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12.7.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
180/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 621/2012
of 10 July 2012
recognising a traditional term provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 [Classic -
TDT-US-N0016]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
products ( 3 ), the application was published in the Official
Journal of the European Union ( 4 ). No objection was
submitted within two months from the date of
publication.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(3)
The application for the protection of the traditional term
"Classic" which relates to American wines satisfies the
conditions laid down in Article 118u(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1234/2007 and in Articles 31 and 35 of Regu
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
lation (EC) No 607/2009. The application for protection
of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of
should be accepted and the traditional term "Classic"
agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain
should therefore be entered into the electronic database
agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in
"E-Bacchus" for wines produced by the members of the
particular Article 118u(2) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
two representative professional organisations that
submitted the application.
Whereas:
(4) Article
30(2)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
607/2009
requires
the Commission to make public the information
regarding the representative trade organisation and its
members. That information should be made public in
the electronic database "E-Bacchus".
(1) Two
representative
professional
organisations
established
in the United States of America, Wine America and
California Export Association, submitted to the
Commission an application, received on 22 June 2010,
(5) The
measure
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
is
in
for protection of the traditional term "Classic" in relation
accordance with the opinion of the Management
to grapevine products of category "1. Wine" provided for
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
in Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 bearing
Markets,
a name of origin listed in Annex V to the Agreement
between the European Community and the United States
of America on trade in wine, approved by Council
Decision 2006/232/EC (
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

2 ).
Article 1
(2) In
accordance
with
Article
33
of
Commission
Regulation The application for protection of the traditional term "Classic" is
(EC) No 607/2009 of 14 July 2009 laying down certain
hereby accepted for American grapevine products of category
detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regu
"1. Wine" provided for in Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No
lation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected desig
1234/2007. The term "Classic" shall be entered into the
nations of origin and geographical indications, traditional
electronic database "E-Bacchus" as indicated in the Annex to
terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector
this Regulation.
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 60.
( 2 ) OJ L 87, 24.3.2006, p. 1.
( 4 ) OJ C 275, 12.10.2010, p. 15.

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L 180/2
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Official Journal of the European Union
12.7.2012
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 July 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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EN
12.7.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
180/3
ANNEX
Protected Traditional Term
— Classic
Language referred to in Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009
— English
Grapevine product category or categories concerned by the protection
(Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007)
— 1. Wine
List of protected designations of origin or geographical indications concerned
— Names of origin as listed in Annex V to the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of
America on trade in wine
Reference to the applicable rules in the Member State or third country
— Resolution of WineAmerica on Wine Production Definitions for the European Community adopted on 24 March
2009;
— Decision of California Wine Export Program adopted on 7 May 2009.
Summary of the definition or conditions of use
— A wine produced in an appellation of origin as defined by Title 27, §4.25 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
from a specific wine variety
Name of the country or countries of origin
— United States of America
The list of the members of the representative trade organisation established in the third country that are entitled
to use the protected traditional term is accessible on:
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/markets/wine/e-bacchus/

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