# Official Journal C 470/2021

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6422 November 2021 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 470

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6422 November 2021

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 470/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10482 – CVC / CARLYLE / CFGI EAGLE PARENT) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2021/C 470/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10446 – SWISS LIFE HOLDING / GELSENWASSER / INFRAREAL) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 470/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10482 – CVC / CARLYLE / CFGI EAGLE PARENT) (
  1
  )

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2021/C 470/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10446 – SWISS LIFE HOLDING / GELSENWASSER / INFRAREAL) (
  1
  )

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2

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 470/03 | Euro exchange rates — 19 November 2021 | 3 |
| 2021/C 470/04 | New national side of euro coins intended for circulation | 4 |
| 2021/C 470/05 | New national side of euro coins intended for circulation | 5 |
| 2021/C 470/06 | New national side of euro coins intended for circulation | 6 |
| 2021/C 470/07 | New national side of euro coins intended for circulation | 7 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 470/03

Euro exchange rates — 19 November 2021

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2021/C 470/04

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

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2021/C 470/05

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

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2021/C 470/06

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

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2021/C 470/07

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

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| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 470/08 | Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 | 8 |

V   Announcements

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2021/C 470/08

Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10482 – CVC / CARLYLE / CFGI EAGLE PARENT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 470/01)

On 28 October 2021, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32021M10482. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32021M10482. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10446 – SWISS LIFE HOLDING / GELSENWASSER / INFRAREAL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 470/02)

On 8 November 2021, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32021M10446. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32021M10446. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

19 November 2021

(2021/C 470/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1271 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,22 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4366 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,83928 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,0960 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0462 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 147,80 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,0483 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,413 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 367,80 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,6818 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9495 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 12,5247 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5581 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4254 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,7832 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6098 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5344 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 344,64 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,7513 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2027 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5160 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 105,54 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7152 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 57,073 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 82,8124 |
| THB | Thai baht | 36,969 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 6,2680 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,4637 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 83,6905 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1271

JPY

Japanese yen

128,22

DKK

Danish krone

7,4366

GBP

Pound sterling

0,83928

SEK

Swedish krona

10,0960

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0462

ISK

Iceland króna

147,80

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,0483

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,413

HUF

Hungarian forint

367,80

PLN

Polish zloty

4,6818

RON

Romanian leu

4,9495

TRY

Turkish lira

12,5247

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5581

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4254

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,7832

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6098

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5344

KRW

South Korean won

1 344,64

ZAR

South African rand

17,7513

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2027

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5160

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 105,54

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7152

PHP

Philippine peso

57,073

RUB

Russian rouble

82,8124

THB

Thai baht

36,969

BRL

Brazilian real

6,2680

MXN

Mexican peso

23,4637

INR

Indian rupee

83,6905

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

(2021/C 470/04)

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National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Estonia

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: Estonia

Subject of commemoration: Finno-Ugric peoples

Description of the design: The national side of the coin depicts a design based on the cave drawings of Lake Äänisjärv. The symbols for the hunter, the elk, the water bird and the sun form the symbolic circle of life for the Finno-Ugric peoples. The central figure is a water bird, as they are represented in the art and folklore of all Finno-Ugric peoples. On the top right, in semi-circle, are the name of the country ‘EESTI’ followed by the year ‘2021’. At the bottom left is the inscription ‘FENNO-UGRIA’.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Estimated number of coins to be issued: 1 000 000

Date of issue: September 2021

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

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New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

(2021/C 470/05)

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National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Belgium

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuance of euro coins are authorised to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, one of these being that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: Belgium

Subject of commemoration: The 100th anniversary of the constitution of the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union (BLEU)

Description of the design: It was a customs union and a currency union with the aim of strengthening cooperation and integration between the two countries. The union started with a first period of 50 years that was signed on 25 July 1921. Several new protocols were subsequently signed since the start of the BLEU in order to maintain it for a longer period of time. The latest protocol was signed between the two countries on 18 December 2002.

The national side of the coin features the effigy of the Belgian King Philip I and that of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg. In addition, both countries are depicted, with the mention of the Economic Union, and the years 1921 and 2021. As the Royal Dutch Mint will strike the coins, the mintmark of Utrecht, a mercury staff is located on the bottom together with the Belgian mint director mintmark, the coat of arms of the municipality Herzele. It also contains the initials LL, referring to the designer of the coin, Mr. Luc Luycx. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued: 155 000 coins

Date of issue: Summer 2021

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

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New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

(2021/C 470/06)

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National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Andorra

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: Andorra

Subject of commemoration: Taking care of our seniors

Description of the design: The subject of the coin ‘CUIDEM LA NOSTRA GENT GRAN’ (taking care of our seniors) is symbolized by the image of the hand of a young person holding another hand that shows all the signs of aging, with a stethoscope below them. The name of the issuing country ‘ANDORRA’ encircling several reproductions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus represents the State’s commitment to preventing its spread and caring for its citizens. The design also shows the date of issue ‘2021’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Estimated number of coins to be issued: 70 000

Date of issue: Last quarter of 2021

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

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New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

(2021/C 470/07)

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National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by France

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: France

Subject of commemoration: Olympic Games Paris 2024

Description of the design: Since 1896, date of their ‘creation’ by Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin, the Olympic Games of the modern era have been an unprecedented human gathering that has never ceased except during world conflicts. After passing through Brazil and Japan in the last two editions, the Summer Olympics are returning to Europe and this event with strong international resonance takes over the city of Paris a century after the games of 1924.

On the occasion of the countdown to the Olympic Games in Paris 2024, Monnaie de Paris wishes to celebrate the road to the games through a mix of Paris and the French numismatic heritage. The intensity thus gradually rises during the years preceding the event.

The design represents Marianne, national figure and icon of French numismatics, running in an ‘old’ way in reference to the Olympic Games of the Ancient Era. Its silhouette blends with the Eiffel Tower, a key element of Parisian heritage, to form a common axis with the Iron Lady. In the background, an athletics track in which the emblem of Paris 2024 is inserted on the left side, is depicted. The year date, the mention RF and the mintmarks are inserted under the arch of the tower.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Estimated number of coins to be issued: 510 000

Date of issue: End of September 2021

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

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V Announcements

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

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Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33

(2021/C 470/08)

This communication is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1).

COMMUNICATING THE APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT

‘Gavi’/‘Cortese di Gavi’

PDO-IT-A1310-AM04

Date of communication: 24 August 2021

DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1.   Deletion of redundant requirements

Description:

In Article 4 of the product specification, the following wording has been deleted: ‘Consignments of grapes intended for the Riserva type are to be covered by a separate registration and reporting procedure. If secondary fermentation has taken place after reporting, “Gavi” Riserva may be reclassified as “Gavi” Riserva Spumante. Consignments of grapes intended for the production of “Gavi”/“Cortese di Gavi” Spumante that do not attain 9,50 % vol. are to be registered and reported separately.’

In Article 5(1) of the product specification, the following wording has been deleted: ‘Only fair and established oenological practices, designed to give the wines their special characteristics, may be used in the vinification process.’

In Article 5(7) of the product specification, the following wording has been deleted: ‘The alcoholic strength by volume of grape must or new wine still in fermentation intended to produce “Gavi”/“Cortese di Gavi” DOCG wines must be increased using concentrated grape must from grapes of the Cortese variety produced in the area referred to in Article 3 and entered in the register of vineyards for the “Gavi”/“Cortese di Gavi” DOCG, or using rectified concentrated must’. It has been replaced by the new wording ‘The wines may be enriched’.

Reasons: As the above requirements are laid down in national legislation, repeating them in the product specification is considered redundant.

2.   Errors corrected and information updated

Description: The boundary of the geographical area crosses Via Edilio Raggio, not Via Egidio Raggio (error repeated three times in the same article).

Reasons: This is a spelling mistake.

The amendment concerns Article 3 of the specification and the section ‘Demarcated geographical area’ of the single document.

Description: The wording ‘The land under vines has an altitude of between 150 m and 450 m above sea level’ has been deleted.

Reasons: This is merely a description of the vineyards’ location approximately 8 years ago. While not binding on the operators, this indication should nevertheless be deleted to avoid any misunderstanding among the users of the designation, as several municipalities in the geographical area have vineyards at an altitude of more than 450 m above sea level.

The amendment concerns Article 8(A) of the specification and the section ‘Link with the geographical area’ of the single document.

Description: The name of the locality of ‘Meirana’ referred to in the specification was misspelt and should be ‘Mariana’.

Reasons: This error in the specification came to light when a historical document dating back to 972 A.D. concerning winegrowing in Gavi was found. Today, more than a millennium later, there is no trace of a locality with this name and it should therefore not be included in the specification.

The amendment concerns Article 8(B) of the specification and the section ‘Link with the geographical area’ of the single document.

Description: The address of Valoritalia’s head office has been updated.

Reasons: This correction is required as the address of the inspection body has changed.

The amendment concerns Article 9 of the specification and the section ‘Inspection body details’ of the single document.

3.   Details added on semi-sparkling and sparkling winemaking

Description: The following sentence has been added: ‘Gavi’ Frizzante (semi-sparkling) and ‘Gavi’ Spumante (sparkling) DOCG wines may be processed and aged across the administrative territory of the Piedmont provinces of Alessandria, Asti and Cuneo.

Reasons: It is necessary to insert rules regarding the production of ‘Gavi’ Frizzante and ‘Gavi’ Spumante DOCG wines outside the area where the grapes are processed into wine. This is merely an update of the text of the product specification that does not affect the wine-making process as such. As sparkling and semi-sparkling winemaking requires equipment that small wineries often do not have, this kind of processing should also be allowed outside the grape production area; the purpose of adding this is therefore to help the operators.

The amendment concerns Article 5 of the specification and the section ‘Further conditions’ of the single document.

4.   Duration of the fermentation on lees

Description: The following sentence has been added: ‘For batches intended for the production of “Gavi” Spumante, the minimum duration of the fermentation on lees is 6 months for fermentation in closed containers with stirrers (Charmat method) and 9 months for fermentation in the bottle (classic method)’.

Reasons: The minimum duration of the fermentation on lees should be specified to protect the wine-making process currently in use.

The amendment concerns Article 5 of the specification.

5.   Removal of the obligation to use the term ‘Vigna’, followed by a place or vineyard name, for the Riserva and Riserva Spumante Metodo Classico types

Description: Use of the term ‘Vigna’, followed by a place or vineyard name, is no longer obligatory for the Riserva and Riserva Spumante types.

Reasons: As there are few relevant place names and traditional terms in the production area, it is no longer obligatory for producers of ‘Gavi’ DOCG wines to include a place or vineyard name on the label for the Riserva types.

The amendment concerns Article 7 of the specification.

6.   Link to list of parcels

Description: The relevant geographical references and names of municipalities and parts of municipalities that may appear on the labelling are already listed in Annex 1 to the specification; the amendment adds a link to websites showing all the individual parcels covered.

Reasons: To ensure the correct use of the place names that can be printed on the labelling, a map of the relevant parcels has been drawn up that can be downloaded as a pdf file from the websites of the Piedmont Region and of the Consorzio tutela del Gavi (Gavi protection association).

The amendment concerns Article 7 of the specification.

7.   Labelling rules

Description: The following paragraphs have been added: ‘The wording “municipality of”, followed by the name of the municipality where the grapes were produced, must be printed on the labelling and on the packaging using the same typeface, font size and colour’; and ‘The wording “municipality of”, followed by the name of the municipality where the grapes were produced, must be printed on the labelling and on the packaging using a font size at least 50 % smaller than the font size used for “Gavi” DOCG’.

Reasons: The rules on indicating municipalities on the labelling have been specified for the sake of clarity and so as not to mislead the consumers.

The amendment concerns Article 7 of the specification.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

1.   Name of the product

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Gavi

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Cortese di Gavi

2.   Geographical indication type

PDO – Protected Designation of Origin

3.   Categories of grapevine product

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1.

Wine

| 4. | Sparkling wine |
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Sparkling wine

| 8. | Semi-sparkling wine |
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8.

Semi-sparkling wine

4.   Description of the wine(s)

‘Gavi’ DOCG Tranquillo (still wine)

CONCISE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION

Colour: straw yellow of varying intensity;

Aroma: distinctive, delicate;

Taste: dry, pleasant, fresh and harmonious;

Minimum total alcoholic strength by volume: 10,50 %;

Minimum sugar-free extract: 15,0 g/l.

