Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st January 2024.

(3) In these Regulations—

(a)Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013” means Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products(1);

(b)“Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings, the vineyard register, accompanying documents and certification, the inward and outward register, compulsory declarations, notifications and publication of notified information, and supplementing Regulation (EU) No1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the relevant checks and penalties(2);

(c)“Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 of 17 October 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, restrictions of use, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of protection, and labelling and presentation(3);

(d)“Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 of 12 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards wine-growing areas where the alcoholic strength may be increased, authorised oenological practices and restrictions applicable to the production and conservation of grapevine products, the minimum percentage of alcohol for by-products and their disposal, and publication of OIV files(4);

(e)specified products” means the products listed in the Table in Part 12 of Annex 1 to Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 except for wine vinegar.

(1)

EUR 2013/1308, to which there are amendments made by the Agriculture Act 2020 (c. 21) that are not relevant to these Regulations; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2019/821 (which itself was amended by S.I 2020/1453 as well as other instruments not relevant to these Regulations), 2020/1446 (to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations), 2022/1150.

(2)

EUR 2018/273; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2020/1637 (to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations), 2021/1471.

(3)

EUR 2019/33; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2020/1637 (to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations), 2021/632, 2022/938, 2023/312.

(4)

EUR 2019/934; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2020/1637 (to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations), 2021/632, 2022/1150.