Article 1 
1. This Regulation lays down general rules for the description and presentation of: (a) the sparkling wines defined in item 15 of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, produced in the Community; (b) the aerated sparkling wines defined in item 16 of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, originating in the Community; (c) the sparkling wines defined in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2391/89 of 24 July 1989, defining certain products in the wine sector falling within CN codes 2009 and 2204 and originating in third countries(5) ; (d) the aerated sparkling wines defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2391/89, originating in third countries. The sparkling wines referred to in (a) shall comprise: - the sparkling wines referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 of 13 July 1992 on sparkling wines produced in the Community(6) , - the quality sparkling wines referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92, and - the quality sparkling wines produced in specified regions (quality sparkling wines psr) referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92. 2. The rules referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply to the description of the products there indicated: (a) on labels; (b) in registers and in the accompanying and other documents prescribed by Community legislation, hereinafter called 'official documents', other than customs documents; (c) in commercial documents, particularly in invoices and delivery notes; and (d) in advertising material in so far as special provision is made for such purpose in this Regulation. 3. The rules referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply to the presentation of the products there indicated in respect of: (a) containers, including the closure; (b) labelling; (c) packaging. 4. The rules referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply to products held for sale and to products put on the market. Article 2 For the purposes of this Regulation: - 'labelling' means all references, symbols, illustrations and marks or any other description which serve to distinguish the product and which appear on the same container, including the closure, tags attached to the container and the sheathing covering the neck of bottles, - 'packaging' means protective wrappings, such as paper, straw envelopes of all kinds, cartons and cases, used in the transport of one or more containers and/or for presenting them with a view to sale to the final consumer, - 'producer' of a product referred to in Article 1 (1) means the natural or legal person or group of persons by whom or on whose behalf production is carried out, - 'production' means the processing of fresh grapes, grape musts and wines into a product referred to in Article 1 (1).
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Regulation: - 'labelling' means all references, symbols, illustrations and marks or any other description which serve to distinguish the product and which appear on the same container, including the closure, tags attached to the container and the sheathing covering the neck of bottles, - 'packaging' means protective wrappings, such as paper, straw envelopes of all kinds, cartons and cases, used in the transport of one or more containers and/or for presenting them with a view to sale to the final consumer, - 'producer' of a product referred to in Article 1 (1) means the natural or legal person or group of persons by whom or on whose behalf production is carried out, - 'production' means the processing of fresh grapes, grape musts and wines into a product referred to in Article 1 (1).
Article 3 
1. In the case of the products referred to in Article 1 (1), the description on the labelling shall include the following information: (a) the name under which the product is sold, in accordance with Article 5 (2); (b) the nominal volume of the product; (c) the type of product, in accordance with Article 5 (3); (d) the actual alcoholic strength by volume, in accordance with implementing provisions to be determined. 2. In the case of the products referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) and (b), the description on the labelling shall include, in addition to the information specified in paragraph 1: - the name or business name of the producer or of a vendor established in the Community, and - the names of the local administrative area or part of such area, and Member State in which the abovementioned person's head office is situated, in accordance with Article 5 (4) and (5). Where the label features the name or business name of the producer and where production takes place in a different local administrative area, part of such area or Member State from that referred to in the second indent of the first subparagraph, the information referred to therein shall be supplemented by the name of the local administrative area or part of such area where production was carried out and, if production took place in another Member State, by the name of that Member State. 3. In the case of the products referred to in Article 1 (1) (c) and (d), the description on the labelling shall include the following information in addition to the information specified in paragraph 1: (a) the name or business name of the importer and the names of the local administrative area and Member State in which the importer's head office is situated; (b) the name or business name of the producer and the names of the local administrative area and third country in which the producer's head office is situated, in accordance with Article 5 (4) and (5). 