S.L. 436.5 Art. 6Territorial scope.

(1) Denominations of Origin and Geographic Indications refer to the geographical names and the geographical qualifiers corresponding to the regions of production, used to designate the wines referred to in regulation 3, whose characteristics depend on the natural conditions, correlated to its vitivinicultural dedication.

(2) Within the region of production more restricted areas can exist, referred to as subregions, having specific environmental characteristics or which are traditionally renowned, designated with a specific geographical or historic-geographic or administrative name, insofar as they are expressly foreseen and more rigidly regulated in the relative production protocols and insofar as they are only associated to the relative denomination of origin.

(3) DOK wines can include on the label the vine varieties or their synonyms, specific mentions, reference to particular vinification techniques and specific qualifications of the product as regulated by Commission Regulation (EC) 753/2002. The mentions above must be foreseen in the production protocol.

(4) I{T wines can use in their labelling an indication to the vine varieties or their synonyms and to the colour of the wine as long as such indications are foreseen in the production protocol.

(5) (a) No container or bottle enclosing DOK or I{T wine shall be released from any warehouse or winery or put up for sale unless such container or bottle has affixed a band or stamp which shall act as a seal in a manner indicated by the Viticulture and Oenology Unit.

(b) Any such band, stamp or seal shall be of the type approved by the Viticulture and Oenology Unit and shall be supplied by the same Unit or at any other place to be appointed by the Minister responsible for agriculture by notice in the Gazette.

(c) The band, stamp or seal shall display a security print together with a serial number and the volume of the container or bottle on it.

(d) Such band, stamp or seal shall be issued and released for use by the Viticulture and Oenology Unit at a charge after the same Unit is satisfied that it has passed all wine sampling requirements and has attained wine certification as either DOK or IGT in terms of these regulations.

(e) Any person found in possession of any quantity of wine products in contravention of the provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of an offence under the Act.

(6) 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.