Any analytical parameters not shown in the table below comply with the limits laid down in national and EU legislation.

GENERAL ANALYTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume):

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Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume):

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Minimum total acidity:

5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre):

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Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre):

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‘Gavi’ DOCG Frizzante (semi-sparkling wine)

CONCISE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION

Foam: fine and evanescent;

Colour: straw yellow of varying intensity;

Aroma: subtle, delicate, distinctive,

Taste: dry, pleasing, fresh and harmonious;

Minimum total alcoholic strength by volume: 10,50 %;

Minimum sugar-free extract: 15,0 g/l.

Any analytical parameters not shown in the table below comply with the limits laid down in national and EU legislation.

GENERAL ANALYTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume):

–

Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume):

–

Minimum total acidity:

5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre):

–

Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre):

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‘Gavi’ DOCG Spumante (sparkling wine)

CONCISE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION

Colour: straw yellow of varying intensity;

Foam: fine and lasting;

Aroma: subtle, delicate, distinctive,

Taste: from brut nature to extra dry, harmonious, pleasing;

Minimum total alcoholic strength by volume: 10,50 %;

Minimum sugar-free extract: 15,0 g/l.

Any analytical parameters not shown in the table below comply with the limits laid down in national and EU legislation.

GENERAL ANALYTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume):

–

Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume):

–

Minimum total acidity:

5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre):

–

Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre):

–

‘Gavi’ DOCG Riserva

CONCISE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION

Colour: straw yellow of varying intensity;

Aroma: subtle, delicate, distinctive,

Taste: harmonious, dry, pleasing;

Minimum total alcoholic strength by volume: 11,00 %;

Minimum sugar-free extract: 17,0 g/l.

Any analytical parameters not shown in the table below comply with the limits laid down in national and EU legislation.

GENERAL ANALYTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume):

–

Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume):

–

Minimum total acidity:

5,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre):

–

Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre):

–

‘Gavi’ DOCG Riserva Spumante Metodo Classico (classic method)

CONCISE TEXTUAL DESCRIPTION

Colour: straw yellow of varying intensity;

Foam: fine and lasting;

Aroma: subtle, delicate, distinctive,

Taste: from brut nature to extra dry, harmonious, pleasing;

Minimum total alcoholic strength by volume: 11,00 %;

Minimum sugar-free extract: 17,0 g/l.

Any analytical parameters not shown in the table below comply with the limits laid down in national and EU legislation.

GENERAL ANALYTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume):

–

Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume):

–

Minimum total acidity:

5,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre):

–

Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre):

–

5.   Wine-making practices

5.1.   Specific oenological practices

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5.2.   Maximum yields

| | ‘Gavi’ DOCG Tranquillo, Frizzante, Spumante |
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‘Gavi’ DOCG Tranquillo, Frizzante, Spumante

| | 9 500 kg of grapes per hectare |
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9 500 kg of grapes per hectare

| | ‘Gavi’ DOCG Vigna |
| --- | --- |

‘Gavi’ DOCG Vigna

| | 8 500 kg of grapes per hectare |
| --- | --- |

8 500 kg of grapes per hectare

| | ‘Gavi’ DOCG Riserva and Riserva Spumante (classic method) |
| --- | --- |

‘Gavi’ DOCG Riserva and Riserva Spumante (classic method)

| | 6 500 kg of grapes per hectare |
| --- | --- |

6 500 kg of grapes per hectare

| | ‘Gavi’ DOCG Tranquillo, Frizzante, Spumante |
| --- | --- |

‘Gavi’ DOCG Tranquillo, Frizzante, Spumante

| | 66,50 hectolitres per hectare |
| --- | --- |

66,50 hectolitres per hectare

| | ‘Gavi’ DOCG Vigna |
| --- | --- |

‘Gavi’ DOCG Vigna

| | 59,50 hectolitres per hectare |
| --- | --- |

59,50 hectolitres per hectare

| | ‘Gavi’ DOCG Riserva and Riserva Spumante (classic method) |
| --- | --- |

‘Gavi’ DOCG Riserva and Riserva Spumante (classic method)

| | 45,50 hectolitres per hectare |
| --- | --- |

45,50 hectolitres per hectare

6.   Demarcated geographical area

The production area of grapes intended to be made into ‘Gavi’ DOCG wines is located in the Piedmont Region and comprises all or parts of the following 11 municipalities in the Province of Alessandria: Gavi, Carrosio, Bosio, Parodi and S. Cristoforo (entirely), and Novi Ligure, Serravalle Scrivia, Capriata d’Orba, Francavilla Bisio, Pasturana and Tassarolo (partly).