4. The description on the labelling shall include additional information in the following cases: - in the case of products produced from wines originating in third countries, as referred to in Article 68 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, the description on the labelling shall indicate that the product has been produced from imported wines and shall specify the third country in which the wine used in constituting the cuvée originated, - in the case of quality sparkling wines psr, the name of the specified region in which the grapes used to make the product were harvested shall be given on the labelling, - in the case of quality sparkling wines of the aromatic type referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92, the description on the labelling shall include either the name of the vine variety from which they were obtained or the words 'produced from aromatic varieties of grape'. Article 4 1. In the case of the products referred to in Article 1 (1), the description on the labelling may be supplemented by other particulars, provided that: - they are not liable to mislead the persons for whom the information is intended, particularly as regards the mandatory information specified in Article 3 and the optional information specified in Article 6, - where appropriate, the provisions of Article 6 are observed. 2. For the purposes of monitoring and control in the sparkling wine sector, the competent authorities on the matter may, with due regard to the general rules of procedure adopted by each Member State, require of the producer or vendor referred to in Article 3 (2) first paragraph, first indent, proof of the accuracy of the information, used for the description concerning the nature, identity, quality, composition, origin or provenance of the product concerned or of the products used in its production. Where such a request is made by: - the competent authority of the Member State in which the producer or vendor is established, proof shall be required directly of such persons by that authority, - the competent authority of another Member State, that authority shall provide the competent authority of the country in which the producer or vendor is established, within the framework of direct cooperation between them, with all the information necessary to enable the latter authority to acquire such proof; the requesting authority shall be informed of the action taken as a result of its request. If the competent authorities find that such proof is not povided, the information in question shall be regarded as not complying with this Regulation. Article 5 1. The items of information specified in Article 3: - shall appear together within the same visual field on the container, and - shall be presented in clear, legible and indelible characters which are large enough to stand out well from the background on which they are printed and to be distinguished clearly from all other written or pictorial matter. The compulsory information on the importer may, however, be featured outside the visual field in which the other compulsory items of information appear. 2. The sales description referred to in Article 3 (1) (a) shall be indicated by one of the following expressions: (a) in the case of a sparkling wine referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92, 'sparkling wine'; (b) in the case of a quality sparkling wine referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 other than referred to in (d) of this paragraph, 'quality sparkling wine' or 'Sekt'; (c) in the case of quality sparkling wine psr referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92: - 'quality sparkling wine produced in a specified region' or 'quality sparkling wine psr', or 'Sekt bestimmter Anbaugebiete' or 'Sekt b.A.', or - a specific traditional term chosen from among those referred to in Article 15 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 by the Member State in which production took place and contained on a list to be drawn up, or - one of the names of the specified regions of quality sparkling wines psr referred to in Article 15 (7) third subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87, or - two of these expressions used in combination; (d) in the case of a quality sparkling wine of the aromatic type referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92, 'quality aromatic sparkling wine'; (e) in the case of sparkling wine originating in a third country: - 'sparkling wine', or - 'quality sparkling wine' or 'Sekt', where the conditions laid down for the production of such wine have been recognized as equivalent to those set out in Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92. For such sparkling wines the sales description shall be accompanied by a reference to the third country in which the grapes uses were harvested, fermented and made into sparkling wine. Where the products used to produce the sparkling wine were obtained in a country other than that in which production took place, the indication of the country of production pursuant to Article 3 (3) must stand out clearly from all the indications shown on the labelling; (f) in the case of an aerated sparkling wine originating in the Community or in a third country, 'aerated sparkling wine'. If the language used for this item of information does not indicate that carbon dioxide has been added, the words 'obtained by the addition of carbon dioxide' shall be added to the labelling in accordance with arrangements to be determined. 