2012/275/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 2 May 2012 on the inclusion of vine varieties in Appendix IV of the Protocol on wine labelling as referred to in Article 8(2) of the EC-US Agreement on trade in wine
Date: 2012-05-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, grape, labelling, product designation, vinification, wine








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24.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 134/23








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 2 May 2012
         
on the inclusion of vine varieties in Appendix IV of the Protocol on wine labelling as referred to in Article 8(2) of the EC-US Agreement on trade in wine
(2012/275/EU)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Decision 2006/232/EC of 20 December 2005 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The United States of America have requested that Appendix IV of the Protocol on wine labelling as referred to in Article 8(2) of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on Trade in Wine (2) be modified to include vine varieties that were notified by the United States to the Commission on 27 October 2011. This request was made in accordance with point 3.6(b) of the abovementioned Protocol.












(2)


The notification refers to the final rule adopted by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and published in the Federal Register of 27 October 2011 (3) amending the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau regulations by adding a number of new names to the list of grape variety names approved for the designation of American wines.












(3)


The Commission has informed the United States within 60 days of the date of receipt of the notification that the vine varieties ‘Montepulciano’ and ‘Blaufränkisch’ can currently be used only for wines from certain Member States, pursuant to Article 62(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 (4).












(4)


The Commission should therefore confirm that the Union agrees with the proposed modifications of Appendix IV to the Protocol on wine labelling, except in respect of the vine varieties ‘Montepulciano’ and ‘Blaufränkisch’.












(5)


The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not given an opinion within the time limit set by its President,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
In accordance with Article 11(5) of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine, the Commission shall confirm that the Union agrees with the proposed modifications of Appendix IV to the Protocol on wine labelling, except in respect of the vine varieties ‘Montepulciano’ and ‘Blaufränkisch’.
The amended text of Appendix IV, as accepted by the Union, is set out in the Annex.


Article 2
The Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development is hereby authorised to forward the written response to the United States of America.




Done at Brussels, 2 May 2012.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 87, 24.3.2006, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 87, 24.3.2006, p. 65.

(3)  Federal Register, Vol. 76, No 208, 27.10.2011, p. 66626.

(4)  
            OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 60.




ANNEX




                     ‘APPENDIX IV
on vine variety names as referred to in Part A, point 3.3.6 of the Protocol





Aglianico









Agawam









Albariño









Albemarle









Aleatico









Alicante Bouschet









Aligote









Alvarelhão









Alvarinho









Arneis









Aurore









Auxerrois









Bacchus









Baco blanc









Baco noir









Barbera









Beacon









Beclan









Bellandais









Beta









Biancolella









Black Corinth









Black Malvoisie
(Cinsaut)









Black Monukka









Black Muscat
(Muscat Hamburg)









Black Pearl









Blanc Du Bois









Blue Eye









Bonarda









Bountiful









Brianna









Burdin 4672









Burdin 5201









Burdin 11042









Burgaw









Burger









Cabernet franc









Cabernet Diane









Cabernet Doré









Cabernet Pfeffer









Cabernet Sauvignon









Calzin









Campbell Early
(Island Belle)









Canada Muscat









Canaiolo
(Canaiolo Nero)









Canaiolo Nero
(Canaiolo)









Captivator









Carignan
(Carignane)









Carignane
(Carignan)









Carlos









Carmenère









Carmine









Carnelian









Cascade









Castel 19-637









Catawba









Cayuga White









Centurion









Chambourcin









Chancellor









Charbono









Chardonel









Chardonnay









Chasselas doré









Chelois









Chenin blanc









Chief









Chowan









Cinsaut
(Black Malvoisie)









Clairette blanche









Clinton









Colombard
(French Colombard)









Colobel









Corot noir









Cortese









Corvina









Concord









Conquistador









Couderc noir









Counoise









Cowart









Creek









Crimson Cabernet









Cynthiana
(Norton)









Dearing









De Chaunac









Delaware









Diamond









Dixie









Dolcetto









Doreen









Dornfelder









Dulcet









Durif
(Petite Sirah)









Dutchess









Early Burgundy









Early Muscat









Edelweiss









Eden









Ehrenfelser









Ellen Scott









Elvira









Emerald Riesling









Erbaluce









Favorite









Feher Szagos









Fernao Pires









Fern Munson









Fiano









Flora









Florental









Folle blanche









Forastera









Fredonia









Freedom









French Colombard
(Colombard)









Freisa









Frontenac









Frontenac gris









Fry









Fumé blanc
(Sauvignon blanc)









Furmint









Gamay noir









Garnacha
(Grenache, Grenache noir)









