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1.Pursuant to Article 120(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and without prejudice to Articles 45 and 46, only a grapevine product bearing a protected designation of origin, protected geographical indication or a geographical indication of a third country may have a reference on the label to the name of a geographical unit that is smaller or larger than the area of that designation of origin or geographical indication.
2.Where reference is made to names of geographical units which are smaller than the area underlying the designation of origin or geographical indication, the area of the geographical unit in question shall be well defined by the applicant in the product specification and the single document. Member States may establish rules concerning the use of these geographical units.
For grapevine products produced in a smaller geographical unit the following applies:
(a)at least 85 % of the grapes from which the grapevine product has been produced shall originate in that smaller geographical unit. This does not include:
any quantity of grapevine products used in sweetening, ‘expedition liqueur’ or ‘tirage liqueur’,
any quantity of grapevine product referred to in point (3)(e) and (f) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
(b)The remaining grapes used in the production shall originate in the geographical demarcated area of the designation of origin or geographical indication concerned.
Member States may decide, in the case of registered trade marks or trade marks established by use before 11 May 2002 which contain or consist of a name of a geographical unit which is smaller than the area underlying the designation of origin or geographical indication and geographical area references of the Member States concerned, not to apply the requirements laid down in points (a) and (b) of the second subparagraph.
3.The name of a geographical unit smaller or larger than the area underlying the designation of origin or geographical indication or a geographical area references shall refer to:
(a)a locality or group of localities;
(b)a local administrative area or part thereof;
(c)a wine-growing sub-region or part thereof;
(d)an administrative area.