Trade Measurement Amendment (Wine Labelling) Regulation 2008 (NSW)

2008 No 570

New South Wales

Trade Measurement Amendment (Wine

Labelling) Regulation 2008

under the

Trade Measurement Act 1989

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Trade Measurement Act 1989.

VIRGINIA JUDGE, M.P.,

Minister for Fair Trading

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to make further provision for the positioning of measurement marking on wine packages. The amendments will allow the measurement marking on a standard wine package to be displayed in a “single field of vision” with other information marked on the wine package.
The amendments result from a decision by the Council of Australian Governments to amend the uniform trade measurement legislation throughout Australia to bring into effect the World Wine Trade Group’s Agreement on Requirements for Wine Labelling.

This Regulation is made under the Trade Measurement Act 1989, including section 80 (the general regulation-making power).

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Clause 1	Trade Measurement Amendment (Wine Labelling) Regulation 2008

Trade Measurement Amendment (Wine Labelling)

Regulation 2008

under the

Trade Measurement Act 1989

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Trade Measurement Amendment (Wine
Labelling) Regulation 2008.

2 Amendment of Trade Measurement Regulation 2007

The Trade Measurement Regulation 2007 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.

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Trade Measurement Amendment (Wine Labelling) Regulation 2008

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]      Clause 2 Interpretation

Insert in alphabetical order in clause 2 (1):

standard wine package means a package that contains:

(a)	50 mL, 100 mL, 187 mL, 200 mL, 250 mL, 375 mL, 500 mL, 750 mL, 1 L or 1.5 L of wine, or
(b)	2 or more whole litres of wine.

wine means a beverage that:

(a)	is produced by the complete or partial alcoholic fermentation of fresh grapes, grape must or other products derived from fresh grapes, and
(b)	contains not less than 7% and not more than 24% of alcohol by volume.

[2]      Clause 62 General position of measurement marking

Insert after clause 62 (2) (a):

(a1) a standard wine package if the measurement marking on
the package complies with clause 62A, or

[3]      Clause 62A

Insert after clause 62:

62A Position of measurement marking on standard wine package

(1)

For the purposes of clause 62 (2) (a1), the measurement marking on a standard wine package must be made on the surface of the package, other than the base or the top, in a way that enables all of the following information about the wine to be seen in a single field of vision:

(a)	the statement of the measurement,
(b)	the country of origin,
(c)	the product name or product description,
(d)	the actual alcohol content by volume expressed as a percentage.

(2)

For the purposes of this clause, information on a standard wine package can be seen in a single field of vision if a person can see the information without having to turn the package.

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