Commission Regulation (EC) No 261/2006 of  15 February 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products
Date: 2006-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, South Africa, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, viticulture, wine

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 261/2006

of 15 February 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation
(EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain
wine sector products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
wine (1), and in particular Article 53 thereof,

Whereas:

of the wines in question, they are not, therefore, used in
a manner so as to mislead consumers. Accordingly, their
use should be permitted on the Community market.

Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 should therefore, be
amended accordingly.

The Management Committee for Wine has not delivered
an opinion within the time-limit set by its Chairman,

(3)

(4)

(1)

(2)

In accordance with Article 37(1)(e)(ii) of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 (2), third countries may
use, as optional particulars, additional traditional terms
to that Regulation, provided the
listed in Annex III
conditions laid down in that Article are fulfilled.

the

These

‘ruby’,
are

‘tawny’
identical

South Africa has requested to be able to use on the
Community market
and
terms
‘vintage’.
to
terms, which
Community additional traditional terms listed in Annex
III to Regulation (EC) No 753/2002, are used for fortified
wines, are regulated in South Africa and have been tradi-
tionally used for more than 10 years in the territory of
that country. As these terms are strictly defined in an
equivalent way as they are for certain Community wines
and are used on labels indicating the true place of origin

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 is amended as follows:

1. the part of Annex III referring to Portugal

is replaced by

Annex I to this Regulation;

2. Annex IX is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.10.2005, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 118, 4.5.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1512/2005 (OJ L 241, 17.9.2005, p. 15).

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ANNEX I

Traditional term

Wines concerned

Product categories

Language

Date
added to
Annex III

Third
country
concerned

‘PORTUGAL

Traditional specific
terms referred to in
Article 29

Denominação de origem
(DO)

Denominação de origem
controlada (DOC)

Indicação de prove-
niencia regulamentada
(IPR)

All

All

All

Portuguese

Portuguese

Portuguese

Quality wine psr, quality
sparkling wine psr,
quality semi-sparkling
wine psr, quality liqueur
wine psr

Quality wine psr, quality
sparkling wine psr,
quality semi-sparkling
wine psr, quality liqueur
wine psr

Quality wine psr, quality
sparkling wine psr,
quality semi-sparkling
wine psr, quality liqueur
wine psr

Vinho doce natural

All

Quality liqueur wine psr

Portuguese

Vinho generoso

DO Porto, Madeira,
Moscatel de Setúbal,
Carcavelos

Quality liqueur wine psr

Portuguese

Terms referred to in
Article 28

Vinho regional

All

Table wine with GI

Portuguese

Additional traditional
terms referred to in
Article 23

Canteiro

DO Madeira

Quality liqueur wine psr

Portuguese

Colheita Seleccionada

All

Quality wine psr, table
wine with GI

Portuguese

Crusted/Crusting

DO Porto

Quality liqueur wine psr

English

Escolha

Escuro

Fino

All

Quality wine psr, table
wine with GI

Portuguese

DO Madeira

Quality liqueur wine psr

Portuguese

DO Porto
DO Madeira

Quality liqueur wine psr

Portuguese

Frasqueira

DO Madeira

Quality liqueur wine psr

Portuguese

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Traditional term

Wines concerned

Product categories

Language

Date
added to
Annex III

Third
country
concerned

Garrafeira

All

Quality wine psr, table
wine with GI
Quality liqueur wine psr

Portuguese

Lágrima

Leve

Nobre

Reserva

DO Porto

Quality liqueur wine psr

Portuguese

Table wine with GI
Estremadura and
Ribatejano

DO Madeira, DO
Porto

Table wine with GI

Portuguese

Quality liqueur wine psr

DO Dão

Quality wine psr

Portuguese

All

Quality wine psr, quality
liqueur wine psr, quality
sparkling wine psr, table
wine with GI

Portuguese

Reserva velha (or grande
reserva)

DO Madeira

Quality sparkling wine
psr, quality liqueur wine
psr

Portuguese

Ruby

Solera

Super reserva

Superior

DO Porto

Quality liqueur wine psr

English

2006

South
Africa (*)

DO Madeira

Quality liqueur wine psr

Portuguese

All

All

Quality sparkling wine
psr

Portuguese

Quality wine psr, quality
liqueur wine psr, table
wine with GI

Portuguese

Tawny

DO Porto

Quality liqueur wine psr

English

2006

Vintage supplemented by
Late Bottle (LBV) or
Character

DO Porto

Quality liqueur wine psr

English

Vintage

DO Porto

Quality liqueur wine psr

English

2006

(*) “Ruby”, “Tawny” and “Vintage” are used in association with the South African geographical indication “CAPE”.’

South
Africa (*)

South
Africa (*)

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX IX

List of representative trade organisations referred to in Article 37a and their members

Third country

Name of representative
professional organisation

Members of representative
professional organisation

— South Africa

— South African Fortified Wine

Producers Association (SAFPA)

— Allesverloren Estate
— Axe Hill
— Beaumont Wines
— Bergsig Estate
— Boplaas Wine Cellar
— Botha Wine Cellar
— Bredell Wines
— Calitzdorp Wine Cellar
— De Krans Wine Cellar
— De Wet Co-op
— Dellrust Wines
— Distell
— Domein Doornkraal
— Du Toitskloof Winery
— Groot Constantia Estate
— Grundheim Wine Cellar
— Kango Wine Cellar
— KWV International
— Landskroon Wine
— Louiesenhof
— Morgenhog Estate
— Overgaauw Estate
— Riebeek Cellars
— Rooiberg Winery
— Swartland Winery
— TTT Cellars
— Vergenoegd Wine Estate
— Villiera Wines
— Withoek Estate’