Denomination of Origin and of Geographic Indications

L.N. 231 of 2009

WINE ACT

(CAP. 436)

Denomination of Origin and of Geographic Indications

(Amendment) Regulations, 2009

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 12, 13, 14 and

17 of the Wine Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs,

has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Denomination of

Origin and of Geographic Indications (Amendment) Regulations,

2009 and they shall amend the Denomination of Origin and of

Geographic Indications Regulations, 2006 hereinafter referred to as

“the principal regulations”.

In regulation 2 of the principal regulations, immediately

after the definition “Director”, there shall be inserted the following

new definition:-

“ “label” includes any tag, ring or collar, brand name,

trade mark, pictorial or other descriptive matter in any case,

which is written, printed, stencilled, marked, embossed or

impressed on, or attached to, a wine bottle or container, or in

any other way clearly visible through its packaging;”.

Immediately after sub-regulation (4) of regulation 6 of

the principal regulations, there shall be added the following new

sub-regulation:-

“(5) Any words, particulars, trademark, brand name,

pictorial matter, symbol or other descriptive measure which

in any case depicts a landmark of the Maltese Islands or other

places pertaining to the Maltese Islands, shall only be used for

certified DOK or IGT wines.”.

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