CHAPTER VU.K.GENERAL, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

[F1Article 73 U.K. Transitional provisions

1. The procedure set out in Article 118s of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall apply in the following cases:

(a) for any wine designation submitted to a Member State as a designation of origin or geographical indication and approved by that Member State before 1 August 2009 ;

(b) for any wine designation submitted to a Member State as a designation of origin or geographical indication before 1 August 2009 , and approved by that Member State before 31 December 2011 ;

(c) for any modification to the product specification submitted to a Member State before 1 August 2009 and sent to the Commission by that Member State before 31 December 2011 ;

(d) for any minor modification to the product specification submitted to a Member State on or after 1 August 2009 and sent to the Commission by that Member State before 31 December 2011 .

2. The procedure set out in Article 118q of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 does not apply to amendments to a product specification submitted to a Member State on or after 1 August 2009 and sent to the Commission by that Member State before 30 June 2014 , where these amendments are concerned exclusively with bringing the product specification sent to the Commission under Article 118s(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 into compliance with Article 118c of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of this Regulation.

3. Wines placed on the market or labelled before 31 December 2010 that comply with the relevant provisions applicable before 1 August 2009 may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.]