Wine Act Pays/Territoire Allemagne Type du document Législation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 25, 8 June 2001, pp. 985-1005. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition, Plantes cultivées Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Viticulture/pratiques vinicoles Additifs alimentaires Normes Commerce international Certification Inspection Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, EUROPE ET ASIE CENTRALE, Pays de l'union européenne, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du nord-est, Europe du ouest Entry into force notes This Act has entered into force on 1 August 2000. Résumé An Act to regulate the cultivation, production and marketing of wine and other related products. Only inland grapes have to be used for the production of local wine. Part 2 deals with regulations for the cultivation of vine. The Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry is authorized to issue regulations on the right of re-planting and of new planting in certain areas. Regulations on the production of wine are contained in Part 3 dealing with issues such as, added substances, hygienic requirements of containers, and production place. Part 4 is devoted to quality wine. They must contain a minimum of 7 % of alcohol, and their quality has to be certified by the competent authority which issues a control number to be shown on each bottle. Then the Act regulates the naming of wine and lists measures to be taken for the control of imported wine. Finally, the Act establishes penalties in case of violation and final and transitional provisions. The text consists of 57 articles divided into 10 Parts. Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.bgbl.de