The wine law provisions that apply to all EU member states are regulated in EU regulations, which are directly applicable and do not require national implementation legislation. There is no single EU wine law; rather, wine law is made up of many individual regulations that have been amended, repealed or replaced by new regulations over time. This subject matter is difficult to keep track of, as amendments are always made by new regulations with their own number and there are also national implementing laws and country-specific exemptions. The most important concerning wine and winemaking:

The designation "EC" on the organic label is historical, as it was introduced on the basis of the then EC Organic Regulation and remains legally valid despite the transition from the EC to the EU.
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