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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
REGULATION (EEC)No2133/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of8August1974
layingdowngeneralrulesforthedescriptionandpresentationofwinesandgrapemusts
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/
70i1)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1532/74(2),andinparticularArticles30(1)and
39(a)(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanPar­
liament;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee;
"WhereasArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
laysdowncertainrulesgoverningthedescriptionof
certainwinesinparticularcasesandprovidesfor
theadoptionofgeneralrulesonthedescriptionand
presentationofcertainwineproducts;,
Whereasthepurposeofanydescriptionand
presentationshouldbetosupplypotentialbuyers
andpublicbodiesresponsiblefororganizingand
supervisingthemarketingoftheproductsconcerned
withinformationsufficientlyclearandaccurateto
enablethemtoformanopinionoftheproducts;
whereasgeneralrulesshouldthereforebedrawnup
toensurethatthispurposeisserved;
Whereasinthecaseofthedescription,adistinction
shouldbemadebetweenmandatoryinformation
necessarytoidentifytheproductandoptionalinformationdesignedmainlytoindicatethespecial
propertiesoftheproductortocharacterizeit;
whereas,inviewoftheimportanceandscopeofthe
problem,stepsshouldbetakentoensurethatthe
informationprovidedisascompleteaspossible;
Whereastherulestobeadoptedconcerningthe
presentationoftheproductsinquestionshouldat
thesametimetakeintoaccounttheneedtoensure
thattheseproductscontinuetomeethighstandards
ofquality,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
TITLEI
DESCRIPTION
Article1
1.Thistitlelaysdownthegeneralrulesforthe
description;
(a)inthecaseofproductsoriginatingwithinthe
Community :
—ofproductsfallingwithinheadingNos22.04
and22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff
and,
—ofgrapemusts,whetherconcentratedornot,
asdefinedbypoints2and4ofAnnexIIto
Regulation (EEC)No816/70,andfalling
withinsubheadingex20.07oftheCommon
CustomsTariff.
(b)inthecaseofproductsoriginatinginnon-member
countriesandfulfillingtheconditionsofArticles
9and10oftheTreaty:
—ofproductsfallingwithinheadingNos22.04
and22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
—ofgrapemusts,asdefinedbypoint2of
AnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No816/70,and
fallingwithinsubheadingex20.07ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,(x)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL166,21.6.1974,p.1.

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—ofconcentratedgrapemusts,asdefinedby
Article2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
948/70(*)of26May1970definingcertain
productsfallingwithinheadingNps20.07,
22.04and22.05oftheCommonCustoms
Tariffandoriginatinginthirdcountries,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1533/74(2),
andfallingwithinsubheadingex20.07ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.
However,thistitledoesnotapplytosparklingwines,
aeratedsparklingwines,semi-sparkling wines,
aeratedsemi-sparkling winesandliqueurwines,as
referredtoinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No
816/70andArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No948/70.
2.Theserulesareapplicableforthedescriptionof
theproductsconcerned :
(a)onthelabels;
(b)inregistersandontheaccompanying andother
documentsprescribedbyCommunitylegislation,
hereinafterreferredtoas'officialdocuments',
otherthancustomsdocuments ;
(c)incommercialdocuments,particularlyininvoices
anddeliverynotes;
(d)inadvertisingmaterial,inasmuchasspecial
provisionismadeforsuchpurposeinthisRegu­
lation.Wherethemustsandwinesreferredtoinsubpara­
graphs(a)and(b)abovearelabelled,thelabelsused
mustconformtotheprovisionsofthisRegulation .
CHAPTER I
DESCRIPTION OFPRODUCTS ORIGINATING
WITHINTHECOMMUNITY
SectionA
DESCRIPTION OFTABLEWINES
AI:Labelling
Article2
1.Fortablewines,thedescriptiononthelabelshall
includethefollowinginformation :
(a)thewords'tablewine";
(b)thenominalvolumeofthetablewine;
(c)inthecaseof:
—containerswithanominalvolumeof60litres
orless:thenameorbusinessnameofthe
bottlerandthelocaladministrative areaor
partthereofinwhichhisheadofficesare
situated,
—othercontainers :thenameorbusinessname
oftheconsignorandthelocaladministrative
areaorpartthereofinwhichhisheadoffices
aresituated.
"Wherewineisbottledinorconsignedfroma
localadministrative areaorpartthereof,other
thanthatmentionedaboveoraneighbouring
localadministrative area,theinformationreferred
tounder(c),firstandsecondindents,shall
includeanindicationofthelocaladministrative
areaorpartthereofwheretheactivitywas
carriedout;
(d)inthecaseof:
(i)consignments toanotherMemberStateor
export:thenameoftheMemberStatein
whoseterritorythegrapeswereharvestedand
turnedintowine,providedthatboththese
operationstookplaceinthesameMember
State;
(ii)tablewine:
—resultingfromacoupageofproducts
originatingindifferentMemberStates,or
—whichwasnotturnedintowineinthe
sameMemberStateinwhichthegrapes
wereharvested:theinscription'EEC'.3.Theserulesareapplicabletoproductsheldfor
saleandtoproductsplacedonthemarket.
However,theMemberStatesmayexemptfromthe
provisionsconcerninginformationonthelabels:
(a)productstransported :
—betweentwoormoreplants,
—betweenvineyardsandwine-makingplants
belongingtothesameconcernandsituated
inthesamelocaladministrative area,
(b)quantitiesofgrapemustsandwinesnotexceeding
15litresperbatchandnotintendedforsale;
(c)quantitiesofmustsandwinesintendedforthe
domesticconsumption oftheproducerandhis
employees .
0OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.6.
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inasmuchasthisinformation islaiddownin
CommunitylegislationortheproducerMember
State.However,theuseofsuchinformationmay
beprohibitedinthedescriptionsoftablewines
originatinginaregionwhereitisnottraditional;
(e)anawardgrantedbyanofficialbodyorabody
officiallyrecognizedforthispurpose,fora
specifiedquantityoftablewine,providedthat
thisisaccompaniedbyastatementofthevintage
year,andprovidedthattheawardcanbeproved
byanappropriatedocument.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission
ofanyawardsthatmaybegrantedtotablewines
intheirterritoryandoftherulesthatareapplied
inthisconnection;
(f)astatementthatthewineswerebottledonthe
premisesofthevineyardwherethegrapesfrom
whichthewinewasmadewereharvestedand
turnedintowineor,inthecaseofagroupof
vineyards,ononeoftheirpremisesoron
premisesundertheircontrol;
(g)thenameofavineyardorgroupofvineyardsin
whichthetablewineinquestionwasobtained,
wherethisislikelytoenhancethereputationof
suchwine,inasmuchassuchinformation is
governedbyimplementingprocedures,orfailing
this,bytheproducerMemberState.2.Fortablewines,thedescriptiononthelabelmay
besupplementedbythefollowinginformation :
(a)astatementastowhetherthewineisred,rose
orwhite;
(b)abrandname,inaccordancewiththetermsof
Article8;
(c)thenameorbusinessnameofthenaturalorlegal
personsorgroupofpersonswhohavebeen
involvedinthecommercialdistributionofthe
tablewineinquestion,andthelocaladministrat­
iveareaorpartthereofinwhichtheirhead
officesaresituated,
(d)acitation,awardedbyanofficialbodyorabody
officiallyrecognizedforthispurpose,tooneof
thepersonsorgroupofpersonsreferredtoin
(c),wherethisislikelytoenhancethereputation
ofthetablewineconcerned,inasmuchasthis
mentionisgovernedbyimplementingprocedures,
orfailingthisbytheprovisionsoftheMember
Stateconcerned;
(e)wherethetablewineisnotconsignedtoanother
MemberStateorexportedandiftheconditions
laiddowninparagraph1(d)(ii)arenotfulfilled,
thenameoftheMemberStateinwhoseterritory
thegrapeswereharvestedandturnedintowine;
(f)theactualand/ortotalalcoholicstrength;
(g)arecommendation totheconsumerastotheuse
ofthewine. Article3
1.OnlytheinformationreferredtoinArticle2shall
beallowedforthedescriptiononlabelsoftable
wines.
MemberStatesmay,however,laydownadditional
rulesfortablewinesintendedforexport,insofar
asthelegislationofnon-membercountriesmakes
thisnecessary.
2.Inthecaseoftablewinesobtainedontheir
territory,MemberStatesmaymakecompulsory,
dispensewithorrestricttheuseofcertaininfor­
mationreferredtoinArticle2(3).
3.EachMemberStateshallallowthedescriptionof
tablewineswhichoriginateinotherMemberStates
andaredistributedinitsterritory,providedsuch
descriptionconformstoCommunitylegislationand
isallowedintheproducerMemberStateinaccord­
ancewiththisRegulation .
However,theMemberStatesmay,foratransitional
periodoffiveyearsfromtheimplementation ofthis3.Fortablewinesdescribedinaccordancewith
Article30(2)and(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70,thedescriptionmaybefurthersupplemented
bythefollowinginformation :
(a)thenameofageographicalunitwhichissmaller
thantheMemberState,inaccordancewiththe
termsofArticle4;
(b)thenameofoneortwovinevarieties,inaccord­
ancewiththetermsofArticle5;
(c)thevintageyearinaccordancewiththetermsof
Article6;
(d)detailsasto:
—themethodofproduction ,
—thetypeofproduct,
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particularcolourreferredtoinArticle2(3)(d)
shallbeprovidedsolelyinoneoftheofficial
languagesoftheMemberStateoforigin.
Forthedescriptionoftablewinesintendedforexport,
provisionmaybemadeundertheimplementingpro­
ceduresfortheuseofotherlanguages.
Article4
1.Forthedescriptiononthelabelsoftablewines,
thenameofa'geographicalunitwhichissmaller
thantheMemberState',asreferredtoinArticle2
(3)(a)shallbetakentomean:
—asmalllocalityorgrouporlocalities,
—alocaladministrative areaorpartthereof,
—awine-growing sub-regionorpartthereof,
—aregionotherthanaspecifiedregion.
Thegeographicalunitsreferredtointhepreceding
subparagraphshallconstituteproductionareaswithin
themeaningofthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle30
(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.Regulation,makecompulsorytheindicationofthe
actualalcoholicstrengthfortablewinesdistributed
intheirterritory.
Withintheaforesaidperiodoffiveyears,theCouncil
shalldecide,onaproposalfromtheCommission
andinaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaid
downinArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,oncommon,
arrangementstoapplysubsequenttothisperiodin
respectofindicationoftheactualalcoholicstrength.
4.Inthecaseoftablewinesdistributedintheir
territory,theMemberStatesmayallowinformation
concerningthebottlerandtheplaceofbottlingto
begivenintheformofacode.
5.Inthecaseoftablewine,anindicationofallor
partofthenameofaspecifiedregion,asdefined
byArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No817/
70(*)of28April1970layingdownspecialprovisions
relatingtoqualitywinespsr,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2680/72(2),shallbegiveninthe
formofacode.
However,theMemberStatesmayprescribeother
appropriatemeasuresfortheirterritoryinorderto
avoidconfusionwiththespecifiedregioninquestion.
6.Forthedescriptiononthelabelsoftablewines,
theinformationreferredtoinArticle2shallbegiven
inoneormoreoftheofficiallanguagesofthe
Community .
However,
(a)—oneoftheofficiallanguagesoftheMember
Stateoforiginshallbeusedforthenameofa
geographicialunitwhichissmallerthanthe
MemberStatereferredtoinArticle2(3)(a),
and
—theinformationinrespectofbottling,as
referredtoinArticle2(3)(f),
suchinformationmayalsobegiveninanother
Communitylanguageincaseswherethispractice
istraditionalandcustomaryintheMemberState
concerned;
(b)itmaybedecidedthattheinformationastothe
methodofproduction,thetypeofproductora2.Inthecaseoftablewinesproducedintheir
territoryanddescribedinaccordancewithArticle30
(2)and(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,the
producingMemberStatesmayprohibittheuseof
oneormorenamesofgeographicalunitsreferredto
inparagraph 1whicharesmallerthantheMember
State.
3.Theuseofoneofthenamesreferredtoin
paragraph1todescribeatablewineshallbesubject
totheconditionthatitcannotbeidentifiedwiththe
geographicalascription,takenasawhole,ofa
qualitywinepsrnamedafterthespecifiedregionor,
whereappropriate,namedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticle14(1),norwiththedescription
ofanimportedwinereferredtoinArticle28and
thatthereisnoriskofconfusionwithaqualitywine
producedinaspecifiedregionorwithanimported
wine.
Article5
1.ThenameofavinevarietyreferredtoinArticle
2(3)(b)maybeusedonalabeltodescribeatable
wineonlyif
(a)thatvarietyisincludedinthelistofvinevarieties
drawnupinaccordancewithArticle16of0OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.20.
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allowedonlyifallthegrapesusedtoproducethe
tablewineconcernedwereharvestedduringthe
yearintendedtobeindicated.
2.Byderogationfromparagraph 1andwithout
prejudicetoArticle7,producerMemberStatesmay
allowtheindicationofthevintageyearifatleast
85%ofthetablewineconcernedisobtainedfrom
grapesofthevintageyearintendedtobeindicated.
Article7
ThefirstsubparagraphofArticle30(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70andArticles5(2)and6(2)ofthis
Regulationmaybeappliedsimultaneously onlyif
atleast85%ofthetablewineresultingfromthe
coupagecomesfromtheproductionarea,thevine
varietyandthevintageyearshowninthedescription
ofthetablewine.Regulation (EEC)No816/70fortheadministrat­
iveunitwhichthegrapesusedtoproducethe
tablewineinquestionwereharvested;however,
thisprovisionshallnotapplytowinesreferred
toinArticle11(4)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1388/70(*)of13July1970ongeneralrules
fortheclassificationofvinevarieties;
(b)thenameofthevarietyisthatgiven:
—intheclassification ofvinevarietiesforthe
administrative unitreferredtoin(a),
—whereappropriate,inalistofsynonymsto
bedrawnup;thislistmayprovidethata
givensynonymmaybeusedonlytodescribe
atablewineproducedintheareasofpro­
ductioninwhichthisuseistraditionaland
customary ;
(c)withtheexceptionofsuchproductsasmaybe
usedforsweetening,thetablewineconcernedis
madeentirelyfromgrapesofthevarietyspeci­
fied;
(d)thatvarietydeterminesthenatureofthetable
wineinquestion;
(e)itisaccompaniedbythenameofageographical
unitwhichissmallerthantheMemberState
concerned,asreferredtoinArticle4(1);
(f)thenameofthisvarietydoesnotcauseconfusion
withthenameofaspecifiedregionorageo­
graphicalunitusedtodescribeaqualitywinepsr
oranimportedwine.
2.Byderogationfromparagraph1,andwithoutpre­
judicetoArticle7,producerMemberStatesmay
allowtheindicationof:
—thenamesoftwovinevarietiesforoneandthe
sametablewineprovidedthatitisproduced
solelyfromthevarietiesgiven,or
—thenameofonevinevariety,iftheproduct
concernedisobtainedatleast85%fromgrapes
ofthevarietynamed,andprovidedthatthe
varietydeterminesthenatureoftheproductin
question.Article8
Labelsusedforthedescriptionofatablewinemay
notbearbrandnamesshowingwords,partsof
words,signsordesignswhich:
(a)arelikelytocreateafalseimpressionofaperson,
particularlythebottler,whohasbeeninvolvedin
thecommercialdistributionoftheproduct
described;
(b)includethenameofaqualitywinepsrormay
leadtoconfusionwiththedescriptionofa
qualitywinepsr;
(c)inthecaseoftablewinesdescribedinaccordance
withArticle30(2)and(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70,containfalseormisleadinginfor­
mation,particularlyinrespectofindicationsof
geographicalorigin,vinevariety,vintageyearor
superiorquality;or
(d)inthecaseoftablewinesotherthanthose
referredtounder(c),containinformationconcern­
ingthegeographicalorigin,vinevariety,vintage
yearoranyindicationofsuperiorquality.
AII:OfficialdocumentsandregistersArticle6
1.Mentionofthevintageyear,asreferredtoin
Article2(3)(c),onlabelsfortablewines,maybeArticle9
1.Inthecaseoftablewines,thedescriptiongiven
intheofficialdocumentsshallincludethefollowing
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—theinformationreferredtoinArticle9(1),and
—theinformationreferredtoinArticle9(2)inas­
muchasitappearsonthelabels.
2.Wherethedescriptioninthecommercialdocu­
mentsofthetablewinesalsoincludesinformation
referredtoinArticle2,suchinformationmustcon­
formtotheprovisionsofArticles4,5,6,7and8.