3. Product type as determined by the residual sugar content referred to in Article 3 (1) (c) shall be indicated by one of the following terms understandable in the Member State or third country of destination in which the product is offered for direct human consumption: - 'extra brut' or 'extra herb': if the residual sugar content is between 0 and 6 grams per litre, - 'brut' or 'herb': if the residual sugar content is less than 15 grams per litre, - 'extra dry', 'extra trocken' or ' extra seco': if the residual sugar content is between 12 and 20 grams per litre, - 'sec', 'trocken', 'secco' or 'asciutto', 'dry', 'toer', 'îçñueò' or 'seco': if the residual sugar content is between 17 and 35 grams per litre, - 'demi-sec', 'halbtrocken', 'abboccato', 'medium-dry', 'halvtoer', 'çìssîçñïò', 'semi seco' or 'meio seco': if the residual sugar content is between 33 and 50 grams per litre, - 'doux', 'mild', 'dolce', 'sweet', 'soed', 'ãëõêýò', 'dulce' or 'doce': if the residual sugar content is more than 50 grams per litre. If the residual sugar content of the product justifies the use of two of the terms specified in the first subparagraph, the producer or importer must choose to use one such term only. Notwithstanding Article 3 (1) (c), for quality sparkling wines of the aromatic type and for quality sparkling wines of the aromatic type produced in specified regions as referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92, indication of the type of product as referred to in the first subparagraph may be replaced by indication of the residual sugar content expressed in grams per litre as determined by analysis. No information other than that specified in the first and third subparagraphs may be used on the labelling to indicate the product type as determined by the residual sugar content. 4. The name or business name of the producer and the names of the local administrative area, or part of such area, and State in which the producer's head office is situated shall be given: - either in full, - or in the case or products produced in the Community, in code provided that the name or business name of the person or group of persons other than the producer involved in the commercial distribution of the product, and the local administrative area, or part of such area, and Member State in which the head office of such person or group is situated, are given in full. 5. Where the name of a local administrative area or part of such area features on the label, either to indicate where the producer or another person involved in the commercial distribution of the product has his head office or to indicate where production took place, and those particulars include the name of a specified region within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 other than that which may be used to describe the product in question, that name shall be given by means of a code. However, Member States my lay down other appropriate measures for the descriptionn of products produced in their territory, in particular as regards the size of the characters used, which shall be such as to avoid any confusion regarding the geographical origin of the wine. 6. The expressions used to indicate the production method may be prescribed by the implementing provisions. Article 6 1. The name of a geographical unit other than a specified region, and smaller than a Member State or a third country, may be used only to supplement the description of: - a quality sparkling wine psr, - a quality sparkling wine to which the implementing provisions have given the name of such a geographical unit, or - a sparkling wine originating in a third country the conditions for whose production are recognized as equivalent to those laid down in Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 for a quality sparkling wine bearing the name of a geographical unit. Use of such a name shall be allowed only if: (a) it conforms to the rules of the Member State or third country in which the sparkling wine was produced; (b) the geographical unit in question is defined exactly; (c) all the grapes from which the product was obtained came from that geographical unit, with the exception of the products contained in tirage liqueur or expedition liqueur; (d) in the case of a quality sparkling wine psr, the geographical unit is situated within the specified region whose name the wine bears; (e) in the case of quality sparkling wines, the name of that geographical unit is not laid down for describing a quality sparkling wine psr. Notwithstanding clause (c) of the second subparagraph, Member States may authorize use of the name of a geographical unit smaller than a specified region to supplement the description of a quality sparkling wine psr if at least 85 % of the product was obtained from grapes harvested in that unit. 2. The name of a vine variety may be used only to supplement the description of a product referred to in Article 1 (1): - at (a), or - at (c) where the conditions for its production are recognized as equivalent to those laid down in Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92. The name of a vine variety or a synonym of that name may be indicated only if: (a) the cultivation of that variety and the use of the products obtained therefrom conform to Community provisions or to the provisions of the third country in which the grapes used were harvested; (b) that variety appears on a list to be adopted by the Member State in which the products used for constituting the cuvée were obtained; in the case of quality sparkling wines psr, that list shall be drawn up pursuant to Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 or to Article 18 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92; (c) the name of that variety cannot be confused with the name of a specified region or geographical unit used to describe another wine produced in the Community or imported; (d) the product was obtained entirely from the variety in question, with the exception of the products contained in tirage liqueur or expedition liqueur, and if the variety has a preponderant effect on the nature of the product in question. Notwithstanding the second subparagraph, producer Member States may: - authorize use of the name of one vine variety if at least 85 % of the grapes from which the product was obtained came from that variety, with the exception of the products contained in tirage liqueur or expedition liqueur, and if that variety has a preponderant effect on the nature of the product in question, - authorize use of the name of two vine varieties if all the grapes from which the product was obtained came from those two varieties, with the exception of the products contained in tirage liqueur or expedition liqueur, and if the blend of those two varieties has a preponderant effect on the nature of the product in question, - limit such use to certain names of vine varieties referred to in the second subparagraph. 