G/TBT/N/EU/571  
 
22 May 2018  
(18-3011) 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 Regulation (EU) laying down rules for the application of 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional 
terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, amendmen ts to product specifications, 
the register of protected 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 appropriate system of checks (and its accompanying  annexes) (25+17 pages, in 
English)    
6. Description of content: Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 empowers the Commission to 
adopt delegated and implementing acts setting out the procedures for the registration of 
protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional terms 
for wine and establishing the conditions for the use of certain compulsory and optional 
labelling particulars for wine.  
The purpose of this implementing act is therefore to lay down rules for the application o f 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the procedures to be followed for the 
registration of new protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and 
traditional terms, those related to their amendment or cancellation and the conditi ons for 
the use of the Union symbol for protected names. It also lays down rules for the 
application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards the relevant system of checks.  
Please note that even if intellectual property right issues, in particular relate d to 
geographical indications, are part of the notified measure, only the provisions related to 
technical standards, definitions and labelling are subject to this TBT notification.  G/TBT/N/EU/571  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety; Other; The objective of this 
draft implementing regulation is the alignment to the principles of the Treaty on the  
Functioning of the EU of the Union provisions currently laid down in Commission Regulation 
(EC) No 607/2009 concerning the procedures for the registration of protected designations 
of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional terms and th e conditions for 
the use of the Union symbol for protected names. It thus lays down certain rules for the 
application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 that are necessary to ensure the proper 
functioning of the internal market for grapevine products. The imp lementing act adds 
clarity to the previous provisions and introduces elements of simplification.  
8. Relevant documents:   
 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 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671). 
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1502976703496&uri=CELEX:32013R1308  
 Commission reg ulation (EC) No 607/2009 of 14 July 2009 laying down certain 
detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as 
regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional 
terms, labelling and presentatio n of certain wine sector (OJ L 193 24.7.2009, p. 
60). http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1517994771000&uri=CELEX:02009R0607 -20130 701  
9. Proposed date of adoption: August 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 3 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/  
 
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