Official Journal C 98 of the European Union

Volume 63 English edition Information and Notices 25 March 2020

Contents

I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

European Central Bank

2020/C 98/01 Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 19 March 2020 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Latvijas Banka (ECB/2020/14) ...... 1

II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2020/C 98/02 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9655 — HG/GA/Argus) (1) ...... 2

2020/C 98/03 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9710 — Bertelsmann/Penguin Random House) (1) . . . 3

2020/C 98/04 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9655 — HG/GA/Argus) (1) ...... 4

2020/C 98/05 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9683 — Colony Capital/PSP/Etix) (1) ...... 5

2020/C 98/06 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9424 — NVIDIA/Mellanox) (1) ...... 6

2020/C 98/07 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9758 — Toyota Financial Services Corporation/Mitsui & Co/KINTO Brasil) (1) ...... 7

2020/C 98/08 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9724 — Generali/UIR/Zaragoza) (1) ...... 8

EN (1) Text with EEA relevance. IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2020/C 98/09 Euro exchange rates — 24 March 2020 ...... 9

V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2020/C 98/10 Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures ...... 10

2020/C 98/11 Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures ...... 11

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2020/C 98/12 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9439 — Warner Bros/Universal/Home Entertainment JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) ...... 12

2020/C 98/13 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9746 — Fyffes Limited/van Wylick GmbH) Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) ...... 14

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2020/C 98/14 Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector, as referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 ...... 15

(1) Text with EEA relevance. 25.3.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Uni on C 98/1

I

(Resolutions, recommendations and opinions)

RECOMMENDATIONS

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 19 March 2020 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Latvijas Banka (ECB/2020/14)

(2020/C 98/01)

The Governing Council of the European central bank,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

(2) The mandate of Latvijas Banka’s current external auditors will end following the audit for the financial year 2019. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2020.

(3) Latvijas Banka has selected SIA Ernst & Young Baltic as its external auditors for the financial years 2020 to 2024,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that SIA Ernst & Young Baltic should be appointed as the external auditors of Latvijas Banka for the financial years 2020 to 2024.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 19 March 2020.

The President of the ECB Christine LAGARDE C 98/2 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 25.3.2020

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9655 — HG/GA/Argus)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 98/02)

On 6 December 2019, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available: — in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, — in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9655. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. 25.3.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Uni on C 98/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9710 — Bertelsmann/Penguin Random House)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 98/03)

On 12 March 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available: — in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, — in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9710. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 98/4 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 25.3.2020

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9655 — HG/GA/Argus)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 98/04)

On 6 December 2019, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available: — in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, — in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9655. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. 25.3.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Uni on C 98/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9683 — Colony Capital/PSP/Etix)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 98/05)

On 16 January 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available: — in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, — in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9683. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 98/6 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 25.3.2020

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9424 — NVIDIA/Mellanox)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 98/06)

On 19 December 2019, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available: — in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, — in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9424. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. 25.3.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Uni on C 98/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9758 — Toyota Financial Services Corporation/Mitsui & Co/KINTO Brasil)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 98/07)

On 13 March 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available: — in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, — in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9758. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 98/8 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 25.3.2020

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9724 — Generali/UIR/Zaragoza)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 98/08)

On 12 March 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available: — in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, — in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9724. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. 25.3.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Uni on C 98/9

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1) 24 March 2020

(2020/C 98/09)

1 euro =

Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate

USD US dollar 1,0843 CAD Canadian dollar 1,5716 JPY Japanese yen 119,99 HKD Hong Kong dollar 8,4088 DKK Danish krone 7,4669 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,8676 GBP Pound sterling 0,92100 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5692 KRW South Korean won 1 346,65 SEK Swedish krona 11,0888 ZAR South African rand 19,0754 CHF Swiss franc 1,0572 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,6549 ISK Iceland króna 151,70 HRK Croatian kuna 7,6118 NOK Norwegian krone 11,9745 IDR Indonesian rupiah 17 701,20 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,8040 CZK Czech koruna 27,808 PHP Philippine peso 55,375 HUF Hungarian forint 353,07 RUB Russian rouble 85,1561 PLN Polish zloty 4,6146 THB Thai baht 35,533 RON Romanian leu 4,8357 BRL Brazilian real 5,5116 TRY Turkish lira 7,0110 MXN Mexican peso 26,9302 AUD Australian dollar 1,8315 INR Indian rupee 82,3580

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. C 98/10 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 25.3.2020

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2020/C 98/10)

1. As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2. Procedure Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.