3. The expression 'bottle-fermented' may be use only to describe: - a quality sparkling wine, or - a sparkling wine originating in a third country the conditions for whose production are recognized as equivalent to those laid down in Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92. Use of the expression referred to in the first subparagraph shall be allowed only if: (a) the product was made sparkling by a second alcoholic fermentation in the bottle; (b) the length of the production process, including ageing in the undertaking where the product was made, reckoned from the start of the fermentation process designed to make the cuvée sparkling, has not been less than nine months; (c) the process of fermentation designed to make the cuvée sparkling and the presence of the cuvée on the lees lasted at least 60 days; (d) the product was separated from the lees by filtering in accordance with the racking method or by disgorging. 4. The expressions 'bottle-fermented by the traditional method' or 'traditional method' or 'classical method' or 'classical traditional method' and any expressions resulting from a translation of them may be used only to describe: Use of one of the expressions referred to in the first subparagraph shall be allowed only if the product: (a) was made sparkling by a second alcoholic fermentation in the bottle; (b) stayed without interruption in contact with the lees for at least nine months in the same undertaking from the time when the cuvée was constituted; (c) was separated from the lees by disgorging. 5. An expression relating to a method of production which includes the name of a specified region or of another geographical unit, or a term derived from either of these, may be used only to describe: - a quality sparkling wine psr, Such expressions may be used only to describe a product entitled to one of the geographical ascriptions referred to in the first subparagraph. However reference to the method of production known as 'méthode champenoise' may, if such a usage were traditional, be used together with an equivalent expression relating to that method of production for five wine-growing years from 1 September 1989 for wines not entitled to the registered designation 'Champagne'. Furthermore, use of an expression referred to in the third subparagraph shall not be permitted unless the conditions referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 4 are complied with. 6. In the case of quality sparkling wines psr which fulfil the conditions laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 4: (a) the term 'Winzersekt' shall be reserved for quality sparkling wines psr produced in Germany which are: - produced from grapes harvested in the same vineyard, including producer groups, where the producer, as defined in Article 5 (4), makes into wine grapes intended for the preparation of quality sparkling wines psr, - marketed by the producer referred to in the first indent and made available with labels indicating the vineyard, the vine variety and the year. On the basis of the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 additional conditions may be imposed on use of the term 'Winzersekt' and on use of equivalent terms in other Community languages. In accordance with the same procedure a Member State may be authorized to lay down special and, in particular, more restrictive arrangements. The terms referred to in the preceding subparagraphs may be used only in the language of origin; (b) the term 'crémant' shall be reserved for quality sparkling wines psr made in France or Luxembourg: - to which this term has been applied, in combination with the name of the specified region, by the Member State in which the wine was made, and - which were produced in accordance with special rules laid down for their manufacture by the abovementioned Member States. However, for five wine-growing years from 1 September 1989 the term 'crémant', in French or in translation, may be used to describe a sparkling wine which was traditionally thus described on that date. 7. The vintage year may be used only in the description of: Reference to the vintage year shall be allowed only if at least 85 % of the product was obtained from grapes harvested in the year in question, with the exception of the products contained in tirage liqueur or expedition liqueur. However, Member States may prescribe that the vintage year may be given for quality sparkling wines psr produced in their territory only if the product was obtained entirely from grapes harvested in the year in question, with the exception of the products contained in tirage liqueur or expedition liqueur. 8. Reference to superior quality shall be allowed only in the case of: 9. The name of a Member State of third country, or the adjective derived from that name, may not be used in combination with the sales description referred to in Article 5 (2) unless the product is produced in the territory of that Member State or third country and is made exclusively from grapes harvested and processed into wine in that same territory. 10. The description of a product referred to in Article 1 (1) may not be supplemented by a reference or a symbol relating to a medal or prize obtained after taking part in a competition, or to any other distinction, unless they have been awarded, by an official body or a body officially recognized for the purpose, to a given quantity of the product in question. 