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26.2.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 63/17 Publication of an application for amendment of a specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2020/C 63/06) This publication confers the right to oppose the application pursuant to Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) within two months from the date of this publication. REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATION ’delle Venezie’ PGI-IT-A0862-AM03 Date of application: 5 May 2017 1. Rules applicable to the amendment Article 105 of Regulation (EU) n° 1308/2013 – Non-minor modification 2. Description and reasons for amendment 2.1. Change of the designation name from ‘delle Venezie’ to ‘Trevenezie’ Description: The name ‘delle Venezie’ is to be replaced by its synonym ‘Trevenezie’. Reasons: The change of name has become necessary following the parallel request for protection of the ‘delle Venezie’ PDO, which promotes Pinot Grigio and white wine types that are specific to the area. The mentioning of the said wines, in particular ‘Pinot Grigio’, are therefore removed in the ‘Trevenezie’ PGI specification. This amendment is therefore intended to distinguish between products of the two hierarchical categories of names (‘Trevenezie’/‘Tri Benečije’ PGI and ‘delle Venezie’ PDO), so as to promote and raise consumers’ awareness of the PDO wines that are more specific to the area. The traditional status of the ‘Trevenezie’ geographical indication is clear from the past use of the name ‘Trevenezie’ or ‘Tre Venezie’ for agri-food products, in particular wine, from the geographical/administrative area in question, as a synonym for ‘delle Venezie’. The name ‘Trevenezie’ is historically recognised as a name denoting the area of the current Triveneto, including the Province of Trento, the Region of Veneto and the Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, which were identified in historical documents as Tre Venezie [three Venices], namely Venezia Tridentina, Venezia Euganea and Venezia Giulia. This is the reason the name ‘Trevenezie’ is specifically mentioned in the description of the link with the area (human and historical factors) of the existing specification of ‘delle Venezie’ PGI. This amendment concerns Article 1 ff. of the Product Specification and Section 1 of the Single Document, specifically the Name. 2.2. Adding the Slovenian name ‘Tri Benečije’ Description: The translation of the name in Slovenian, ‘Tri Benečije’, is also added as analternative to ‘Trevenezie’. Reasons: The amendment takes account of the needs of producers belonging to the Slovenian linguistic minority in Friuli Venezia Giulia, which is part of the PGI production area, as provided for in the legislation of the EU, Italy and the Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia relating to relations between the State and its linguistic minorities. (1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671. C 63/18 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 26.2.2020 This amendment concerns Article 1 of the Product Specification and Section 1 of the Single Document, specifically the Name. 2.3. Deletion of the Pinot Grigio varietal type from the indication of the grape variety Description: The Pinot Grigio varietal type from the indication of the grape variety or varieties has been deleted. Reasons: The removal of the Pinot Grigio varietal type from the indication of the grape varieties is related to the parallel request for the registration for protection of the ‘delle Venezie’ PDO, as use of the Pinot Grigio varietal type has been reserved for that designation. This decision is supported by the entire production chain and aims to grant the highest designation of origin status to wine obtained from the Pinot Grigio variety. This amendment concerns Article 2 ff. of the Product Specification and Section 5 of the Single Document, specifically the Description of the wines. 2.4. Deletion of the Ribolla Gialla varietal type from the indication of the grape variety Description: The Ribolla Gialla varietal type from the indication of the grape variety or varieties has been deleted. Reasons: Removing the type with indication of the Ribolla Gialla variety is a decision supported by the entire production chain in the area concerned, with the aim of promoting wines obtained from this native grape variety under other designations of Friuli Venezia Giulia. This amendment concerns Article 2 ff. of the Product Specification and Section 5 of the Single Document, specifically the Description of the wines. 