or Febr uary, the vintage year to 
appear on the label of grapevine products shall be that of the previous calendar year. 
Article 50 
Name of wine grape variety 
1. The names of the wine grape varieties or their synonyms refer red to in Article 120(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 
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 VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, may appear on the label of those 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 countr ies. 
(a)  The names of the wine grape varieties or their synon yms may be indicated under the follo wing conditions: 
(i)  if only one wine grape variety or its synon ym 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 refer red to in point (3)(e) and (f) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013; 11.1.2019 L 9/24 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(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 author isations for vine plantings, certification, 
the inward and outward regist er, compulsory declarations and notifi cations, and of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regar ds the relevant checks, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/561 
(OJ L 58, 28.2.2018, p. 1). (ii)  if two or more wine grape varieties or their synon yms are named, 100 % of the product concer ned must have 
been made from these varieties, not including: 
—  any quantity of grapevine products used in sweetening, ‘expedition liqueur ’ or ‘tirage liqueur ’, or 
—  any quantity of grapevine product refer red to in point (3)(e) and (f) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013; 
The wine grape varieties must appear on the label in descending order of the propor tion 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 synon yms shall be 
those specified in the wine grape varieties classif ication refer red to in Article 81(2) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013. 
For Member States exem pted from the classification oblig ation as provided for in Article 81(3) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013, the names of the wine grape varieties or synonyms shall be those specified in the ‘International list 
of vine varieties and their synonyms’ manag ed by the International Org anisation of Vine and Wine. 
(c)  For grapevine products originating in third countr ies, the conditions of use of the names of the wine grape varieties 
or their synon yms shall compl y with the rules applicable to wine producers in the third countr y concer ned, 
including those emanating from representative professional organisations, and the names of the wine grape varieties 
or their synon yms shall be those specifi ed in the list of at least one of the followi ng organisations: 
(i)  the Internatio nal Org anisation of Vine and Wine; 
(ii)  the Internatio nal Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants; 
(iii)  the Internatio nal Board for Plant Genetic Resources. 
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a grapevine product that does not bear a prot ected 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 
descr iption of the product, namely , ‘pinot blanc’, ‘pinot noir ’, ‘pinot meunier ’ or ‘pinot gris’ and the equivalent names in 
the other Union languag es, may be replaced by the synon ym ‘pinot’. 
3. The wine grape variety names and their synon yms consisting of or containing a prot ected designation of origin or 
geographical indication whic h may appear on the label of a product bear ing a prot ected designation of origin or 
geographical indication or geographical indication of a third countr y are those listed in Part A of Annex IV to this 
Regulation. 
Part A of Annex IV may be modifi ed by the Commission only to take into account established labelling practices of new 
Member States, follo wing accession. 
4. The wine grape variety names and their synonyms listed in Part B of Annex IV to this Regulation, that partially 
contain a prot ected designation of origin or geographical indication and directly refer to the geographical element of the 
prote cted designation of origin or geographical indication in question, may only appear on the label of a product 
bear ing a prot ected designation of origin or geographical indication or geographical indication of a third countr y. 
Article 51 
Specif ic rules for the indication of wine grape varieties on grapevine products that do not bear 
a protected designation of origin or geog raphical indication 
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 protect ed designation of origin or protect ed geographical indication and provided that the conditions 
laid down in Article 120(2) of that Regulation are compl ied with, Member States may decide to use the term s ‘varietal 
wine’ supplement ed by one or both of the follo wing: 
(a)  the name of the Member State (s) concer ned; 
(b)  the name of the wine grape variety(-ies). 11.1.2019 L 9/25 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     For grapevine products referred to in the first paragraph not bear ing a protect ed designation of origin, prote cted 
geographical indication or not having a geographical indication of a third countr y which bear the name of one or more 
wine grape varieties on their labels, third countr ies may decide to use the terms ‘varietal wine’ supplemented by the 
name(s) of the third countr y(ies) concer ned. 
Article 45 of this Regulation shall not apply in relation to the indication of the name(s) of the Member State(s) or third 
countr y(ies). 
In the case of the Unit ed Kingdom, the name of the Member State may be replaced by the name of the relevant 
individual countr y forming part of United Kingdom in which grapes used to make the grapevine products are harveste d. 
Article 52 
Indication of the sugar content for grapevine products other than sparkling wine, aerated 
sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine or quality aromatic sparkling wine 
1. The suga r content expressed as fructo se and glucose as provided for in Part B of Annex III to this Regulation, may 
appear on the label of the grapevine products other than those refer red to in Article 119(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013. 
2. Where the sugar cont ent of the grapevine products justifies the use of two of the term s liste d in Part B of 
Annex III to this Regulation, only one of those two term s shall be chosen. 
3. Without prejudice to the conditions of use descr ibed 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 product 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 provi ded that the conditions of the use of the indication of the sugar conte nt are 
regulated by the Member State s or established in rules applicable in the third countr y concer ned, including, in the case 
of third countr ies, rules emanating from representative professional organisations. 
Article 53 
Terms refe rring to certain production methods 
1. In accordance with Article 120(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, grapevine products refer red to points (1) 
to (11), (13), (15) and (16) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 may bear indications referring to 
certain production methods. These indications may include the production methods refer red to in this Article. 
2. Only the term s used to refer to indications of certain production methods whic h are listed in Annex V shall be 
used to descr ibe a grapevine product bear ing a prote cted designation of origin or a protect ed geographical indication or 
bear ing a geographical indication of a third countr y that has been fermente d, matured or aged in a wood container . 
Member State s and third countr ies may, however , establish other indications equivalent to those laid down in Annex V 
for such grapevine product. 
Use of one of the indications refer red 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 refer red to in the first subparagraph may not be used to descr ibe a grapevine product that has been 
produced with the aid of oak chips, even in association with the use of wood containers. 