11. The terms 'Premium' or 'Reserve' may be used only to supplement: - the term 'quality sparkling wine', or - one of the terms referred to in Article 5 (2) (c). 12. Where necessary, the implementing provisions may lay down: (a) conditions for the use of: - the expression referred to in paragraph 8, - terms relating to a manufacturing method other than those referred to in praragraphs 3 to 6, - expressions referring to the specific characteristics of the vine varieties from which the product in question is made; (b) a list of the expressions referred to at (a). Article 7 The information specified: - in Article 3 shall be given in one or more of the official languages of the Communities so that the final consumer can easily understand each of these items of information, - in Article 4 shall be given in one or more of the official languages of the Communities. In the case of products put on the market in their territory, Member States may allow this information to be given also in a language other than an official language of the Communities where the use of such language is traditional and customary in the Member State concerned or in a part of its territory. However: (a) in the case of quality sparkling wines psr and quality sparkling wines, only the official language of the Member State in whose territory production took place shall be used: - for the name of the specified region, as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (2), - for the name of another geographical unit, as referred to in Article 6 (1), in the case of the aforementioned products produced in Greece, such information may be repeated in one or more other official languages of the Communities; (b) in the case of products originating in third countries: - the use of an official language of the third country in which production took place shall be allowed, provided that the information specified in Article 3 (1) is also given in an official language of the Communities, - the translation of some of the information specified in Article 4 into an official language of the Communities may be governed by implementing provisions; (c) in the case of products originating in the Community and intended for export, the information referred to in Article 3 (1) given in an official language of the Communities may be repeated in another language. Article 8 1. In the case of the products referred to in Article 1 (1), the description in the registers kept by producers, in official documents and, where an accompanying document is not made out, in commercial documents, shall include at least: - the mandatory information specified in Article 3 (1) (a) and (c) and, as appropriate, in Article 3 (2) or (3), - the information specified in Article 6, in so far as it appears of is intended to appear on the labelling. The description in registers kept by persons other than producers shall include at least the information referred to in the first subparagraph. In such cases, the information referred to in the second indent may be replaced in the registers by the number of the accompanying document and the date on which it was made out. 2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be given in accordance with Articles 4, 5 and 6.
Article 4 
1. In the case of the products referred to in Article 1 (1), the description on the labelling may be supplemented by other particulars, provided that: - they are not liable to mislead the persons for whom the information is intended, particularly as regards the mandatory information specified in Article 3 and the optional information specified in Article 6, - where appropriate, the provisions of Article 6 are observed. 2. For the purposes of monitoring and control in the sparkling wine sector, the competent authorities on the matter may, with due regard to the general rules of procedure adopted by each Member State, require of the producer or vendor referred to in Article 3 (2) first paragraph, first indent, proof of the accuracy of the information, used for the description concerning the nature, identity, quality, composition, origin or provenance of the product concerned or of the products used in its production. Where such a request is made by: - the competent authority of the Member State in which the producer or vendor is established, proof shall be required directly of such persons by that authority, - the competent authority of another Member State, that authority shall provide the competent authority of the country in which the producer or vendor is established, within the framework of direct cooperation between them, with all the information necessary to enable the latter authority to acquire such proof; the requesting authority shall be informed of the action taken as a result of its request. If the competent authorities find that such proof is not povided, the information in question shall be regarded as not complying with this Regulation. Article 5 1. The items of information specified in Article 3: - shall appear together within the same visual field on the container, and - shall be presented in clear, legible and indelible characters which are large enough to stand out well from the background on which they are printed and to be distinguished clearly from all other written or pictorial matter. The compulsory information on the importer may, however, be featured outside the visual field in which the other compulsory items of information appear. 