Garnacha blanca
(Grenache blanc)









Garronet









Geneva Red 7









Gewürztraminer









Gladwin 113









Glennel









Gold









Golden Isles









Golden Muscat









Graciano









Grand Noir









Green Hungarian









Grenache
(Garnacha, Grenache noir)









Grenache blanc
(Garnacha blanca)









Grenache noir
(Garnacha, Grenache)









Grignolino









Grillo









Gros Verdot









Grüner Veltliner









Helena









Herbemont









Higgins









Horizon









Hunt









Interlaken









Iona









Isabella









Island Belle
(Campbell Early)









Ives









James









Jewell









Joannes Seyve 12-428









Joannes Seyve 23-416









Kerner









Kay Gray









Kleinberger









La Crescent









LaCrosse









Lagrein









Lake Emerald









Lambrusco









Landal









Landot noir









Lenoir









Leon Millot









Lemberger
(Limberger)









Limberger
(Lemberger)









Louise Swenson









Lucie Kuhlmann









Madeline Angevine









Magnolia









Magoon









Malbec









Malvasia bianca
(Moscato greco)









Mammolo









Marechal Foch









Marquette









Marsanne









Mataro
(Monastrell, Mourvèdre)









Melody









Melon
(Melon de Bourgogne)









Melon de Bourgogne
(Melon)









Merlot









Meunier
(Pinot Meunier)









Mish









Mission









Missouri Riesling









Monastrell
(Mataro, Mourvèdre)









Mondeuse
(Refosco)









Montefiore









Moore Early









Morio-Muskat









Moscato greco
(Malvasia bianca)









Mourvèdre
(Mataro, Monastrell)









Müller-Thurgau









Münch









Muscadelle









Muscat blanc
(Muscat Canelli)









Muscat Canelli
(Muscat blanc)









Muscat du Moulin









Muscat Hamburg
(Black Muscat)









Muscat of Alexandria









Muscat Ottonel









Naples









Nebbiolo









Negrara









Négrette









Negro Amaro









Nero d’Avola









New York Muscat









Niagara









Noah









Noble









Noiret









Norton
(Cynthiana)









Ontario









Orange Muscat









Palomino









Pamlico









Pedro Ximenes









Peloursin









Petit Bouschet









Petit Manseng









Petit Verdot









Petite Sirah
(Durif)









Peverella









Picpoul
(Piquepoul blanc)









Pinotage









Pinot blanc









Pinot Grigio
(Pinot gris)









Pinot gris
(Pinot Grigio)









Pinot Meunier
(Meunier)









Pinot noir









Piquepoul blanc
(Picpoul)









Prairie Star









Precoce de Malingre









Pride









Primitivo









Princess









Rayon d’Or









Ravat 34









Ravat 51
(Vignoles)









Ravat noir









Redgate









Refosco
(Mondeuse)









Regale









Reliance









Riesling
(White Riesling)









Rkatsiteli
(Rkatziteli)









Rkatziteli
(Rkatsiteli)









Roanoke









Rondinella









Rosette









Roucaneuf









Rougeon









Roussanne









Royalty









Rubired









Ruby Cabernet









Sabrevois









Sagrantino









St Croix









St Laurent









St Pepin









St Vincent









Saint Macaire









Salem









Salvador









Sangiovese









Sauvignon blanc
(Fumé blanc)









Sauvignon gris









Scarlet









Scheurebe









Sémillon









Sereksiya









Seyval
(Seyval blanc)









Seyval blanc
(Seyval)









Shiraz
(Syrah)









Siegerrebe









Siegfried









Southland









Souzão









Steuben









Stover









Sugargate









Sultanina
(Thompson Seedless)









Summit









Suwannee









Sylvaner









Symphony









Syrah
(Shiraz)









Swenson Red









Tannat









Tarheel









Taylor









Tempranillo
(Valdepeñas)









Teroldego









Thomas









Thompson Seedless
(Sultanina)









Tinta Madeira









Tinto cão









Topsail









Touriga









Traminer









Traminette









Trebbiano
(Ugni blanc)









Trousseau









Trousseau gris









Ugni blanc
(Trebbiano)









Valdepeñas
(Tempranillo)









Valdiguié









Valerien









Valiant









Valvin Muscat









Van Buren









Veeblanc









Veltliner









Ventura









Verdelet









Verdelho









Vergennes









Vermentino









Vidal blanc









Vignoles
(Ravat 51)









Villard blanc









Villard noir









Vincent









Viognier









Vivant









Watergate









Welder









Welsch Rizling









White Riesling
(Riesling)









Wine King









Yuga









Zinfandel









Zinthiana









Zweigelt’