3.Inthecaseoftablewinesdistributedintheir
territory,theMemberStatesmayallowtheinfor­
mationreferredtoinArticle2tobegiveninthe
commercialdocumentsintheformofacode.The
codemustbesuchastoenabletheinspection
authoritytoidentifyrapidlythedescriptionofthe
tablewineconcerned .(a)theterm'tablewine';
(b)astatementastowhetherthewineisred,rose
orwhite;
(c)inthecaseof:
(i)consignments toanotherMemberStateor
export:theMemberStateinwhoseterritory
thegrapeswereharvestedandturnedinto
wine,providedthatboththeseoperations
tookplaceinthesameMemberState,
(ii)tablewine:
—resultingfromacoupageofproducts
originatinginotherMemberStates,or
—whichwasnotturnedintowineinthe
MemberStateinwhichthegrapesused
wereharvested :
theinscription'EEC'.
2.Thedescriptionoftablewinesintheofficial
documentsshallalsoincludetheinformationreferred
toinArticle2(2)and(3)andsetoutbelow,inas­
muchasitappearsorisintendedtoappearonthe
labels:
(a)thevintageyear;
(b)thenameofageographicalunitwhichissmaller
thantheMemberStateconcerned ;
(c)thenameofoneortwovinevarieties;
(d)astatementastothemethodofproduction,the
typeofproductoraparticularcolour.
Article10
1.Fortablewines,thedescriptionintheregisters
keptbyproducersshallincludetheinformation
referredtoin:
—Article9(1)(a)and(b),
—Article9(2),insofarasitisintendedtoappear
onthelabels,orintheabsenceofalabel,onthe
accompanying document.
2.Fortablewines,thedescriptionintheregisters
keptbypersonsotherthanproducersshallinclude
—theinformationreferredtoinArticle9(1),
—thenumberoftheaccompanying documentand
thedateonwhichitwasdrawnup.
AIII:Commercial documents
Article11
1.Whereanaccompanying documenthasnotbeen
drawnupforatablewine,thedescriptioninthe
commercialdocumentsreferredtoinArticle1(2)
(c)shallcomprise:SectionB
DESCRIPTION OFQUALITYWINESPRODUCED IN
SPECIFIED REGIONS
BI:Labelling
Article12
1.Inthecaseofqualitywinespsr,thedescription
onthelabelsshallincludethefollowinginformation :
(a)thespecifiedregionoforigin;
(b)oneoftheexpressionsreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle12(4)ofRegulation
(EEC)No817/70;
(c)thenominalvolumeofthequalitywinepsr;
(d)oncontainerswithanominalvolumeof60litres
orless:
—thenameorbusinessnameofthebottlerand
thelocaladministrative areaorpartthereofin
whichhisheadofficesaresituated,
othercontainers :
—thenameorbusinessnameoftheconsigner
andthelocaladministrative areaorpart
thereofinwhichhisheadofficesaresituated.
Wherewineisbottledinorconsignedfroma
localadministrative areaorpartthereof
otherthanthatmentionedaboveoraneigh­
bouringlocaladministrative area,theinfor­
mationreferredtounder(d),firstandsecond
indents,shallbeaccompaniedbyanindication
ofthelocaladministrative areaorpartthereof
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(e)inthecaseofconsignments toanotherMember
Stateorexport,thenameoftheMemberStatein
whichthespecifiedregionissituated.
2.Inthecaseofqualitywinespsr,thedescription
onthelabelsmaybesupplemented bythefollowing
information :
(a)astatementastowhetherthewineisred,white
orrose;
(b)thevintageyearinaccordancewiththetermsof
Article16;
(c)abrandnameinaccordance ,withthetermsof
Article16;
(d)thenameorbusinessnameofthenaturalorlegal
personsorgroupofpersonswhohavebeenin­
volvedinthedistributionofthequalitywinespsr
inquestionandthenameofthelocaladministrat­
iveareaorpartthereofinwhichtheirheadoffices
aresituated;
(e)acitationawardedtooneofthepersonsorgroup
ofpersonsreferredtoin(d)byanofficialbody
orabodyofficiallyrecognizedforthispurpose
wherethisislikelytoenhancethereputationof
thequalitywinepsrconcerned;providedthat
suchamentionisgovernedbyimplementingpro­
ceduresor,failingthis,bythelegislationofthe
MemberStateconcerned;
(f)thenameoftheMemberStateoforigin,insofar
asparagraph1(e)doesnotrequirethisname
tobegiven;
(g)theactualand/ortotalalcoholicstrength;
(h)arecommendation totheconsumerastotheuse
ofthewine;
(i)specificdetailsofatraditionalkind,insofaras
theyareusedinaccordancewiththetermslaid
downinthelegislationoftheproducerMember
Stateandareenteredonalisttobedrawnup;
(k)detailsconcerning :
—themethodofproduction,
—thetypeofproduct,
—aparticularcolourofthequalitywinepsr,
insofarasthisinformation laiddownin
CommunitylegislationorbytheproducerMem­
berState.However,theuseofsuchinformation
maybeprohibitedinthedescriptionofqualitywinespsroriginatinginaspecifiedregionwhere
itisnottraditional ;
(1)thenameofageographicalunitwhichissmaller
thanthespecifiedregion,inaccordancewiththe
termsofArticle14;
(m)thenameofavineyardorgroupofvineyardson
whosepremisesthequalitywinepsrinquestion
wasmade,andwherethisislikelytoenhance
thereputationofthiswine,insofarassuchin­
formationisgovernedbyimplementingprocedures
or,failingthis,bythelegislationoftheproducer
MemberState;
(n)thenameofoneortwovinevarieties,inaccord­
ancewiththetermsofArticle15;
(o)aqualitycontrolnumberallottedbyanofficial
bodytothequalitywinepsrinquestion;
(p)anawardgrantedbyanofficialbodyorabody
officiallyrecognizedforsuchpurposetothe
qualitywinepsrinquestionandprovidedthat
theawardcanbeprovedbyanappropriate
document;
(q)anindicationthatthewineswerebottledonthe
premisesofthevineyardwherethegrapesfrom
whichthewinewasobtainedwereharvestedand
turnedintowine,orinthecaseofagroupof
vineyards,ononeoftheirpremisesorana
premisesundertheircontrol;
(r)withinatransitionalperiodoffiveyearsasfrom
theimplementation ofthisRegulation :anindi­
cationthatthewineswerebottledinthespecified
region,insofarasthisuseistraditionaland
customaryinthespecifiedregionconcerned;
(s)thenumberofthecontainer.
Article13
1.OnlytheinformationreferredtoinArticle12
shallbeallowedforthedescriptiononlabelsofa
qualitywinepsr.
MemberStatesmay,however,laydownadditional
rulesforqualitywinespsrintendedforexport,inso
farasthelegislationofnon-membercountriesmakes
itnecessarytodoso.
2.Inthecaseofqualitywinesproducedinspecified
regionsintheirterritory,MemberStatesmaymake
compulsory,dispensewithorrestrictcertaininfor­
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3.EachMemberStateshallallowthedescriptionof
qualitywinespsrwhichoriginateinotherMember
Statesandaredistributedinitsterritory,provided
suchdescriptionconformstoCommunitylegislation
andisallowedintheproducerMemberStatein
accordancewiththisRegulation .(b)Itmaybedecidedthattheinformationastothe
methodofproduction,thetypeofproductora
particularcolourreferredtoinArticle12(2)(k)
shallbeprovidedsolelyinoneoftheofficial
languagesoftheMemberStateoforigin.
Forthedescriptionofqualitywinespsrintendedfor
export,provisionmaybemadeundertheimplement­
ingproceduresfortheuseofotherlanguages.However,MemberStatesmay,foratransitional
periodoffiveyearsasfromtheimplementation of
thisRegulationmaketheindicationoftheactual
alcoholicstrengthcompulsoryforqualitywinespsr
distributedintheirterritory.
WithintheaforesaidperiodoffiveyearstheCouncil
shalldecide,onaproposalfromtheCommission
andinaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaid
downinArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,oncommon
arrangementstoapplysubsequenttothisperiodin
respectofindicationoftheactualalcoholicstrength.
4.Inthecaseofproductsdistributedintheirterri­
tory,MemberStatesmayallowinformation
concerningthebottlerandtheplaceofbottlingtobe
indicatedintheformofacode.Article14
1.Forthedescriptiononthelabelsofaquality
winepsrthenameofa'geographicalunitwhichis
smallerthanthespecifiedregion',asreferredtoin
Article12(2)(m),shallbetakentomean:
—asmalllocalityorgroupoflocalities,
—alocaladministrative areaorpartthereof,
—awine-growing sub-regionorpartthereof.
2.TheproducerMemberStatesmayallocatethe
nameofageographicalunitwhichissmallerthan
thespecifiedregioninquestiontoqualitywinespsr
providedthat:
—■thisgeographicalunitiswelldefined,
—allthegrapesfromwhichthewineshavebeen
producedoriginateinthisunit.5.Forthedescriptiononthelabelsofqualitywines
psrtheinformationreferredtoinArticle12shallbe
giveninoneormoreoftheofficiallanguagesofthe
Community .
However,
(a)oneoftheofficiallanguagesoftheMemberState
oforiginshallbeusedfor:
—thenameofthespecifiedregioninwhichthe
qualitywinepsrconcernedoriginates,
—oneoftheexpressionsreferredtointhe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle12(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No817/70,
—thenameofageographicalunitwhichis
smallerthanthespecifiedregion,asreferred
toinArticle12(2)(1),
—thenameofthevineyardorgroupofvine­
yards,asreferredtoinArticle12(2)(m),and
—informationinrespectofbottling,asreferred
toinArticle12(2)(q).3.Whereaqualitywinepsrisobtainedfrom
productsofgrapesharvestedindifferentgeographical
units,referredtoinparagraph1andsituatedwithin
thesamespecifiedregion,theonlyinformation
allowedinadditiontothenameofthespecified
regionshallbethenameofthelargergeographical
unitcoveringallthewine-producing areasconcerned.
However,withoutprejudiceinArticle17,producer
MemberStatesmayallowtheuseofthenameofa
geographicalunitreferredtoinparagraph1fora
qualitywinepsr:
(a)obtainedfromamixtureofgrapes,grapemusts
ornewwinesstillinfermentationor,withina
five-yeartransitionalperiodasfromtheimple­
mentationofthisRegulation,fromwineoriginat­
inginthegeographicalunitwhosenameistobe
usedforthedescription,withaproductmade
inthesamespecifiedregionbutoutsidethisunit,
providedthatthequalitywinepsrconcernedis
obtainedatleast85%fromgrapesharvestedin
thegeographicalunitwhosenameitbears;Suchinformationmayalsobegiveninanother
languageoftheCommunitywherethispractice
istraditionalandcustomaryintheMemberState
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2.Byderogationfromparagraph1andwithout
prejudicetoArticle17,producerMemberStatesmay
allowanindicationof
—thenamesoftwovinevarietiesforoneandthe
samequalitywinepsr,providedthatitisobtained
entirelyfromthevarietiesnamed,or
—thenameofonevinevariety,iftheproduct
concernedisobtainedatleast85%fromgrapes
ofthevarietyspecifiedandifthisvariety
determinesthenatureoftheproductinquestion.(b)havingbeensweetenedwithaproductmadein
thesamespecifiedregion.
4.Thenameofaspecifiedregionandthenameof­
ageographicalunitasreferredtoinparagraphi
shallnotbeallowedfor:
—awineresultingfromamixtureofqualitywine
psrwithaproductmadeoutsidethespecified
regioninquestion,
—aqualitywinepsrwhichhasbeensweetenedwith
aproductmadeoutsidethespecifiedregionin
question,
ifthesewinesarenotshownonthelisttobedrawn
upinaccordancewithArticle5(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No817/70.Article16
1.Mentionofthevintageyearasreferredtoin
Article12(2)(b)onlabelsforqualitywinespsr
maybeallowedonlyifallthegrapesusedtoproduce
thequalitywinepsrconcernedwereharvestedduring
theyeartobementioned .
2.Byderogationfromparagraph1andwithout
prejudicetoArticle17,producerMemberStatesmay
allowanindicationofthevintageyearifatleast
85%ofthequalitywinepsrconcernedisobtained
fromgrapesharvestedintheyeartobeshown.
Article17
Theprovisionsofthesecondsubparagraph of
Article14(3)(a),thesecondindentedsubparagraph
ofArticle15(2)andArticle16(2)maybeapplied
simultaneously onlyifatleast85%ofthequality
winepsrresultingfromthemixturecomesfromthe
geographicalunitwhichissmallerthanthespecified
region,fromthevinevarietyandfromthevintage
yearshowninthedescriptionofthequalitywine
psr.Article15
1.Thenameofavinevarietyasreferredtoin
Article12(2)(n)todescribeonthelabelaquality
winepsrmaybeusedonlyif:
(a)thatvarietyisincludedinthelistdrawnupby
theMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticle3
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70forthe
descriptionofthevinevarietieswhicharesuitable
fortheproductionofeachofthequalitywines
psrproducedintheirterritory;
(b)thenameofthevarietyisthatgiven:
—intheclassification ofvinevarietiesforthe
administrative unitconcerned,
—whereappropriate,inalistofsynonymsto
bedrawnup;thislistmayprovidethata
givensynonymmaybeusedonlytodescribe
aqualitywinepsrproducedintheareasof
productioninwhichthisuseistraditionaland
customary ;
(c)withtheexceptionofsuchproductsasmaybe
usedforsweetening,thequalitywinepsris
obtainedentirelyfromgrapesofthevariety
specified;
(d)thatvarietydeterminesthenatureofthequality
winepsrinquestion;
(e)thenameofthatvarietydoesnotcauseconfusion
withthenameofaspecifiedregionorgeographi­
calunitusedtodescribeanotherqualitywine
psrorwiththenameofanimportedwine.Article18
Labelsusedforthedescriptionofaqualitywinepsr
maynotbearbrandnamesshowingwords,partsof
words,signsordesignswhich:
(a)arelikelytocreateafalseimpressionofaperson,
inparticularthebottler,whohasbeeninvolved
inthecommercialdistributionoftheproduct
described;
(b)includethenameofatablewineorarelikelyto
causeconfusionwiththedescriptionofatable
wineorwithanotherqualitywinepsr;or
(c)containfalseormisleadinginformation,par­
ticularlyinrespectofindicationsofgeographical
origin,vinevariety,vintageyearorsuperior
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—theinformationreferredtoinArticle19(1),
—thenumberoftheaccompanying documentand
thedateonwhichitwasdrawnup.BII:Officialdocumentsandregisters
Article19
1.Inthecaseofqualitywinespsr,thedescription
givenintheofficialdocumentsshallincludethe
followinginformation :
(a)theterm'qualitywinepsr';
(b)whereappropriate,oneoftheexpressionsreferred
tointhesecondsubparagraph ofArticle12(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No817/70;
(c)thespecifiedregion;
(d)astatementastowhetherthewineisred,rose
orwhite;
(e)inthecaseofconsignments toanotherMember
Stateorexport:thenameoftheMemberState
towhichthespecifiedregionbelongs.
2.Thedescriptionofqualitywinespsrintheof­
ficialdocumentsshallalsoincludetheinformation
referredtoinArticle12(2)andsetoutbelow,inso
farasitappearsorisintendedtoappearonthe
labels:
(a)thevintageyear;
(b)specificdetailsofatraditionalkindforthe
purposeofindicatingquality;
(c)astatementastothemethodofproduction,the
typeofproductoraparticularcolour;
(d)thenameofageographicalunitwhichissmaller
thanthespecifiedregion;
(e)thenameofoneortwovinevarieties.BIII:Commercial documents
Article21
1.Whereanaccompanying documenthasnotbeen
drawnupforaqualitywinepsr,thedescriptionin
thecommercialdocumentsreferredtoinArticle1
(2)(c)shallcomprise:
—theinformationreferredtoinArticle19(1),and
—theinformationreferredtoinArticle19(2)in
sofarasitappearsonthelabels.
2.Wherethedescriptioninthecommercial
documentsofthequalitywinepsralsoincludes
informationreferredtoinArticle12,suchinfor­
mationmustconformtotheprovisionsofArticles
14,15,16,17and18.
3.Inthecaseofqualitywinespsrdistributedin
theirterritory,theMemberStatesmayallowthein­
formationcontainedinArticle12tobegiveninthe
commercialdocumentsintheformofacode.This
codemustbesuchastoenabletheinspection
authoritytoidentifyrapidlythedescriptionofthe
qualitywinespsrconcerned.
SectionC
DESCRIPTION OFPRODUCTS OTHERTHANTABLE
WINESANDQUALITYWINESPSR
CI:Labelling
Article22
1.Whereproductsotherthantablewinesand
qualitywinespsrarelabelled,thelabelsusedshall
includethefollowinginformation :
(a)thetypeofproduct,usingthatdefinition
containedinCommunitylegislationwhichgives
themostaccuratedescriptionoftheproduct
concerned;
(b)for:
—grapemustandconcentratedgrapemust:the
density,
—partiallyfermentedgrapemustandnewwine
stillinfermentation :thetotalalcoholic
strength,
—otherwine:theactualand/ortotalalcoholic
strength;Article20
1.Forqualitywinespsr,thedescriptioninthe
registerskeptbyproducersshallincludetheinfor­
mationreferredtoin:
—Article19(1)(a),(b),(c)and(d),
—Article19(2),insofarasitisintendedtoappear
onthelabels,orintheabsenceofalabel,onthe
accompanying document.
2.Forqualitywinepsr,thedescriptioninthe
registerskeptbypersonsotherthanproducers,shall
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(c)thenominalvolumeoftheproduct;
(d)for:
—containerswithanominalvolumeof60litres
orless:thenameorbusinessnameofthe
bottlerandthelocaladministrative areaor
partthereofinwhichhisheadofficesare
situated,
—othercontainers :thenameorbusinessname
oftheconsignorandthelocaladministrative
areaorpartthereofinwhichhisheadoffices
aresituated;
(e)inthecaseofconsignmentstoanotherMember
Stateorexport:
—forwines:thenameoftheMemberStatein
whoseterritorythegrapeswereharvestedand
turnedintowine,providedthatboththese
operationstookplaceinthesameMember
State,
—forgrapemusts:thenameoftheMember
Stateinwhoseterritorythegrapeswere
harvestedandproductioncarriedout,
providedthatboththeseoperationstook
placeinthesameMemberState;
(f)theinscription'EEC'forwinesandgrapemusts:
—whichresultfromacoupageofproducts
originatingindifferentMemberStates,or
—which,inthecaseofgrapemusts,werenot
produced,and,inthecaseofwine,werenot
turnedintowineintheMemberStatein
whichthegrapesusedwereharvested;
(g)anyrestrictiononuseimposedbyCommunity
legislation.Article23
1.OnlytheinformationreferredtoinArticle22
shallbeallowedforthedescriptiononlabelsof
productsotherthantablewinesandqualitywines
psrHowever,undertheimplementing procedures,
additionalprovisionsmaybemadeforproductsother
thantablewinesandqualitywinespsrintendedfor
export,insofarasthelegislationofnon-member
countriesmakesthisnecessary.
2.EachMemberStateshallallowthedescriptionof
productsotherthantablewinesandqualitywines
psrwhichoriginateinotherMemberStatesandare
distributedinitsterritory,providedsuchdescription
conformstoCommunitylegislationandisallowed
intheproducerMemberStateinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofthisRegulation.
However,theMemberStatesmaymakecompulsory,
dispensewithorrestricttheuseofcertaininfor­
mationreferredtoinArticle22(2)forproductsother
thantablewinesandqualitywinespsrobtainedon
theirterritory.
3.Anindicationonthelabelofthevintageyear
referredtoinArticle22(2)(a)todescribeaproduct
otherthanatablewineoraqualitywinepsrmay
begivenonlyifallthegrapesusedformakingthe
productinquestionwereharvestedduringtheyear
whichisintendedtobeshown.
4.Forthedescriptiononthelabelsofproducts
otherthantablewinesandqualitywinespsrthe
informationreferredtoinArticle22shallbegiven
inoneormoreoftheofficiallanguagesoftheCom­
munity.Forthedescriptionofproductsotherthan
tablewinesandqualitywinespsrintendedfor
export,provisionmaybemadeundertheimplement­
ingproceduresforotherlanguagestobeused.
CII:Officialdocumentsandregisters2.Thedescriptionoftheseproductsonlabelsmay
besupplemented byindicating :
(a)thevintageyear;
(b)thenameorbusinessnameofthenaturalorlegal
personsorgroupofpersonswhohavebeen
involvedinthecommercialdistribution ofthe
productinquestionandthelocaladministrative
areaorpartthereofinwhichtheirheadoffices
aresituated;
(c)wheretheproductisnotconsignedtoanother
MemberStateorexportedandiftheconditions
laiddowninparagraph1(f)arenotfulfilled:
thenameoftheMemberStateinwhoseterritory
thegrapeswereharvestedandtheproduction
tookplace.Article24
1.Inthecaseofproductsotherthantablewines
orqualitywinespsrthedescriptionintheofficial
documentsshallincludethefollowinginformation :
(a)astatementastowhetherthewineisred,rose
orwhite,
(b)thetypeofproduct
—usingthatdefinitioncontainedinCommunity
legislationwhichgivesthemostaccurate
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—theinformationreferredtoinArticle24(2),inso
farassuchinformationisintendedtoappearon
thelabelsorintheabsenceofalabelonthe
accompanying document.
2.Intheregisterskeptbypersonsotherthanpro­
ducers,thedescriptionoftheseproductsshallinclude
—theinformationreferredtoinArticle24(1),
—thenumberoftheaccompanying documentand
thedateonwhichitwasdrawnup.
CIII:Commercial documents
Article26
1.Inthecaseofproductsotherthantablewinesor
qualitywinespsr,thedescriptioninthecommercial
documentsreferredtoinArticle1(2)(c)shallinclude
attheveryleasttheinformationreferredtoin
Article24(1).
2.Ifthevintageyearisgivenaswell,suchinfor­
mationmustconformtotheprovisionsofArticle—supplemented forgrapemusts,partially
fermentedgrapemustsandnewwinesstill
infermentationintendedforprocessinginto
qualitywinepsrbythestatement'intended
forprocessingintoqualitywinepsr'.
(c)inthecaseofconsignmentstoanotherMember
Stateorexport:
—forwines:theMemberStateinwhose
territorythegrapeswereharvestedandturned
intowine,providedthatboththeseoperations
tookplaceinthesameMemberState,
—forgrapemusts:theMemberStateinwhose
territorythegrapeswereharvestedandthe
productioncarriedout,providedthatboth
theseoperationstookplaceinthesame
MemberState;
(d)theinscription'EEC'forwii>eandgrapemusts:
—whichhaveresultedfromacoupageof
productsoriginatingindifferentMember
States,or
—which,inthecaseofgrapemusts,werenot
producedand,inthecaseofwine,werenot
turnedintowineintheMemberStateinwhich
thegrapesusedwereharvested.233.
2.Thedescriptionintheofficialdocumentsof
productsotherthantablewinesandqualitywines
psrshallalsoinclude:
(a)forproductsintendedforprocessingintotable
winesandforwinessuitableforyieldingtable
wine:theinformationreferredtoinArticle9(2);
(b)forproductsintendedforprocessingintoquality
winepsr:theinformationreferredtointhe
thirdand,whereappropriate,thesecondindent
ofArticle19(1)(c)and(b)andinArticle19(2);
(c)forotherproducts:theinformationreferredto
inArticle22(2)(a)and(c);
insofarasitisintendedtoappearonthelabelsof
tablewinesandofqualitywinespsrobtainedfrom
theproductsreferredtoin(a)and(b)oronthe
labelsoftheproductsreferredtoin(c).3.Ifforgrapemusts,partiallyfermentedgrape
mustsandnewwinesstillinfermentation ,intended
forprocessingintotablewineandwinessuitablefor
yieldingtablewine,thedescriptioninthecommercial
documentsalsoincludestheinformationreferredto
inArticle2,suchinformationmustconformtothe
provisionsofArticles4,5,6,7and8.
4.Ifforgrapemusts,partiallyfermentedgrape
mustsandnewwinesstillinfermentation ,intended
forprocessingintoqualitywinespsr,thedescription
inthecommercialdocumentsalsoincludestheinfor­
mationreferredtoinArticle12,suchinformation
mustconformtotheprovisionsofArticles14,15,16,
17and18.
5.Theinformationspecifiedinthecommercial
documentsoftheproductsreferredtoinparagraphs
3and4shallbeconsistentwiththatspecifiedinthe
accompanying documents .
