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RemovedRecital 8: (8) While the replanting of a grubbed-up vineyard does not increase the vineyard area, Member States should be given the possibility to set rules for replanting in order to better manage the territorial distribution of vineyards, for instance to avoid the relocation of vineyards to regions with a market imbalance or away from slopes and terraces, where they play an important role in the preservation of the landscape and avoid soil erosion. Member States should also be given the possibility to set conditions on the use of production methods to avoid an excessive increase in yields and to ensure preservation of traditional production methods.

AddedANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

RemovedRecital 9 a (new): (9a) Rules for classifying wine grape varieties by Member States should be modified to include the wine grape varieties Noah, Othello, Isabelle, Jacquez, Clinton and Herbemont, previously excluded. To ensure that wine production in the Union develops a higher resistance to diseases and that it uses vine varieties better adapted to changing climatic conditions, provision should be made allowing Vitis Labrusca varieties and varieties stemming from crosses between Vitis vinifera, Vitis Labrusca and other species of the genus Vitis to be planted for wine production in the Union.

AddedStatement by the Commission on the occasion of the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/471 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 February 2026 amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) No 251/2014 and (EU) 2021/2115 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products and Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 as regards certain labelling rules for spirit drinks

RemovedRecital 10: (10) In recent years, there has been an ever-evolving consumer demand for grapevine products with a reduced alcohol content, which are at present produced by de-alcoholisation by using certain techniques allowed in the Union. Consumers are familiar with terms such as ’0,0%’, ‘alcohol-free’ and ‘alcohol-reduced’, which are widely used but regulated differently in various Member States. It is therefore necessary to harmonise the use of these terms across the Union. The rules on the labelling of wine products should therefore be amended in order to better inform the consumer of the characteristics of grapevine products with a reduced alcohol content, while keeping the obligation to provide information on the production method consisting of a de-alcoholisation. This should allow the Union wine sector to benefit from this development in consumer demand while maintaining high quality production standards.

AddedThe Commission will use its best endeavours to present in the year 2026 to the relevant expert group or committee:

RemovedRecital 11: (11) High consumer demand for sparkling wine products with a lower alcohol content or without alcohol represents an opportunity for the sector. However, the current rules for the production of de-alcoholised wines impose certain technological limitations for the production of such wines. According to the rules currently in force, wine products must have reached the characteristics and the minimum alcoholic strength of the corresponding category before undergoing the de-alcoholisation process, which implies that de-alcoholised sparkling wines can be produced only from sparkling wines. However, the de-alcoholisation process removes entirely any CO2 from the initial sparkling wine. Consequently, in order to produce a sparkling wine with lower or no alcoholic content, it is necessary to reintroduce CO2 in the partially or totally de-alcoholised wine that has lost its initial CO2 content, through a new, separate process. Therefore, it should be allowed to produce de-alcoholised sparkling wines, semi-sparkling wines, aerated sparking wines and aerated semi-sparkling wines directly from de-alcoholised or partially de-alcoholised still wines through a second fermentation or the addition of CO2, respectively.

Added1) a draft implementing act amending Regulation (EU) 2018/274 related to the possibility to extend the application of the simplified procedure for granting replanting authorisations laid down in Article 9 of that Regulation.

RemovedRecital 11 a (new): (11a) The legislation of third countries on the indication of the list of ingredients and nutritional declaration on the label of wine widely varies and it is burdensome for Union exporters to comply with the requirements set by Union law and by the law of the third countries concerned, at the same time. Therefore, to facilitate exports, it is appropriate to allow Member States to exempt wine to be exported from the obligation to indicate on its label the list of ingredients and the nutrition declaration otherwise required by Union law. At the same time Member States have to take the necessary steps to verify that such products are exported.

Added2) a draft amendment to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33, to define the Union system for identification on the package or the label of grapevine products of the electronic means referred to in Article 119(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

RemovedRecital 11 b (new): (11b) Blending or coupage of partially or fully de-alcoholised wine with wine, or combining different partially de-alcoholised wines, enhances the quality and sensory characteristics of the final product. This method is simple to implement, cost-effective, and less energy-intensive, making it a more sustainable approach to producing partially de-alcoholised wines.

Added3) a draft amendment to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 to include, in the definition of “coupage” (‘blending’) the possibility to blend de-alcoholised or partially de-alcoholised wines with still wines to produce partially de-alcoholised wines.

