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(b) PGIs
Article 5(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 provides that for
products with a PGI, the portion of grapes, of up to 15 per cent, which may
originate outside the demarcated geographical area as provided for in Art
34(1)(b)(ii) of the Wine Regulation, shall come from the Member State or
third country concerned in which the demarcated area lies.
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4. Amendment of lists of wines
Article 5(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 by way of deroga-
tion from Art 34(1)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, Annex III, Part B,
paragraph 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 on wine-making
practices and restrictions applies.
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This provision is as follows:
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The lists of wines bearing a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical
indication given in subparagraphs (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 2 may be amended where
the production conditions of the wines concerned are amended or the designation of
origin or geographical indication is changed. The Member States shall provide the
Commission, in advance, with all the necessary technical information for the wines
concerned, including their product specifications and the annual quantities produced.
5. Wines made in areas adjacent to protected areas or in trans-border
areas
Article 5(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 provides by way of
derogation from Art 34(1)(a)(iii) and (1)(b)(iii) of the Wine Regulation, and on
condition that the product specification so provides, that:
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(a) in an area in the immediate proximity of the demarcated area concerned; or
(b) in an area located within the same administrative unit or within a neighbouring
administrative unit, in conformity with national rules; or
(c) in the case of a trans-border designation of origin or GI, or where an agreement on
control measures exists between two or more Member States or between one or
more Member State(s) and one or more third country(-ies),a product with a PDO
or GI may be made into wine in an area situated in the immediate proximity of the
demarcated area in question.
Article 5(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 provides by way of
derogation from Art 34(1)(b)(iii) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, and on
condition that the product specification so provides, that wines with a PGI may
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