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Wine - Legislation

Acts and Regulations

Wine Act 2003 [New Zealand Legislation website]
Wine Regulations 2006 [New Zealand Legislation website]

Paper copies of Acts and Regulations can be purchased from Government Bookshops.
Legislation Direct also sells paper copies of legislation.

Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

Part 1 – General Food Standards [Food Standards Australia New Zealand – FSANZ]

Part 2 – Food Product Standards [Food Standards Australia New Zealand – FSANZ]

Specifications/Notices

Wine (Specifications) Notice 2006 [PDF 68 KB]

Wine (New Zealand Grape Wine Export Eligibility Requirements) Notice 2006 [PDF 70 KB]

Wine (Recognised Agencies and Persons) Notice 2007 [PDF 65 KB]

Notice of Direction - Exercise of verification functions and activities under the Wine Act 2003 [PDF 32.2 KB]

• Related conditions of recognition:

- Agencies recognised to perform verification functions and activities under the Wine Act 2003 [PDF 15 KB]

- Persons recognised to perform verification functions and activities under the Wine Act 2003 [PDF 16.3 KB]

Notice of Direction - laboratories recognised under the Wine Act 2003 [PDF 80.9 KB]

• Related conditions of recognition:

- Export wine laboratories [PDF 16.8 KB]

Wine (Exemption from Wine Standards Management Plan) Notice No. 2 2008 [PDF 54 KB]

Wine (Export to European Union) Notice 2003 [PDF 8 KB]

Wine (Recognised Laboratory) Notice 2007 [PDF 51 KB]

Wine (Recognised Laboratories) Amendment Notice 2007 [PDF 51.6 KB]

Approvals and Waivers

Approval of the New Zealand Winegrowers’ Wine Standards Management Plan Code of Practice [PDF 55 KB]

Agreed Principles of Approval – New Zealand Winegrowers’ Wine Standards Management Plan Code of Practice

Approval of the Wine Standards Management Plan Code of Practice for Fruit Wine, Cider and Mead [PDF 51 KB]

Waiver of the Requirement to Provide an Independent Evaluation Report – Grape Wine [PDF 52 KB]

Waiver of the Requirement to Provide an Independent Evaluation Report – Fruit Wine, Cider and Mead [PDF 50 KB]

Waiver of Fees & Charges - Wine Regulations 2006

Updated on 13 July 2009