S.L. 436.5 Art. 9Recognition of a DOK or an I{T. Approval of production protocols.

(1) The DOK and the I{T are reserved to the products of which at regulation 3, corresponding to the conditions and requisites established for each of them, in the relative production protocols.

(2) The recognition of DOK and I{T and the delimitation of the respective regions of production shall become effective by the approval of the relative production protocols by the Director with the advice of the Wine Regulation Board.

(3) The approval of the recognition of which at subregulation

(2), shall establish the date in which the protocol comes into force, and can, if necessary, make the necessary provisions for a transition period. The approval shall be published in the Gazette.

(4) The DOK and I{T are invalidated when the wine is blended in another country with another wine in any measure and of any origin, even if such practice is accepted by the norms of the country in which this practice is carried out and in which the product obtained is bottled.