7.   Main wine grape variety(ies)

Cortese B – Bianca Fernanda

8.   Description of the link(s)

8.1.   ‘Gavi’ DOCG Tranquillo (still wine)

Cortese is a local grape variety that has been grown in the ‘Gavi’ DOCG production area for more than a thousand years. The vineyards sit on hillsides whose north-west, south-east aspect and slope gradient provide the ideal environment for this variety. The area does not include the land on the valley floor, which is not suitable for quality winegrowing. The alternation between clayey marl, known locally as ‘white soils’, and ‘red soils’, which are characterised by brown, leached and hydromorphic soils with frangipan, affects the richness of the soil and adds various nuances to the Cortese vine. These lands do not lend themselves well to the intensive growing of other crops (mainly due to their position), but, precisely because of their particular characteristics, they are suitable for quality wine growing and production, with low production yields that result in particularly vigorous and complex wines. Over a millennium of vine growing and wine-making in the DOCG territory, as attested in numerous documents, is sound evidence of the indissoluble interaction between human factors and the unique qualities of ‘Gavi’ DOCG. Vine cultivation techniques have been passed down over the centuries, thus firmly establishing the wine-making culture in the territory and making the ‘Gavi’ DOCG the primary source of income in the area as well as being the common thread running through the eleven municipalities of the production area. This wine was created for the courts and it has never betrayed its commitment to quality and elegance; on the contrary, these traits have been refined in modern times using state-of-the-art techniques to obtain a wine known and appreciated across the five continents.

8.2.   ‘Gavi’ DOCG Frizzante (semi-sparkling wine)

Cortese is a local grape variety that has been grown in the ‘Gavi’ DOCG production area for more than a thousand years. The vineyards sit on hillsides whose north-west, south-east aspect and slope gradient provide the ideal environment for this variety. The area does not include the land on the valley floor, which is not suitable for quality winegrowing. The alternation between clayey marl, known locally as ‘white soils’, and ‘red soils’, which are characterised by brown, leached and hydromorphic soils with frangipan, affects the richness of the soil and adds various nuances to the Cortese vine. These lands do not lend themselves well to the intensive growing of other crops (mainly due to their position), but, precisely because of their particular characteristics, they are suitable for quality wine growing and production, with low production yields that result in particularly vigorous and complex wines. Over a millennium of vine growing and wine-making in the DOCG territory, as attested in numerous documents, is sound evidence of the indissoluble interaction between human factors and the unique qualities of ‘Gavi’ DOCG. Vine cultivation techniques have been passed down over the centuries, thus firmly establishing the wine-making culture in the territory and making the ‘Gavi’ DOCG the primary source of income in the area as well as being the common thread running through the eleven municipalities of the production area. This wine was created for the courts and it has never betrayed its commitment to quality and elegance; on the contrary, these traits have been refined in modern times using state-of-the-art techniques to obtain a wine known and appreciated across the five continents.

8.3.   ‘Gavi’ DOCG Spumante (sparkling wine)

Cortese is a local grape variety that has been grown in the ‘Gavi’ DOCG production area for more than a thousand years. The vineyards sit on hillsides whose north-west, south-east aspect and slope gradient provide the ideal environment for this variety. The area does not include the land on the valley floor, which is not suitable for quality winegrowing. The alternation between clayey marl, known locally as ‘white soils’, and ‘red soils’, which are characterised by brown, leached and hydromorphic soils with frangipan, affects the richness of the soil and adds various nuances to the Cortese vine. These lands do not lend themselves well to the intensive growing of other crops (mainly due to their position), but, precisely because of their particular characteristics, they are suitable for quality wine growing and production, with low production yields that result in particularly vigorous and complex wines. Over a millennium of vine growing and wine-making in the DOCG territory, as attested in numerous documents, is sound evidence of the indissoluble interaction between human factors and the unique qualities of ‘Gavi’ DOCG. Vine cultivation techniques have been passed down over the centuries, thus firmly establishing the wine-making culture in the territory and making the ‘Gavi’ DOCG the primary source of income in the area as well as being the common thread running through the eleven municipalities of the production area. This wine was created for the courts and it has never betrayed its commitment to quality and elegance; on the contrary, these traits have been refined in modern times using state-of-the-art techniques to obtain a wine known and appreciated across the five continents.

