G/TBT/N/EU/570  
 
22 May 2018  
(18-3009) 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 applica ble, 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 Delegated Regulation (EU) supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of 
the European Parliament and of the Council as regards applications for protection of 
designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional terms in the wine sector, 
the objection procedure, restrictions of use, amendments to prod uct specifications, 
cancellation of protection, and labelling and presentation (and its accompanying annexes) 
(46+18 pages, in English)    
6. Description of content: Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides for Union rules on 
labelling and presentation of pro ducts of the wine sector and 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 grapevine produc ts and establishing the conditions for the use of certain compulsory 
and optional labelling particulars for wine.  
The purpose of this delegated act is therefore to supplement Regulation (EU) No 
1308/2013 as regards the procedures to be followed for the registration of new protected 
designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional terms and those 
related to their amendment or cancellation. It also establishes detailed conditions for the 
use of compulsory labelling particulars suc h, among others, the actual alcoholic strength, 
provenance, bottler, producer or importer and voluntary labelling particulars such as the 
indication of the vintage year, wine grape variety or certain production methods.  
This delegated regulation repeals an d replaces Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 
of 14 July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council 
Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical 
indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector (OJ L 193 
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   Please note that even if intellectual property right issues, in particular related to 
geographical indications, are part of the notified measure, only the provisions related t o 
technical standards, definitions and labelling are subject to this TBT notification.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer pr otection; Protection of human health or safety; Other; The objective of this 
draft delegated 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 the conditions for 
the use of certain compulsory and optional labelling particulars. It thus supple ments 
certain rules of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 that are necessary to ensure the proper 
functioning of the internal market for grapevine products. The delegated 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 (transitional periods will be provided for in order to enable economic operators 
established in the Union and in th ird countries to comply with the labelling requirements. 
Provisions will be enacted to ensure that grapevine products labelled in accordance with 
the existing rules may continue to be marketed until stocks are exhausted)  
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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