3. The expression ‘bottle-f ermented’ may be used only to descr ibe sparkling wines bear ing a prot ected designation of 
origin or a geographical indication of a third countr y 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 under taking where the product was made, calculat ed 
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 mak e the cuvée sparkling and the presence of the cuvée on the lees lasted at 
least 90 days; 
(d)  the product was separate d from the lees by filtering in accordance with the rack ing method or by disgorging. 11.1.2019 L 9/26 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     4. The expressions ‘bottle-fer mented by the traditional method’ or ‘traditional method’ or ‘classical method’ or 
‘classical traditional method’ may only be used to descr ibe sparkling wines bear ing a prot ected designation of origin or 
a geographical indication of a third countr y or quality sparkling wines provided the product: 
(a)  was made sparkling by a second alcoholic fermentation in the bottle; 
(b)  stayed without interr uption in contact with the lees for at least nine months in the same under taking from the time 
when the cuvée was constituted; 
(c)  was separate d from the lees by disgorging. 
5. The expression ‘Crémant’ may only be used for white or ‘rosé’ quality sparkling wines bear ing a prote cted 
designation of origin or a geographical indication of a third countr y provi ded: 
(a)  the grapes shall be harvested manually ; 
(b)  the wine is made from must obtained by pressing whole or dest emmed grapes. The quantity of must obtained shall 
not exceed 100 litres for ever y 150 kg of grapes; 
(c)  the maximum sulphur dioxide content does not exceed 150 mg/l; 
(d)  the sugar conte nt is less than 50 g/l; 
(e)  the wine compl ies 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 demarcate d area of the protect ed designation of 
origin or the a geographical indication of a third countr y in question. 
Point (a) of the first subparagraph and the second subparagraph shall not apply to producers who own trade marks 
containing the term ‘Crémant’ register ed before 1 March 1986. 
6. References to the organic production of grapes are govern ed by Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (14). 
Article 54 
Indication of the holding 
1. The terms refer ring to a holding listed in Annex VI, other than the indication of the name of the bottler , producer 
or vendor , shall be reser ved for grapevine products with prot ected designations of origin or geographical indications. 
Those term s shall only be used if the grapevine product is made excl usively from grapes harvested in vineyards 
exploit ed by that holding and the winemaking is entirely carried out on that holding. 
2. Member States shall regulate the use of their respective term s listed in Annex VI. Third countr ies shall establish the 
rules on use applicable to their respective term s listed in Annex VI, including those emanating from representative 
profess ional organisati ons. 
3. The operators involved in the mark eting 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 55 
Reference to names of geog raphical units smaller or larger than the area underlying the protected 
designation of origin or geog raphical indication 
1. Pursuant to Article 120(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and without prejudice to Articles 45 and 46, only 
a grapevine product bear ing a prote cted designation of origin, protect ed geographical indication or a geographical 
indication of a third countr y 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 of origin or geographical indication. 
2. Where reference is made to names of geographical units whic h are smaller than the area underlying the 
designation of origin or geographical indication, the area of the geographical unit in question shall be well defined by 
the applicant in the product specifi cation and the sing le document. Member State s may establish rules concer ning the 
use of these geographical units. 11.1.2019 L 9/27 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(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). 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 sweet ening, ‘expedition liqueur ’ or ‘tirage liqueur ’, 
(ii)  any quantity of grapevine product refer red to in point (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 geographical indication concer ned. 
Member States may decide, in the case of registe red trade marks or trade marks established by use before 11 May 2002 
whic h 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 referen ces of the Member State s concer ned, 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 area 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 specific bottle shapes and closur es 
Article 56 
Conditions of use of certain specif ic bottle shapes 
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: 
(a)  it shall have been excl usively , genuinely and traditionally used for the last 25 years for a grapevine product bear ing 
a particular prote cted designation of origin or geographical indication; and 
(b)  its use shall evoke for consumers a grapevine product bear ing a particular prote cted designation of origin or 
geographical indication. 
Annex VII sets out the conditions governing the use of the recognised specif ic types of bottles. 
Article 57 
Rules on present ation for certain grapevine products 
1. Sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine and quality aromatic sparkling wine produced within the Union shall be 
mark eted or expor ted 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 
mater ial permitted to come into contact with foodstuffs, held in place by a fastening, covered, if necessar y, by a cap 
and sheathed in foil compl etely cover ing the stopper and all or part of the neck of the bottle; 
(b)  for bottles with a nominal volume content not exceed ing 0,20 litres: any other suitable closure. 
Other beverages produced in the Union shall not be market ed or expor ted in either ‘sparkling wine ’ type glass bottles or 
with a closure as descr ibed in point (a) of the first subparagraph. 
2. By way of deroga tion from the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, Member State s may decide that other 
beverages may be mark eted or expor ted in ‘sparkling wine ’ type glass bottles or with a closure as descr ibed in point (a) 
of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, or both, provid ed that they are traditionally bottled in such bottles and they do 
not mislead consumers with regard to the real nature of the beverage . 11.1.2019 L 9/28 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Article 58 
Addition al provisions laid down by the producing Member States relating to labelling and 
present ation 
1. Member States may render the use of the particulars refer red to in Articles 49, 50, 52, 53 and 55 of this 
Regulation and Article 13 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 compulsor y, prohibited or limited for grapevine 
products bear ing a prote cted designation of origin or geographical indication produced on their territory , by introducing 
conditions stricter than those laid down in this Chapt er through the corresponding product specifi cations of those 
grapevine products. 
2. Member States may render it compul sory to use the particulars refer red to in Articles 52 and 53 of this Regulation 
for grapevine products produced on their territory where those grapevine products do not bear a protect ed designation 
of origin or geographical indication. 
3. For control purposes, Member State s 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 products produced in their territori es. 
4. For control purposes, Member States may decide to render Articles 118, 119 and 120 of Regulation (EU) 
No 1308/2013 applicable for grapevine products bottled in their territories but not market ed or expor ted yet. 
CHAPTER V 
GENERAL, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 59 
Procedural language 
All documents and information sent to the Commission in respect of an application for prot ection, an application for 
amendment of the product specifi cation, 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 34 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 languag es. 
Article 60 
Repeal 
Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 is repealed. 
Article 61 
Transitional measures 
1. Articles 2 to 12 and Article 72 of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 concer ning the application for protection and 
temporar y labelling shall continue to apply in respect of all applications for prote ction pending at the date of application 
of this Regulation. 
2. Articles 13 to 16 of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 concer ning the objection procedure shall continue to apply to 
applications for prot ection for whic h the related sing le 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 concer ning the cancellation of prote ction shall continue 
to apply to requests for cancellation of protection pending at the date of application of this Regulation. 
