Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (repealed)Show full title

Article 60 Optional particulars

1. Labelling and presentation of products referred to in Article 59(1) may in particular contain the following optional particulars:

(a) the vintage year;

(b) the name of one or more wine grape varieties;

(c) in the case of wines other than the ones referred to in Article 59(1)(g), terms indicating the sugar content;

(d) for wines with a protected designation of origin or geographical indication, traditional terms as referred to in Article 54(1)(b);

(e) the Community symbol indicating the protected designation of origin or geographical indication;

(f) terms referring to certain production methods;

(g) for wines bearing a protected designation of origin or geographical indication the name of another geographical unit that is smaller or larger than the area underlying the designation of origin or geographical indication.

2. Without prejudice to Article 42(3), as regards the use of particulars referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b) for wines without a protected designation of origin or geographical indication:

(a) Member States shall introduce laws, regulations or administrative provisions to ensure certification, approval and control procedures so as to guarantee the veracity of the information concerned;

(b) Member States may, on the basis of non-discriminatory and objective criteria and with due regard to loyal competition, for wine produced from wine grape varieties on their territory, draw-up lists of excluded wine grape varieties, in particular if:

(i)

there is a risk of confusion of consumers as to the true origin of the wine due to the fact that the given wine grape variety forms an integral part of an existing protected designation of origin or geographical indication;

(ii)

the relevant controls would not be cost-effective due to the fact that the given wine grape variety represents a very small part of the Member State vineyard;

(c) mixtures of wines from different Member States shall not give rise to labelling of the wine grape variety or varieties unless the Member States concerned agree otherwise and ensure the feasibility of the relevant certification, approval and control procedures.