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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1168/76
of17May1976
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2133/74layingdowngeneralrulesforthedescription
andpresentationofwinesandgrapemusts
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,wasinvolvedinthecommercialdistribution ofthe
wineinquestiontobeshownonthewinelabels;
whereas,tothesameend,permissionshouldbe
giventoaddonthelabelsinformationconcerning
thenaturalortechnicalconditionsgoverningthe
productionandageingofthewineinquestion;
WhereasproducerMemberStatesandinterested
thirdcountriesshouldbeauthorizedtouseaspecific
termtoaccompanythenameoftheproduction
areaorthegeographicalascriptiontodescribetable
winesandimportedwines;whereasthepurposeof
suchaspecificterm,whereitisgivenintheconsu­
mer'slanguage,istoenabletheconsumertorecog­
nizewinesofatypicallyregionalcharacteramongst
thetablewinesonthemarket;whereasittherefore
seemsappropriatetoauthorizeMemberStatesto
allowthisspecifictermtobegiveninoneormore
oftheirofficiallanguages;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/
70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovisions
forthecommonorganization ofthemarketin
wine(x),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1160/76(2),andinparticularArticles30(1)
and39a(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No817/
70of28April1970layingdownspecialprovisions
relatingtoqualitywinesproducedinspecified
regions(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1161/76(4),andinparticularArticle12(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2133/74
of8August1974layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
descriptionandpresentationofwinesandgrape
musts(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1890/
75(6),isapplicableasfrom1September1976;
Whereas,inordertoprovideconsumerswith
accurateinformationconcerningtheoriginof
winesandgrapemustsresultingfromacoupage
ofproductsoriginatinginmorethanoneMember
State,itshouldbestatedonthelabelthatthepro­
ductsinquestionarefromdifferentCommunity
countries;
Whereas,inordertoprovideconsumerswith
particularinformation ,permissionshouldbegiven
forinformationconcerningthehistoryofthewine
inquestion,oftheundertakingofthebottleroran
undertakingofanaturalorlegalpersonwhichWhereasthescopeofsomeprovisionsshouldbe
broadenedandcertainothersimproved,particularly
asregardstradewiththirdcountries;
Whereas,withaviewtostandardizing thedescrip­
tionandpresentation ofCommunitywinesand
grapemustsintendedforexporttothirdcountries,
provisionshouldbemadeforthepossibilityof
layingdownsupplementary orderogatingrulesin
respectoftheseproductsinsofarasthelegislation
ofthethirdcountryconcernedmakesthisnecessary;
Whereas,inviewoftheirdifferentcustomsand
traditionalpractices,MemberStatesshouldbe
permitted,pendingimplementation ofCommunity
provisionsondieteticfoodstuffs,toallowinforma­
tiontobegivenastothedieteticuseofcertainwines
andgrapemusts;
(4)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.
(3)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.20.Whereas,asregardscertaininformationwhich
mustbegiveninoneoftheofficiallanguagesof
theMemberStateoforigin,theuseofanother
officialCommunitylanguageasanalternativeand
notonlyasanadditionshouldbeallowedifthis
languageisequatedwiththeofficiallanguagein
therelevantpartoftheterritoryoftheproducer(4)Seepage27ofthisOfficialJournal.
(5)OJNoL227,17.8.1974,p.1.
(6)OJNoL193,25.7.1975,p.1.