4. The provi sions of this Regulation and of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 governing objections shall apply 
to pending applications for whic h a sing le 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 concer ning traditional term s for which an 
application for prot ection or a cancellation request are pending at the date of application of this Regulation. 11.1.2019 L 9/29 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     6. Articles 20 and 72 of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 concer ning amendments to the product specifi cation and 
temporar y labelling shall continue to apply to both applications for amendment of a product specific ation whic h 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 pending applications for amendment not covered by subparagraph 1, Member States' decisions to submit 
such amendments to the Commission shall be deemed as appro val of a standard amendment in accordance with 
Article 17(2) of this Regulation. 
Member State s shall communicate the list of the pending amendments to the Commission via electronic mail within 
three months after the date of application of this Regulation. This list shall be divided into the follo wing two groups: 
(a)  amendments that are considered as fulfilling the requirements of a Union amendment ; 
(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 compl ete list and it shall make public the 
applications and the sing le documents related to those standard amendments. 
7. The provis ions of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 shall continue to apply to applications for amendment of 
a traditional term which are pending at the date of application of this Regulation. 
8. Amendments to a product specification submitted to the compet ent author ities of a Member State on or after 
1 August 2009 and transmitt ed by these author ities to the Commission 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 specifi cation into compl iance with Article 118c of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. 
Amendments which have not been recognised by the Commission as bringing the product specific ation into compl iance 
with Article 118c of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be deemed applications for standard amendment and shall 
follo w the transitional rules set out in paragraph 6 of this Article. 
9. Grapevine products placed on the mark et or labelled in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 may be 
mark eted until existing stoc ks are exhaust ed. 
10. The procedure set out in Article 118s of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall apply for any modifi cation to the 
product specific ation submitted to a Member State on or after 1 August 2009 and sent to the Commission by that 
Member State before 31 December 2011. 
Article 62 
Entr y into force and application 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member State s. 
Done at Brussels, 17 October 2018. 
For the Commission 
The President 
Jean-Claude JUNCK ER  11.1.2019 L 9/30 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX I 
PART A 
Terms referred to in Article 41(1) 
Language Terms concer ning sulphites/sulfites Terms concer ning eggs and  
egg-based products Terms concer ning milk and  
milk -based products 
in Bulg arian ‘сулфити’ or ‘серен диоксид’ ‘яйце’, ‘яйчен протеин’, ‘яйчен 
продукт’, ‘яйчен лизозим’ or 
‘яйчен албумин’ ‘мляко’ , ‘млечни продукти’, 
‘млечен казеин’ or ‘млечен 
протеин’ 
in Spanish ‘sulf itos’ or ‘dióxido de azufre ’ ‘huev o’, ‘proteí na de huevo’ , 
‘ovoproducto’ , ‘lisozima de 
huevo ’ or ‘ovoalbúmina’ ‘leche’, ‘productos lácteos’, 
‘caseína de leche’ or ‘prote ína de 
leche’ 
in Czec h ‘siřičitany’ or ‘oxid siřičitý’ ‘vejce’, ‘vaječná bílkovina’ , 
‘výrobky z vajec’ , ‘vaječný 
lysozym’ or ‘vaječný albumin’ ‘mlék o’, ‘výrobky z mléka’, 
‘mléčný kasein’ or ‘mléčná 
bílkovina’ 
in Danish ‘sulf itter’ or ‘svovldio xid’ ‘æg’, ‘ægprotein’ , ‘ægprodukt’, 
‘æglysozym’, or ‘ægalbumin’ ‘mælk’, ‘mælkeprodukt’, 
‘mælk ecasein’ or ‘mælkeprot ein’ 
in German ‘Sulf ite’ or ‘Schwef eldio xid’ ‘Ei’, ‘Eiprote in’, ‘Eiprodukt ’, 
‘Lysozym aus Ei’ or ‘Albumin 
aus Ei’ ‘Milc h’, ‘Milc herzeugnis ’, ‘Kasein 
aus Milch’ or ‘Milc hprot ein’ 
in Estonian ‘sulf itid’ or ‘vääveld ioksiid’ ‘muna’ , ‘munaprot eiin’, 
‘munatoot ed’, ‘munalüsosüüm’ 
or ‘munaalbumiin’ ‘piim’ , ‘piimatoo ted’, 
‘piimakaseiin’ or ‘piimaproteii n’ 
in Greek ‘θειώδη’, ‘διοξείδιο του θείου’ or 
‘ανυδρίτης του θειώδους οξέος’ ‘αυγό’, ‘πρωτεΐνη αυγού’, ‘προϊόν 
αυγού’, ‘λυσοζύμη αυγού’ or 
‘αλβουμίνη αυγού’ ‘γάλα’ , ‘προϊόντα γάλακτος’ , 
‘καζεΐνη γάλακτος’ or ‘πρωτεΐνη 
γάλακτος’ 
in English ‘sulphites’, ‘sulf ites’, ‘sulphur 
dioxide ’ or ‘sulfur dioxide ’ ‘egg’, ‘egg prote in’, ‘egg 
product’, ‘egg lysozyme’ or ‘egg 
albumin’ ‘milk’ , ‘milk products’, ‘milk 
casein’ or ‘milk protein’ 
in French ‘sulf ites’ or ‘anhydri de 
sulfureux’ ‘œuf ’, ‘protéi ne de l'œuf’, 
‘produit de l'œuf’, ‘lysozyme de 
l'œuf’ or ‘albumine de l'œuf’ ‘lait’, ‘produits du lait’, ‘caséine 
du lait’ or ‘protéi ne du lait’ 
