#52026XC03119EU Approves Technical Amendments to the Champagne PDO Specification
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The amendment updates the Champagne protected designation rules by adding Chardonnay Rose as an authorised grape variety and tightening rules on chemical weed control between vine rows. Champagne producers and vineyard operators in France are the main affected parties. They may now use Chardonnay Rose under the PDO rules, while weed control practices must fit the narrower chemical-use limits set in the updated specification.
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Key Changes
- Adds Chardonnay Rose to the authorised grape varieties for Champagne PDO
- Limits chemical weed control to a strip no wider than 40 cm on either side of the vine row
- Confirms the changes are standard amendments, not broader EU-level amendments
Obligations
What this law requires
Champagne PDO producers may use Chardonnay Rose only as an authorised wine grape variety under the amended Champagne product specification.
Champagne vineyard operators must comply with the amended cultivation rules restricting chemical weed control, including the ban on pre-emergent herbicide use set out in the updated product specification.