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Article 65(2) provides that organisations meeting the criteria set out in Art
65(1), which have been recognised by Member States, shall be considered as
recognised inter-branch organisations under this Article.
T. NATIONAL WINE LEGISLATION
1. UK
(a) Introduction
The Wine Regulations 2011, which came into force on 30 December 2011,
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were promulgated to implement the relevant European regulations dealing with
the labelling and marketing of wine.
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Section 4(2)(a) provides that the Food
Standards Agency is the competent authority for the purposes of the European
regulations.
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(b) Protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin
Part 2 of the Wine Regulations 2011 deals with vineyard registers, PGIs and
protected designations of origin.
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(c) Protected geographical indications
Section 6(1) provides that Schedule 1 (protected geographical indications) has
effect.
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Clause 1 of Schedule 1 explains that it sets out the names, geographical areas
and applicable requirements for the purposes of Art 118c(2)(h) Council
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The Wine Regulations 2011, SI 2011 No 2936, Art 1(2).
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(a) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and
presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails (OJ L
149, 14.6.1991, p. 1); (b) Council Regulation No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricul-
tural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) relating to
wine (OJ L 299, 16.11.20007, p. 1); (c) Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 laying down detailed rules
for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine as
regards support programmes, trade with third countries, production potential and on controls in the wine sector
(OJ L 170, 30.6.2008, p. 1); (d) Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 laying down detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the vineyard register, compulsory declarations
and the gathering of information to monitor the wine market, the documents accompanying consignments of
wine products and the wine sector registers to be kept (OJ L 128, 27.5.2009, p. 15); (e) Commission Regulation
(EC) No 606/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No
479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable restrictions
(OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 1); (f ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 laying down certain detailed rules
for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin
and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products (OJ L
193, 24.7.2009, p. 60, as last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 670/2011 (OJ L
183, 13.7.2011, p. 6).
