Publication of applications for the modification of a traditional term pursuant to Article 42a of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products

(2018/C 223/12)

This publication confers the right to object to the application, pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009. Statements of objection must reach the Commission within two months from the date of this publication.

Application for the modification of the traditional term

‘CRU CLASSÉ’

Date of receipt :

Language of the application : French

File number : TDT-FR-A1646

Applicant :

Denomination : Cru classé

‘Cru classé’ is a traditional term under Article 112(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

The traditional term ‘cru classé’ may be accompanied by the terms ‘grand’, ‘premier grand’, ‘deuxième’, ‘troisième’, ‘quatrième’, ‘cinquième’

Language of the traditional term : French

List of protected designations of origin or geographical indications concerned

The traditional term ‘cru classé’ can be used to describe wines with the following protected designations of origin:

Grapevine products categories

The traditional term ‘cru classé’ can be used to describe wine as defined under point 1 of Annex VII, Part II, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

Modification

The modification introduces the possibility to accompany the traditional term ‘cru classé’ with the indication ‘1855’.

The purpose of this amendment is to allow the traditional term ‘cru classé’, whether supplemented or not by ‘grand’, ‘premier grand’, ‘deuxième’, ‘troisième’, ‘quatrième’, ‘cinquième’, to be accompanied by the ‘indication' 1855’. This possibility is limited to Bordeaux wines from wineries classified by the Chambre de Commerce de Bordeaux in the context of the Universal Expo of Paris of 1855 and belonging to one of the following protected denominations of origin: