{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-34/article-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-34/article-15.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2019/34",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 of 17 October 2018 laying down rules for the application of 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, amendments to product specifications, the register of protected names, cancellation of protection and use of symbols, and of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an appropriate system of checks",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-34",
  "path": "article/15",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Authorities responsible for verifying compliance with the product specification",
  "text": "1. When performing the checks provided for in this Section, the responsible competent authorities and control bodies shall comply with the requirements laid down in Regulation 2017/625.\n2. In respect of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications relating to a geographical area in Northern Ireland or a third country, annual verification of compliance with the product specification, during the production phase and during or after conditioning of the wine, shall be performed by:\n(aa) in relation to a product produced in Northern Ireland, the authority designated for that purpose by regulation 4 of the Wine Regulations 2011 as that regulation extends to Northern Ireland;\n(a) in relation to a product produced in a third country, one or more public authorities designated by the third country; or\n(b) in relation to a product produced in Northern Ireland or a third country, one or more certification bodies.\n3. The control bodies referred to in Article 90(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the one or more certification bodies referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 of this Article shall comply with, and be accredited in accordance with, the International standard ISO/IEC 17065:2012.\nBy way of derogation from paragraph 1, until 14th January 2021, Cyprus shall not be bound by the obligation to comply with and be accredited in accordance with the International standard ISO/IEC 17065:2012.\n4. Where the authority referred to in Article 90(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the one or more authorities referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2 of this Article verify compliance with the product specification, they shall offer adequate guarantees of objectivity and impartiality, and have at their disposal the qualified staff and resources needed to carry out their tasks.\n5. Each operator wishing to participate in all or part of the production or, where relevant, packaging of a product bearing a protected designation of origin or geographical indication shall inform the competent authority referred to in Article 90(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 accordingly.\n6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Art. 15(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), 27(17)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 15(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 27(17)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 15(2)(aa) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 27(17)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 15(2)(a) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 27(17)(b)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 15(2)(b) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 27(17)(b)(iv)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 15(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 27(17)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Art. 15(6) 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), 27(17)(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/34/article/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:43:39.331405+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."
}