Article 2 — Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 251/2014

Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 3, the following paragraph is added: 5. By way of derogation from the minimum actual alcoholic strength and total alcoholic strength thresholds laid down in paragraph 2, point (g), paragraph 3, point (g), and paragraph 4, point (f), of this Article, and in Annex II to, this Regulation for each product category, aromatised wine products may have a lower actual and lower total alcoholic strength by volume where they are obtained from grapevine products that have undergone in their totality or in part a de-alcoholisation treatment in accordance with Part I, Section E of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. ; (2) in Article 5, the following paragraph is inserted: 1a. Where aromatised wine products have been obtained from grapevine products that have undergone in their totality or in part a de-alcoholisation treatment in accordance with Part I, Section E of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, their sales denominations shall be supplemented by the terms laid down in Article 119(1), point (a)(i) and (ii), and in Article 119(1), point (k), of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 under the conditions laid down therein. ; (3) in Article 6a, the following paragraph is added: 5. In order to take into account the specific characteristics of the aromatised wine sector, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 33 to supplement this Regulation by laying down rules on: (a) the identification on the package, or on the label attached thereto, of the electronic means referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, including by means of a common pictogram or symbol instead of words; (b) the form and layout of the information provided by electronic means, to simplify its presentation, to adapt it to future technological progress and to new requirements concerning mandatory information relevant to consumers as provided for by Union law or national legislation, or to improve consumer accessibility. ; (4) the following article is inserted: Article 6b Repetition of mandatory particulars The obligation to indicate the mandatory particulars on any given packaging applies only once in respect of that packaging. ; (5) in Article 8, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 1. The sales denominations set out in italics in Annex II shall not be translated on the label or in the presentation of aromatised wine products. Additional and mandatory particulars referred to in Article 6 and Article 6a as well as the terms referred to in Article 5(1a) shall, where expressed in words, appear in one or more official languages of the Union. ; (6) in Part B of Annex II, point (8) is replaced by the following: (8) Glühwein Aromatised wine-based drink which is obtained exclusively from red, white or rosé wine or a combination thereof, which is flavoured mainly with cinnamon or cloves, or both, and which has an actual alcoholic strength by volume of not less than 7 % vol. Without prejudice to the quantities of water resulting from the application of Annex I, point 2, the addition of water is forbidden. Where it has been prepared exclusively from white wine, the sales denomination Glühwein shall be supplemented with the term white. Where it has been prepared exclusively from rosé wine, the sales denomination shall be supplemented with the term rosé. The term rosé shall however not be used where the Glühwein is obtained by combining red wine with white wine or any of those wines with rosé wine. Where it has been prepared from a combination of red, white or rosé wine, the sales denomination shall be supplemented with the words made from … followed by terms indicating the colour of the wines used in the production. By way of derogation from Article 5(1) and (3) of this Regulation and the first and third indents of the first subparagraph of this point, the sales denomination Glühwein may be used in the presentation and labelling of fermented beverages produced in accordance with the above requirements which have been obtained from fruit wine, as defined by Member States in accordance with Part II, point 1, fifth subparagraph, point (a), of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and which have an actual alcoholic strength by volume of not less than 5 % vol. In that case, the sales denomination of that fermented beverage may use the term Glühwein supplemented by the word fruit or the name of the fruit used for the production of such fruit wine. ; (7) in Part B of Annex II, point (9) is replaced by the following: (9) Viiniglögi/Vinglögg/Karštas vynas Aromatised wine-based drink which is obtained exclusively from red, white or rosé wine, which is flavoured mainly with cinnamon or cloves, or both, and which has an actual alcoholic strength by volume of not less than 7 % vol. Where it has been prepared exclusively from white, red or rosé wine, the sales denomination shall be supplemented with the terms white, red or rosé, respectively. ; (8) in Part B of Annex II, point (12) is replaced by the following: (12) Pelin Aromatised wine-based drink which is obtained from red, white or rosé wine or from a combination thereof and a specific mixture of herbs, which has an actual alcoholic strength by volume of not less than 8,5 % vol., which has a maximum sugar content expressed as invert sugar of at most 50 grams per litre, and a total acidity of not less than 3 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid, and to which carbon dioxide may have been added. Where the product is obtained by combining red wine with white wine or any of these wines with rosé wine, the term rosé may not supplement the sales denomination. Where it has been prepared from a combination of red, white or rosé wine, the sales denomination shall be supplemented with the words made from … followed by terms indicating the colour of the wines used in the production..