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(e) the Community symbol indicating the protected designation of origin or geo-
graphical indication;
(f ) terms referring to certain production methods;
(g) for wines bearing a protected designation of origin or geographical indication the
name of another geographical unit that is smaller or larger than the area underlying
the designation of origin or geographical indication.
(b) Name of wine grape variety
Article 62(1) of Regulation 607/2009 provides that the names of the wine grape
varieties or their synonyms referred to in Art 60(1)(b) of the Wine Regulation
used for the production of products as referred to in Art 49 of Regulation
607/2009 may appear on the labels of the products concerned under the
conditions laid down in points (a) and (b) of this Article.
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(a) For wines produced in the European Community, the names of the wine grape
varieties or their synonyms shall be those mentioned in the wine grape varieties
classification as referred to in Article 24(1) of the Wine Regulation.
For Member States exempted from the classification obligation as provided for in
Article 24(2) of the Wine Regulation, the names of the wine grape varieties or
synonyms shall be mentioned in the 'International list of vine varieties and their
synonyms' managed by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV).
(b) For wines originating in third countries, the conditions of use of the names of the
wine grape varieties or their synonyms shall conform with the rules applicable to
wine producers in the third country concerned, including those emanating from
representative professional organisations and the names of the wine grape varieties
or their synonyms are mentioned in at least one of the following lists:
(i) the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV);
(ii) the Union for the Protection of Plant Varieties (UPOV);
(iii) the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR).
(c) For products with protected designation of origin or geographical indication or
with a geographical indication of a third country, the names of the wine grape
varieties or their synonyms may be mentioned:
(i)
if only one wine grape variety or its synonym is named, at least 85 % of the
products have been made from that variety, not including:
- any quantity of products used in sweetening, '
expedition liqueur
'or'
tirage
liqueur
'; or
- any quantity of product as referred to in Annex IV(3)(e) and (f ) to the
Wine Regulation.
if two or more wine grape varieties or their synonyms are named, 100 % of
the products concerned have been made from these varieties, not including:
-
any quantity of products used in sweetening, '
expedition liqueur
'or'
tirage
liqueur
'; or
-
any quantity of product as referred to in Annex IV(3)(e) and (f ) of the
Wine Regulation