CHAPTER II
DESCRIPTION OFPRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN
NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES
SectionA
LABELLING
Article27
1.Thedescriptiononthelabelsofimportedwines
intendedfordirecthumanconsumptionnotincludedArticle25
1.Inthecaseofproductsotherthantablewinesor
qualitywinespsr,thedescriptionintheregisters
keptbyproducersshallinclude:
—theinformationreferredtoinArticle24(1)(a)
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(c)thenameorbusinessnameofthenaturalorlegal
personsorgroupofpersonswhohavebeenin­
volvedinthecommercial distribution ofthe
importedwineandthelocaladministrative area
inwhichtheirheadofficesaresituated;
(d)theactualand/ortotalalcoholicstrength;
(e)arecommendation totheconsumerastotheuse
ofthewine.inthelistreferredtoinArticle28(1)shallinclude
thefollowinginformation :
(a)theterm'wine';
(b)thenominalvolumeoftheimportedwine;
(c)wherethesewines:
—havebeenbottled,intheCommunity,in
containerswithanominalvolumeof60
litresorless:thenameorbusinessnameof
thebottlerandthelocaladministrative area
orpartthereofinwhichhisheadofficesare
situated.However,wherethebottlingwas
carriedoutinalocaladministrative areaor
partthereofotherthanthatmentionedabove
oraneighbouring localadministrative area,
thementionofthebottler'sheadofficesshall
specifythelocaladministrative areaorpart
thereofwherethebottlingwascarriedout,
—havebeenbottled,outsidetheCommunity ,in
containerswithanominalvolumeof60
litresorless:thenameorbusinessnameof
theimporterandthelocaladministrative
areaorpartthereofinwhichhisheadoffices
aresituated,
—aredistributedinothercontainers :thename
orbusinessnameoftheimporterandthe
localadministrative areaorpartthereofin
whichhisheadofficesaresituated,
(d)thenon-membercountryoforigin,asstatedin
thedocumentsreferredtoinCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1599/71(*)of20July1971laying
downadditionalconditionswithwhichimported
winesfordirecthumanconsumption haveto
comply,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1727/73(2),andwhichaccompanythewine
inquestionwhenitisimported.Article28
1.Thedescriptiononthelabelsofimportedwines
intendedfordirecthumanconsumption ,described
byreferencetoageographicalareaandcontained
inalisttobedrawnup,shallincludethefollowing
information :
(a)thenameofageographicalunitsituatedinthe
non-membercountryconcerned,inaccordance
withthetermsofArticle31;
(b)thenominalvolumeoftheimportedwine;
(c)wherethesewines:
—havebeenbottled,intheCommunity ,in
containerswithanominalvolumeof60litres
orless:thenameorbusinessnameofthe
bottlerandthelocaladministrative areaor
partthereofinwhichhisheadofficesare
situated.However,wherethebottlingwas
carriedoutinalocaladministrative areaor
partthereofotherthanthatmentionedabove
oraneighbouring localadministrative area,
thementionofthebottler'sheadofficesshall
specifythelocaladministrative areaorpart
thereofwherethebottlingwascarriedout,
—havebeenbottled,outsidetheCommunity ,
incontainerswithanominalvolumeof
60litresorless:thenameorbusinessname
oftheimporterandthelocaladministrative
areaorpartthereofinwhichhisheadoffices
aresituated,
—aredistributedinothercontainers :thename
orbusinessnameoftheimporterandthe
localadministrative areaorpartthereofin
whichhisheadofficesaresituated;
(d)thenon-membercountryoforigin,asstatedin
thedocumentsreferredtoinRegulation (EEC)
No1599/71andwhichaccompanythewinein
questionwhenitisimported.2.Thedescriptiononthelabelsofwinesreferredto
inparagraph1maybesupplementedbythefollowing
information :
(a)astatementastowhetherthewineisred,roseor
white;
(b)abrandnameinaccordancewiththetermsof
Article34;
(x)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.3.
(2)OJNoL176,30.6.1973,p.1.Thelistreferredtointhefirstsubparagraph may
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(m)aqualitycontrolnumberallottedtothewinein
questionbyanofficialbody;
(n)anawardgrantedtothewineinquestionbyan
officialbodyorabodyofficiallyrecognizedfor
suchpurposeprovidedthattheawardcanbe
provedbyanappropriatedocument;
(o)anindicationthatthewineswerebottledonthe
premisesofthevineyardwherethegrapesfrom
whichthewinewasobtainedwereharvestedand
turnedintowineorinthecaseofagroupof
vineyards,ononeoftheirpremisesoronaprem­
isesundertheircontrol.theconditionsofproductionarerecognizedasbeing
equivalenttothoseforaqualitywinepsrorfor
atablewinebearinganindicationofgeographical
origin.
2.Thedescriptiononthelabelofthewinesreferred
toinparagraph1maybesupplemented bythefol­
lowinginformation :
(a)astatementastowhetherthewineisred,rose
orwhite;
(b)thenameofageographicalunitotherthanthat
includedinthelistreferredtoinparagraph1in
accordancewiththetermsofArticle31;
(c)detailsconcerningsuperiorquality,inaccordance
withthenationalprovisionsofthenon-member
countryoforiginofthewine,andinsofaras
suchdetailsarerecognizedbytheCommunity ;
(d)thenameofoneoroftwovinevarieties,in
accordancewiththetermsofArticle32;
(e)thevintageyear,inaccordancewiththeterms
ofArticle33;
(f)theactualand/ortotalalcoholicstrength;
(g)abrandname,inaccordancewiththetermsof
Article34;
(h)thenameorbusinessnameofthenaturalorlegal
personsorgroupofpersonswhohavebeen
involvedinthecommercialdistribution ofthe
importedwine,andthelocaladministrative area
orpartthereofinwhichtheirheadofficesare
situated;
(i)arecommendation totheconsumerastotheuse
ofthewine;
(k)detailsconcerning :
—themethodofproduction ,
—thetypeofproduct,
—aparticularcolouroftheproduct,
insofarassuchinformation istraditionaland
customaryanddefinedbyprovisionslaiddown
bythenon-membercountryoforigin;
(1)thenameofavineyardorgroupofvineyardson
whosepremisesthewineinquestionwasmade
andwherethisislikelytoenhancethereputation
ofsuchwine,insofarastheinformation is
governedbyprovisionslaiddownbythenon­
membercountryoforigin;Article29
1.Whereimportedproductsotherthanthewines
referredtoinArticles27and28arelabelled,the
labelsusedshallincludethefollowinginformation :
(a)thetypeofproduct,usingthatdefinitioncon­
tainedinCommunitylegislationwhichgivesthe
mostaccuratedescriptionoftheproductin
question;
(b)inthecaseof:
—grapemustandconcentratedgrapemust:the
density,
—wine:theactualand/ortotalalcoholic
strength;
(c)thenominalvolumeoftheimportedproduct;
(d)thenameorbusinessnameoftheimporter,and
thelocaladministrative areaorpartthereofin
whichhisheadofficesaresituated;
(e)where:
—thewinesorgrapemustsinquestionwere
producedinthenon-membercountryinwhich
allthegrapesusedwereharvested:thenon­
membercountryconcerned,
—theconditionsofthefirstindentarenotful­
filled:thewords'importedproduct'.
2.Thedescriptionusedinlabellingtheproducts
referredtoinparagraph1maybesupplemented by
indicatingthenameorbusinessnameofthenatural
orlegalpersonorgroupofpersonswhohavebeen
involvedinthecommercialdistributionofthepro­
ductinquestionandthelocaladministrative areaor
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Article30
1.OnlytheinformationreferredtoinArticles27to
29shallbeallowedforthedescriptiononlabelsof
productsoriginatinginnon-membercountries.
2.Theinformationreferredtoinparagraph1may
besupplemented byotheroptionalinformationto
bedeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle7ofRegulationNo24(*)onthe
progressiveestablishment ofacommonorganization
ofthemarketinwineinthelightofexperienceand
ofthecorresponding provisionsadoptedforproducts
originatingintheCommunity .28and29shallbegiveninoneormoreofthe
officiallanguagesoftheCommunity .
However,
—thenameofageographicalunitwithinthenon­
membercountryconcerned,asreferredtoin
Article28(1)(a)and(2)(b),
—referencestosuperiorquality,asreferredtoin
Article28(2)(c),
—detailsconcerningthemethodofproduction,the
typeofproductoraparticularcolour,asreferred
toinArticle28(2)(k),
—thenameofavineyardorofagroupofvineyards
asreferredtoinArticle28(2)(1),
—informationinrespectofbottlingasreferredtoin
Article28(2)(o),
shallbegiveninoneoftheofficiallanguagesofthe
non-membercountryoforigin.Suchinformation
mayalsobegiveninanofficiallanguageoftheCom­
munity.3.Inaccordancewiththesameprocedure,useof
theinformationreferredtoinArticle27(2),Article
28(2)andArticle29(2)maybemadecompulsory,
dispensedwithorrestricted.
4.MemberStatesmayforatransitionalperiodof
fiveyearsasfromtheimplementation ofthisRegu­
lationmakeitcompulsoryfortheactualalcoholic
strengthtobeindicatedinthecaseoftheimported
winesreferredtoinArticles27and28andwhichare
distributedintheirterritory.8.(a)Thenameorbusinessnameofthenaturalor
legalpersonsorgroupofpersonstogether
withthatofthebottlerandtheimporter,who
havebeeninvolvedinthecommercialdistri­
butionoftheimportedproduct,andthename
ofthelocaladministrative areaorpartthereof
inwhichtheirheadofficesaresituated,asWithintheaforesaidperiodoffiveyears,theCouncil
shalldecide,onaproposalfromtheCommissionand
inaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddown
inArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,oncommonarrange­
mentstoapplysubsequenttothisperiodinrespect
ofindicationoftheactualalcoholicstrength.
