#52026XC03197EU Notice on Removing Sparkling Wines from the Collines Rhodaniennes PGI Specification
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This notice moves forward an EU amendment to the product rules for the French wine PGI “Collines Rhodaniennes.” The change removes sparkling wines from the protected specification because France’s highest administrative court found there was no history of sparkling wine production in the area. Wine producers, distributors, and label managers using or relying on the Collines Rhodaniennes PGI should treat the designation as covering non-sparkling wines only once the amendment is approved. Interested parties outside the EU, and public authorities, have three months from publication to oppose the amendment before the European Commission.
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Key Changes
- Removes the sparkling wine category from the Collines Rhodaniennes PGI product specification.
- Updates related sections on product category, wine description, yields, geographic area, and nearby production area.
- Opens a three-month period for eligible public authorities and interested third-country parties to oppose the amendment.
Obligations
What this law requires
Any third-country authority, or natural or legal person established or resident in a third country with a legitimate interest, must lodge any opposition to the Union amendment with the European Commission within three months of publication if they wish to contest the amendment.
The proposed amendment deletes the sparkling wines category from the Collines Rhodaniennes PGI product specification; once approved, operators should treat the PGI specification as excluding sparkling wines.