Wine Growing Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1986 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 5, 28 January 1986, pp. 204-213. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Viticulture/oenological practices Plant variety Standards Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The Ordinance contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed. Part 2 deals with the official recognition of a vine variety by the local authority and it lays out the criteria for official recognition. Finally, the Ordinance contains also penalties in case of violation and final provisions. The text consists of 15 articles and 4 Annexes. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de