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  "legislation": "eur/2009/114",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 114/2009 of 6 February 2009 laying down transitional measures for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the references to wines with a protected designation of origin and a protected geographical indication",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-114",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 114/2009\nof 6 February 2009\nlaying down transitional measures for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the references to wines with a protected designation of origin and a protected geographical indication\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine, amending Regulations (EC) No 1493/1999, (EC) No 1782/2003, (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 3/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2392/86 and (EC) No 1493/1999, and in particular Article 126(a) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nArticle 34 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 defines, with the applicability from 1 August 2009, the classes of wines with protected designation of origin and of the wines with protected geographical indication.\n(2)\nAccording to Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, information or promotion measures supported under that Article shall relate to wines with a protected designation of origin or geographical indication or wines with an indication of the wine grape variety.\n(3)\nArticle 65(1)(c)(vi) and (xiii) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 provides for the recognition of inter-branch organisations providing information on particular characteristics of wine with a protected designation of origin or geographical indication and exploiting, protecting and promoting quality labels and protected designations of origin and geographical indications.\n(4)\nIn accordance with Article 92(5)(b)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 Member States may decide that replanting rights may be transferred, in whole or in part, to another holding in the same Member State in case that areas on that other holding are intended for the productions of wines with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication.\n(5)\nPoints 1 and 3 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 provide for the definition of wine and liqueur wine, respectively. Those definitions contain specific provisions referring to wines with protected designation of origin and wines with geographical indication.\n(6)\nPoint 7 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 provides for the definition of aerated sparkling wine. That definition refers to wines without protected designation of origin or a geographical indication.\n(7)\nIn accordance with Article 129(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, definitions of wines with a protected designation of origin or geographical indication do not apply before 1 August 2009. Under the previous scheme established by Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 the corresponding categories were the quality wines psr and the wines with geographical indication.\n(8)\nIn order to enable Member States to apply Articles 10(2), 65(1)(c)(vi) and (xiii), 92(5)(b)(i) and Annex IV points 1, 3 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as from 1 August 2008, it is appropriate to take transitional measures as regards the definition of the wines with protected designation of origin and of the wines with protected geographical indication. Since these Articles have been applicable as from 1 August 2008, this Regulation should apply from that date.\n(9)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 148, 6.6.2008, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1."
    }
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