Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 723/2012 of 8 August 2012 recognising a traditional term provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (Cream — TDT-US-N0017)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) No 723/2012
• Articles: 3

Article 1

The application for protection of the traditional term ‘Cream’ is hereby accepted for American grapevine products of category ‘3. Liqueur wine’ provided for in Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. The term ‘Cream’ shall be entered into the electronic database ‘E-Bacchus’ as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Protected Traditional Term

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Cream

Language referred to in Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 607/2009

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English

Grapevine product category or categories concerned by the protection (Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007)

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Liqueur wine

List of protected designations of origin or geographical indications concerned

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Names of origin as listed in Annex V to the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine

Reference to the applicable rules in the Member State or third country

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Resolution of WineAmerica on Wine Production Definitions for the European Community adopted on 24 March 2009,

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Decision of California Wine Export Program adopted on 7 May 2009.

Summary of the definition or conditions of use

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‘Cream’ describes a style of US fortified sweet wine. The wine will be pale yellow to light amber in colour, rich and sweet to taste and typically with a vinous to fruity aroma. However, the wines may reflect the characteristics of careful ageing showing ‘developed’ characters. The wine can be blended from more than one vintage and typically sustaining sweet vinous characters. Ageing takes place in a variety of vessels. Fortification must be from grape spirit.

Name of the country or countries of origin

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United States of America

The list of the members of the representative trade organisation established in the third country that are entitled to use the protected traditional term is accessible on:

http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/markets/wine/e-bacchus/