G/TBT/N/EU/638  
 
3 January 2019  
(19-0001) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Wine 
products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Implementing R egulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation 
(EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards analysis 
methods for determining the physical, chemical and organoleptic characteristics of 
grapevine products and noti fications of Member States decisions concerning increases in 
natural alcoholic strength (4 pages + Annex 2 pages, in English)   
6. Description of content: Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides for European Union 
(EU) rules on categories of grapevine produc ts, oenological practices and the applicable 
restrictions for the wine sector and empowers the Commission to adopt delegated and 
implementing acts setting out the technical details on these matters in particular on 
authorised oenological, practices, produc ts and processes for all the categories of wine 
products.  
The purpose of this implementing act is to supplement Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as 
regards the applicable EU analysis methods and the notification of EU Member States 
decisions allowing an incre ase in natural alcoholic strength.  
The Delegated and Implementing Regulations repeal and replace Commission Regulation 
(EC) No 606/2009 of 10 July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the 
implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as reg ards the 
categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable 
restrictions (OJ L 193 24.7.2009, p. 1).  
Please note that only the provisions related to technical standards, definitions and 
labelling would fall under the scope of the TB T Agreement. Elements pertaining to 
intellectual property rights, in particular to the application and/or implementation of G/TBT/N/EU/638  
 
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  Geographical Indications (GIs) are included in this notification as part of a legislative 
package but clearly falling outside the sc ope of the TBT agreement.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The draft implementing act is laying down rules for the application of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
analysis methods for determining the physical, chemical and organoleptic characteristics 
of grapevi ne products and notifications of Member States decisions concerning increases 
in natural alcoholic strength.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
17 December 2013 establishing a common organ isation 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 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, 
p. 671 -854).  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1502976703496&uri=CELEX:32013R1308  
• Commission regulation (EC) No 606/2009 of 10 July 2009 laying down 
certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulati on (EC) 
No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, 
oenological practices and the applicable restrictions (OJ L 193 24.7.2009, 
p. 1).  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1541668616830&uri=CELEX:02009R0606 -20180303    
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnatta chments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_6548_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_6548_01_e.pdf