30Variety names that are also geographical indications

30 Variety names that are also geographical indications

For the purposes of subsection 40J(5) of the Act, wine is exempted from the operation of subsections 40C(1) and 40G(1) of the Act if: (a) the description and presentation of the wine is false, or does not comply with registered conditions of use, only because of the use of a term that is recognised as the name of a variety, or a synonym of a name of a variety, by at least one of the following organisations: (i) International Organisation of Vine and Wine; (ii) International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants; (iii) International Plant Genetic Resources Institute; and (b) the term is used to describe a variety of grapes from which the wine is made.