2. The sales description referred to in Article 3 (1) (a) shall be indicated by one of the following expressions: (a) in the case of a sparkling wine referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92, 'sparkling wine'; (b) in the case of a quality sparkling wine referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 other than referred to in (d) of this paragraph, 'quality sparkling wine' or 'Sekt'; (c) in the case of quality sparkling wine psr referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92: - 'quality sparkling wine produced in a specified region' or 'quality sparkling wine psr', or 'Sekt bestimmter Anbaugebiete' or 'Sekt b.A.', or - a specific traditional term chosen from among those referred to in Article 15 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 by the Member State in which production took place and contained on a list to be drawn up, or - one of the names of the specified regions of quality sparkling wines psr referred to in Article 15 (7) third subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87, or - two of these expressions used in combination; (d) in the case of a quality sparkling wine of the aromatic type referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92, 'quality aromatic sparkling wine'; (e) in the case of sparkling wine originating in a third country: - 'sparkling wine', or - 'quality sparkling wine' or 'Sekt', where the conditions laid down for the production of such wine have been recognized as equivalent to those set out in Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92. For such sparkling wines the sales description shall be accompanied by a reference to the third country in which the grapes uses were harvested, fermented and made into sparkling wine. Where the products used to produce the sparkling wine were obtained in a country other than that in which production took place, the indication of the country of production pursuant to Article 3 (3) must stand out clearly from all the indications shown on the labelling; (f) in the case of an aerated sparkling wine originating in the Community or in a third country, 'aerated sparkling wine'. If the language used for this item of information does not indicate that carbon dioxide has been added, the words 'obtained by the addition of carbon dioxide' shall be added to the labelling in accordance with arrangements to be determined. 3. Product type as determined by the residual sugar content referred to in Article 3 (1) (c) shall be indicated by one of the following terms understandable in the Member State or third country of destination in which the product is offered for direct human consumption: - 'extra brut' or 'extra herb': if the residual sugar content is between 0 and 6 grams per litre, - 'brut' or 'herb': if the residual sugar content is less than 15 grams per litre, - 'extra dry', 'extra trocken' or ' extra seco': if the residual sugar content is between 12 and 20 grams per litre, - 'sec', 'trocken', 'secco' or 'asciutto', 'dry', 'toer', 'îçñueò' or 'seco': if the residual sugar content is between 17 and 35 grams per litre, - 'demi-sec', 'halbtrocken', 'abboccato', 'medium-dry', 'halvtoer', 'çìssîçñïò', 'semi seco' or 'meio seco': if the residual sugar content is between 33 and 50 grams per litre, - 'doux', 'mild', 'dolce', 'sweet', 'soed', 'ãëõêýò', 'dulce' or 'doce': if the residual sugar content is more than 50 grams per litre. If the residual sugar content of the product justifies the use of two of the terms specified in the first subparagraph, the producer or importer must choose to use one such term only. Notwithstanding Article 3 (1) (c), for quality sparkling wines of the aromatic type and for quality sparkling wines of the aromatic type produced in specified regions as referred to in Article 1, second paragraph, (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92, indication of the type of product as referred to in the first subparagraph may be replaced by indication of the residual sugar content expressed in grams per litre as determined by analysis. No information other than that specified in the first and third subparagraphs may be used on the labelling to indicate the product type as determined by the residual sugar content. 4. The name or business name of the producer and the names of the local administrative area, or part of such area, and State in which the producer's head office is situated shall be given: - either in full, - or in the case or products produced in the Community, in code provided that the name or business name of the person or group of persons other than the producer involved in the commercial distribution of the product, and the local administrative area, or part of such area, and Member State in which the head office of such person or group is situated, are given in full. 5. Where the name of a local administrative area or part of such area features on the label, either to indicate where the producer or another person involved in the commercial distribution of the product has his head office or to indicate where production took place, and those particulars include the name of a specified region within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 other than that which may be used to describe the product in question, that name shall be given by means of a code. However, Member States my lay down other appropriate measures for the descriptionn of products produced in their territory, in particular as regards the size of the characters used, which shall be such as to avoid any confusion regarding the geographical origin of the wine. 6. The expressions used to indicate the production method may be prescribed by the implementing provisions. Article 6 1. The name of a geographical unit other than a specified region, and smaller than a Member State or a third country, may be used only to supplement the description of: - a quality sparkling wine psr, - a quality sparkling wine to which the implementing provisions have given the name of such a geographical unit, or - a sparkling wine originating in a third country the conditions for whose production are recognized as equivalent to those laid down in Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 for a quality sparkling wine bearing the name of a geographical unit. Use of such a name shall be allowed only if: (a) it conforms to the rules of the Member State or third country in which the sparkling wine was produced; (b) the geographical unit in question is defined exactly; (c) all the grapes from which the product was obtained came from that geographical unit, with the exception of the products contained in tirage liqueur or expedition liqueur; (d) in the case of a quality sparkling wine psr, the geographical unit is situated within the specified region whose name the wine bears; (e) in the case of quality sparkling wines, the name of that geographical unit is not laid down for describing a quality sparkling wine psr. Notwithstanding clause (c) of the second subparagraph, Member States may authorize use of the name of a geographical unit smaller than a specified region to supplement the description of a quality sparkling wine psr if at least 85 % of the product was obtained from grapes harvested in that unit. 2. The name of a vine variety may be used only to supplement the description of a product referred to in Article 1 (1): - at (a), or - at (c) where the conditions for its production are recognized as equivalent to those laid down in Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92. The name of a vine variety or a synonym of that name may be indicated only if: (a) the cultivation of that variety and the use of the products obtained therefrom conform to Community provisions or to the provisions of the third country in which the grapes used were harvested; (b) that variety appears on a list to be adopted by the Member State in which the products used for constituting the cuvée were obtained; in the case of quality sparkling wines psr, that list shall be drawn up pursuant to Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 or to Article 18 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92; (c) the name of that variety cannot be confused with the name of a specified region or geographical unit used to describe another wine produced in the Community or imported; (d) the product was obtained entirely from the variety in question, with the exception of the products contained in tirage liqueur or expedition liqueur, and if the variety has a preponderant effect on the nature of the product in question. Notwithstanding the second subparagraph, producer Member States may: - authorize use of the name of one vine variety if at least 85 % of the grapes from which the product was obtained came from that variety, with the exception of the products contained in tirage liqueur or expedition liqueur, and if that variety has a preponderant effect on the nature of the product in question, - authorize use of the name of two vine varieties if all the grapes from which the product was obtained came from those two varieties, with the exception of the products contained in tirage liqueur or expedition liqueur, and if the blend of those two varieties has a preponderant effect on the nature of the product in question, - limit such use to certain names of vine varieties referred to in the second subparagraph. 3. The expression 'bottle-fermented' may be use only to describe: - a quality sparkling wine, or - a sparkling wine originating in a third country the conditions for whose production are recognized as equivalent to those laid down in Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92. Use of the expression referred to in the first subparagraph shall be allowed only if: (a) the product was made sparkling by a second alcoholic fermentation in the bottle; (b) the length of the production process, including ageing in the undertaking where the product was made, reckoned from the start of the fermentation process designed to make the cuvée sparkling, has not been less than nine months; (c) the process of fermentation designed to make the cuvée sparkling and the presence of the cuvée on the lees lasted at least 60 days; (d) the product was separated from the lees by filtering in accordance with the racking method or by disgorging. 4. The expressions 'bottle-fermented by the traditional method' or 'traditional method' or 'classical method' or 'classical traditional method' and any expressions resulting from a translation of them may be used only to describe: Use of one of the expressions referred to in the first subparagraph shall be allowed only if the product: (a) was made sparkling by a second alcoholic fermentation in the bottle; (b) stayed without interruption in contact with the lees for at least nine months in the same undertaking from the time when the cuvée was constituted; (c) was separated from the lees by disgorging. 5. An expression relating to a method of production which includes the name of a specified region or of another geographical unit, or a term derived from either of these, may be used only to describe: - a quality sparkling wine psr, Such expressions may be used only to describe a product entitled to one of the geographical ascriptions referred to in the first subparagraph. However reference to the method of production known as 'méthode champenoise' may, if such a usage were traditional, be used together with an equivalent expression relating to that method of production for five wine-growing years from 1 September 1989 for wines not entitled to the registered designation 'Champagne'. Furthermore, use of an expression referred to in the third subparagraph shall not be permitted unless the conditions referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 4 are complied with. 6. In the case of quality sparkling wines psr which fulfil the conditions laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 4: (a) the term 'Winzersekt' shall be reserved for quality sparkling wines psr produced in Germany which are: - produced from grapes harvested in the same vineyard, including producer groups, where the producer, as defined