5.Specialconditionsmaybelaiddownasregards
inspectiontoensurecompliancewithprovisions
governingthedescriptiononlabelsofimportedpro­
ducts,withparticularreferencetothegeographical
origin,referencestosuperiorquality,thevinevariety
andthebottler.referredtoin
—Article27d)(c),
—Article27(2)(c),
—Article28(D(c),
—Article28(2)(h),
—Article29d)(d),
—Article29(2); 6.Inthecaseofproductsdistributedintheirterri­
tory,MemberStatesmayallowtheinformationin
respectofthebottlertheplaceofbottlingor,where
appropriate,theimporter,tobeindicatedintheform
ofacodeapprovedbythecompetentnationalauth­
orities.(b)referencestosuperiorquality,asreferredto
inArticle28(2)(c);
(c)thenameofavineyardorgroupofvineyards,
asreferredtoinArticle28(2)(1);
mayonlybeusedwherethisdoesnotcausecon­
fusionwiththenameofaregionusedtodescribe
aqualitywinepsrorwiththenameofanother
importedwine.7.Forthedescriptiononthelabelofimported
productstheinformationreferredtoinArticles27,
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Article31 (a)thenameofthatvarietyand,whereappropriate,
anysynonymareincludedinalisttobedrawn
upforeachnon-membercountry;however,such
alistmaynotincludenamesofvarietieswhose
cultivationisprohibitedbyanyprovisionsofthe
non-membercountryconcernedorwhichare
likelytocauseconfusionwith:
—thenameofaspecifiedregionorofageo­
graphicalunitusedtodescribeaqualitywine
psr,atablewineoranotherimportedwine,
—thenameofanothergeneticallydifferent
varietygrownwithintheCommunity ;
(b)theproductconcernedismadeentirelyfrom
grapesofthevarietywhichitisintendedto
indicate.1."Where,pursuanttoArticle28(1)(a)and(2)(b),
animportedwineisdescribedonthelabelbymeans
ofageographicaldescription,usemaybemadeonly
ofthenameofageographicalunit:
(a)whichdenotesawine-producing areathatis
clearlydefined:
—whichissmallerthantheterritoryofthethird
countryinquestion,andwhichproducesthe
grapesfromwhichtheproductwasmade,
—whichdescribesawine-growing areainwhich
grapesareharvestedyieldingwinesconform­
ingtostandardqualitycriteria;
(b)whichisusedonthedomesticmarketofthenon­
membercountryoforigintodescribethewines
andisintendedforsuchpurposesinprovisions
laiddownbythatcountry;
(c)whichisnotlikelytobeconfusedwithinfor­
mationusedtodescribeaqualitywinepsror
atablewineoranotherimportedwine.2.Derogationsfromparagraph1(b)maybeallowed,
providedthatthey:
—conformtotheprovisionsofthenon-member
countryoforigin,and
—donotexceedthederogationsallowedunder
Article5(2)andArticle15(2)fortablewines
andqualitywinespsr.
Article33 2.Thenameofageographicalunitorgivenregion
situatedwithintheCommunityusedtodescribea
tablewineoraqualitywinepsrmaynotbeused
todescribeanimportedwine,whetherinthe
languageoftheproducingcountryinwhichthis
unitorregionissituated,orinanyotherlanguage.
3.Derogationsfromparagraph1(a)maybeallowed
fortheuseofthenameofageographicalunitto
describeawinewhichhasbeenmixed,provided
thatthey:
—conformtotheprovisionsofthenon-member
countryoforigin,and
—donotexceedthederogationsallowedunder
Article14(3)forqualitywinespsr.1.Theindicationofthevintageyearreferredtoin
Article28(2)(e)shallbeallowedonthelabelsof
importedwinesonlyif:
(a)allthegrapesusedfortheproductionofthewine
concernedwereharvestedduringtheyearwhich
itisintendedtoindicate;
(b)itisaccompaniedbythenameofageographical
unit;and
(c)itisallowedbytheprovisionsofthenon-member
countryconcerned.
2.Derogationsfromparagraph1(a)maybeallowed
incertaincases,providedthatthey:
—conformtotheprovisionsofthenon-member
countryoforigin,and
—donotexceedthederogationsallowedunder
Article6(2)andArticle16(2)fortablewines
andqualitywinespsr.Article32
1.Theindicationofthenameofavinevariety
referredtoinArticle23(2)(d)todescribeanimpor­
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Article34
Labelsusedforthedescriptionofanimportedwine
maynotbearbrandnamesshowingwords,partsof
words,signsordesignswhich:
(a)arelikelytocreateafalseimpressionofaperson,
inparticularthebottler,whohasbeeninvolved
inthecommercialdistributionoftheproduct
described;
(b)includethenameofatablewineorofaquality
winepsr,mayleadtoconfusionwiththe
descriptionofatablewine,ofaqualitywine
psroranimportedwineshowninthelist
referredtoinArticle28(1),orareusedto
distinguishoneofthesewines;
(c)containfalseormisleadinginformation,particu­
larlyinrespectofindicationsofgeographical
origin,vinevariety,vintageyearorsuperior
quality.Thedescriptionintheofficialdocumentsofthe
winesreferredtointheprevioussubparagraph shall
alsoincludetheinformationreferredtoinArticle28
(2)andsetoutbelow,insofarasitappearsoris
intendedtoappearonthelabel:
(a)thenameofageographicalunitreferredtoin
Article28(2)(b);
(b)anindicationofsuperiorquality;
(c)thenameofoneoroftwovinevarieties;
(d)thevintageyear;
(e)astatementastothemethodofproduction,the
typeofproductoraparticularcolour.
3.Thedescriptionintheofficialdocumentsfor
importedproductsotherthanwinesreferredtoin
Articles27and28shallincludethefollowing
information :
(a)thetypeofproduct,usingthatdefinition
containedinCommunitylegislationwhichgives
themostaccuratedescriptionoftheproduct
concerned;
(b)where:
—thewinesorgrapemustsinquestionwere
producedinthenon-membercountryinwhich
allthegrapesusedwereharvested :thenon­
membercountryconcerned,
—theconditionsofthefirstindentarenot
fulfilled:thewords'importedproduct'.SectionB
OFFICIALDOCUMENTS ANDREGISTERS
Article35
1.Thedescriptionintheofficialdocumentsfor
importedwinesintendedfordirecthumanconsump­
tionwhicharenotshowninthelistreferredtoin
Article28(1),shallincludethefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)theterm'wine';
(b)astatementastowhetherthewineisred,rose
orwhite;
(c)thenon-membercountryoforigin,asstatedin
thedocumentsreferredtoinRegulation (EEC)
No1599/71whichaccompanythewineinques­
tionwhenimported.
2.Thedescriptionintheofficialdocumentsfor
winesintendedfordirecthumanconsumption ,
describedbymeansofageographicalascriptionand
containedinthelistreferredtoinArticle28(1),
shallincludethefollowinginformation :
(a)thenameofageographicalunit,asreferredto
inArticle28(1)(a);
(b)astatementastowhetherthewineisred,rose
orwhite;
(c)thenon-membercountryoforigin.Article36
Thedescriptionintheregistersshallinclude:
(a)inthecaseofimportedwinesintendedfordirect
humanconsumptionwhicharenotcontainedin
thelistreferredtoinArticle28(1):
—theinformationreferredtoinArticle35(1),
—thenumberoftheaccompanying document
andthedateonwhichitwasdrawnup;
(b)inthecaseofimportedwinesintendedfordirect
humanconsumption ,describedbymeansofa
geographicalascriptionandcontainedinthelist
referredtoinArticle28(1):
—theinformationreferredtointhefirstsub­
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—thenumberoftheaccompanying document
andthedateonwhichitwasdrawnup;
(c)inthecaseofimportedproductsotherthanwines
referredtoinArticles27and28:
—theinformationreferredtoinArticle35(3),
—thenumberoftheaccompanying document
andthedateonwhichitwasdrawnup.
