# C_2010073EN.01005001.xml

| 23.3.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 73/50 |
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23.3.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 73/50

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Publication of an application for recognition of a traditional term as provided for in Article 33 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009

2010/C 73/14

Under Article 33 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 (1), an application for recognition of a traditional term must be published in the C series of the Official Journal in order to inform third parties of the existence of that application, so as to allow possible objections to the recognition and protection of the traditional term to which the application relates.

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PUBLICATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF A TRADITIONAL TERM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 33 OF COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 607/2009

PUBLICATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF A TRADITIONAL TERM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 33 OF COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 607/2009

| Date of receipt | : | 18.2.2010 |
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| Number of pages | : | 11 |
| Language of the application | : | Spanish |
| File number | : | TDT-AR-N0005 |

Date of receipt

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18.2.2010

Number of pages

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11

Language of the application

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Spanish

File number

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TDT-AR-N0005

Applicant:

| Competent authority in the third country | : | Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura |
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| San Martín no 430 |
| Ciudad de Mendoza |
| CP 5500 |
| ARGENTINE REPUBLIC |
| Tel. +54 2615216606 |
| Fax +54 2615216604 |
| presidencia@inv.gov.ar |

Competent authority in the third country

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Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura

San Martín no 430

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Ciudad de Mendoza

CP 5500

ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

Tel. +54 2615216606

Fax +54 2615216604

presidencia@inv.gov.ar

Denomination: ‘GRAN RESERVA’

Traditional term under Article 118u(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Language:

| — | Article 31(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 |
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Article 31(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009

List of protected designations of origin or geographical indications concerned:

| — | The term ‘Gran Reserva’, for which recognition is being requested, can be used in any of the recognised geographical areas included in the attached list, which can also be found on the website http://www.inv.gov.ar, provided that they comply with the definition of ‘Gran Reserva’ |
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The term ‘Gran Reserva’, for which recognition is being requested, can be used in any of the recognised geographical areas included in the attached list, which can also be found on the website http://www.inv.gov.ar, provided that they comply with the definition of ‘Gran Reserva’

Categories of grapevine products:

| — | Wine/liqueur wine/sparkling wine (Annex XIb to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007) |
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Wine/liqueur wine/sparkling wine (Annex XIb to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007)

Definition:

| — | ‘Gran Reserva’: the term ‘Gran Reserva’ identifies wine made from the grapes listed in the Annex to Resolution INV C.22/08 or resulting from a blend of those grape varieties, which are suitable for making superior quality wine. ‘Gran Reserva’ wines must be made using at least one hundred and forty kilograms (140 kg) of grapes for each one hundred litres (100 l) of wine. Red ‘Gran Reserva’ wines are aged for a minimum of twenty-four (24) months after they reach oenological stability. For white and rosé wines, the minimum ageing time may not be less that twelve (12) months. The INV’s Declaration on the use of oak barrels for ‘Gran Reserva’ wine is attached hereto. Resolution INV C.23/08, which stipulates that the terms ‘Barrica’, ‘Criado en Barrica de Roble’ and ‘Crianza en Roble’, or other similar terms, may be used on the label only if oak containers have actually been used to give the wine the particular characteristics of the wood, is also attached. |
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‘Gran Reserva’: the term ‘Gran Reserva’ identifies wine made from the grapes listed in the Annex to Resolution INV C.22/08 or resulting from a blend of those grape varieties, which are suitable for making superior quality wine. ‘Gran Reserva’ wines must be made using at least one hundred and forty kilograms (140 kg) of grapes for each one hundred litres (100 l) of wine. Red ‘Gran Reserva’ wines are aged for a minimum of twenty-four (24) months after they reach oenological stability. For white and rosé wines, the minimum ageing time may not be less that twelve (12) months. The INV’s Declaration on the use of oak barrels for ‘Gran Reserva’ wine is attached hereto. Resolution INV C.23/08, which stipulates that the terms ‘Barrica’, ‘Criado en Barrica de Roble’ and ‘Crianza en Roble’, or other similar terms, may be used on the label only if oak containers have actually been used to give the wine the particular characteristics of the wood, is also attached.

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(1)  OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 60.

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