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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-33/article-50",
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  "legislation": "eur/2019/33",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 of 17 October 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, restrictions of use, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of protection, and labelling and presentation",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-33",
  "path": "article/50",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "50",
  "heading": "Name of wine grape variety",
  "text": "1. The names of the wine grape varieties or their synonyms referred to in Article 120(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, used for the production of grapevine products referred to in points (1) to (11), (13), (15) and (16) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, may appear on the label of those products under the conditions laid down in points (a) and (b), if they are produced in Great Britain, or under the conditions laid down in points (a) and (c), if they are produced in Northern Ireland or third countries.\n(a) The names of the wine grape varieties or their synonyms may be indicated under the following conditions:\n(i)if only one wine grape variety or its synonym is named, at least 85 % of the product must have been made from that variety, not including:\nany quantity of grapevine products used in sweetening, ‘expedition liqueur’ or ‘tirage liqueur’, or\nany quantity of grapevine product referred to in point (3)(e) and (f) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;\n(ii)if two or more wine grape varieties or their synonyms are named, 100 % of the product concerned must have been made from these varieties, not including:\nany quantity of grapevine products used in sweetening, ‘expedition liqueur’ or ‘tirage liqueur’, or\nany quantity of grapevine product referred to in point (3)(e) and (f) of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;\nThe wine grape varieties must appear on the label in descending order of the proportion used and in characters of the same size.\n(b) ...\nFor wines produced in Great Britain, the names of the wine grape varieties or synonyms shall be those specified in the ‘International list of vine varieties and their synonyms’ managed by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine.\n(c) For grapevine products originating in Northern Ireland or third countries, the conditions of use of the names of the wine grape varieties or their synonyms shall comply with the rules applicable to wine producers in Northern Ireland or the third country concerned, including , in the case of a third country, those emanating from representative professional organisations, and , in both cases, the names of the wine grape varieties or their synonyms shall be those specified in the list of at least one of the following organisations:\n(i)the International Organisation of Vine and Wine;\n(ii)the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants;\n(iii)the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources.\n1a. In relation to a grapevine product marketed in England to which paragraph 1(a)(ii) applies, the first subparagraph of point (ii) is to be read as if, in the words before the first indent, for ‘100 %’ there were substituted ‘at least 95%’.\n(1a. ) In relation to a grapevine product marketed in Scotland to which paragraph 1(a)(ii) applies, the first subparagraph of point (ii) is to be read as if, in the words before the first indent, for ‘100 %’ there were substituted ‘at least 95%’.\n1b. In relation to a grapevine product marketed in Wales to which paragraph 1(a)(ii) applies, the first subparagraph of point (ii) is to be read as if, in the words before the first indent, for ‘100 %’ there were substituted ‘at least 95%’.\n2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a grapevine product that does not bear a protected designation of origin or a geographical indication but bears an indication of the grape variety on its label, shall be certified according to Article 12 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274.\nIn the case of sparkling wines and quality sparkling wines, the wine grape variety names used to supplement the description of the product, namely, ‘pinot blanc’, ‘pinot noir’, ‘pinot meunier’ or ‘pinot gris’ ..., may be replaced by the synonym ‘pinot’.\n3. The wine grape variety names and their synonyms consisting of or containing a protected designation of origin or geographical indication which may appear on the label of a product bearing a protected designation of origin or geographical indication or geographical indication of Northern Ireland or a third country are those listed in Part A of Annex IV to this Regulation.\n...\n4. The wine grape variety names and their synonyms listed in Part B of Annex IV to this Regulation, 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 only appear on the label of a product bearing a protected designation of origin or geographical indication or geographical indication of a third country.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(39)(a)(i)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(39)(a)(i)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(39)(a)(ii)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(39)(a)(ii)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(1)(c) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(39)(a)(iii)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(1)(c) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(39)(a)(iii)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(1)(c) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(39)(a)(iii)(cc)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(1)(c) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(39)(a)(iii)(dd)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Art. 50(1a) inserted (E.W.) (29.3.2023) by The Alcoholic Beverages (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/312), regs. 1(2), 3(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Art. 50(1a) inserted (S.) (23.4.2023) by The Alcoholic Beverages, Fruit and Vegetables (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/107), regs. 1(1), 4(3)"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Art. 50(1b) inserted (W.) (28.4.2023) by The Alcoholic Beverages (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/394), regs. 1(2), 3(3)"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(2) omitted (E.) (1.1.2024) by virtue of The Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1362), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(4)"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(39)(b)"
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(3) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(39)(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 26(39)(c)(ii)"
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