in Croatian ‘sulf iti’ or ‘sum porov dioksid’ ‘jaje’ , ‘bjelančevine iz jaja’, 
‘proizvodi od jaja’, ‘lizozim iz 
jaja’ or ‘albumin iz jaja’; ‘mlij eko’, ‘mliječni proizvodi’ , 
‘kazein iz mlijeka’ or ‘mliječne 
bjelančevine’ 
in Italian ‘solf iti’, or ‘anidr ide solforosa’ ‘uov o’, ‘prote ina dell'uo vo’, 
‘derivati dell'uo vo’, ‘lisozima da 
uovo’ or ‘ovoalbumina’ ‘latte’, ‘derivati del latte’, ‘caseina 
del latte’ or ‘protei na del latte’ 
in Latvian ‘sulfīti’ or ‘sēra dioksīds ’ ‘olas’, ‘olu olbaltumv iela’, ‘olu 
produkts’, ‘olu lizocīms ’ or ‘olu 
albumīns’ ‘piens’, ‘piena produkts ’, ‘piena 
kazeīns’ or ‘piena olbaltumv iela’ 
in Lithuanian ‘sulf itai’ or ‘sieros dioksid as’ ‘kiaušiniai’, ‘kiaušinių baltymai’, 
‘kiaušinių produktai’, ‘kiaušinių 
lizocimas’ or ‘kiaušinių 
albuminas’ ‘pienas’, ‘pieno produktai’, 
‘pieno kazeinas’ or ‘pieno 
baltymai’ 11.1.2019 L 9/31 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Language Terms concer ning sulphites/sulfites Terms concer ning eggs and  
egg-based products Terms concer ning milk and  
milk -based products 
in Hung arian ‘szulfitok’ or ‘kén-dio xid’ ‘tojás’, ‘tojásból szár mazó 
fehér je’, ‘tojástermé k’, ‘tojásból 
szár mazó lizozim’ or ‘tojásból 
szár mazó albumin’ ‘tej’, ‘tejtermék ek’, ‘tejkazein’ or 
‘tejfehérje’ 
in Malte se ‘sulf iti’, or ‘diossidu tal-kubr it’ ‘bajd’, ‘proteina tal-baj d’, 
‘prodott tal-bajd’ , ‘liżożima tal- 
bajd’ or ‘albumina tal-bajd’ ‘ħalib’ , ‘prodotti tal-ħalib’, 
‘kaseina tal-ħalib’ or ‘protei na 
tal-ħalib’ 
in Dutc h ‘sulf ieten’ or ‘zwa veldio xide ’ ‘ei’, ‘eiprot eïne’, ‘eider ivaat’, 
‘eilysozym’ or ‘eialbumine’ ‘melk’ , ‘melkder ivaat’, 
‘melkcaseïne’ or ‘melkproteïnen’ 
in Polish ‘siarczyny’ , ‘dwutlenek siarki’ 
or ‘ditlenek siarki’ ‘jajo ’, ‘białk o jaja’, ‘produkty 
z jaj’, ‘lizozym z jaja’ or 
‘albuminę z jaja’ ‘mlek o’, ‘produkty mleczne’, 
‘kazeinę z mleka’ or ‘białk o 
mleka’ 
in Portuguese ‘sulf itos’ or ‘dióxido de enxofre ’ ‘ovo’, ‘proteína de ovo’, 
‘produto de ovo’, ‘lisozima de 
ovo’ or ‘albumina de ovo’ ‘leite’, ‘produtos de leite’, 
‘caseína de leite’ or ‘proteí na de 
leite’ 
in Romanian ‘sulf iți’ or ‘dioxid de sulf’ ‘ouă’, ‘proteine din ouă’, 
‘produse din ouă’, ‘lizozimă 
din ouă’ or ‘albumină din ouă’ ‘lapte’, ‘produse din lapte’, 
‘cazeină din lapte’ or ‘protei ne 
din lapte’ 
in Slovak ‘siričitan y’ or ‘oxid siričitý’ ‘vajce’, ‘vaječná bielk ovina’, 
‘výrobok z vajec’, ‘vaječný 
lyzozým’ or ‘vaječný albumín’ ‘mliek o’, ‘výrobky z mlieka’, 
‘mliečne výrobky’, ‘mliečn y 
kazeín’ or ‘mliečna bielk ovina’ 
in Slovenian ‘sulf iti’ or ‘žveplov dioks id’ ‘jajce’, ‘jajčne beljak ovine’, 
‘proizvod iz jajc’, ‘jajčni 
lizocim’ or ‘jajčni albumin’ ‘mlek o’, ‘proizvod iz mleka’, 
‘mlečni kazein’ or ‘mlečne 
beljak ovine’ 
in Finnish ‘sulf iittia’ , ‘sulfiitteja’ or 
‘rikkidioksidia’ ‘kananmunaa’, 
‘kananmunaprote iinia’, 
‘kananmunatuotett a’, 
‘lysotsyymiä (kananmunasta)’ 
or ‘kananmuna-albumiinia’ ‘mait oa’, ‘maitotuott eita’, 
‘kaseiinia (maidosta)’ or 
‘mait oproteiinia’ 
in Swedish ‘sulf iter’ or ‘svaveldio xid’ ‘ägg’, ‘äggprotein’ , ‘äggprodukt’, 
‘ägg lysozym’ or ‘ägg albumin’ ‘mjölk’ , ‘mjölkprodukter ’, 
‘mjölkkasein’ or ‘mjölkprot ein’  
PART B 
Pictog rams refer red to in Article 41(2) 
11.1.2019 L 9/32 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX II 
Words refer red to in point (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 46(3) 
Language Words author ised instead of ‘producer ’ Words author ised instead of ‘produced by’ 
BG ‘преработвател’ ‘преработено от’ 
ES ‘elaborador ’ ‘elaborado por’ 
CS ‘zpracov atel’ or ‘vinař’ ‘zpracov áno v’ or ‘vyrobeno v’ 
DA ‘forarbejdningsvirksomhe d’ or ‘vinpr oducent ’ ‘forarbejdet af’ 
DE ‘Verarbeiter ’ ‘verarbeit et von’ or ‘versekt et durc h’ 
‘Sektk ellerei’ 
ET ‘töötleja’ ‘töödelnud’ 
EL ‘οινοποιός’ ‘οινοποιήθηκε από’, 
EN ‘processor ’ or ‘winemaker ’ ‘processed by’ or ‘made by’ 
FR ‘élaborate ur’ ‘élaboré par’ 
IT ‘elaborator e’ or ‘spumantizzatore’ ‘elaborat o da’ or ‘spumantizzato da’ 
LV ‘izgatav otājs’ ‘vīndar is’ or ‘ražojis’ 
LT ‘perdirbėjas’ ‘perdirbo’ 
HU ‘feldolgozó:’ ‘feldolgozta:’ 
MT ‘proċessur ’ ‘ipproċessat minn’ 
NL ‘verwerker ’ or ‘bereider ’ ‘verwerkt door ’ or ‘bereid door ’ 
PL ‘przetw órca’ or ‘wytwór ca’ ‘przetw orzone przez’ or ‘wytw orzone przez’ 
PT ‘elaborador ’ or ‘preparador ’ ‘elaborado por’ or ‘preparado por’ 
RO ‘elaborator ’ ‘elaborat de’ 
SI ‘pridelovalec’ ‘prideluje’ 
SK ‘spracov ateľ’ ‘spracúva’ 
FI ‘valmistaj a’ ‘valmistanut’ 
SV ‘bearbetningsf öretag’ ‘bearbetat av’   11.1.2019 L 9/33 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX III 
PART A 
List of terms refer red to in Article 47(1), to be used for sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, quality 
sparkling wine or quality aromatic sparkling wine 
Terms Conditions of use 
brut nature, naturherb, bruto natural, pas dosé, dosage 
zéro, natūralusis briutas, īsts bruts, přírodně tvrdé, popol ­
noma suho, dosaggio zero, брют натюр, brut natur If its sugar content is less than 3 grams per litre; these 
term s may be used only for products to whic h no suga r 
has been added after the secondar y fermentation. 
