Ordinance on the implementation of controlled wine origin designation (Wine Ordinance). Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Nidwalden Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Viticulture/oenological practices Packaging/labelling Processing/handling Inspection Offences/penalties Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 2009. Abstract The present Ordinance enforces, inter alia, the Federal Wine Ordinance of 14 November 2007. Article 1 establishes that wine-producing enterprises which use for their wines the controlled origin designation must comply with the provisions of the present Ordinance. The text – consisting of 13 articles – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: production areas and locations, designations, cultivation methods, methods of wine preparation, costs, enforcement and entry into force. Full text German Website www.nw.ch References - Legislation Implements Ordonnance sur la viticulture et l'importation de vin (Ordonnance sur le vin). Legislation | Switzerland | 2007 (2015) Keyword: Viticulture/oenological practices, International trade, Inspection, Classification/declassification, Institution, Special fund, Certification, Food quality control/food safety, Internal trade, Standards, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX