The Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) (Wales) Regulations 2001 (“the 2001 Regulations”), which provide for the enforcement in Wales of European Community Regulations concerned with the production and marketing of wine and related products.

These Regulations —

(a) make changes to the rules to be observed before a table wine originating in Wales may be described as a “regional wine” and changes to the geographical indications that may be used for the designation of such wines (regulation 2(b) and Schedule 3);

(b) provide for the accreditation of organisers of organoleptic assessment panels to determine whether a table wine is of a satisfactory organoleptic standard for a regional wine (regulation 2(b));

(c) update references to European Community legislation by making changes to the definitions in the 2001 Regulations (regulation 2(a)), substituting a new Schedule 1 to the 2001 Regulations (regulation 6(9)(f) and Schedule 2); and

(d) make a minor change to the vine varieties which may be used in the production of quality wines psr (regulation 2(b)).

A regulatory appraisal has been prepared and is available from the Agriculture and Fisheries Policy Division, National Assembly for Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.