extra brut, extra herb, ekstra briutas, ekstr a brut, ekstra 
bruts, zvláště tvrdé, extra bruto, izredno suho, ekstra wy­
trawne, екстра брют If its sugar content is between 0 and 6 grams per litre. 
brut, herb, briutas, bruts, tvrdé, bruto, zelo suho, bardzo 
wytrawn e, брют If its sugar content is less than 12 grams per litre. 
extra dry, extra trock en, extra seco, labai sausas, ekstra 
kuiv , ekstr a sausais, különlegese n száraz, wytrawne, suho, 
zvláště suché, extra suché, екстра сухо, extra sec, ekstra tør, 
vrlo suho If its suga r cont ent is between 12 and 17 grams per litre. 
sec, trock en, secco, asciutto , dry, tør, ξηρός, seco, torr, 
kuiva, sausas, kuiv , sausais, száraz, półwytrawne, polsuho, 
suché, сухо, suho If its suga r cont ent is between 17 and 32 grams per litre. 
demi-sec, halbtrock en, abboccato, medium dry, halvtør , 
ημίξηρος, semi seco, meio seco, halvt orr, puolikuiva, pusiau 
sausas, poolkuiv , pussausais, félszáraz, półsłodkie, pol­
sladk o, polosuch é, polosladké , полусухо, polusuho If its suga r cont ent is between 32 and 50 grams per litre. 
doux, mild, dolce, sweet, sød, γλυκός, dulce, doce, söt, ma­
kea, saldus, magus, édes, ħelu, słodkie, sladk o, sladké, 
сладко, dulce, saldais, slatk o If its sugar content is greate r than 50 grams per litre.  
PART B 
List of term s refer red to in Article 52(1), to be used for other products than those listed in Part A 
Terms Conditions of use 
сухо, seco, suché , tør, trock en, kuiv , ξηρός, dry, sec, secco, 
asciuttto, sausais, sausas, száraz, droog, wytrawne, seco, 
sec, suho, kuiva If its sugar content does not exceed : 
—  4 grams per litre, or 
—9 grams per litre, provid ed that the total acidity ex­
pressed as grams of tartaric acid per litre is not more 
than 2 grams below the residual sugar conte nt. 
полусухо, semiseco, polosuch é, halvtør , halbtroc ken, 
poolkuiv , ημίξηρος, medium dry, demi-sec, abboccato, pus­
sausais, pusiau sausas, félszáraz, halfdroog, półwytra wne, 
meio seco, adamado, demisec, polsuho, puolikuiva, halv ­
torr t, polusuho If its sugar cont ent exceed s the maximum permitted but 
does not excee d: 
—  12 grams per litre, or 
—18 grams per litre, provid ed that the total acidity ex­
pressed as grams of tartaric acid per litre is not more 
than 10 grams below the residual sugar content. 11.1.2019 L 9/34 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Terms Conditions of use 
полусладко, semidulce, polosladké, halvsød, lieblich, pool ­
magus, ημίγλυκος, medium, medium sweet, moelleux, ama ­
bile, pussaldais, pusiau saldus, félédes, halfzoet, półsłodkie, 
meio doce, demidulce, polsladk o, puolimakea, halvsött, po­
luslatk o If its sugar cont ent exceed s the maximum permitted but 
does not excee d 45 grams per litre. 
сладко, dulce, sladk é, sød, süss, magus, γλυκός, sweet, 
doux, dolce, saldais, saldus, édes, ħelu, zoet, słodkie, doce, 
dulce, sladk o, makea, sött, slatk o. If its sugar content is of at least 45 grams per litre.   11.1.2019 L 9/35 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX IV 
LIST OF WINE GRAPE VARIETIES AND THEIR SYNONYMS THA T MAY APPEAR ON THE LABELLING OF WINES (1) 
PART A 
List of wine grape varieties and their synonyms that may appear on the labelling of wines in accordance 
with Article 50(3)  
Name of a prot ected designation 
of origin or geographical  
indication Variety name or its  
synony ms Countr ies that may use the variety name or one of its 
synonyms (1) 
1 Alba (IT) Albarossa Italyo 
2 Alicante (ES) Alicante Bouschet Greeceo, Italyo, Portugalo, Alger iao, Tunisiao, Uni ­
ted Stateso, Cypr uso, South Africa, Croatia 
NB: The name ‘Alicante ’ may not be used on its own to 
designate wine. 
