CHAPTER IVLABELLING AND PRESENTATION

SECTION 3Rules on certain specific bottle shapes and closures and additional provisions laid down by the producer Member States

F1Article 69Rules on presentation for certain products

1.

Sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine and quality aromatic sparkling wine produced in the European Union shall be marketed or exported in ‘ sparkling wine ’ -type glass bottles closed with:

(a)

for bottles with a nominal volume more than 0,20 litres: a mushroom-shaped stopper made of cork or other material permitted to come into contact with foodstuffs, held in place by a fastening, covered, if necessary, by a cap and sheathed in foil completely covering the stopper and all or part of the neck of the bottle;

(b)

for bottles with a nominal volume content not exceeding 0,20 litres: any other suitable closure.

Other products produced in the Union shall not be marketed or exported in either ‘ sparkling wine ’ -type glass bottles or with a closure as described in point (a) of the first subparagraph.

2.

By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, Member States may decide that the following products may be marketed or exported in ‘ sparkling wine ’ -type glass bottles and/or with a closure as described in point (a) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1:

(a)

products traditionally bottled in such bottles and which:

  1. (i)

    are listed in Article 113d(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007;

  2. (ii)

    are listed in points 7, 8 and 9 of Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007;

  3. (iii)
    are listed in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/1991 18 ; or
  4. (iv)

    have an actual alcoholic strength by volume no greater than 1,2 % vol;

(b)

products other than those referred to in point (a) provided that they do not mislead consumers with regard to the real nature of the product.