- I BASIC PROVISIONS
- Subject of the LawArticle 1
- Quality Norms, Conditions Related to Packaging and DeclaringArticle 2
- ProhibitionsArticle 3
- ExceptionsArticle 4
- DefinitionsArticle 5
- Types of Viticultural Geographic Production AreasArticle 6
- Classes of WineArticle 7
- Categories of Still WinesArticle 8
- Types of Other ProductsArticle 9
- II PRODUCTION OF GRAPES
- III PRODUCTION OF GRAPE MUST, WINE AND OTHER PRODUCTS
- Technological PracticesArticle 16
- Producers of Grape Must, Wine and Other ProductsArticle 17
- Method of Registration into Wine RegisterArticle 18
- Cancellation from the Wine RegisterArticle 19
- Winery RecordsArticle 20
- Marking of VesselsArticle 21
- Production of WineArticle 22
- Fortification of Pomace or Grape mustArticle 23
- Quality Parameters and MethodsArticle 24
- Mixing of Grapes, Pomace, Grape must, Wine and Other ProductsArticle 25
- Inadequate Grape Must, Wine and Other Products ProducedArticle 26
- IV QUALITY CONTROL AND ORGANOLEPTIC TESTING
- V DESIGNATION OF WINE WITH GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
- 1. Types of Designations of Wine with Geographical Indications
- 2. Control organisation
- Article 38
- Registration of Designations of Wines with GeographicalIndicationsArticle 39
- Application for Control of Production of Wine with GeographicalIndicationsArticle 40
- Control of Production of Wines with Geographical IndicationsArticle 41
- Use of Designation and Marketing of Wine with GeographicalIndicationsArticle 42
- Costs of ControlArticle 43
- 3. Prohibitions of Use of Designations
- VI MARKETING
- Conditions for Wine MarketingArticle 46
- Transport in MarketingArticle 47
- Conditions of Transport, Storing and MarketingArticle 48
- Timeframes for Marketing of WineArticle 49
- Prohibitions Related to MarketingArticle 50
- Import of Grapes, Wine and Other ProductsArticle 51
- Sampling and Conditions at ImportArticle 52
- Conditions at ExportArticle 53
- Procedural CostsArticle 54
- VII SUPERVISION
- Inspection and SupervisionArticle 55
- Functions of an Agricultural InspectorArticle 56
- Supervision of Authorized OperationsArticle 57
- Official Identification, Emblem and UniformArticle 58
- Rights and Functions of Agricultural InspectorArticle 59
- Authority of an Agricultural InspectorArticle 60
- Jurisdiction over AppealsArticle 61
- Costs of Confiscation, Storing and Extermination of Wine andOther ProductsArticle 62
- Costs of Control and Establishment of Quality of SamplesArticle 63
- VIII PENAL PROVISIONS
- IX TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
LAW ON WINE
I BASIC PROVISIONS
Subject of the Law
Article 1
This Law defines: production, processing, quality of and marketing grapes used for production of wine; production, processing and quality of grape must, wine and other products of grapes, grape must, pomace and wine used in wine production; designation of wine with geographical indications; marketing of grapes, wine and other products of grapes, grape must, pomace and wines used in production of wine, as well other issues relevant to grapes, grape must, wine and other products of grapes, grape must, pomace and wine used in wine production.
Quality Norms, Conditions Related to Packaging and Declaring
Article 2
Grapes, grape must, wine and other products of grapes, grape must, pomace and wine used in wine production shall fulfil the stipulated quality standards and conditions related to packaging and declaring set forth by this Law and the legislations defining the quality thereof.
Prohibitions
Article 3
Production of wine from grapes of direct producer hybrids and grapes from mother plantations shall be prohibited.
Storing or use of sugar, „rakija“ (distilatted spirit drink produced by fruit), ethanol and other materials and substances that may increase quantity and change the defined natural ingredients of grape must and wine in production plants and storage areas shall be prohibited.
