# Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, Article 83: ... Rules for certain products and sectors

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Notwithstanding Article 75(2), nothing Nothing in this Regulation prevents the appropriate authority in relation to England, Wales or Scotland from adopting or maintaining rules laying down different quality levels for spreadable fats. Such rules shall allow those quality levels to be assessed on the basis of criteria relating, in particular, to the raw materials used, the organoleptic characteristics of the products and their physical and microbiological stability.
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2. Nothing in this Regulation prevents the Secretary of State, provided the relevant authorities in Wales and Scotland agree, from limiting or prohibiting the use of certain oenological practices or providing for more stringent rules for wine production with a view to reinforcing the preservation of the essential characteristics of wines with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication and of sparkling wines and liqueur wines.
3. The relevant authorities in England, Wales and Scotland may allow the experimental use of unauthorised oenological practices.
4. In order to ensure the correct and transparent application of this Article:
(a) the appropriate authority in England, Wales or Scotland may make regulations laying down the conditions for the application of paragraph 1 of this Article;
(b) the Secretary of State may make regulations laying down the conditions for the application of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, as well as the conditions for the holding, circulation and use of the products obtained from the experimental practices referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1308/article/83 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1308/article-83
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