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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1471/2007

of 13 December 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on common organisation of the market in wine [1], and in particular Article 53(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The list of terms set up in Article 28 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 [2], has to be completed with the appropriate terms used by Denmark.

(2) The list of traditional specific terms set up in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 and in Annex III to that Regulation have to be adapted in accordance with the appropriate terms used by Germany, Slovenia and Slovakia.

(3) Bearing in mind that Germany has amended its legislation with effect from 1 August 2007, the amendments made in this Regulation concerning that Member State should also apply from that date, in order to avoid any trade disruption at Community level.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 is amended as follows:

1. In the first paragraph of Article 28 the following indent is added:

- "‘�"regional vin" in the case of table wines originating in Denmark,"

2. Article 29 is amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph 1, point (b) is replaced by the following:

"(b) Germany:

accompanying the indication of origin of the wine

- "Qualit盲tswein",

- "Pr盲dikatswein", supplemented by "Kabinett", "Sp盲tlese", "Auslese", "Beerenauslese", "Trockenbeerenauslese" or "Eiswein",

- "Qualit盲tswein mit Pr盲dikat", supplemented by "Kabinett", "Sp盲tlese", "Auslese", "Beerenauslese", "Trockenbeerenauslese" or "Eiswein" until 1 August 2009";

(b) in paragraph 1, point (o) is replaced by the following:

"(o) Slovenia:

- "kakovostno vino z za拧膷itenim geografskim poreklom" or "kakovostno vino ZGP"; these terms may be supplemented by the expression "mlado vino",

- "vino s priznanim tradicionalnim poimenovanjem", "vino PTP" or "renome",

- "vrhunsko vino z za拧膷itenim geografskim poreklom", "vrhunsko vino ZGP" or "eminentno"; this term may be accompanied by "pozna trgatev", "izbor", "jagodni izbor", "suhi jagodni izbor", "ledeno vino", "vino iz su拧enega grozdja", "arhivsko vino", "arhiva", "starano vino" or "slamno vino";"

(c) in paragraph 1, point (p) is replaced by the following:

"(p) Slovakia:

names accompanying the indication of origin of the wine:

- "akostné v铆no",

- "akostné v铆no s pr铆vlastkom" plus "kabinetné", "neskor媒 zber", "v媒ber z hrozna", "bobu木ov媒 v媒ber", "hrozienkov媒 v媒ber", "cibébov媒 v媒ber", "slamové v铆no", "木adov媒 zber",

as well as the following expressions:

- "esencia",

- "fordit谩拧",

- "m谩拧l谩拧",

- "samorodné",

- "v媒berov谩 esencia",

- "v媒ber ‘�put艌ov媒", completed by the numbers 3-6.";

(d) in paragraph 2, point (a) is deleted;

(e) in paragraph 2, the following point is added:

"(j) Slovakia:

- "sekt vinohradn铆ckej oblasti",

- "pestovate木sk媒 sekt"."

3. Annex III is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 1(2)(a) and (d) and Article 1(3) shall apply from 1 August 2007.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 December 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann Fischer Boel

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

[2] OJ L 118, 4.5.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1207/2007 (OJ L 272, 17.10.2007, p. 23).

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ANNEX

The rows for Germany in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 are replaced by the following rows:

"GERMANY

Traditional specific terms referred to in Article 29

Qualit盲tswein | All | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Qualit盲tswein mit Pr盲dikat [1]/Q.b.A. m. Pr./Pr盲dikatswein | All | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Auslese | All | Quality wine psr | German | ‘�| Switzerland |

Beerenauslese | All | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Eiswein | All | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Kabinett | All | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Sp盲tlese | All | Quality wine psr | German | ‘�| Switzerland |

Trockenbeerenauslese | All | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Terms referred to in Article 28

Landwein | All | Table wine with GI | German | | |

Additional traditional terms referred to in Article 23

Affentaler | Altschweier, B眉hl, Eisental, Neusatz/B眉hl, B眉hlertal, Neuweier/Baden-Baden | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Badisch Rotgold | Baden | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Ehrentrudis | Baden | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Hock | Rhein, Ahr, Hessische Bergstra尾e, Mittelrhein, Nahe, Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Rheingau | Table wine with GI Quality wine psr | German | | |

Klassik or Classic | | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Liebfrau(en)milch | Nahe, Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Rheingau | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Riesling-Hochgew盲chs | All | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Schillerwein | W眉rttemberg | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Wei脽herbst | All | Quality wine psr | German | | |

Winzersekt | All | Quality sparkling wine psr | German | | |

[*] This traditional specific term can be used for wine bottled before 1 August 2009."

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