Exceptions
Article 4
The provisions of this Law shall not apply to production and processing of grapes, grape must, wine and other products of grapes, grape must, pomace and wine used in production of wine produced, i.e. processed by natural person for their personal needs.
The provisions of this Law shall not apply to legal persons engaged in examination in the domain of viticulture and wine production, and persons who produce wine by microvinification in quantities used for examinations and who do not sell such wine.
Definitions
Article 5
Certain terms used in this Law shall be accorded the following meaning:
1) Amphelotechnical measures are measures conducted with a view to successful cultivation of vine and production of grapes;
2) Wine Register is a database of wine producers, wineries, and other data in accordance with this Law;
3) Vineyard Register is a database of grape producers and viticultural plots as well as other data in accordance with this Law;
4) Wine is an agricultural and nutritional product, obtained through full or partial alcohol fermentation of fresh grapes, pomace or grape must produced from wine varieties of vine grapes;
5) Grapes for wine production (hereinafter: grapes) are fruit of the vine used in making wine in technological ripeness, slightly raisined, or naturally frozen processed by the allowed oenological practices that spontaneously ferments into alcohol;
6) Direct producer hybrid is a variety–hybrid Noah, Othello, Isabelle, Jacquez, Clinton, Herbemont and other variety-hybrid obtained by direct hybridization of a variety belonging to species Vitis vinifera L. with another species of genusVitis L;
7) Allowed oenological means (hereinafter: oenological means) are all the means set forth in this Law used in production of grape must, wine and other products;
8) Allowed varieties are varieties of vine the grapes of which are used for production of “stono vino” (wine without geographical indications) and cultivation of which is allowed on the territory of the Republic of Serbia in accordance with this Law;
9) Allowed oenological practices (hereinafter: oenological practices) are all the practices in the production of grape must, wine and other products set forth in this Law;
10) Other products of grapes, grape must, pomace and wine used in the production of wine (hereinafter: other products) are substances originating from grapes, grape must, pomace and wine used in wine production;
11) Registration mark for wine with geographical indications is a sticker bearing a numerical marking registering each individual original packaging for wine with geographical indications;
12) Control organisation is an organisation performing control of production of grapes for production of wine with geographical indications, control of production of wine with geographical indications and other activities related to control of production of wine with geographical indications;
13) Concentrated grape must is a uncaramelized grape must obtained by partial dehydration (steaming) of grape must through a certain procedure, the density of which is minimum 1.24 g/cm3 at 20oC;
14) Mother plantation is a vine grape plantation used for production of reproductive materials with a view to producing seedlings of vine grapes;
15) Laboratory is a legal person conducting analyses and control of quality of grapes, grape must, wine and other products;
16) Authorised organisation dealing with activities related to Vineyard Register (hereinafter: Expert Organisation for Vineyard Register) is a legal person engaged on establishing and processing of data on viticultural plots and other activities related to Vineyard Register;
17) Original filling is a filling that cannot be reverted to the initial status by any activity;
18) Recommended varieties are varieties of vines the grapes of which are used for production of wine with geographical indications and cultivation allowed in the Republic of Serbia and recommended for the corresponding viticultural geographic production area;
19) Grape producer is a legal and natural person or entrepreneur engaged in production of grapes and registered in Vineyard Register;
20) Producer of must, wine and other products is a legal person or enterpreneur dealing with production of grape must, wine and other products which is registered in Wine Register;
21) Rectified concentrated grape must is concentrated grape must obtained through practices of concentration from which all ingredients except sugar have been removed;
22) Grape must is a liquid product obtained after crushing of grapes and draining of pomace with actual alcoholic strength by volume of maximum 1 %.
Types of Viticultural Geographic Production Areas
Article 6
Wine-growing Serbia is the entire viticultural geographic production area (hereinafter: viticultural area) on the territory of the Republic of Serbia where favourable conditions for cultivation of vine grape exist.
Wine-growing Serbia is divided into viticultural areas the names of which may be used as designations of geographical indications as follows:
1) Wine-growing unit (hereinafter: unit) is a wider viticultural area within the wine-growing Serbia, characterised by similar environmental conditions, selection of recommended varieties and other necessary conditions for successful cultivation of vine grapes ensuring production of grapes, grape must and other products specific for their quality, grapes yield and organoleptic characteristics for the respective unit;
2) Wine-growing region (hereinafter: region) is a narrow viticultural area within a unit characterised by specific environmental conditions, selection of recommended varieties and other conditions conducive to production of grapes, grape must, wine and other products specific for their quality, grapes yield and organoleptic characteristics for the respective region;
3) Wine-growing district is a more narrow wine-growing area within a region characterised by uniform specific environmental conditions, selection of recommended varieties and other conditions conducive to production of grapes, grape must, wine and other products specific for their quality, grapes yield and organoleptic characteristics for the respective district;
4) Location (or position) is the smallest viticultural area within wine-growing district characterised by homogenous environmental conditions.
The Minister in charge of Agriculture (hereinafter: the Minister) shall define borders and names of viticultural areas, the allowed and recommended varieties for viticultural areas, maximum yields for these viticultural areas, and other characteristics related to production of grapes and wine in viticultural areas.
Classes of Wine
Article 7
Wine classifies on: 1) Still wine („In stricto sensu”); 2) Special wine; 3) Distilling wine.
Still wine is wine produced by oenological practices of treatment of grapes, pomace and grape must in customary fermentation that does not free carbon dioxide visibly.
Special wine is wine produced by special oenological practices the characteristics of which are not only those of grapes but also of the applied special oenological production practices.
Special wines are classified to: natural dessert wine, liqueur wine, aromatic wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine and other special wines.
Distilling wine is wine with a purpose to distilling.
The Minister shall define classes and categories of special wines, types of oenological practices and oenological means, methods and practices of production, quality, designation and other requirements related to production and marketing of special wines as well as quality, types of oenological practices and oenological means and other requirements related to production and marketing of distilling wines.
Categories of Still Wines
Article 8
Depending on the quality, method of production and type of wine-growing area, still wine classifies on:
1) „Stono vino“ (wine without geographical indications);
2) „Vino sa geografskim poreklom“ (wine with geographical indications).
Depending on the quality, method of production and type of wine-growing area, „Vino sa geografskim poreklom“ classifies on:
1) “Regionalno vino” (wine with protected geographical indication – PGI);
2) „Kvalitetno vino sa geografskim poreklom“ (quality wine with protected designation of origin – PDO).
„Stono vino“ (wine without geographical indications) is wine without geographical origin produced from grapes of one or more allowed varieties of vine grape species Vitis vinifera L, and/or varieties obtained by breeding of species Vitis vinifera L. and other varieties of genus Vitis, fulfilling the stipulated parameters and method of production for this category of wine in accordance with this Law and other legislations.
“Regionalno vino” (wine with protected geographical indication) is wine produced from grapes of one or more recommended varieties of vine grape species Vitis vinifera L, and/or varieties obtained by breeding of species Vitis vinifera L. and other varieties of genus Vitis, originating minimum 85 % from the same wine-growing unit, with the production and processing of grapes and production of wine conducted within a given wine-growing unit pursuant to the defined allowed grapes yield, quality and method of production of wine for this category in accordance with this Law and other legislations.
„Kvalitetno vino sa geografskim poreklom“ (quality wine with protected designation of origin) classifies on:
1) „Kvalitetno vino sa kontrolisanim geografskim poreklom i kvalitetom“ (quality wine with controlled geographical origin and quality);
2) „Vrhunsko vino sa kontrolisanim i garantovanim geografskim poreklom i kvalitetom“ (high quality wine with controlled and guaranteed geographical origin and quality).
