Commission regulation (EC) No 607/2009 (repealed)Dangos y teitl llawn

Commission regulation (EC) No 607/2009 of 14 July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products (repealed)

Article 69Rules on presentation for certain products

1.Only sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine and quality aromatic sparkling wine shall be marketed or exported in ‘sparkling wine’-type glass bottles closed with:

(a)for bottles with a nominal volume more than 0,20 litres: a mushroom-shaped stopper made of cork or other material permitted to come into contact with foodstuffs, held in place by a fastening, covered, if necessary, by a cap and sheathed in foil completely covering the stopper and all or part of the neck of the bottle;

(b)for bottles with a nominal volume content not exceeding 0,20 litres: any other suitable closure.

2.Member States may decide that the requirement laid down in paragraph 1 applies to:

(a)products traditionally bottled in such bottles and which:

(i)

are listed in Article 25(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008;

(ii)

are listed in paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 of Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008;

(iii)

are listed in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/1991(1); or

(iv)

have an actual alcoholic strength by volume no greater than 1,2 % vol;

(b)other products than those referred to in point (a) provided that they do not mislead consumers with regard the real nature of the product.