Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
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'vinho regional' in the case of table wines originating in Portugal,
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'regional wine' in the case of table wines originating in the UK,
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'landwijn' in the case of table wines originating in the Netherlands,
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'zemské víno' in the case of table wines originating in the Czech Republic,
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'
Τοπικο
' or '(Regional Wine)' in the case of table wines originating
´
ςΟι
´
νος
in Cyprus,
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'tájbor' in the case of table wines originating in Hungary,
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'Inbid ta' lokalita tradizzjonali (“I.L.T.”)' in the case of table wines
originating in Malta,
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'deželno vino s priznano geografsko oznako' or 'deželno vino PGO' in the
case of table wines originating in Slovenia,
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'регионално вино' in the case of table wines originating in Bulgaria,
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'Vin cu indica
ţ
ie geografic
ă
' in the case of table wines originating in
Romania,
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'regional vin' in the case of table wines originating in Denmark indica
ţ
ie
geografic
ă
Each producer Member State is required to notify to the Commission,
in accordance with the third indent of Annex II(A)(2)(b) to Regulation (EC) No
1493/1999:
(a) the list of names of geographical units smaller than the Member State as referred to
in Art 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 that may be used and the provisions
regulating the use of the terms and unit names;
(b) any subsequent change to the list and to the provisions referred to in (a).
The national rules on the use of the terms given in the first subparagraph must
require the terms concerned to be linked to use of a specified GI smaller than
the Member State and reserved for table wines meeting certain production
requirements, notably regarding the vine variety, minimum natural alcoholic
strength by volume and an evaluation or indication of the organoleptic charac-
teristics.
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The rules referred to in the second paragraph may, however, allow the term
'
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ονο
µ
ασι
´
α κατα
´
παρα
´
δοση
' (traditional designation) to be used in conjunc-
tion with '
Ρeτσι
´
να
', (retsina) without necessarily being linked to a specified GI.
Article 28 provides that the producer Member States may adopt stricter rules
on the use of these terms for wine produced in their territory. The Commission
shall publish the names of the geographical units notified to it under the first
subparagraph in the 'C' series of the
Official Journal of the European Com-
munities
.
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