„Kvalitetno vino sa kontrolisanim geografskim poreklom i kvalitetom“ (quality wine with controlled geographical origin and quality) is wine produced of grapes of one or more recommended varieties of vine grapes of species Vitis vinifera L. with particularly pronounced characteristics for a variety or varieties, originating from the same wine-growing region with the production and processing of grapes and production of wine conducted within a given wine-growing region, pursuant to the defined allowed grapes yield, quality and method of production of wine for this category in accordance with this Law and other legislations.
„Vrhunsko vino sa kontrolisanim i garantovanim geografskim poreklom kvalitetom“ (high quality wine with controlled and guaranteed geographical origin and quality) is wine produced of grapes of one or more recommended varieties of vine grapes of species Vitis vinifera L. with particularly pronounced characteristics for a variety or varieties, originating from the same wine-growing region with the production and processing of grapes and production of wine conducted within a given wine-growing region, pursuant to the defined allowed grapes yield, quality and method of production of wine for this category in accordance with this Law and other legislations.
The Minister shall define the method and procedure of production and parametars of „stono vino“ (wine without geographical indications) as well as maximum allowed yields of grapes, method and procedure of production and quality of wine for each of the categories of wine with geographical indications.
Types of Other Products
Article 9
For the purpose of this Law, types of other products are:
1) Unfermented products: concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must;
2) Rest products.
The rest products are products from grapes, grape must, pomace and wine not mentioned but are used in wine production.
The Minister shall define types of other products, types of oenological practices and oenological means, methods and procedure of production, quality, declaring, labelling and other requirements related to production and marketing of other products.
I BASIC PROVISIONS
Subject of the Law
This Law defines: production, processing, quality of and marketing grapes used for production of wine; production, processing and quality of grape must, wine and other products of grapes, grape must, pomace and wine used in wine production; designation of wine with geographical indications; marketing of grapes, wine and other products of grapes, grape must, pomace and wines used in production of wine, as well other issues relevant to grapes, grape must, wine and other products of grapes, grape must, pomace and wine used in wine production.
Quality Norms, Conditions Related to Packaging and Declaring
Grapes, grape must, wine and other products of grapes, grape must, pomace and wine used in wine production shall fulfil the stipulated quality standards and conditions related to packaging and declaring set forth by this Law and the legislations defining the quality thereof.
Prohibitions
Production of wine from grapes of direct producer hybrids and grapes from mother plantations shall be prohibited.
Storing or use of sugar, „rakija“ (distilatted spirit drink produced by fruit), ethanol and other materials and substances that may increase quantity and change the defined natural ingredients of grape must and wine in production plants and storage areas shall be prohibited.
Exceptions
The provisions of this Law shall not apply to production and processing of grapes, grape must, wine and other products of grapes, grape must, pomace and wine used in production of wine produced, i.e. processed by natural person for their personal needs.
The provisions of this Law shall not apply to legal persons engaged in examination in the domain of viticulture and wine production, and persons who produce wine by microvinification in quantities used for examinations and who do not sell such wine.
Definitions
Certain terms used in this Law shall be accorded the following meaning:
1) Amphelotechnical measures are measures conducted with a view to successful cultivation of vine and production of grapes;
2) Wine Register is a database of wine producers, wineries, and other data in accordance with this Law;
3) Vineyard Register is a database of grape producers and viticultural plots as well as other data in accordance with this Law;
4) Wine is an agricultural and nutritional product, obtained through full or partial alcohol fermentation of fresh grapes, pomace or grape must produced from wine varieties of vine grapes;
5) Grapes for wine production (hereinafter: grapes) are fruit of the vine used in making wine in technological ripeness, slightly raisined, or naturally frozen processed by the allowed oenological practices that spontaneously ferments into alcohol;
6) Direct producer hybrid is a variety–hybrid Noah, Othello, Isabelle, Jacquez, Clinton, Herbemont and other variety-hybrid obtained by direct hybridization of a variety belonging to species Vitis vinifera L. with another species of genusVitis L;
7) Allowed oenological means (hereinafter: oenological means) are all the means set forth in this Law used in production of grape must, wine and other products;
8) Allowed varieties are varieties of vine the grapes of which are used for production of “stono vino” (wine without geographical indications) and cultivation of which is allowed on the territory of the Republic of Serbia in accordance with this Law;
9) Allowed oenological practices (hereinafter: oenological practices) are all the practices in the production of grape must, wine and other products set forth in this Law;
10) Other products of grapes, grape must, pomace and wine used in the production of wine (hereinafter: other products) are substances originating from grapes, grape must, pomace and wine used in wine production;
11) Registration mark for wine with geographical indications is a sticker bearing a numerical marking registering each individual original packaging for wine with geographical indications;
12) Control organisation is an organisation performing control of production of grapes for production of wine with geographical indications, control of production of wine with geographical indications and other activities related to control of production of wine with geographical indications;
13) Concentrated grape must is a uncaramelized grape must obtained by partial dehydration (steaming) of grape must through a certain procedure, the density of which is minimum 1.24 g/cm3 at 20oC;
14) Mother plantation is a vine grape plantation used for production of reproductive materials with a view to producing seedlings of vine grapes;
15) Laboratory is a legal person conducting analyses and control of quality of grapes, grape must, wine and other products;
16) Authorised organisation dealing with activities related to Vineyard Register (hereinafter: Expert Organisation for Vineyard Register) is a legal person engaged on establishing and processing of data on viticultural plots and other activities related to Vineyard Register;
17) Original filling is a filling that cannot be reverted to the initial status by any activity;
18) Recommended varieties are varieties of vines the grapes of which are used for production of wine with geographical indications and cultivation allowed in the Republic of Serbia and recommended for the corresponding viticultural geographic production area;
19) Grape producer is a legal and natural person or entrepreneur engaged in production of grapes and registered in Vineyard Register;
20) Producer of must, wine and other products is a legal person or enterpreneur dealing with production of grape must, wine and other products which is registered in Wine Register;
21) Rectified concentrated grape must is concentrated grape must obtained through practices of concentration from which all ingredients except sugar have been removed;
22) Grape must is a liquid product obtained after crushing of grapes and draining of pomace with actual alcoholic strength by volume of maximum 1 %.
Types of Viticultural Geographic Production Areas
Wine-growing Serbia is the entire viticultural geographic production area (hereinafter: viticultural area) on the territory of the Republic of Serbia where favourable conditions for cultivation of vine grape exist.
Wine-growing Serbia is divided into viticultural areas the names of which may be used as designations of geographical indications as follows:
1) Wine-growing unit (hereinafter: unit) is a wider viticultural area within the wine-growing Serbia, characterised by similar environmental conditions, selection of recommended varieties and other necessary conditions for successful cultivation of vine grapes ensuring production of grapes, grape must and other products specific for their quality, grapes yield and organoleptic characteristics for the respective unit;
2) Wine-growing region (hereinafter: region) is a narrow viticultural area within a unit characterised by specific environmental conditions, selection of recommended varieties and other conditions conducive to production of grapes, grape must, wine and other products specific for their quality, grapes yield and organoleptic characteristics for the respective region;
3) Wine-growing district is a more narrow wine-growing area within a region characterised by uniform specific environmental conditions, selection of recommended varieties and other conditions conducive to production of grapes, grape must, wine and other products specific for their quality, grapes yield and organoleptic characteristics for the respective district;
4) Location (or position) is the smallest viticultural area within wine-growing district characterised by homogenous environmental conditions.
The Minister in charge of Agriculture (hereinafter: the Minister) shall define borders and names of viticultural areas, the allowed and recommended varieties for viticultural areas, maximum yields for these viticultural areas, and other characteristics related to production of grapes and wine in viticultural areas.
Classes of Wine
Article 7
Wine classifies on: Still wine is wine produced by oenological practices of treatment of grapes, pomace and grape must in customary fermentation that does not free carbon dioxide visibly.
