Wine Labelling

These instructions concern the labelling of grape wines; the main focus is the mandatory in-formation required when labelling table wines, table wines with geographical indication and quality wines psr. The requirements for the labelling of other wine products (liqueur wines, semi-sparkling wines, sparkling wines, aerated semi-sparkling wines, grape must, grape must in fermentation, concentrated grape must, new wines still in fermentation and wines from over-ripened grapes) can be found in the regulations mentioned below. These instructions are ap-plied to the labelling of both wines produced in the Community and those imported from third countries.

These instructions overrule the previous instructions on labelling (Nr 58/43/03 and 22/43/05) given by the National Product Control Agency for Welfare and Health (National Product Control Agency, STTV).

The following regulations and their changes concern the wine labelling:

• Council Regulation No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (the basic Regulation)
• Commission Regulation No 753/2002 laying down certain rules for applying Regulation No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products (Regulation on labels)
• Directive 2000/13 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (Directive on labels).

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