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differentcountriesoftheEuropean
Community";
(iii)tablewinewhichwasturnedinto
wineinaMemberStateotherthanthat
inwhichthegrapeswereharvested :the
inscription"EEC";'
2.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle9
(1)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74:
'(c)inthecaseof:MemberStateandwherethispracticeistraditional
andcustomarythere;
Whereas,pursuanttothesecondsubparagraph of
Article12(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No817/70,it
shouldbepermissibleuntil31August1981for
thenamesofthespecifiedregionsgiveninalist
tobeadoptedtobeusedalsotodescribetable
winesifthishasbeentraditionalandregularprac­
tice;
Whereastheprovisionsrelatingtoimportedwines
shouldbesupplemented inordertoallowthemto
bedesignatedbyascriptionsequivalenttothose
whichmaybeusedforCommunityproducts;
whereas,foradministrative reasons,itseemsadvi­
sabletoexemptsmallquantitiesofsuchwinesfrom
theapplicationofcertainprovisions ;
Whereas,inordertotakeaccountofthetraditional
practicesofthirdcountries,itshouldbepermissible,
inthecaseofcertainimportedwines,tousethe
namesofcertaingeographical unitsorspecified
regionsintheCommunity ;
Whereas,inordertomakeallowancesforforeseeable
developments inCommunitylegislationconcerning
theinformationwhichmustbegivenoncontainers
authorizedforthetransportofbeveragesand
foodstuffs,therelevantcurrentprovisionsshould
beadapted;
Whereasthedateofimplementation ofRegulation
(EEC)No2133/74remains1September1976;
whereas,inaccordancewiththethirdsubparagraph
ofArticle30(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,
thiswillnotpreventMemberStatesfromadopting
theseprovisionsbeforehand ,(i)consignments toanotherMemberState
orexport:thenameoftheMember
Stateinwhoseterritorythegrapes
wereharvestedandturnedintowine,
providedthatboththeseoperations
tookplaceinthesameMemberState;
(ii)tablewineresultingfromacoupageof
productsoriginatinginmorethanone
MemberState:thewords"winefrom
differentcountriesoftheEuropean
Community";
(iii)tablewinewhichwasturnedintowine
inaMemberStateotherthanthatin
whichthegrapeswereharvested :the
inscription"EEC";'
3.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle22
(1)(f)andArticle24(1)(d)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2133/74:
'forwinesandgrapemusts:
—whichresultfromacoupageofproducts
originatinginmorethanoneMemberState:
thewords"madefromproductsofdifferent
countriesoftheEuropeanCommunity";
—which,inthecaseofgrapemusts,werenot
produced,and,inthecaseofwine,were
notturnedintowine,intheMemberState
inwhichthegrapeswereharvested :the
inscription"EEC";'HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Article2
1.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle2
(1)(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74: 1.ThefollowingtextshallbeaddedtoArticle2(2)
ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74:
'(d)inthecaseof:'(h)detailsasto:
—thetypeofproduct,(i)consignments toanotherMemberState
orexport:thenameoftheMember
Stateinwhoseterritorythegrapes
wereharvestedandturnedintowine,
providedthatboththeseoperations
tookplaceinthesameMemberState;
(ii)tablewineresultingfromacoupageof
productsoriginatinginmorethanone
MemberState;thewords"winefrom—theparticularcolourofthetablewine,
insofarasthesedetailsaregovernedby
implementing proceduresor,failingthis,
bytheprovisionsoftheMemberStates
concerned .However,theuseofthisinfor­
mationmaybeconfinedtothetablewines
referredtoinparagraph3.'

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'informationconcerning : 2.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle2
(3)(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74:
'(d)detailsregardingthemethodofproduction
ofthetablewineinalisttobeadopted.
Thislistmayincludeonlythoseinscriptions
whicharegoverned,astotheconditions
fortheiruse,bytheprovisionsofthepro­
ducerMemberState;'—thehistoryofthewineinquestion,ofthe
undertakingofthebottleroranundertaking
ofanaturalorlegalpersonwhichwas
involvedinthecommercialdistributionofthe
wine,
—thenaturalortechnicalconditionsgoverning
theproductionofthewine,or
—theageingofthewine,
Article3providedthatthisinformationisusedinaccord­
ancewiththeconditionslaiddownbyimple­
mentingprocedures .'
Article51.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle2
(3)(f)andArticle28(2)(o)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2133/74:
'astatementthatthewineswerebottled:
—eitherinthevineyardwherethegrapesused
forthewineswereharvestedandturnedinto
wine,
—orbyagroupofvineyards,
—orinanundertakingwhichissituatedinthe
wine-growing areaindicated,withwhich
thevineyardswherethegrapesusedwere
harvestedareconnectedasmembersofa
groupofvineyards,andwhichmadewine
fromthesegrapes;'
2.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle12
(2)(q)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74:
'(q)astatementthatthewineswerebottled
—eitherinthevineyardwherethegrapes
usedforthewineswereharvestedand
turnedintowine,
—orinagroupofvineyards,
—orinanundertakingwhichissituated
inthespecifiedregionindicatedorin
theimmediatevicinityofthatregion,
withwhichthevineyardswherethe
grapesusedwereharvestedareconnected
asmembersofagroupofvineyards,
andwhichmadewinefromthese
grapes;'1.Article2(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74
shallbesupplemented bythefollowing :
'(i)thewords:
—"Landwein"fortablewinesoriginatingin
GermanyandintheprovinceofBolzano
inItaly,
—■"vindepays"fortablewinesoriginating
inFranceorinLuxembourg ,
—"vinotipico"fortablewinesoriginating
inItaly,includingtheprovinceof
Bolzano,
providedthattheproducerMember
Statesconcernedhavelaiddownrules
fortheuseoftheseinscriptions .
Fortablewinesmarketedintheirterri­
toryanddescribedinaccordancewith
theprecedingparagraph,MemberStates
mayauthorizethereplacement ofthe
words"Landwein","vindepays"and
"vinotipico"bythecorresponding words
inoneormoreoftheirofficiallanguages .
