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WEDNESDAY, 7 AUGUST 2013
Last chance to sell your Croatian 'rizling'!
The Offiicial Jourrnal of the European Union has announced the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation 753/2013 of 2 August 2013 amending Regulation 607/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products.
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Last chance to sell your Croatian 'rizling'!
The Recitations to this Regulation explain that it has been effectively triggered by the need to resolve the question of what to do with Croatian wines that were lawfully labelled on or before 30 June 2013 -- the day before Croatia's accession to the European Union -- but which from 1 July 2013 are plainly in conflict with protected geographical indications within the EU. They state:
Posted by: Blog Administrator @ 16.11(1) Croatia acceded to the European Union on 1 July 2013.(2) The wine legislation applicable in Croatia contains no provisions on protected designations of origin andgeographical indications or on the labelling of wine products, particularly those provided for by CommissionRegulation (EC) No 607/2009. To allow the economic operators established in Croatia to continue to sellproducts made in line with the provisions applicable in Croatia before it acceded to the Union, the operatorsmust be given the option of using up stocks of wine produced in line with the rules applying prior to accession.(3) In view of its accession to the European Union on 1 July 2013, Croatia, in conformity with Article 62(3) of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009, has requested that the wine grape variety names ‘Alicante Bouschet’, ‘Burgundac crni’, ‘Burgundac sivi’, ‘Burgundac bijeli’, ‘Borgonja istarska’ and ‘Frankovka’ traditionally used to market wines produced in that country, which consist of or contain a protected designation of origin or geographical indication, may continue to appear on the labels of Croatian wines with a protected designation of origin or geographical indication. Following verification, the Commission agrees that the name of Croatia be included, with the date of accession, in Annex XV Part A of the above Regulation with regard to the names of the wine grapevarieties to which this request refers.(4) Croatia has also requested that the wine grape variety names and their synonyms ‘Aglianico crni’, ‘Nebbiolo’, ‘Primitivo’, ‘Rajnski rizling’, ‘Radgonska ranina’, ‘Sangiovese’, ‘Stajerska belina’, ‘Stajerka’ and ‘Vermentino’, that partially contain a protected designation of origin or geographical indication and directly refer to the geographical element of the protected designation of origin or geographical indication in question, may appear on the label of a Croatian product with a protected designation of origin or geographical indication. Following verification, the Commission agrees that the name of Croatia be included, with the date of accession, in Annex XV Part B of the above Regulation with regard to the names of the wine grape varieties to which this request refers.(5) Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 should be amended accordingly.
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