in Article 5 (4), makes into wine grapes intended for the preparation of quality sparkling wines psr, - marketed by the producer referred to in the first indent and made available with labels indicating the vineyard, the vine variety and the year. On the basis of the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 additional conditions may be imposed on use of the term 'Winzersekt' and on use of equivalent terms in other Community languages. In accordance with the same procedure a Member State may be authorized to lay down special and, in particular, more restrictive arrangements. The terms referred to in the preceding subparagraphs may be used only in the language of origin; (b) the term 'crémant' shall be reserved for quality sparkling wines psr made in France or Luxembourg: - to which this term has been applied, in combination with the name of the specified region, by the Member State in which the wine was made, and - which were produced in accordance with special rules laid down for their manufacture by the abovementioned Member States. However, for five wine-growing years from 1 September 1989 the term 'crémant', in French or in translation, may be used to describe a sparkling wine which was traditionally thus described on that date. 7. The vintage year may be used only in the description of: Reference to the vintage year shall be allowed only if at least 85 % of the product was obtained from grapes harvested in the year in question, with the exception of the products contained in tirage liqueur or expedition liqueur. However, Member States may prescribe that the vintage year may be given for quality sparkling wines psr produced in their territory only if the product was obtained entirely from grapes harvested in the year in question, with the exception of the products contained in tirage liqueur or expedition liqueur. 8. Reference to superior quality shall be allowed only in the case of: 9. The name of a Member State of third country, or the adjective derived from that name, may not be used in combination with the sales description referred to in Article 5 (2) unless the product is produced in the territory of that Member State or third country and is made exclusively from grapes harvested and processed into wine in that same territory. 10. The description of a product referred to in Article 1 (1) may not be supplemented by a reference or a symbol relating to a medal or prize obtained after taking part in a competition, or to any other distinction, unless they have been awarded, by an official body or a body officially recognized for the purpose, to a given quantity of the product in question. 11. The terms 'Premium' or 'Reserve' may be used only to supplement: - the term 'quality sparkling wine', or - one of the terms referred to in Article 5 (2) (c). 12. Where necessary, the implementing provisions may lay down: (a) conditions for the use of: - the expression referred to in paragraph 8, - terms relating to a manufacturing method other than those referred to in praragraphs 3 to 6, - expressions referring to the specific characteristics of the vine varieties from which the product in question is made; (b) a list of the expressions referred to at (a). Article 7 The information specified: - in Article 3 shall be given in one or more of the official languages of the Communities so that the final consumer can easily understand each of these items of information, - in Article 4 shall be given in one or more of the official languages of the Communities. In the case of products put on the market in their territory, Member States may allow this information to be given also in a language other than an official language of the Communities where the use of such language is traditional and customary in the Member State concerned or in a part of its territory. However: (a) in the case of quality sparkling wines psr and quality sparkling wines, only the official language of the Member State in whose territory production took place shall be used: - for the name of the specified region, as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (2), - for the name of another geographical unit, as referred to in Article 6 (1), in the case of the aforementioned products produced in Greece, such information may be repeated in one or more other official languages of the Communities; (b) in the case of products originating in third countries: - the use of an official language of the third country in which production took place shall be allowed, provided that the information specified in Article 3 (1) is also given in an official language of the Communities, - the translation of some of the information specified in Article 4 into an official language of the Communities may be governed by implementing provisions; (c) in the case of products originating in the Community and intended for export, the information referred to in Article 3 (1) given in an official language of the Communities may be repeated in another language. Article 8 1. In the case of the products referred to in Article 1 (1), the description in the registers kept by producers, in official documents and, where an accompanying document is not made out, in commercial documents, shall include at least: - the mandatory information specified in Article 3 (1) (a) and (c) and, as appropriate, in Article 3 (2) or (3), - the information specified in Article 6, in so far as it appears of is intended to appear on the labelling. The description in registers kept by persons other than producers shall include at least the information referred to in the first subparagraph. In such cases, the information referred to in the second indent may be replaced in the registers by the number of the accompanying document and the date on which it was made out. 2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be given in accordance with Articles 4, 5 and 6.