Date: 2026-02-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/388 of 23 February 2026 approving a modification of a traditional term in the wine sector in accordance with Article 115(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Federweisser)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
**Executive Summary**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/388, dated 23 February 2026, approves a modification to the traditional term "Federweisser" in the wine sector, as per Article 115(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. The Commission examined the application forwarded by Germany and published it. The regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Approval:** The modification of the traditional term "Federweisser" is approved.
* **Electronic Register:** The approved modification will be entered into the electronic register of protected traditional terms as specified in Article 25 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34.
* **Entry into Force:** The regulation will come into effect on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* **Applicability:** The regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Wine producers and distributors using the traditional term "Federweisser."
**Impact:**
The regulation approves the modification of the traditional term.
**Action Required:**
Ensure compliance with the modified traditional term in labeling and presentation of wine products.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.
Federweisser: A traditional term in the wine sector being modified by the regulation.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33: Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 regarding applications for protection and labelling of designations of origin and geographical indications, applications for protection, the objection procedure, modification and cancellation of traditional terms and labelling and presentation in the wine sector.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34: Regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards checks related to protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications and applications for protection, the objection procedure, the registration, modification and cancellation of traditional terms in the wine sector.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/388 24.2.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/388
of 23 February 2026
approving a modification of a traditional term in the wine sector in accordance with Article 115(2)
of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Federweisser’)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC)
No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007(1), and in particular Article 115(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 28(2) and (3) and Article 34 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33(2), the
Commission has examined the application for the approval of a modification to the traditional term ‘Federweisser’
forwarded by Germany and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union(3).
(2) No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 22 of Commission Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2019/34(4).
(3) The modification of the traditional term ‘Federweisser’ should therefore be approved and entered in the electronic
register of protected traditional terms referred to in Article 25 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common
Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The modification of the traditional term ‘Federweisser’ is hereby approved.
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj.
(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 of 17 October 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European
Parliament and of the Council as regards applications for protection and labelling of designations of origin and geographical
indications, applications for protection, the objection procedure, modification and cancellation of traditional terms and labelling and
presentation in the wine sector (OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/33/oj).
(3) OJ C, C/2025/4084, 23.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4084/oj.
(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/34 of 17 October 2018 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU)
No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards checks related to protected designations of origin and
protected geographical indications and applications for protection, the objection procedure, the registration, modification and
cancellation of traditional terms in the wine sector (OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 46, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2019/34/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/388/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 24.2.2026
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 February 2026.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/388/oj