2012/275/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 2 May 2012 on the inclusion of vine varieties in Appendix IV of the Protocol on wine labelling as referred to in Article 8(2) of the EC-US Agreement on trade in wine

In accordance with Article 11(5) of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine, the Commission shall confirm that the Union agrees with the proposed modifications of Appendix IV to the Protocol on wine labelling, except in respect of the vine varieties ‘Montepulciano’ and ‘Blaufränkisch’. The amended text of Appendix IV, as accepted by the Union, is set out in the Annex.

The Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development is hereby authorised to forward the written response to the United States of America.