Law on the levying of a tax for the territorial promotion of wine. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Hessen Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Viticulture/oenological practices Tax/levy Institution Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 January 1977. Abstract The present Law lays down provisions relating to the levying of a tax for the territorial promotion of wine produced in Hessen. Article 2 establishes that the German Wine Fund shall collect such a tax. The text consists of 8 articles. Full text German Website www.hessen.de