Art. 64 AgricA from 2023

Art. 64 (1) Verification
1 In order to protect designations and labels, the Federal Council shall issue regulations for the verification of grape harvests and trading in wine. It shall stipulate requirements that must be met by the cantonal authorities, the producers, the cellarers and wine traders, in particular with respect to registration, accompanying documentation, cellar accounts and inventories. Insofar as the protection of designations and labels is not compromised, the Federal Council may allow exceptions and simplifications. It shall coordinate the verification process.
2 In order to simplify collaboration between the verification agencies, it may foresee a central database. It shall stipulate requirements for such a database with regard to content and operation as well as data quality, and set out the conditions for access and use of the said data.
3 The cantonal authorities are responsible for carrying out the grape harvest verification. The Confederation may offer a global amount to help fund the cantonal monitoring costs, the amount being based on the area of vineyards in the canton in question.
4 The trade in wine is monitored by an agency designated by the Federal Council.
(1) Amended by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 6095; BBl 2006 6337).Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.