8.4.   ‘Gavi’ DOCG Riserva

Cortese is a local grape variety that has been grown in the ‘Gavi’ DOCG production area for more than a thousand years. The vineyards sit on hillsides whose north-west, south-east aspect and slope gradient provide the ideal environment for this variety. The area does not include the land on the valley floor, which is not suitable for quality winegrowing. The alternation between clayey marl, known locally as ‘white soils’, and ‘red soils’, which are characterised by brown, leached and hydromorphic soils with frangipan, affects the richness of the soil and adds various nuances to the Cortese vine. These lands do not lend themselves well to the intensive growing of other crops (mainly due to their position), but, precisely because of their particular characteristics, they are suitable for quality wine growing and production, with low production yields that result in particularly vigorous and complex wines. Over a millennium of vine growing and wine-making in the DOCG territory, as attested in numerous documents, is sound evidence of the indissoluble interaction between human factors and the unique qualities of ‘Gavi’ DOCG. Vine cultivation techniques have been passed down over the centuries, thus firmly establishing the wine-making culture in the territory and making the ‘Gavi’ DOCG the primary source of income in the area as well as being the common thread running through the eleven municipalities of the production area. This wine was created for the courts and it has never betrayed its commitment to quality and elegance; on the contrary, these traits have been refined in modern times using state-of-the-art techniques to obtain a wine known and appreciated across the five continents.

8.5.   ‘Gavi’ DOCG Riserva Spumante (classic method)

Cortese is a local grape variety that has been grown in the ‘Gavi’ DOCG production area for more than a thousand years. The vineyards sit on hillsides whose north-west, south-east aspect and slope gradient provide the ideal environment for this variety. The area does not include the land on the valley floor, which is not suitable for quality winegrowing. The alternation between clayey marl, known locally as ‘white soils’, and ‘red soils’, which are characterised by brown, leached and hydromorphic soils with frangipan, affects the richness of the soil and adds various nuances to the Cortese vine. These lands do not lend themselves well to the intensive growing of other crops (mainly due to their position), but, precisely because of their particular characteristics, they are suitable for quality wine growing and production, with low production yields that result in particularly vigorous and complex wines. Over a millennium of vine growing and wine-making in the DOCG territory, as attested in numerous documents, is sound evidence of the indissoluble interaction between human factors and the unique qualities of ‘Gavi’ DOCG. Vine cultivation techniques have been passed down over the centuries, thus firmly establishing the wine-making culture in the territory and making the ‘Gavi’ DOCG the primary source of income in the area as well as being the common thread running through the eleven municipalities of the production area. This wine was created for the courts and it has never betrayed its commitment to quality and elegance; on the contrary, these traits have been refined in modern times using state-of-the-art techniques to obtain a wine known and appreciated across the five continents.

9.   Essential further conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements)

‘Gavi’ DOCG

| | Legal framework: |
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Legal framework:

| | EU legislation |
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EU legislation

| | Type of further condition: |
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Type of further condition:

| | Bottling within the demarcated geographical area |
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Bottling within the demarcated geographical area

Description of the condition:

The bottling of ‘Gavi’/‘Cortese di Gavi’ Riserva and Riserva Spumante Metodo Classico DOCG wines must take place within the production area defined in Article 3.

Legal framework:

EU legislation

Type of further condition:

Derogation from production in the demarcated geographical area

Description of the condition:

Sparkling and semi-sparkling ‘Gavi’/‘Cortese di Gavi’ DOCG wines may be processed and aged across the administrative territory of the Piedmont provinces of Alessandria, Asti and Cuneo.

Link to the product specification

https://www.politicheagricole.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/17126

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(1)  OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2.

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