3 Alicante Branco Portugalo 
4 Alicante Henr i 
Bouschet Franceo, Serbia and Monteneg ro (6) 
5 Alicante Italyo 
6 Alikant Buse Serbia and Montenegro (4) 
7 Avola (IT) Nero d'Avola Italy 
8 Bohotin (RO) Busuioacă de Bohotin Romania 
9 Borba (PT) Borba Spaino 
10 Bourgogne (FR) Blauburgunder Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (13-20-30), 
Austr ia (18-20), Canada (20-30), Chile (20-30), 
Italy (20-30), Switzerland 
11 Blauer Burgunder Austr ia (10-13), Serbia and Mont enegro (17-30) 
12 Blauer Frühburgunder Ger many (24) 
13 Blauer Spätburgunder Ger many (30), Former Yugosla v Republic of Mace ­
donia (10-20-30), Austr ia (10-11), Bulg aria (30), 
Canada (10-30), Chile (10-30), Romania (30), 
Italy (10-30) 
14 Burgund Mare Romania (35, 27, 39, 41) 
14a Borgonja istarska Croatia 
15 Burgundac beli Serbia and Monteneg ro (34) 
15a Burgundac bijeli Croatia 11.1.2019 L 9/36 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)LEGEND: 
—  terms in italic:  reference to the synonym for the wine grape variety 
—  ‘o’:  no synony m 
—  terms in bold:  column 3: name of the wine grape variety 
column 4: countr y where the name corresponds to a variety and reference to the variety 
—  terms not in bold:  column 3: name of the synonym of a vine variety 
column 4: name of the countr y using the synonym of a vine variety Name of a prot ected designation 
of origin or geographical  
indication Variety name or its  
synony ms Countr ies that may use the variety name or one of its 
synonyms (1) 
17  Burgundac crni Serbia and Monteneg ro (11-30), Croatia 
18 Burgundac sivi Croatiao, Serbia and Monteneg roo 
19 Burgundec bel Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniao 
20 Burgundec crn Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
(10-13-30) 
21 Burgundec siv Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniao 
22 Early Burgundy United Stateso 
23 Fehér Burgundi, 
Burgundi Hung ary (31) 
24 Frühburgunder German y (12), Netherlandso 
25 Grauburgunder German y, Bulgar ia, Hunga ryo, Romania (26) 
26 Grauer Burgunder Canada, Romania (25), German y, Aust ria 
27 Grossburgunder Romania (37, 14, 40, 42) 
28 Kisburgundi kék Hung ary (30) 
29 Nagyburgundi Hung aryo 
30 Spätburgunder Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (10-13-20), 
Serbia and Monte negro (11-17), Bulgar ia (13), 
Canada (10-13), Chile, Hung ary (29), Moldov ao, 
Romania (13), Italy (10-13), United Kingdom, Ger­
man y (13) 
31  Weißburgunder South Africa (33), Canada, Chile (32), Hung ary (23), 
German y (32, 33), Aust ria (32), United Kingdomo, 
Italy 
32  Weißer Burgunder Ger many (31, 33), Aus tria (31), Chile (31), Slove­
nia, Italy 
33  Weissburgunder South Africa (31), German y (31, 32), Unit ed King ­
dom, Italy , Switzerlando 
34  Weisser Burgunder Serbia and Montenegro (15) 
35 Calabr ia (IT) Calabrese Italy 
36 Cotnar i (RO) Grasă de Cotnar i Romania 
37 Franken (DE) Blaufränkisch Czec h Republic (39), Austr iao, Germany , Slovenia 
(Modra frankinja, Frankinja), Hung ary, Romania 
(14, 27, 39, 41) 
38 Frâncușă Romania 
39 Frank ovka Czech Republic (37), Slovakia (40), Romania (14, 
27, 38, 41), Croatia, 
40 Frank ovka modrá Slovakia (39) 
41 Kékfrank os Hung ary, Romania (37, 14, 27, 39) 11.1.2019 L 9/37 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Name of a prot ected designation 
of origin or geographical  
indication Variety name or its  
synony ms Countr ies that may use the variety name or one of its 
synonyms (1) 
42 Friuli (IT) Friulano Italy 
43 Graciosa (PT) Graciosa Portugalo 
44 Мелник (BU) 
Melnik Мелник 
Melnik Bulgar ia 
45 Montepulciano (IT) Montepulciano Italyo 
46 Moravsk é (CZ) Caber net Moravia Czech Republico 
47 Moravia dulce Spaino 
48 Moravia agria Spaino 
49 Mušk at morav ský Czech Republico, Slovakia 
50 Odobești (RO) Galbenă de Odobești Romania 
51 Porto (PT) Portoghese Italyo 
52 Rioja (ES) Torrontés riojano Argentinao 
53 Sardegna (IT) Barbera Sarda Italy 
54 Sciacca (IT) Sciaccarello France 
55 Teran (SI) Teran Croatia (2) 
(1)  For the countr ies concer ned, the derogatio ns provi ded for in this Annex are author ised only in the case of wines bear ing a prot ected 
designation of origin or geographical indication produced with the varieties concer ned. 
(2)  Solely for the ‘Hrvatska Istra’ PDO (PDO-HR -A1652), on condition that ‘Hrvatska Istra’ and ‘Teran’ appear in the same visual field 
and that the font size of the name ‘Teran’ is smaller than that of the words ‘Hrvatska Istra’.  