4. This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.

Country(ies) of Product origin or Measures Reference Date of expiry (1) exportation Aluminium The People’s Anti-dump­ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 19.12.2020 foils Republic of ing duty 2015/2384 of 17 December 2015 imposing a defi- China nitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain alu- minium foils originating in the People’s Republic of China and terminating the proceeding for imports of certain aluminium foils originating in Brazil follow- ing an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 332, 18.12.2015, p. 63) (1) The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.

(1) OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21. (2) [email protected] 25.3.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 98/11

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2020/C 98/11)

1. As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2. Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than 3 months before the date mentioned in the table below.

4. This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.

Country(ies) of Product origin or Measures Reference Date of expiry (1) exportation Aluminium Russia Anti-dump­ COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 19.12.2020 foils ing duty 2015/2385 of 17 December 2015 imposing a defini- tive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain alumi- nium foils originating in the Russian Federation (OJ L 332, 18.12.2015, p. 91). (1) The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.

(1) OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21. (2) [email protected] C 98/12 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 25.3.2020

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9439 — Warner Bros/Universal/Home Entertainment JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 98/12)

1. On 13 March 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. (“Warner Bros”, United States of America), ultimately controlled by AT&T Inc. (“AT&T”, United States of America), — Universal City Studios Productions LLLP (“Universal”, United States of America), ultimately controlled by Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”, United States of America),

Warner Bros and Universal acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Warner Bros: production, distribution and licensing of TV programming and feature films, distribution of home entertainment products in both physical and digital formats, production and distribution of videogames and consumer products, brand licensing; — for AT&T: provision of global telecommunications and digital entertainment services; — for Universal: production, distribution and licensing of TV programming and feature films, wholesale supply of TV channels and on-demand services, general entertainment and news content, licensing of intellectual property to manufacturers and distributors of consumer products; — for Comcast: provision of media, technology and entertainment services; — for the joint venture: manufacturing and distribution of physical home entertainment content in the US and Canada.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9439 — Warner Bros/Universal/Home Entertainment JV

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’). (2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5. 25.3.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 98/13

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: [email protected]

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË C 98/14 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 25.3.2020

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9746 — Fyffes Limited/van Wylick GmbH) Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 98/13)

1. On 13 March 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). This notification concerns the following undertakings: — Fyffes Limited (‘Fyffes’, Ireland), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Sumitomo Corporation (‘Sumitomo’, Japan), — Frutchimport van Wylick GmbH (‘van Wylick’, Germany).

Fyffes acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of van Wylick.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Fyffes, the procurement, shipping, import and wholesale of bananas. In the EEA, Fyffes also imports other fruits, including pineapples, and provides some limited banana ripening and shipping services to third parties, — for Sumitomo, investments in various sectors such as trading of metal products, transportation and construction, chemicals and electronics, media, mineral resources and energy, — for van Wylick, provision of banana ripening services, as well as distribution of fresh fruit.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9746 — Fyffes Limited/van Wylick GmbH

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: [email protected]

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’). (2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5. 25.3.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 98/15

OTHER ACTS

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector, as referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33

(2020/C 98/14)

This communication is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1).

COMMUNICATION OF APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT

‘Languedoc’

PDO-FR-A0922-AM06

Date of communication: 19 December 2019

DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1. Demarcated parcel area In Chapter I, Section IV, point 2 of the specification, regarding the areas covered by the designation, a reference has been added to the consultations with the competent national committee which took place from 9 to 16 July 2018 and on 19 June 2019. The purpose of this amendment is to add the dates on which the competent authority approved changes to the demarcated parcel area within the geographical area of production. Parcels are demarcated by identifying the parcels within the geographical area of production that are suitable for producing PDO ‘Languedoc’. This amendment does not affect the single document.

2. Winemaking practices When making rosé wines, the use of oenological charcoal, either alone or mixed in preparations, is permitted subject to certain conditions. It may be used by winemakers exclusively for press-musts and wines still in fermentation, in a proportion not exceeding 20 % of the volume of rosé wine produced by the winemaker concerned for a given harvest and at a dose of no more than 30 g/hl of the volume treated. In the single document, the point regarding ‘Specific oenological practices’ has been updated accordingly.

3. Vine varieties In Chapter I, Section V of the specification, new secondary varieties have been added for the production of wines covered by the designation. The new secondary varieties are consistent with the profile of the wines and make it possible to adapt to drought and fungal diseases. They allow the use of plant protection products to be reduced. — for white wines: Grenache gris G, Muscat à petits grains blancs B, Assyrtiko B, Carignan gris G, Clairette rose Rs, Piquepoul gris G, Rivairenc blanc B, Rivairenc gris G, Terret gris G. — for red wines: Agiorgitiko N, Calabrese N, Marselan N. — for rosé wines: Carignan gris G, Clairette rose Rs, Marselan N, Piquepoul gris G, Rivairenc blanc B, Rivairenc gris G, Terret gris G. This amendment does not affect the single document.

(1) OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2. C 98/16 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 25.3.2020

4. Date from which the wines can be circulated prior to release for consumption

The dates for circulation between authorised warehousekeepers, which restricted circulation of the wines before their release for consumption, have been deleted.

This does not affect the single document.

5. Rosé wine yield

In Section VIII, point 1 of the specification, the basic yield of rosé wines has been increased from 50 hl/ha to 54 hl/ha to respond to the growth in the market for rosé wines. This amendment does not affect the single document. The maximum yield specified in the single document has not changed.

6. Reporting requirements

In Chapter II of the specification, additions have been made to producers’ reporting requirements in order to ensure proper traceability of volumes of wine which were previously declared under a narrower designation falling within the ‘Languedoc’ designation of origin and will ultimately be sold under the ‘Languedoc’ PDO. The specification therefore provides for a ‘withdrawal’ declaration and a ‘production waiver’ declaration in order to be able to trace volumes declared under a designation established within the geographical area covered by ‘Languedoc’.

These amendments do not affect the single document.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

1. Name of product

Languedoc

2. Geographical indication type

PDO – Protected Designation of Origin

3. Category of grapevine products

1. Wine

4. Description of the wine(s)

Analytical characteristics

— PDO ‘Languedoc’ wines are still, dry wines that are either red, rosé or white.

— The minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of the wines is 11,5 %.

— Except for wines eligible for the terms ‘primeur’ (early) or ‘nouveau’ (new), the red wines have a malic acid content less than or equal to 0,4 g/l when ready to be marketed in bulk or packaged.

— The wines have the following fermentable sugar content (glucose and fructose) when ready to be marketed in bulk or packaged:

Maximum fermentable sugar content:

— White, rosé and red wines with a natural alcoholic strength by volume greater than 14 %: 4 g/l

— Red wines with a natural alcoholic strength by volume less than or equal to 14 %: 3 g/l

— Wines designated as ‘primeur’ or ‘nouveau’: 2 g/l

— Unpackaged wines designated as ‘primeur’ or ‘nouveau’ have a volatile acidity less than or equal to 10,2 meq/l.

— The total acidity and volatile acidity of wines not designated as ‘primeur’, and the total sulphur dioxide content are as laid down by EU legislation. 25.3.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 98/17

General analytical characteristics

Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) 13

Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume)

Minimum total acidity

Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre)

Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre)

Organoleptic characteristics — The red wines, which are always a blend of several varieties, have a moderately to deeply intense colour, a palette of aromas ranging from red and black fruit to spicy and roasted notes, and a solid structure with ripe tannins. They can be kept for between two and five years on average, except for ‘primeur’ or ‘nouveau’ wines, which should be consumed in the months following production. — The rosé wines are a blend of at least two varieties, the principal varieties being Syrah N, Cinsaut N and Grenache N. The wines are made by direct pressing, short maceration or the saignée method and have a naturally bright colour. They have complex aromas and are fresh and round on the palate. — The white wines are also dry, and are produced by blending. They are usually pale in colour and have a typical Languedoc roundness and aromas reminiscent of exotic fruit, citrus, white flowers or dried fruit.

5. Winemaking practices

a. Essential oenological practices — When making rosé wines, winemakers may use oenological charcoal, either alone or mixed in preparations, exclusively for press-musts and wines still in fermentation, in a proportion not exceeding 20 % of the volume of rosé wine produced by the winemaker concerned for a given harvest and at a dose of no more than 30 g/hl of the volume treated. — In addition to the above provision, all winemaking practices followed must comply with the requirements laid down at EU level and in the Rural Code. Cultivation method The minimum planting density of the vines is 4 000 plants per hectare. The distance between the rows must not exceed 2,50 m. The area available for each vine must not exceed 2,50 m2. This area is calculated by multiplying the distance between rows by the distance between vines in the same row. Pruning is carried out before stage E – three leaves spread over the first two count buds. The vines are trained using short pruning, with a maximum of 12 count buds per vine and a maximum of two per spur: — Single Guyot pruning may be used for the Syrah N variety, with a maximum of 10 count buds per vine, of which no more than six on the cane, and one or two replacement spurs with a maximum of one or two count buds each; — For the Grenache N variety, vines suffering from shatter may be pruned to a cane with a maximum of five count buds. Irrigation may be authorised in accordance with Article D. 645-5 of the Rural and Maritime Fisheries Code.

b. Maximum yields Red and rosé wine yield 60 hectolitres per hectare White wine yield 70 hectolitres per hectare C 98/18 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 25.3.2020

6. Demarcated geographical area

(a) For red and rosé wines, the grapes are harvested and the wines made and developed in the following municipalities:

— Department of : Aigues-Vives, , Albas, Alet-les-Bains, , , Aragon, , Argens- Minervois, , Arquettes-en-Val, , , Bages, , , , Bize-Minervois, , , Bouriège, , , Campagne-sur-Aude, -d’Aude, Canet, , Cascastel-des-Corbières, , Castelnau-d’Aude, , Caunes-Minervois, Caunettes-en- Val, Caves, Cépie, , Conilhac-Corbières, Conilhac-de-la-Montagne, Conques-sur-Orbiel, , , , , , , , , La Digne-d’Amont, La Digne-d’Aval, , Duilhac-sous-Pyerepertuse, Durban-Corbières, Embres-et-Castelmaure, , Espéraza, Fa, , Felines-Termenès, Ferrals-les-Corbières, Festes-et-Saint-André, , , Fleury- d’Aude, , Fontcouverte, Fontiès-d’Aude, , Fournes-Cabardès, Fraisse-Cabardès, Fraissé-des- Corbières, Gaja-et-Villedieu, Gardie, , , Homps, , Jonquières, Labastide-en-Val, Ladern- sur-Lauquet, , Laroque-de-Fa, , Laure-Minervois, , Lézignan-Corbières, , , , Luc-sur-Aude, Luc-sur-Orbieu, , , Maisons, , , Malves-en- Minervois, , , , Montbrun-des-Corbières, Montgaillard, Montirat, Montlaur, , Montredon-des-Corbières, Montséret, Monze, , , , Névian, , , , La Palme, , , , Pépieux, Peyriac-de-Mer, Peyriac-Minervois, Peyrolles, , , , , Port-la-Nouvelle, Portel-des-Corbières, -Minervois, Pradelles-en-Val, Puichéric, , , , Rieux-en-Val, Rieux-Minervois, Roquecourbe-Minervois, Roquefort- des-Corbières, Roquetaillade, Rouffiac-d’Aude, , Rouffiac-des-Corbières, , Saint-André-de- Roquelongue, Saint-Couat-d’Aude, Saint-Couat-du-Razès, Sainte-Eulalie, Saint-Frichoux, Saint-Hilaire, Saint- Jean-de-Barrou, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, Saint-Nazaire-d’Aude, Saint-Pierre-des-Champs, Saint-Polycarpe, Sainte-Valière, Salles-d’Aude, Sallèles-Cabardès, , , Serres, Serviès-en-Val, , , , Termes, Thézan-des-Corbières, , , , , -Minervois, Trèbes, , , Ventenac-Cabardès, Ventenac-Minervois, , Villanière, , Villar-en-Val, Villar-Saint-Anselme, , Villarzel-Cabardès, , , , , Villelongue-d’Aude, , Villeneuve-des-Corbières, Villeneuve-Minervois, Villerouge-Termenès, Villesèque-des-Corbières, , ;

— Department of : Aspères, , Brouzet-lès-Quissac, La Cadière-et-Cambo, , Cannes-et- Clairan, , , , , , Fontanès, , Junas, Langlade, , , , Montpezat, Moulézan, Nages-et-Solorgues, Nîmes, Orthoux-Sérignac-Quilhan, Saint-Clément, Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, Saint-Mamert-du-Gard, , , Sommières, , Vic-le-Fesq, ;

— Department of Hérault: , , , Aigues-Vives, Alignan-du-Vent, , , , , Assas, , , , , Babeau-Bouldoux, , Beaufort, Beaulieu, , Béziers, , Le Bosc, Boujan-sur-Libron, Brignac, , , Cabrières, Campagne, Canet, Cassagnoles, Castelnau-le-Lez, Castries, , Causse-de-la-Selle, Causses-et-Veyran, , Caux, , , Cazouls-lès-Béziers, Cébazan, Cessenon-sur-Orb, , , Claret, Clermont-l’Hérault, , , , , , , Faugères, Félines- Minervois, Ferrières-Poussarou, Fontanès, Fontès, Fos, , Fozières, , Garrigues, Gignac, , Jonquières, , Lacoste, , Laurens, Lauret, , Lavalette, Lavérune, , Lieuran-Cabrières, La Livinière, Lodève, Lunel, Lunel-Viel, , Margon, , , Mérifons, Minerve, Montagnac, , Montesquieu, , Montblanc, , Montoulieu, , Montpeyroux, Moulès-et-Baucels, Mourèze, , Murviel-lès-Béziers, Murviel-lès-Montpellier, Nébian, Neffiès, Nézignan-l’Evêque, Nissan-lez-Enserune, Nizas, Octon, Olmet-et-Villecun, , , Paulhan, Pégairolles-de-Buèges, Pégairolles-de-l’Escalette, Péret, Pézenas, Pierrerue, , , , , , Prades-le-Lez, Prades-sur-Vernazobre, , Puéchabon, , , Restinclières, , , , Saint-André-de-Buèges, Saint-André-de-Sangonis, Saint-Aunès, Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve, Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel, Saint-Clément-de-Rivière, Saint-Chinian, Saint-Christol, Saint-Drézéry, Saint-Félix-de-Lodez, Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues, Saint-Georges-d’Orques, Saint-Guiraud, Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles, Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière, Saint-Jean-de-Buèges, Saint-Jean-de-Fos, Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers, Saint-Nazaire-de-Ladarez, Saint-Pargoire, Saint-Pons-de- Mauchiens, Saint-Privat, Saint-Saturnin, Saint-Sériès, Saint-Thibéry, Saint-Vincent-de-Barbeyrargues, Sainte- Croix-de-Quintillargues, , , , Sérignan, Servian, Siran, Soubès, , , , Usclas-du-Bosc, Vacquières, , Vailhauquès, Valflaunès, , Vendémian, , Vérargues, , Villeneuve-lès-Maguelonne, , , ; 25.3.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 98/19

— Department of Pyrénées-Orientales: Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda, , , Argelès-sur-Mer, Bages, , , Banyuls-sur-Mer, Banyuls-dels-Aspres, Bélesta, Bouleternère, , , , , Calce, Camélas, Canet-en-Roussillon, Canohès, , Cases-de-Pene, Cassagnes, , Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes, Cerbère, , , , , Corbère, Corbère-les-Cabanes, Corneilla- del-Vercol, Corneilla-la-Rivière, , Espira-de-Conflent, Espira-de-l’, , , Felluns, , Fosse, Fourques, Ille-sur-Têt, Joch, Lansac, Laroque-des-Albères, Latour-Bas-Elne, Latour-de-, , , , , Maureillas-las-Illas, Maury, , Montalba-le-Château, Montauriol, , Montesquieu-des-Albères, , Néfiach, Oms, Opoul-Périllos, , Palau-del-Vidre, Passa, , , Pézilla-de-Conflent, Pézilla-la-Rivière, Pia, Planèzes, , , Port-Vendres, Prats-de- , , Rasiguères, Reynès, , Riunoguès, , Rodès, Saint-André, Saint-Arnac, Saint- Cyprien, Saint-Estève, Saint-Féliu-d’Amont, Saint-Féliu-d’Avall, Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines, Saint-Hippolyte, Saint-Jean-Lasseille, Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts, Saint-Martin, Saint-Michel-de-Llotes, Saint-Nazaire, Saint-Paul-de- Fenouillet, Sainte-Colombe-de-la-Commanderie, , Salses-le-Château, , Sorède, Sournia, , , , , , Tordères, , , Trévillach, Trilla, , Villelongue-dels- Monts, , Villeneuve-de-la-Raho, Villeneuve-la-Rivière, Vinça, , Vivès, .

(b) For white wines, the grapes are harvested and the wines made and developed in the municipalities listed for red and rosé wines, plus the following municipalities in the department of Hérault: Castelnau-de-Guers, , Mèze, Pinet, Pomerols.

7. Main wine grape varieties

Syrah N - Shiraz

Bourboulenc B - Doucillon blanc

Clairette B

Grenache blanc B

Marsanne B

Piquepoul blanc B

Roussanne B

Tourbat B

Vermentino B - Rolle

Grenache N

Lledoner pelut N

Mourvèdre N - Monastrell

8. Description of the link(s)

Since the beginning of winegrowing in the Languedoc region, vines have always been grown on the dry, stony hillsides.

Since Roman times, the vagaries of history, the influence of monasteries and abbeys, the economic constraints of hillside vineyards and the changes in population groups have all contributed to the diversity and development of the products, leading, over time, to the production of sweet wines, fortified wines, red and white dry wines and table grapes, all of which require the grapes to be fully ripe.

Thus, over the generations, a whole range of specific locations have emerged that are recognised for the quality and originality of their wines.

Vines have been grown on the sunny hillsides between Collioure and the gates of Nîmes for over 2 000 years, and there are numerous accounts attesting to the quality and character of the wines produced.

Over the course of their history, the wines coming from these hillsides have enjoyed a reputation that was often built on that of the abbeys (Caunes-Minervois, Valmagne, Lagrasse, Fontfroide, etc.). Thus, Saint-Saturnin and Cabrières owe their origins to a companion of Saint Benedict of Aniane. Montpeyroux was a residence owned by the bishops of Montpellier from the 14th century onwards, and provided them with highly esteemed wines. The same is true of Saint Aignan (Saint-Chinian), as Jean Clavel wrote in his book Histoire et Avenir des vins en Languedoc [The history and future of wine in the Languedoc] (Edition Privat, 1985). C 98/20 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 25.3.2020

In a report to the King in 1788, the intendant, Baron de Ballainvilliers, wrote as follows: ‘These are all wines with a designation, which, under the generic name vins de Narbonne, were quite rightly held in high regard outside the province and outside France, in particular the wines of Lapalme, Leucate, Fitou ...’

In 1816, in Topographie de tous les vignobles connus [Topography of all the Known Vineyards], André Jullien highlighted the specific quality that the wines have on account of their place of origin and mentioned the vineyards located to the north of the river Têt, as far as Espira-de-l’Agly and Rivesaltes, and the wines of Saint‐Christol, Saint-Georges d’Orques and Saint-Drézéry: ‘The wines have a pleasant, clean taste, are full-bodied and spirituous, and are very distinguished after five or six years of ageing’.

That specific quality attributable to the wines’ place of origin is achieved because the demarcated parcel area for harvesting the grapes comprises parcels with soils that do not restrict root growth and are capable of providing the plants with a moderate and regular water supply so that they can withstand the hot, dry summers. The area consists of parcels with good exposure, stretching from the sea to an altitude of 400 m.

Most of the parcels are located on hillsides close to the sea or on the steeper slopes of the submontane zone, sometimes arranged in terraces.

The surface area of this precisely demarcated area accounts for less than a third of the total area of the region’s vineyards, and the wine that is produced there accounts for less than 15 % of the volume produced in the region.

The choice of vine varieties and planting location has been determined by the climate and the type of soil. The varieties have a fairly long growth cycle and sufficient resistance to drought and heat and thrive in high cumulative temperatures. Yield management, resulting in moderate yields, ensures that the harvest is fully ripe before the autumn rains come, and the wind helps to keep the grapes healthy.

The specific hot, dry Mediterranean climate allows ripe tannins to develop in the red wines and brings out the characteristic roundness of the rosé and white wines.

After the Second World War, many of the hillside vineyards had to be replanted, which strengthened the hold of the traditional varieties. The replanting of the vineyards signalled the start of a collective move towards recreating the region’s historic viticulture, bringing together the wine cooperatives and associations of independent estates.

The introduction of mechanisation and the more widespread cultivation of long‐branched varieties, such as Syrah N, which must be trellised, have led to a change in cultivation methods. Vineyard parcels which used to be planted in squares without trellising have largely been replaced by parcels where the distance between rows does not exceed 2,50 m and the minimum planting density is 4 000 vines per hectare. However, the pruning method has remained the same: principally short, and always with a limited number of count buds per vine.

9. Essential further conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements)

Labelling

Legal framework:

National legislation

Type of further condition:

Additional provisions relating to labelling

Description of the condition:

— The registered designation of origin ‘Languedoc’ may be supplemented by the terms ‘primeur’ or ‘nouveau’, which must be accompanied by the year of vintage.

— Wines covered by the ‘Languedoc’ registered designation of origin and presented with that designation, whether or not it is accompanied by the supplementary geographical names ‘Cabrières’, ‘Grés de Montpellier’, ‘La Méjanelle’, ‘Montpeyroux’, ‘Pézenas’, ‘Quatourze’, ‘Saint-Christol’, ‘Saint-Drézéry’, ‘Saint-Georges-d’Orques’, ‘Saint-Saturnin’ or ‘Sommières’, cannot be declared after harvest, offered to the public, dispatched, marketed or sold unless the registered designation of origin, accompanied where necessary by any supplementary geographical names, appears in the accompanying documents, in the stock declaration, in advertisements, in catalogues and on any labels, invoices or containers. 25.3.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 98/21

Area in immediate proximity Legal framework: National legislation Type of further condition: Derogation concerning production in the demarcated geographical area Description of the condition: The area in immediate proximity, defined by derogation for the making and development of the wines, comprises the territory of the following municipalities: — Department of Aude: , Arques, , Auriac, Belcastel-et-Buc, , , , Bram, Brenac, Brousses-et-Villaret, , , Camps-sur-l’Agly, , , , Caunette-sur-Lauquet, Caux-et-Sauzens, , Clermont-sur-Lauquet, , , , Cubières- sur-Cinoble, Cuxac-Cabardès, Cuxac-d’Aude, , Fajac-en-Val, Fontiers-Cabardès, Granes, , Labastide- Esparbairenque, Lairière, , Lespinassière, , Malves-en-Minervois, , Mas-Cabardès, Mas- des-Cours, Massac, Miraval-Cabardès, Missègre, Montclar, , , Montjoi, Montréal, , , , , Pomy, Pradelles-Cabardès, , , , , Raissac-d’Aude, Raissac-sur-Lampy, La Redorte, Rennes-le-Château, Rennes-les-Bains, Ribaute, Rieux-en-Val, Rieux-Minervois, Roquecourbe-Minervois, Roquefère, Roquefort-des-Corbières, Routier, Rouvenac, Saint-Benoît, Saint-Denis, Saint- Ferriol, Saint-Jean-de-Paracol, Saint-Louis-et-Parahou, Saint-Marcel-sur-Aude, Saint-Martin-des-Puits, Saint-Martin- de-Villereglan, Saint-Martin-le-Vieil, , Sallèles-d’Aude, , Soulatge, , Valmigère, Véraza, , Villarzel-Cabardès-du-Razès, , , Villefort, Villesèquelande. — Department of Gard: Aigremont, Aigues-Mortes, Aigues-Vives, , , , Boissières, , , , , , , Congénies, Cros, , , Durfort-et- Saint-Martin-de-Sossenac, Fons, Gajan, Gallargues-le-Montueux, Générac, , Milhaud, , Montagnac, Mus, , Pompignan, , , Quissac, , Rogues, La Rouvière, Sainte- Anastasie, Saint-Come-et-Maruéjols, Saint-Dionizy, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Roman-de-Codières, Saint-Théodorit, Sauve, Sumène, , Vergèze. — Department of Hérault: , , Agonès, , , , Balaruc-le-Vieux, Bédarieux, Bélarga, , Boisset, La Boissière, , , , , , , Cazilhac, Cazouls-d’Hérault, Celles, Cers, , Colombiers, , Le Crès, , Dio-et-Valquières, , Fabrègues, Ferrals-les-Montagnes, Ferrières-les-Verreries, , , Ganges, , Gorniès, , La Grande-Motte, Hérépian, , , Laroque, Lattes, , Lézignan-la-Cèbe, Lieuran-lès-Béziers, Lignan-sur-Orb, , Lunas, , Marseillan, , Mas-de-Londres, , , Mons, , Montaud, Montels, Montferrier-sur-Lez, , Notre-Dame-de-Londres, , Pailhès, Palavas-les-Flots, , Pérols, Pézènes-les-Mines, Les Plans, , , , , Pouzols, , , , , , , Romiguières, , Rouet, Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois, Saint-Brès, Saint-Etienne-d’Albagnan, Saint-Etienne-de-Gourgas, Saint-Félix-de-l’Héras, Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Saint-Hilaire-de-Beauvoir, Saint-Jean-de-Cornies, Saint-Jean-de- Védas, Saint-Just, Saint-Martin-de-Londres, Saint-Maurice-, Saint-Michel, Saint-Nazaire-de-Pézan, Saint- Paul-et-Valmalle, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Fage, Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, , , , Sète, , Thézan- lès-Béziers, , , Usclas-d’Hérault, La Vacquerie-et-Saint-Martin-de-Castries, , Valras-Plage, , Vélieux, , Vias, Vic-la-Gardiole, Villeneuve-lès-Béziers, , Viols-en-Laval, Viols-le-Fort. — Department of Pyrénées-Orientales: L’Albère, Alenya, Arles-sur-, , Le Barcarès, Bompas, Boule- d’Amont, , , , Clara, , Fenouillet, , , Molitg-les-Bains, , , , Prunet-et-Belpuig, , Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans, Saint-Laurent-de-la- Salanque, Sainte-Marie, Saint-Marsal, , Théza, , , Villelongue-de-la-Salanque, Vira. Link to the product specification https://info.agriculture.gouv.fr/gedei/site/bo-agri/document_administratif-0b3e8099-c716-4fba-aa3a-bf1572cf9fab

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