Article37
Thedescriptionofwinesoriginatinginnon-member
countriesandintendedfordirecthumanconsump­
tion,asgiveninthedocumentsdrawnupbythe
competentauthoritiesandlaboratoriesofthenon­
membercountryconcernedandpresentedonimport,
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No816/70,in
particularArticle28thereof,shallincludeallthe
informationnecessarytoenablethecompetent
authoritiesofMemberStatesorthenaturalorlegal
personsorgroupofpersonsactingontheirbehalf
todrawupanaccompanying documentinaccord­
ancewiththeprovisionsofArticle35.TITLEII
PRESENTATION
Article39
1.Thistitlelaysdownthegeneralrulesgoverning
containers,labellingandpackaging :
(a)inthecaseofproductsoriginatingwithinthe
Community :
—ofproductsfallingwithinheadingNos22.04
and22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
and
—ofgrapemusts,whetherconcentratedornot,
asdefinedbypoints2and4oftheAnnex
toRegulation (EEC)No816/70,andfalling
withinthetariffsubheadingex20.07;
(b)inthecaseofproductsoriginatingwithinnon­
membercountriesandfulfillingtheconditions
ofArticles9and10oftheTreaty:
—ofproductsfallingwithinheadingNos22.04
and22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
—ofthegrapemustsasdefinedbypoint2of
AnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No816/70,and
fallingwithinsubheadingex20.07ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,and
—oftheconcentratedgrapemustsasdefinedby
Article2ofRegulation (EEC)No948/70,and
fallingwithinheadingNoex20.07ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.
However,thistitledoesnotapplytosparklingwines,
aeratedsparklingwines,semi-sparkling wines,
aeratedsemi-sparkling winesandliqueurwines,as
referredtoinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No816/
70andArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No948/70.
2.Therulesreferredtointheprecedingparagraph
shallapplytoproductsheldforsaleandtoproducts
placedonthemarket.SectionC
COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTS
Article38
1.Inthecaseofimportedwinesreferredtoin
Article27,ifnoaccompanying documentisdrawn
up,thedescriptioninthecommercialdocuments
referredtoinArticle1(2)(c)shallincludetheinfor­
mationgiveninArticle35(1).
Wherethedescriptionoftheaforementioned wines
inthecommercialdocumentsalsoincludesabrand
name,asreferredtoinArticle27(2)(b),thismust
conformtotheprovisionsofArticle34.
2.Inthecaseofimportedwinesreferredtoin
Article28,ifnoaccompanying documentisdrawn
up,thedescriptioninthecommercialdocument
referredtoinArticle1(2)(c)shallincludethe
informationgiveninArticle35(2).
Wherethedescriptionoftheaforementioned wines
incommercialdocumentsalsoincludesinformation
ofthekindreferredtoinArticle28(2),thismust
conformtotheprovisionsofArticles31,32,33and
34.
3.Inthecaseofimportedproductsotherthanwines
referredtoinArticles27and28,thedescription
inthecommercialdocumentsreferredtoinArticle1
(2)(c)shallincludeattheveryleasttheinformation
referredtoinArticle35(3).Article40
1.Productstowhichthistitleappliesmaybestored
ortransportedonlyincontainerswhich:
(a)arecleaninside;
(b)havenoadverseeffectonthesmell,tasteor
compositionoftheproductinquestion;
(c)aremadeoforlinedwithmaterialspermittedto
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Suchconditions,whichmaydifferfromoneproduct
toanother,shallrelateinparticularto:
(a)thepositioningofthelabelonthecontainer;
(b)theminimumsizeofthelabels;
(c)thearrangementonthelabelsofthevariousitems
ofthedescription;
(d)thesizeoftheletteringprintedonthelabel;
(e)theuseofsigns,designsorbrandnames;
(f)thelanguageinwhichthelabelsareworded,in
sofarasthisisnotlaiddownbythisRegulation .(d)areusedsolelyforthestorageortransportof
foodstuffs .
2.Useofthecontainersmaybesubjecttocertain
conditionstobelaiddownforthepurposeof
ensuringinparticularthat:
(a)theorganolepticpropertiesandthecomposition
oftheproductsarepreserved;
(b)thequalityandtheoriginoftheproductsmay
bedistiguished .
3.Thecontainersusedforthestorageofthe
productsreferredtointhistitleshallbemarkedin
indeliblewriting,insuchawayastoenablethe
inspectionauthoritytoidentifyrapidlytheircontents
byreferencetotheregistersordocumentswhich
correspondthereto.
However,inthecaseofcontainerswithanominal
volumeof60litresorless,whicharefilledwiththe
sameproductandstoredtogetherinthesamebatch,
thebatchasawholemaybemarkedinsteadofthe
individualcontainers,providedthatthebatchis
clearlyseparatedfromotherbatches.
4.Provisionmaybemadethatcontainersusedfor
transport,inparticulartankersforuseonroad,rail
orwaterway,shouldbearinaclearlyvisibleplace
andinindeliblewriting:
(a)thewords'approvedforthetransportof
beverages',and
(b)specialcleaninginstructions .Article42
1.ForthepurposesofTitlesIandIIofthisRegu­
lation,packagingshallbeunderstoodtomeanpro­
tectivewrappingssuchaspaper,strawcoveringsof
allkinds,cardboardboxesandcrates,usedtotrans­
portoneormorecontainers .
2.Leavingasideinstructionsnecessaryforconsign­
mentormarkingsappearingonpackagingcarried
outbyretailersinthepresenceofthepurchaser,
packingmaynotbearinformationrelatingtothe
packedproductwhichdoesnotconformtoArticles
2,12,22,27,28and29.
TITLEIII
GENERALPROVISIONS
Article41
1.ForthepurposesofTitlesIandIIofthisRegula­
tion,labellingshallbeunderstoodtomeanallthe
descriptionsorotherreferences,signs,designsor
brandnameswhichdistinguishtheproductand
appearonthesamecontainer,includingitssealing
deviceorothercoverings,withtheexceptionof
whateverislaiddownbythetaxprovisionsof
MemberStates.
2."WithoutprejudicetoArticle1(3)labellingshall
becompulsoryonlyforcontainerswithanominal
volumeof60litresorless,andasfromthetime
theproductisdistributed .
3.Labellingshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewith
conditionsyettobelaiddown.Article43
1.Thedescriptionandthepresentationofthe
productsreferredtoinArticle1(3),includingany
formofconsumersalespublicity,mustnotbeliable
toconfusionastothenature,originandcomposition
oftheproduct;thisappliestotheinformationrefer­
redtoinArticles2,12,27,28and29.
2.Thedescriptionandpresentationinadvertising
materialmustbesuchasnottocreateafalseimpres­
sionoftheproductinquestion,particularlyas
regards:
—thetypeofproduct,thecolour,origin,quality,
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2.TheauthoritiesappointedbytheMemberStates
shallberesponsibleforensuringobservanceofthe
provisionsofthisRegulation.—theidentityorstatusofthenaturalorlegal
personsorgroupofpersonswhoareinvolved
orhavebeeninvolvedintheproductionorcom­
mercialdistributionoftheproductinquestion.
Article44
,1.Theappellation :
(a)'wine'shallberestrictedtoproductsconforming
tothedefinitiongiveninpoint7ofAnnexIIto
Regulation (EEC)816/70;
(b)'tablewine'shallberestrictedtoproductscon­
formingtothedefinitiongiveninpoint10of
thatAnnex.
2.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsforthehar­
monizationoflaws,thepossibilityfortheMember
Statestoallow:
—theuseoftheword'wine'accompaniedbythe
nameofafruitandintheformofacomposite
nametodescribeproductsobtainedbythe
fermentationoffruitsotherthangrapes,
—othercompositenamesincludingtheword'wine',
isnot,however,affectedbytheprovisionsofthe
precedingparagraph.
Intheeventofuseofthecompositenamesreferred
tointheprevioussubparagraph ,anyconfusionwith
theproductsreferredtoinparagraph1mustbe
avoided.
Article45
1.TheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)first
subparagraph andArticle39(1)firstsubparagraph ,
thedescriptionorpresentationofwhichdoesnot
conformtotheprovisionsofthisRegulationormay
notbeheldforsale,placedonthemarketor
exported.Article46
1.Foraperiodofthreeyearsfromtheimplemen­
tationofthisRegulation,MemberStatesmay,by
derogationfromthisRegulation,authorizetheuse
ofsupplementary informationpermittedonthatdate
forproductsintheirterritory.
2.Othertemporaryprovisionsshallbelaiddown
for:
—theplacingonthemarketofproductswhose
descriptionandpresentationdonotconformto
theprovisionsofthisRegulation,
—theuseofstocksoflabelsandotherlabelling
accessoriesprintedbeforethedateofentryinto
forceofthisRegulation .
3.Untilsuchtimeastheimplementingprocedures
necessaryfortheuseoftheinformationreferredto
inArticles2,12,22,28and29becomeoperative,
MemberStatesmaycontinuetoapplyoradopt
nationallegislationinrespectoftheinformationin
questionforproductsdistributedintheirterritory.
4.Theimplementing provisionsofthisArticleshall
beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle7ofRegulationNo24.
Article47
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingthatofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallbeimplementedasfrom1September1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8August1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.DESTREMAU