Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 (repealed)Show full title

TITLE II U.K. RULES ON GRAPE MUST, GRAPE MUST IN FERMENTATION, CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST, NEW WINE STILL IN FERMENTATION AND WINE OF OVERRIPE GRAPES

Article 11 U.K. General provisions

1. Where the products covered by Article 53(2)(g) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 or the same products made in third countries (hereinafter called ‘Title II products’) are to be labelled, the label shall comply with the provisions of Articles 12, 13 and 14.

2. Article 3(1) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the compulsory particulars referred to in Article 12.

3. Annex VII(E) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and Article 4 of this Regulation shall apply mutatis mutandis to Title II products.

Article 12 U.K. Compulsory particulars

1. Labels of Title II products shall indicate the sales designation of the product, using:

(a) the term defined in Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 that most accurately describes it; or

[F1 (b) terms that are not defined in the Community rules but use of which is regulated in the Member State or conforms to the rules applicable to wine producers in the third country concerned, including those emanating from representative trade organisations, provided that they notify them to the Commission, which shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that those terms are publicised.]

2. Labels of Title II products shall indicate the nominal volume of the product.

3. Labels of Title II products shall indicate:

(a) in the case of containers with a nominal volume of 60 litres or less, the name or business name of the bottler and the local administrative area and Member State in which the bottler's head office is located;

(b) in the case of other containers, the name or business name of the consignor and the local administrative area and Member State in which the consignor's head office is located;

(c) in the case of imported products, the importer or, where bottling has taken place in the Community, the bottler.

In the case of the particulars referred to in points (a), (b) and (c), Article 15 shall apply mutatis mutandis to products manufactured in the Community while Article 34(1)(a) shall apply mutatis mutandis to products manufactured in third countries.

4. In the case of grape must or concentrated grape must, labels shall indicate its density.

In the case of grape must in fermentation or new wine still in fermentation, labels shall indicate the actual and/or total alcoholic strength by volume.

Where the total alcoholic strength by volume is shown, particularly for grape must in fermentation, it must not differ by more than 0,5 % from the strength as established by analysis.

The figure representing the total alcoholic strength shall be followed by the symbol ‘% vol’ and preceded by the terms ‘total alcoholic strength’ or ‘total alcohol’. That figure shall be shown on the label in characters of the same minimum height as that laid down for the actual alcoholic strength.

In the case of wines obtained from over-ripened grapes, labels shall indicate the actual alcoholic strength by volume. The actual alcoholic strength by volume shall be given as a unit or half-unit percentage by volume. The alcoholic strength indicated may not differ by more than 0,5 % from the strength as established by analysis. The figure representing the actual alcoholic strength shall be followed by the symbol ‘% vol’ and may be preceded by the words ‘actual alcoholic strength’ or ‘actual alcohol’ or ‘alc’.

The actual alcoholic strength by volume shall be indicated on the label in characters at least 5 mm high if the nominal volume is over 100 cl, at least 3 mm high if it is equal to or less than 100 cl but more than 20 cl and 2 mm high if it is 20 cl or less.

5. In the event of consignment of Title II products to another Member State or export, labels shall indicate:

(a) in the case of grape must produced in the Member State in which the grapes were grown, the name of that Member State;

(b) in the case of wine as referred to in this Article obtained from grapes grown and made into wine in the territory of a single Member State, the name of that Member State.

6. In the case of Title II products manufactured in third countries, labels shall indicate the name of the third country in question.

7. In the case of Title II products produced by coupage of products originating in two or more Member States, labels shall carry the words ‘blend made from the produce of two or more European Community countries’.

In the case of grape must which has not been made in the Member State where the grapes used were harvested, labels shall carry the words ‘must obtained in … from grapes harvested in …’.

In the case of wines not made into wine in the Member State where the grapes used were harvested, labels shall carry the words ‘wine obtained in … from grapes harvested in …’.

8. Labels of Title II products shall carry the lot number, in accordance with Directive 89/396/EEC.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 316/2004 of 20 February 2004 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.

Article 13 U.K. Optional particulars

1. The labelling of Title II products may be supplemented by the following:

(a) the name, address and occupation of one or more of the persons involved in marketing; Article 15 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the products concerned;

(b) the type of product, as decided by the producing Member State;

(c) a specific colour, as decided by the producing Member State; Article 17 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the products concerned.

2. The labelling of Title II products may be supplemented with other optional particulars. Article 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis to such products.

Article 14 U.K. Labelling with a geographical indication

1. Grape must in fermentation intended for direct human consumption and wine of overripe grapes made in the Community may be described using a geographical indication. In such cases, the sales designation referred to in Article 12(1) shall consist of:

(a) the words ‘grape must in fermentation’ or ‘wine of overripe grapes’, as the case may be;

(b) the name of the geographical unit;

(c) a traditional specific term; where that term includes the sales designation of the product, the designation shall not need to be repeated.

Member States shall determine the traditional specific terms referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph, that may be used for grape must in fermentation intended for direct human consumption and wine of overripe grapes produced in their territory.

Article 51 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Article 28 of this Regulation and those provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and of this Regulation which relate to the protection of the names of table wines with a geographical indication shall apply mutatis mutandis to grape must in fermentation intended for direct human consumption with a geographical indication and wine of overripe grapes with a geographical indication.

2. The Member States shall notify the Commission of the measures they take to implement paragraph 1. The Commission shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that those measures are publicised.

3. The labelling of grape must in fermentation intended for direct human consumption with a geographical indication and wine of overripe grapes with a geographical indication made in the Community may be supplemented by the following:

(a) the vintage year; Articles 18 and 20 shall apply mutatis mutandis;

(b) the name of one or more vine varieties; Articles 19 and 20 shall apply mutatis mutandis;

(c) details of awards, medals or competitions won; Article 21 shall apply mutatis mutandis;

(d) particulars concerning the production method; Article 22 shall apply mutatis mutandis;

(e) additional traditional terms; Articles 23 and 24 shall apply mutatis mutandis;

(f) the name of an enterprise; Article 25 shall apply mutatis mutandis;

(g) information that the product has been bottled on the producer's holding, by a producer group or in an enterprise in the production region; Article 26 shall apply mutatis mutandis.