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the country of origin and of the place where gra- ples with the registration form and the official
pes were harvested and where the spirituous be- documents accompanying them. Attention shall
verages of vitivinicultural origin were made. be paid to the correct use of appellations of ori-
All these products must be destined for sale gin and geographic indications. Samples which
and must be from a homogeneous batch of at do not respond with the provisions of the pre-
least 1000 litres. On an exceptional basis, a re- sent standard shall be rejected.
duced volume, of at least 100 litres, may be ad- 2. Samples must be stored in a secure place
mitted upon justification of a particularly low under temperature and atmospheric conditions
production. All samples must be presented with guaranteeing preservation.
labels and commercial presentation. If the pro-
duct was packaged specifically for the competi- Article 6: CLASSIFICATION AND ORGANISA-
tion, the sample shall be accompanied by expla- TION OF SAMPLES PRESENTED
natory documents justifying the status. After testing, based on the registration docu-
ments and analysis certificates, subject to the
Article 4: REGISTRATION PROCEDURE accuracy of the registration in each category,
The registration form for each sample must the samples shall generally be presented to the
include: jury, in each category, in the order of vintages
z the complete and exact identification of the whilst taking into account the contents of sugars
participant who has the right to market or dis- and, where relevant, according to the wooded or
tribute the batch corresponding to the samples unwooded characteristics.
z the exact designation of the product, in
accordance with the regulations of the country of Article 7: DESIGNATION OF JURORS
origin, the colour as concerns wines, and if pos- 1. The organiser responsible for the competiti-
sible, the vintage and indication of age and any on shall designate the jurors. The organiser may
possible contact with wood ask the O.I.V. to suggest names of experts from
z the category of the product, in accordan- different countries.
ce with Annex 1 (at https://www.oiv.int/public/ 2. The samples shall be evaluated by interna-
medias/4661/oiv-concours-332a-2009-en.pdf), tional juries, whose numbers shall be set accor-
sub-groups may be further ding to the nature of wine and spirituous be-
divided or regrouped, at the verages of vitivinicultural origin presented at the
discretion of the organiser, competition.
the analysis certificates, in 3. In a jury, it is appropriate to respect a gre-
conformity with Annex II, at geographic dispersion in the origin of the ju-
carried out by an accredited rors. Within the same jury, the absolute majority
laboratory or by a compe- of the jurors may not come from the organiser
tent laboratory in conformity with the laws of the country. It is desirable that one of the jurors re-
country or certified by an oenologist1 in charge present a mainly consumer country.
of the wine cellar, 4. In principle, each jury shall be composed of
z grape variety (ies) and their percentage in 7 jurors, of which a maximum of three nationals
wine and, if necessary, in spirituous beverages of may be from the organising country. In any case,
vitivinicultural origin, the number of jurors can not be less than 5 of
z the quantity of the sample available. which a maximum of two nationals from the or-
ganising country.
Article 5: TESTING AND STORAGE OF SAMP- All the jurors shall have tasting technique skills
LES RECEIVED and the majority of jurors shall be oenologists or
1. The organiser shall verify the receipt of sam- persons with an equivalent diploma in the field
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