PART B 
List of wine grape varieties and their synonyms that may appear on the labelling of wines in accordance 
with Article 50(4)  
Name of a prot ected designation 
of origin or geographical  
indication Variety name or its  
synony ms Countr ies that may use the variety name or one of its 
synonyms (1) 
1 Mount Athos — Agior itikos 
(GR) Agiorgitik o Greece, Cypr uso 
2 Aglianico del Tabur no (IT) Aglianico Italyo, Greeceo, Maltao, United States 
2a Aglianico del Tabur no Aglianico crni Croatia  
Aglianico del Vulture (IT) Aglianicone Italyo 
4 Aleatico di Gradoli (IT) 
Aleatico di Puglia (IT) Aleatico Italy , Australia, United States 
5 Ansonica Costa dell'Arg entar io 
(IT) Ansonica Italy , Australia 11.1.2019 L 9/38 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Name of a prot ected designation 
of origin or geographical  
indication Variety name or its  
synony ms Countr ies that may use the variety name or one of its 
synonyms (1) 
6 Conca de Barbera (ES) Barbera Bianca Italyo 
7 Barbera South Africao, Argentinao, Aust raliao, Croatiao, 
Mexicoo, Sloveniao, Urugua yo, United Stateso, 
Greeceo, Italyo, Maltao 
8 Barbera Sarda Italyo 
9 Malvasia di Casteln uovo Don 
Bosco (IT) 
Bosco Eliceo (IT) Bosco Italyo 
10 Brachett o d'Acqui (IT) Brachetto Italy , Australia 
11 Etyek -Buda (HU) Budai Hungar yo 
12 Cesanese del Piglio (IT) 
Cesanese di Olevano Romano 
(IT) 
Cesanese di Affile (IT) Cesanese Italy , Australia 
13 Cortese di Gavi (IT) 
Cortese dell'Alto Monfe rrato 
(IT) Cor tese Italy , Australia, United States 
14 Duna (HU) Duna gyöngy e Hungar y 
15 Dunajsk ostredský (SK) Dunaj Slovakia 
16 Côte de Duras (FR) Durasa Italy 
17 Korinthos-K orinthiak os (GR) Cor into Nero Italyo 
18 Kor inthiaki Greeceo 
19 Fiano di Avellino (IT) Fiano Italy , Australia, United States 
20 Fortana del Taro (IT) Fortana Italy , Australia 
21 Freisa d'Asti (IT) 
Freisa di Chier i (IT) Freisa Italy , Australia, United States 
22 Greco di Bianco (IT) 
Greco di Tufo (IT) Greco Italy , Australia 
23 Grignolino d'Asti (IT) 
Grignolino del Monferrato 
Casalese (IT) Grignolino Italy , Australia, United States 
24 Izsáki Aran y Sárfehér (HU) Izsáki Sárfehér Hungar y 
25 Lacr ima di Mor ro d'Alba (IT) Lacr ima Italy , Australia 11.1.2019 L 9/39 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Name of a prot ected designation 
of origin or geographical  
indication Variety name or its  
synony ms Countr ies that may use the variety name or one of its 
synonyms (1) 
26 Lambr usco Grasparossa di 
Castelvetro Lambr usco 
grasparossa Italy 
27 Lambr usco Italy , Australia (2), United States 
28 Lambr usco di Sorbara (IT) 
29 Lambr usco Manto vano (IT) 
30 Lambr usco Salamino di Santa 
Croce (IT) 
31 Lambr usco Salamino Italy 
32 Colli Maceratesi Maceratino Italy , Australia 
33 Nebbiolo d'Alba (IT) Nebbiolo Italy , Australia, United States, Croatia 
34 Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit 
(IT) Picolit Italy 
35 Pikolit Slovenia 
36 Colli Bolognesi Classico 
Pignoletto (IT) Pignoletto Italy , Australia 
37 Primitiv o di Mandur ia Primitiv o Italy , Australia, United States, Croatia 
38 Rheingau (DE) Rajnai rizling Hungar y (41) 
39 Rheinhessen (DE) Rajnski rizling Serbia and Montenegro (40-41-46), Croatia 
40 Renski rizling Serbia and Monte negro (39-43-46), Sloveniao (45) 
41 Rheinr iesling Bulg ariao, Austr ia, German y (43), Hungar y (38), 
Czec h Republic (49), Italy (43), Greece, Portugal, 
Slovenia 
42 Rhine Riesling South Africao, Australiao, Chile (44), Moldovao, New 
Zealando, Cypr us, Hungar yo 
43 Riesling renano German y (41), Serbia and Montenegro (39-40-46), 
Italy (41) 
44 Riesling Renano Chile (42), Maltao 
45 Radgonska ranina Slovenia, Croatia 
46 Rizling rajnski Serbia and Monteneg ro (39-40-43) 
47 Rizling Rajnski Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniao, Croa ­
tiao 
48 Rizling rýnsky Slovakiao 
49 Ryzlink rýnský Czech Republic (41) 
50 Rossese di Dolceacqua (IT) Rossese Italy , Australia 
51 Sangiovese di Romagna (IT) Sangio vese Italy , Australia, United States, Croatia 11.1.2019 L 9/40 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     Name of a prot ected designation 
of origin or geographical  
indication Variety name or its  
synony ms Countr ies that may use the variety name or one of its 
synonyms (1) 
52 Štajerska Slovenija (SI) Štajerska belina Slovenia, Croatia 
52a Štajerska Slovenija (SI) Štajerka Croatia 
53 Teroldego Rotaliano (IT) Teroldego Italy , Australia, United States 
54 Vinho Verde (PT) Verdea Italyo 
55 Verdeca Italy 
56 Verdese Italyo 
57 Verdicch io dei Caste lli di Jesi 
(IT) 
Verdicch io di Mate lica (IT) Verdicchio Italy , Australia 
58 Vermentino di Gallura (IT) 
Vermentino di Sardegna (IT) Vermentino Italy , Aus tralia, United States of Amer ica, Croa ­
tia 
59 Vernaccia di San Gimignano 
(IT) 
Vernaccia di Oristano (IT) 
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona (IT) Vernaccia Italy , Australia 
60 Zala (HU) Zalagy öngy e Hungar y 
(1)  For the countr ies concer ned, the derogatio ns provi ded for in this Annex are author ised only in the case of wines bear ing a prot ected 
designation of origin or geographical indication produced with the varieties concer ned. 