Special wine is wine produced by special oenological practices the characteristics of which are not only those of grapes but also of the applied special oenological production practices.
Special wines are classified to: natural dessert wine, liqueur wine, aromatic wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, quality aromatic sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine and other special wines.
Distilling wine is wine with a purpose to distilling.
The Minister shall define classes and categories of special wines, types of oenological practices and oenological means, methods and practices of production, quality, designation and other requirements related to production and marketing of special wines as well as quality, types of oenological practices and oenological means and other requirements related to production and marketing of distilling wines.
Categories of Still Wines
Depending on the quality, method of production and type of wine-growing area, still wine classifies on:
1) „Stono vino“ (wine without geographical indications);
2) „Vino sa geografskim poreklom“ (wine with geographical indications).
Depending on the quality, method of production and type of wine-growing area, „Vino sa geografskim poreklom“ classifies on:
1) “Regionalno vino” (wine with protected geographical indication – PGI);
2) „Kvalitetno vino sa geografskim poreklom“ (quality wine with protected designation of origin – PDO).
„Stono vino“ (wine without geographical indications) is wine without geographical origin produced from grapes of one or more allowed varieties of vine grape species Vitis vinifera L, and/or varieties obtained by breeding of species Vitis vinifera L. and other varieties of genus Vitis, fulfilling the stipulated parameters and method of production for this category of wine in accordance with this Law and other legislations.
“Regionalno vino” (wine with protected geographical indication) is wine produced from grapes of one or more recommended varieties of vine grape species Vitis vinifera L, and/or varieties obtained by breeding of species Vitis vinifera L. and other varieties of genus Vitis, originating minimum 85 % from the same wine-growing unit, with the production and processing of grapes and production of wine conducted within a given wine-growing unit pursuant to the defined allowed grapes yield, quality and method of production of wine for this category in accordance with this Law and other legislations.
„Kvalitetno vino sa geografskim poreklom“ (quality wine with protected designation of origin) classifies on:
1) „Kvalitetno vino sa kontrolisanim geografskim poreklom i kvalitetom“ (quality wine with controlled geographical origin and quality);
2) „Vrhunsko vino sa kontrolisanim i garantovanim geografskim poreklom i kvalitetom“ (high quality wine with controlled and guaranteed geographical origin and quality).
„Kvalitetno vino sa kontrolisanim geografskim poreklom i kvalitetom“ (quality wine with controlled geographical origin and quality) is wine produced of grapes of one or more recommended varieties of vine grapes of species Vitis vinifera L. with particularly pronounced characteristics for a variety or varieties, originating from the same wine-growing region with the production and processing of grapes and production of wine conducted within a given wine-growing region, pursuant to the defined allowed grapes yield, quality and method of production of wine for this category in accordance with this Law and other legislations.
„Vrhunsko vino sa kontrolisanim i garantovanim geografskim poreklom kvalitetom“ (high quality wine with controlled and guaranteed geographical origin and quality) is wine produced of grapes of one or more recommended varieties of vine grapes of species Vitis vinifera L. with particularly pronounced characteristics for a variety or varieties, originating from the same wine-growing region with the production and processing of grapes and production of wine conducted within a given wine-growing region, pursuant to the defined allowed grapes yield, quality and method of production of wine for this category in accordance with this Law and other legislations.
The Minister shall define the method and procedure of production and parametars of „stono vino“ (wine without geographical indications) as well as maximum allowed yields of grapes, method and procedure of production and quality of wine for each of the categories of wine with geographical indications.
Types of Other Products
For the purpose of this Law, types of other products are:
1) Unfermented products: concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must;
2) Rest products.
The rest products are products from grapes, grape must, pomace and wine not mentioned but are used in wine production.
The Minister shall define types of other products, types of oenological practices and oenological means, methods and procedure of production, quality, declaring, labelling and other requirements related to production and marketing of other products.
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
1) Still wine („In stricto sensu”); 2) Special wine; 3) Distilling wine. Article 8
Article 9