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.

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

(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).