Until31December1977atthelatest,the
words"vinotipico"maybeusedeven
iftherulesfortheirusehavenotyet
beenlaiddown,providedthatthetable
winethusdescribedpossessescharac­
teristicstypicaloftheregionofpro­
duction.'
Article42.Article9(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74
shallbesupplemented bythefollowing :
'(e)asappropriate ,thewords."Landwein",
"vindepays","vinotipico"orcorresponding
w.ordsinanofficialCommunitylanguage.'ThefollowingshallbeincludedinRegulation (EEC)
No2133/74asitem(h)ofArticle2(3),item(t)of
Article12(2),item(f)ofArticle27(2),anditem(p)
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3.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle28
(2)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74:
'(c)details:
—accompanying thegeographicalascrip­
tiontoemphasizethetypicallyregional
characterofthewineinquestion,or
—regardingsuperiorquality,—forproductsotherthantablewinesandquality
winespsrobtainedintheirterritory,make
compulsory ,prohibitorrestricttheuseof
certaininformationreferredtoinArticle22
(2)and(3);
—authorize,pendingtheapplicationofCommu­
nityprovisionsondieteticfoodstuffs,infor­
mationconcerningthedieteticuseofgrape
mustsmarketedintheirterritory.'
4.ThetextofArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)
No2133/74shallbesupplemented bythefollowing
paragraph :
'9.PendingapplicationofCommunityprovi­
sionsondieteticfoodstuffs,MemberStatesmay,
inrespectofimportedwinesmarketedintheir
territory,allowinformationtobegivenastothe
dieteticuseofsuchproducts.'insofarastheyarelaiddownbythenational
provisionsofthethirdcountryinwhichthe
wineoriginatesforthehomemarketof
thatcountryandarerecognizedbythe
Community ;'
Article6
1.Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2133/74:
Article7
However :
1.ThesecondpartofArticle3(6)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2133/74shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'Suchinformationmay:—additionalorderogatingrulesmaybelaid
downinrespectoftablewinesintendedfor
export,insofarasthelegislationofthird
countriesmakesthisnecessary,
—pendingapplicationofCommunityprovisions
ondieteticfoodstuffs,MemberStatesmay,
inrespectoftablewinesmarketedintheir
territory,allowinformationtobegivenas
tothedieteticuseofsuchproducts.'
2.Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle13(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2133/74:—alsobegiveninanotherofficiallanguageof
theCommunity ,or
—begivensolelyinanotherofficiallanguageof
theCommunitywherethelatterisequated
withtheofficiallanguageinthatpartofthe
territoryoftheMemberStateoforiginin
whichthegeographicalunitreferredtois
situated,
wherethispracticeistraditionalandcustomary
However : intheMemberStateconcerned;'
—additionalorderogatingrulesmaybelaid
downforqualitywinespsrintendedfor
export,insofarasthelegislationofthird
countriesmakesthisnecessary,
—pendingapplicationofCommunityprovisions
ondieteticfoodstuffs,MemberStatesmay,
inrespectofqualitywinespsrmarketedin
theirterritory,allowinformationtobegiven
astothedieteticuseofsuchproducts.'
3.Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle23(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2133/74:2.Thesecondsentenceofthesecondsubparagraph
ofArticle13(5)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74
shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'Theinformationreferredtointhefirst,third,
fourthandfifthindentsmay:
—alsobegiveninanotherofficiallanguageof
theCommunity ,or
—begivensolelyinanotherofficiallanguageof
theCommunitywherethelatterisequated
withtheofficiallanguageinthatpartofthe
territoryoftheMemberStateoforiginin
whichthespecificregionreferredtoissitua­
ted, 'However,theMemberStatesmay:

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—Sardegna,
—Romagna,
—Monferrato ,
—Friuli.'
Article9
1.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle22
(1)(a)andArticle24(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2133/74:
'thetypeofproduct,using:wherethispracticeistraditionalandcustomary
intheMemberStateconcerned;'
3.Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedfor(b)in
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle3(6)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2133/74:
'(b)itmaybedecidedthattheinformationasto:
—thetypeofproductoraparticular
colourreferredtoinArticle2(2)(h),
—themethodofproductionofthetable
winereferredtoinArticle2(3)(d),and
—thenaturalortechnicalconditions
governingtheproductionortheageing
ofthetablewinereferredtoinArticle2
(3)(h),
shallbeprovidedsolelyinoneoftheofficial
languagesoftheMemberStateoforigin.'
