Commission Regulation (EC) No 981/2008 of 7 October 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 423/2008 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes (c. 981)

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ANNEX U.K.

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 423/2008 are amended as follows:

1.

The following seventh indent is added to point (b) of Annex XIV:

• ‘white quality wines psr entitled to bear the designation of origin “Douro” followed by the term “colheita tardia”;’

2.

Annex XVI is amended as follows:

(a)

Points (i) and (ii) under point (f) are replaced by the following:

‘(i)

25 milliequivalents per litre for:

• quality wines psr meeting the requirements to be described as “vendimia tardía”,

• sweet white or rosé quality wines psr produced from overripe grapes entitled to bear the designation of origin “Rioja”;

(ii)

35 milliequivalents per litre for:

• the quality wines psr produced from overripe grapes entitled to bear the designation of origin “Ribeiro”,

• the quality liqueur wines psr described by the term “generoso” or “generoso de licor” and entitled to bear the designation of origin “Condado de Huelva”, “Jerez-Xerez-Sherry”, “Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda”, “Málaga” or “Montilla-Moriles”,

• the sweet quality wines psr and quality liqueur wines psr entitled to bear the designation of origin “Málaga”;’

(b)

the following point (p) is added:

‘(p)

for Portuguese wines:

30 milliequivalents per litre for white quality wines psr entitled to bear the designation of origin “Douro” followed by the term “colheita tardia”, where the total alcoholic strength by volume is not less than 16 % vol. and the residual sugar content is at least 80 g/l.’