UNDER ARTICLE 44 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2133/74 MEMBER STATES MAY ALLOW THE USE OF THE WORD " WINE " ACCOMPANIED BY THE NAME OF A FRUIT AND IN THE FORM OF A COMPOSITE NAME TO DESCRIBE PRODUCTS OBTAINED BY THE FERMENTATION OF FRUITS OTHER THAN GRAPES AND BY OTHER COMPOSITE NAMES INCLUDING THE WORD " WINE " ; WHEREAS PROVISIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO AVOID ANY CONFUSION WITH THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 ;
WHEREAS , FOR THE SAKE OF SIMPLICITY , CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2133/74 SHOULD NOT APPLY TO SMALL QUANTITIES OF WINE ;
WHEREAS TRANSITIONAL MEASURES ARE REQUIRED TO COVER PRODUCTS WHEREOF THE DESCRIPTION AND PRESENTATION DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2133/74 ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES LAID DOWN IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . THE MANDATORY INFORMATION ON THE LABEL REQUIRED BY ARTICLES 2 ( 1 ) , 12 ( 1 ) , 22 ( 1 ) , 27 ( 1 ) , 28 ( 1 ) AND 29 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2133/74 :
- SHALL BE GROUPED TOGETHER ON ONE LABEL AFFIXED TO THE CONTAINER OR , IN THE ABSENCE OF A LABEL , ON THE CONTAINER ITSELF ,
- SHALL BE IN LETTERING WHICH IS CLEAR , LEGIBLE , INDELIBLE AND SUFFICIENTLY LARGE TO SHOW UP CLEARLY AGAINST THE BACKGROUND ON WHICH IT IS PRINTED AND SUCH AS TO BE CLEARLY DISTINGUISHABLE FROM ALL OTHER WRITING AND DESIGNS ON THE LABEL .
HOWEVER , IF NECESSARY , THE MANDATORY INFORMATION :
- IN RESPECT OF THE IMPORTER MAY APPEAR ON AN ADDITIONAL LABEL ,
- IN RESPECT OF THE CONSIGNOR AND THE IMPORTER ON CONTAINERS WITH A NOMINAL VOLUME EXCEEDING 60 LITRES MAY BE PLACED DIRECTLY ON THE CONTAINER IF THE OTHER MANDATORY INFORMATION APPEARS ON A SEPARATE LABEL .
2 . THE OPTIONAL INFORMATION ON THE LABEL MENTIONED IN ARTICLES 2 ( 2 ) AND ( 3 ) , 12 ( 2 ) , 22 ( 2 ) , 28 ( 2 ) AND 29 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2133/74 MAY :
- APPEAR ON THE SAME LABEL AS THE MANDATORY INFORMATION OR ON ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL LABELS ,
- BE PRINTED DIRECTLY ON THE CONTAINER ITSELF .
HOWEVER , THE OPTIONAL INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 3 ) ( H ) OF THE SAID REGULATION , NAMELY , THE TERMS " LANDWEIN " , " VIN DE PAYS " , " VINO TIPICO " OR , WHERE APPROPRIATE , THE CORRESPONDING TERMS REFERRED TO THEREIN SHALL BE GROUPED TOGETHER WITH THE MANDATORY INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST INDENT OF THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF PARAGRAPH 1 .
ARTICLE 2
1 . THE TERMS " QUALITY