{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-33/article-55",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-33/article-55.json",
  "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/55",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "55",
  "heading": "Reference to names of geographical units smaller or larger than the area underlying the protected designation of origin or geographical indication",
  "text": "1. Pursuant to Article 120(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and without prejudice to Articles 45 and 46, only a grapevine product bearing a protected designation of origin, protected geographical indication or a geographical indication of Northern Ireland or a third country may have a reference on the label to the name of a geographical unit that is smaller or larger than the area of that designation of origin or geographical indication.\n2. Where reference is made to names of geographical units which are smaller than the area underlying the designation of origin or geographical indication, the area of the geographical unit in question shall be well defined by the applicant in the product specification and the single document. ...\nFor grapevine products produced in a smaller geographical unit the following applies:\n(a) at least 85 % of the grapes from which the grapevine product has been produced shall originate in that smaller geographical unit. This does not include:\n(i)any quantity of grapevine products used in sweetening, ‘expedition liqueur’ or ‘tirage liqueur’,\n(ii)any 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(b) The remaining grapes used in the production shall originate in the geographical demarcated area of the designation of origin or geographical indication concerned.\n...\n3. The name of a geographical unit smaller or larger than the area underlying the designation of origin or geographical indication or a geographical area references shall refer to:\n(a) a locality or group of localities;\n(b) a local administrative area or part thereof;\n(c) a wine-growing sub-region or part thereof;\n(d) an administrative area.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 55(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(44)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 55(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(44)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 55(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(44)(b)(ii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/33/article/55",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:43:39.666035+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}