2.5. Conditions for producing wines with two grape varieties indicated on the label Description: The technical conditions for producing the types with the names of two grape varieties indicated on the label have been regulated; in particular by providing that for the wines in question, grapes of the variety making up the smaller share must account for at least 15%. Reasons: These rules are in line with EU and national legislation on labelling and presentation, subject to the special labelling provisions allowing two grape varieties to be indicated on the labels of such wines. This amendment concerns Article 2 of the Product Specification and does not concern any section of the Single Document. 2.6. Grape yield per hectare for white wines obtained from grapes of the Pinot Grigio variety Description and reasons: The grape yield per hectare, amounting to 19,000 kg/ha, has been added for the white wine types belonging to the Wine and Semi-sparkling wine categories obtained from the Pinot Grigio variety, even if this grape variety is not indicated on the label. This matches the effective production yield obtained from this variety. This amendment concerns Article 4(3) of the Product Specification and Section 6 of the Single Document, specifically point 6.b) Maximum yields. 2.7. Prohibition on indicating the Pinot Grigio and Ribolla Gialla varieties in labelling Description: This amendment prohibits references to the Pinot Grigio and Ribolla Gialla varieties in the name and in the presentation of the wines in accordance with the provisions of the applicable EU legislation. Reasons: Such a prohibition is consistent with the amendments described above. The entire winegrowing sector considered it useful to restate the ban on including references to the Pinot Grigio and Ribolla Gialla grape varieties in the labelling, so as to reserve their use for promoting other protected designations of the area. 26.2.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 63/19 This amendment concerns the final paragraph of Article 7 of the Product Specification and Section 10 of the Single Document, specifically the Essential further conditions. 2.8. Link with the area - Reasons for using the name ‘Trevenezie’/‘Tri Benečije’ Description and reasons: The reasons for changing the name to ‘Trevenezie’, as a synonym of the names historically used for the geographical area in question (‘Tre Venezie’, ‘Le Venezie’ and ‘delle Venezie’), have been set out and are in line with the above amendments concerning the change of name for the geographical indication from ‘delle Venezie’ to ‘Trevenezie’, and ‘Tri Benečije’ in Slovenian. This amendment concerns the final paragraph of Article 8(a) of the Product Specification and Section 9 of the Single Document, specifically the Description of the link(s). SINGLE DOCUMENT 1. Name of product Trevenezie Tri Benečije 2. Member state Italy 3. Geographical indication type PGI - Protected Geographical Indication 4. Categories of grapevine products 1. Wine 8. Semi-sparkling wine 5. Description of the wine(s) White, in the categories Wine and Semi-sparkling wine, including with indication of the grape variety or varieties, excluding Pinot Grigio and Ribolla Gialla The white wines are essentially fresh and clean, young, with good acidity and balanced in terms of alcohol. Their colour varies from pale yellow to straw yellow to golden yellow, sometimes with greenish and pink highlights. Their aroma may vary from delicate to intense, generally determined by the aromas of the main grape varieties used in the wine. The taste is essentially light and fresh, sometimes flavourful and with a good structure. Harmonious and dry to semi-sweet, the white semi-sparkling wines are light yellow to straw yellow in colour, they are light and fresh on the palate with good acidity, balanced and with a moderate alcoholic strength. They bring out aromatic notes that vary from floral to intensely fruity, of fresh white-flesh fruit to tropical fruit. Any analytical parameters not shown in the table below comply with the limits laid down in national and EU legislation. General analytical characteristics Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) Minimum total acidity 3,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) C 63/20 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 26.2.2020 Red, in the categories Wine and Semi-sparkling wine, including with indication of the grape variety or varieties, excluding Marzemino for the Province of Trento The red wines may vary from light red to ruby red to garnet red in colour, depending on the grape variety and the ripening period, with intense olfactory aromas of more or less ripe red fruit, and typical herbaceous notes in the Bordeaux varieties. In general the red wines can be fresh with reduced acidity; when aged, they are complex with a good structure, velvety and harmonious with a full flavour, just the right amount of tannins and a good acid balance. They are generally soft and easy to drink and becoming more complex with processing and ageing. Red semi- sparkling wines have a fresh and lively taste with well-balanced acidity and enhanced aromatic notes of ripe fruit.