4.Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle13(5)(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2133/74:
'(b)itmaybedecidedthattheinformationasto:
—themethodofproduction,thetypeof
productoraparticularcolourreferred
toinArticle12(2)(k),and
—thenaturalortechnicalconditions
governingtheproductionortheageing
ofthequalitywinespsrreferredtoin
Article12(2)(t),—thatdefinitioncontainedinCommunitylegis­
lationwhichgivesthemostaccuratedes­
criptionoftheproductconcerned,or,
—forproductsincirculationintheterritory
oftheMemberStateinquestion,words
otherthanthoselaiddownbyCommunity
provisions,wheretheiruseistraditionaland
customaryintheMemberStateconcerned;'
2.Article22ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74
shallbesupplemented bythefollowingparagraph :
'3.Wherepartiallyfermentedgrapemustis
intendedfordirecthumanconsumption ,its
descriptiononlabelsmaybesupplemented by
informationconcerning :
(a)thegeographicalunit,withinthemeaningof
Article4(1),fromwhichthemustoriginates,
providedthattheconditionsconcerningtable
winelaiddowninArticle4(3)aresatisfied;shallbeprovidedsolelyinoneofthe
officiallanguagesoftheMemberState
oforigin.'(b)thenameofavinevariety;
(c)astatementastowhethertheproductisred,
roseorwhite.'
3.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle24Article8
(2)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74:
Article4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74
shallbesupplemented bythefollowingsubpara­
graph:
'However,until31August1981,itshallbe
permissibletousethenamesofthefollowing
specifiedregionstodescribetablewines:'(c)forotherproducts:theinformationreferred
toinArticle22(2)(a),(c)and(3);'
4.Article23(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74
shallbesupplemented bythefollowingparagraph :
'Theindicationonthelabelofavinevariety
referredtoinArticle22(3)(b)todescribea
productotherthanatablewineoraquality
winepsrmaybegivenonlyiftheconditions
corresponding tothosereferredtoinArticle5(1)
aresatisfied.'—MoselleLuxembourgeoise ,
—Puglie,
—Abruzzi,

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5.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle26
(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74:
'2.Ifthevintageyearorvinevarietyare
indicatedaswell,thisinformationmustbe
giveninaccordancewithArticle23(3).'(2),28(2)and29(2)maybemadecompul­
sory,prohibitedorrestricted;
—smallquantitiesofwineoriginatinginthird
countriesmaybeexemptedfromtheappli­
cationofArticles27(1)and28(1)(b),(c)
and(d).'
2.Article30(7)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74
shallbesupplemented bythefollowingparagraph :
'Certaintermsresultingfromthetranslationof
theinformationreferredtointhesecondpara­
graphmaybegovernedbyimplementing proce­
dures.'Article10
Article131.Article27(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74
shallbesupplemented bythefollowing :
'(g)acitationawardedbyanofficialbodyora
bodyofficiallyrecognizedforthispurpose
tooneofthepersonsorgroupofpersons
referredtoin(c)whichislikelytoenhance
thereputationoftheimportedwinecon­
cerned,providedthatthiscitationisgovern­
edbyCommunityimplementingprocedures
or,failingthis,bytheprovisionsofthethird
countryoforigin.'
2.Article28(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74
shallbesupplemented bythefollowing:
'(q)acitationawardedbyanofficialbodyora
bodyofficiallyrecognizedforthispurpose
tooneofthepersonsorgroupofpersons
referredtoin(h)whichislikelytoenhance
thereputationoftheimportedwinecon­
cerned,providedthatthiscitationisgovern­
edbyCommunityimplementingprocedures
or,failingthis,bytheprovisionsofthethird
countryoforigin.'Thefollowingsubparagraph shallbeaddedto
Article31(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74:
'Derogationsfromparagraph2maybeallowed
wherethegeographicalnameofawineproduced
intheCommunityisthesameasthenameofa
geographicalunitsituatedinathirdcountry
wherethisnameisusedinthatcountryto
describeawineinaccordancewithtraditional
andconsistentusageandonconditionthatits
useisgovernedbyrulesinthatcountry.'
Article14
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle40(4)
(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74:
'(a)astatementthatthecontainershavebeen
approvedforthetransportofbeveragesor
foodstuffs,and'Article11
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle28
(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74:
'(a)theword"wine"whichmayormaynotbe
accompanied byastatementastowhether
thewineisred,roseorwhite;'Article15
Article12ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle41(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74:
'1.ForthepurposesofTitlesIandIIofthis
Regulation,labellingshallmeanallthedescrip­
tionsandotherreferences,signs,designsor
brandnames,whichdistinguishtheproductand
appearonthesamecontainer,includingits
sealingdeviceorothercoverings,andonthe
pendantattachedthereto,withtheexception
ofwhateverislaiddownbythetaxprovisions
ofMemberStates.'1.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle30
(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74:
'3.Inaccordancewiththesameprocedure :
—useoftheinformationreferredtoinArticles27

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Article16 Article17
IntheItalianversionthewords'vinodapasto'in
Articles2(1)(a)and44(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2133/74shallbereplacedbythewords'vinoda
tavola\ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.HAMILIUS