(2)  Use author ised in accordance with the provisions of Article 22(4) of the Agreement of 1 December 2008 between the European 
Community and Australia on trade in wine (OJ L 28, 30.1.2009, p. 3).   11.1.2019 L 9/41 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX V 
Indications author ised for use on wine labelling pursuant to Article 53(2) 
barrel fermented barrel matured barrel aged 
[…]-cask fermented 
[indicat e the type of wood] […]-cask matured 
[indicat e the type of wood] […]-cask aged 
[indicate the type of wood] 
cask fermente d cask matured cask aged  
The word ‘cask’ may be replaced with the word ‘barrel’.  11.1.2019 L 9/42 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX VI 
Terms referred to in Article 54(1) 
Member State Terms 
Austr ia Burg, Domäne, Eigenbau, Fami lie, Gutswein, Güte rverwaltung, Hof, Hofgut, Klost er, Landgut, 
Schloss, Stadtgut, Stift, Weinbau, Weingut, Weing ärtner , Winzer , Winzer meiste r 
Czec h Republic Sklep, vinařský dům, vinařství 
Germany Burg, Domäne, Klost er, Schloss, Stift, Weinbau, Weingär tner , Weingut, Winzer 
France Abba ye, Bastide, Campagne, Chapelle, Châte au, Clos, Commander ie, Cru, Domaine, Mas, 
Manoir , Mont, Monastère, Monopole, Moulin, Prieuré, Tour 
Greece Αγρέπαυλη (Agrepavlis ), Αμπελι (Ampe li), Αμπελώνας(-ες) (Amp elonas-(es)), Αρχοντικό 
(Archontik o), Κάστρο (Kastro) , Κτήμα (Κtima), Μετόχι (Metoc hi), Μοναστήρι (Monastir i), 
Ορεινό Κτήμα (Orino Ktima), Πύργος (Pyrgos) 
Italy abbazia, abte i, ansitz, burg, castello, kloster , rocca, schlof l, stift, torre , villa 
Cypr us Αμπελώνας (-ες) (Ampelonas (-es), Κτήμα (Ktima), Μοναστήρι (Monastir i), Μονή (Moni) 
Portugal Casa, Herdade, Paço, Palácio, Quinta, Solar 
Slovenia Klet, Kmeti ja, Posestvo, Vinska klet 
Slovakia Kaštieľ, Kúria, Pivnica, Vinárstvo, Usadlosť   11.1.2019 L 9/43 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX VII 
Restr ictions on the use of specif ic types of bottle, as refer red to in Article 56 
1.  ‘Flût e d'Alsace’: 
(a)  type: a glass bottle consisting of a straight cylindr ical body with a long neck, with the followi ng appro ximat e 
propor tions: 
—  tota l height/diameter at base = 5:1, 
—  height of the cylindr ical body = total height/3; 
(b)  the wines for which this type of bottle is reser ved, in the case of wines produced from grapes harvested on 
French territory, are wines bear ing the following protect ed designations of origin: 
—  ‘Alsace’ or ‘vin d'Alsace’, ‘Alsace Grand Cru’, 
—  ‘Crép y’, 
—  ‘Chât eau-Gr illet’, 
—  ‘Côte s de Prov ence’, red and rosé, 
—  ‘Cassis’, 
—  ‘Jurançon’ , ‘Jurançon sec’, 
—  ‘Béar n’, ‘Béar n-Bellocq’, rosé, 
—  ‘Tavel’, rosé. 
However , the restr iction on the use of bottles of this type shall apply only to wines produced from grapes harvested 
on French territory. 
2.  ‘Boc ksbeut el’ or ‘Cantil’: 
(a)  type: shor t-nec ked glass bottle, pot-bellied but flattened in shape; the base and the cross-section of the bottle at 
the point of greate st convexi ty are ellipsoidal: 
—  the ratio between the long and shor t axes of the ellipsoidal cross-section = 2:1, 
—  the ratio of the height of the convex body to the cylindr ical neck of the bottle = 2,5:1; 
(b)  wines for whic h this type of bottle is reser ved: 
(i)  German wines bear ing the followi ng prote cted designations of origin: 
—  Franken, 
—  Baden: 
—  originating in Tauber tal and Schüpf ergr und, 
—  originating in the follo wing parts of the local administrative area of Baden-Baden: Neuweier , 
Steinb ach, Umweg and Varnhalt ; 
(ii)  Italian wines bear ing the follo wing prot ected designations of origin: 
—  Santa Maddalena (St. Magdalener), 
—  Valle Isarco (Eisacktaler), made from the Sylvaner and Müller -Thurg au varieties, 
—  Terlaner , made from the Pinot bianco variety, 
—  Bozner Leiten, 
—  Alto Adige (Südtiroler), made from the Riesling, Müller -Thurgau, Pinot nero, Moscato giallo, Sylvaner , 
Lagrein, Pinot blanco (Weissburgunder) and Moscato rosa (Rosenmuskateller) varieties, 
—  Greco di Bianco, 
—  Trentino, made from the Moscato variety; 
(iii)  Greek wines: 
—  Agior itiko, 
—  Rombola Kephalonias, 11.1.2019 L 9/44 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     —  wines from the island of Kefalonia, 
—  wines from the island of Paros, 
—  wines bear ing a protect ed geographical indication from Peloponnese; 
(iv)  Portuguese wines: 
—  rosé wines and other wines bear ing protect ed designations of origin and geographical indications whic h 
can be proven to have already been correctly and traditionally presented in ‘cantil’-type bottles before 
they were classified as wines with prot ected designations of origin and geographical indications. 
3.  ‘Clav elin’: 
(a)  type: a shor t-nec ked glass bottle containing 0,62 litres, consisting of a cylindr ical body with broad shoulders, 
giving the bottle a squat appearance, with appro ximat ely the followi ng propor tions: 
—  tota l height/diameter at base = 2,75, 
—  height of the cylindr ical part = total height/2; 
(b)  wines for whic h this type of bottle is reser ved: 
—  French wines bear ing the followi ng prote cted designations of origin: 
—  Côte du Jura, 
—  Arbois, 
—  L'Etoile, 
—  Châte au Chalon. 
4.  ‘Tokaj ’: 
(a)  type: a straight, long-nec ked, colourless glass bottle consisting of a cylindr ical body with the followi ng 
propor tions: 
—  height of cylindr ical body/total height = 1:2,7, 
—  tota l height/diameter at base = 1:3,6, 
—  capacity: 500 ml; 375 ml, 250 ml, 100 ml or 187,5 ml (in case of expor ting to a third countr y), 
—  a seal made of the mater ial of the bottle referring to the wine region or the producer may be placed on the 
bottle; 
(b)  wines for whic h this type of bottle is reser ved: 
Hung arian and Slovak wines bear ing the followi ng prot ected designations of origin: 
—  Tokaj , 
—  Vinohradníc ka oblasť Tokaj, 
supplemente d by one of the followi ng prote cted traditional term s: 
—  aszú/výber , 
—  aszúeszencia/výbero vá esencia, 
—  eszencia/esencia, 
—  máslas/mášláš, 
—  fordítás/f orditáš, 
—  szamorodni/samorodné. 
Howe ver, the restr iction on the use of bottles of this type shall apply only to wines produced from grapes 
harvested in Hungar ian or Slovakian territory .  11.1.2019 L 9/45 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN