25.2.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 62/11 OTHER ACTS EUROPEAN COMMISSION Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (2020/C 62/09) This notice is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1). COMMUNICATION OF APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT ‘Côtes de Provence’ PDO-FR-A0392-AM03 Date of communication: 22 November 2019 DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT 1. Labelling The specification for the PDO ‘Côtes de Provence’ has been expanded with the introduction of a new supplementary geographical designation ‘Notre-Dame des Anges’, for the still red and rosé wines. The following points of the specification are affected by this amendment: — Chapter I, II - Supplementary geographical designations; — Chapter I, III - Colour and type of product by supplementary geographical designation; — Chapter I, IV - Areas and places in which the various operations are conducted; — Chapter I, IV - Areas and places in which the various operations are conducted - (2) - Demarcated parcel area - (f); — Chapter I, IV - Areas and places in which the various operations are conducted - (3) - Area in immediate proximity; — Chapter I, V Vine varieties - (1) - Vine varieties and (2) Rules on proportions; — Chapter I, VI - Vine training; — Chapter I, VII - Grape harvest, transport and ripeness: Enrichment with sugar and minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume for the supplementary geographical designation ‘Notre-Dame des Anges’; — Chapter I, VIII - Yield, first production; — Chapter I, IX. - Processing, winemaking - Inclusion of rules on blending, winemaking practices and physical treatments, analytical standards, ageing conditions and dates for placing on the market for the supplementary geographical designation ‘Notre-Dame des Anges’; — Chapter I, X - Link with the geographical area - (3) - Causal interactions; — Chapter I, XII - Presentation and labelling rules; — Chapter III - Main points for checking and evaluation methods - Inclusion of the supplementary geographical designation ‘Notre-Dame des Anges’ in checks on the ageing period. (1) OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2. C 62/12 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 25.2.2020 The Single Document has been amended under the heading ‘Further conditions’ labelling, supplementary geographical designations. 2. Production conditions — amendments to the specification not affecting the Single Document — Chapter I, IV - Areas and places in which the various operations are conducted; (1) geographical area (b)(c)(e) - the following have been deleted: ageing time for rosé wines in the supplementary geographical designations ‘Sainte- Victoire’, ‘Fréjus’ and ‘Pierrefeu’; not applicable to the supplementary geographical designation ‘La Londe’ for which there was no ageing specified for rosé wines. — Chapter I, IV - Areas and places in which the various operations are conducted. (2) demarcated parcel area - Inclusion of the approval date of the amendment to the demarcated parcel area by the National Committee, on 15 November 2018. The purpose of this amendment is to add the date on which the competent national authority approved a change to the demarcated parcel area within the geographical area of production. Parcel demarcation involves identifying parcels within the geographical area of production that are suitable to be used for the controlled designation of origin. — Chapter I, V - Vine varieties - (1) Vine varieties - Inclusion of a reference to the controlled designation of origin ‘Côtes de Provence’ in the rule table of vine varieties for the supplementary geographical designations, stating that the vine varieties specific to the supplementary geographical designations correspond to those of the controlled designation of origin ‘Côtes de Provence’. — Chapter I, V - Vine varieties - (2) Rules on proportions - Amendment to the wording regarding assessing compliance of the vine varieties as regards colour, throughout the parcels of the holding producing the wine of the designation. — Chapter I, VI - Vine training, (3) Irrigation - Irrigation is permitted. The amendment is a simplification of the wording consistent with the Rural and Maritime Fisheries Code (national regulations). — Chapter I, VII - Harvest, transport and ripeness of grapes - Inclusion of a reference to the controlled designation of origin ‘Côtes de Provence’ in the table showing sugar content and natural alcoholic strength by volume for the supplementary geographical designations. — Chapter I, VIII - (1) Yield - Inclusion of the requirement to maintain a variation of 5 hectolitres per hectare between the wine yield of the controlled designation of origin and that of the supplementary geographical designations. — Chapter I, VIII - (2) - Upper yield limit - Amendment to the upper yield limit for supplementary geographical designations ‘Sainte-Victoire’, ‘Fréjus’, ‘La Londe’, ‘Pierrefeu’ and ‘Notre-Dame des Anges’, increased from 50 to 55 hectolitres per hectare to enable the supplementary geographical designations to increase the annual yield by up to 5 hectolitres per hectare while maintaining the variation of at least 5 hectolitres per hectare between the supplementary geographical designations and the controlled designation of origin itself. — Chapter I, IX - Processing, winemaking - (1)(a) Blending of varieties - Inclusion of rules on blending for the supplementary geographical designation ‘Notre-Dame des Anges’. — Chapter I, IX - Processing, winemaking - (1)(b) Analytical standards - inclusion of the reference to the controlled designation of origin ‘Côtes de Provence’ in the table of analytical standards for the supplementary geographical designations. — Chapter I, IX - Processing, winemaking (2) Provisions by product type - Removal of established minimum ageing periods for rosé wines of the supplementary geographical designations. — Chapter I, IX - Processing, winemaking (5) Provisions concerning product circulation and placing on the market for the consumer - Amendment to specific dates for the placing rosé wines of the supplementary geographical designations on the market in order to comply with the general dates laid down in the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. The amendment is the result of removing the ageing periods. — Chapter I, IX - Processing, winemaking (5) Provisions concerning product circulation and placing on the market for the consumer - Removal of dates for circulation between authorised warehouses. — Chapter I, X - Link with the geographical area - (3) Causal interactions - Inclusion of the reference to the minimum ageing period for red wines of the supplementary geographical designations. — Chapter 1. XI - Transitional measures (2) Vine varieties and (4) Storage conditions - Removal of certain transitional measures now obsolete (deadlines expired). — Chapter II - Declaration requirements - Simplification of methods for making the parcel assignment declaration and the declaration prior to market preparation. 25.2.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 62/13 3. Amendments to the wording of the specification not affecting the Single Document — ‘Supplementary geographical designation’: Throughout the specification, the word ‘supplementary’ has been added to the term ‘geographical designation’ to bring the wording into compliance with the regulatory term. — Chapter I, IV - Areas and places in which the various operations are conducted - The relevant year of the Official Geographic Code used to identify municipalities, in this case 2018, has been included for each of the geographical areas covered: PDO ‘Côtes de Provence’ and supplementary geographical designations. — Chapter III, II - References to the control body - Amended address of INAO. SINGLE DOCUMENT 1. Name of the product Côtes de Provence 2. Geographical indication type PDO - Protected Designation of Origin 3. Categories of grapevine product 1. Wine 4. Description of the wine(s) Still rosé wines The wines have a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 11%. After fermentation, the wines have a fermentable sugar content (glucose and fructose) not exceeding 4 grams per litre. The other analytical criteria follow EU rules. The wines are pale pink in colour. Depending on their origin these highly expressive wines have an aromatic range that can be either fruity, covering white, citrus, exotic and red fruits, or floral blended with mineral or baked notes. The aromas are sustained by a structure that balances roundness and liveliness. General analytical characteristics Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum total acidity Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) Still red wines The wines have a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 11 %. At the time of packaging, their maximum malic acid content is 0,4 grams per litre. After fermentation, the red wines have a fermentable sugar content not exceeding: — Red wines with natural alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 14 %: 3 grams per litre; — Red wines with natural alcoholic strength by volume above 14 %: 4 grams per litre. The other analytical criteria are in line with EU rules. The red wines are dark in colour and include two types: — fruity red wines, produced by short vatting, to be consumed within a short