Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1606 of 30 May 2023 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 as regards certain provisions on protected denominations of origin and protected geographical indications for wine and on the presentation of compulsory particulars for grapevine products and specific rules for the indication and designation of ingredients for grapevine products, and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 as regards the certification of imported wine products

1 By way of derogation from Article 93(1), points (a)(iv) and (b)(iv), of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and on condition that the product specification so provides, a product which has a protected designation of origin or geographical indication may be made into wine in any of the following locations: (a) in an area in the immediate proximity of the demarcated area in question; (b) in an area located within the same administrative unit or within a neighbouring administrative unit, in conformity with national rules; (c) in the case of a trans-border designation of origin or geographical indication, or where an agreement on control measures exists between two or more Member States or between one or more Member States and one or more third countries, in an area situated in the immediate proximity of the demarcated area in question.

2 By way of derogation from Article 93(1), point (a)(iv), of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and on condition that the product specification so provides, a product may be made into sparkling wine or semi-sparkling wine bearing a protected designation of origin beyond the immediate proximity of the demarcated area in question if this practice was in use prior to 1 March 1986.

3 By way of derogation from Article 93(1), point (a)(iv), of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, with regard to liqueur wines with the protected designation of origin “Condado de Huelva”, “Málaga” and “Jerez-Xérès-Sherry”, the must of raisined grapes to which neutral alcohol of vine origin has been added to prevent fermentation, obtained from Pedro Ximénez vine variety, may come from the “Montilla-Moriles” region.’

1 The term “grapes” may be used to replace the indication of the grapes and/or the grape must used as raw materials for the production of grapevine products.

2 The term “concentrated grape must” may be used to replace the indication of the concentrated grape must and/or the rectified concentrated grape must used for the production of grapevine products.

3 The oenological compounds categories, names and E numbers to be used in the list of ingredients are set out in Annex I, Part A, Table 2, of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934.

4 Without prejudice to Article 41(1) of this Regulation, the terms to be used to indicate the oenological compounds causing allergies or intolerances in the list of ingredients, are laid down in column 1 of Table 2 of Part A of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934.

5 Additives under the categories “acidity regulators” and “stabilising agents” which are similar or mutually substitutable, may be indicated in the list of ingredients by using the expression “contains… and/or”, followed by no more than three additives, where at least one of those is present in the final product.

6 The indication of additives falling under the category “packaging gases” in the list of ingredients may be replaced by the specific particular “Bottled in a protective atmosphere” or “Bottling may happen in a protective atmosphere”.

7 The addition of tirage liqueur and expedition liqueur to grapevine products may be indicated by the specific particulars “tirage liqueur” and “expedition liqueur”, alone or accompanied, in brackets, by a list of their constituents, as laid down in Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934.’

In Annex VII, Part III, point C, of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273, the following indent is added to the content of Box 6: (Box 5 for VI-2): Description of the imported product: ‘— List of ingredients.’.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Article 1, points (12) and (14), and Article 2 shall apply from 8 December 2023.