RemovedRecital 12: (12) The possibility to provide the list of ingredients and the nutrition declaration of wine products by electronic means has proven effective for operators for presenting important information to consumers, while facilitating the functioning of the internal market and wine exports, especially for small producers. However, the absence of harmonised rules on the identification, on the package or the label attached thereto, of the electronic means providing the list of ingredients and/or the nutrition declaration, is causing diverging practices by operators and different rules by national authorities, affecting the proper marketing of wines. In order to minimise costs and the administrative burden for operators, and to ensure a common approach across the Union market, while taking into account the need to make such information accessible to consumers, it is necessary to develop rules on the identification on the package or the label attached thereto of the electronic means providing consumers with the list of ingredients and the nutrition declaration in a harmonised way, including through a language-free system.

Added4) a draft delegated act laying down the conditions for the grubbing up of abandoned vineyards referred to in new Article 62(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

RemovedRecital 14: (14) Member States have the possibility to adopt marketing rules to regulate the supply in the wine sector to improve and stabilise the operation of the common wine market. In the current context of structural consumption decrease and recurrent situations of oversupply in certain regions and market segments, it is appropriate to clarify that such rules can include the setting of maximum grape yields and the management of wine stocks. Moreover, producer organisations can play an important role in strengthening the winegrowers’ position in the food supply and in adapting supply to market trends. Therefore, Member States should also be able to adopt marketing rules in the wine sector taking into account decisions adopted by recognised interbranch organisations, recognised producer organisations, or recognised producer groups, when they are representative in the concerned economic area or areas.

RemovedRecital 14 a (new): (14a) Certain Member States are not faced with oversupply but rather decrease in vineyard areas and wine production. For those cases, it is encouraged that Member States design specific interventions aimed at increasing the financial and other support to the wine sector with the goal of stabilising wine production and that these interventions should be made available directly to wine growers, with minimal administrative burden and without delay.

RemovedRecital 15 a (new): (15a) Member States are authorised to choose in their strategic plans green harvesting interventions in the wine sector. In view of the situation faced by the wine sector and the structural crisis in certain regions and Member States, it is also appropriate to give Member States the option to include grubbing up and distillation in their voluntary crisis measures. Such an option would offer a common framework for such activities, avoid a distortion of competition and ensure a level playing field for both producers and Member States.

RemovedRecital 15 b (new): (15b) To prevent the spread of pests and diseases and to safeguard public health and safety, Member States should be allowed to require the destruction of vines in abandoned vineyards. Such measures contribute to maintaining sanitary conditions in viticultural areas.

RemovedRecital 15 c (new): (15c) In order to accompany wine producers after a grubbing up and in order to limit overproduction, it is necessary to allow the diversification of productions to be supported by sectorial interventions.

RemovedRecital 18: (18) The issues highlighted above for grapevine products in relation to the identification of the electronic means containing the nutrition declaration and the list of ingredients are valid also for aromatised wine products. Therefore it is necessary to develop rules on the identification on the package or the label attached thereto of the electronic means for aromatised wine products. To ensure simplicity and clarity, these rules should be the same as those applied to grapevine products.

RemovedRecital 20: (20) With a view to developing wine tourism in wine regions with protected designations and protected geographical indications, it is appropriate to allow for interbranch organisations, professional organisations or, in the event that they do not exist, producer groups managing protected designations of origin and geographical indications in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 and other producer groups promoting vine and wine tourism, including cooperatives or associations representing independent winemakers, to be beneficiaries of the type of interventions referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (i), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 .

RemovedRecital 20 a (new): (20a) To address the decline in consumption and the market instability the Union is currently facing, the Commission should encourage the Member States to invest in the development of wine tourism. Member States should be supported in facilitating the establishment and development of wine tourism infrastructure, including but not limited to cycle routes, bed-and-breakfast accommodations, parking areas, wine tasting facilities and designated wine trails, through the simplification of relevant authorisation and permitting procedures.

RemovedRecital 21: (21) In order to strike a balance between the need for Member States to ensure efficient restructuring of vineyards and the need to avoid an increase in production that may lead to oversupply, Member States should be allowed to set up conditions for the implementation of the restructuring and conversion of vineyards as referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. These conditions should aim at avoiding an excessive increase in yield and thus an increase in production for the vineyards subject to this type of interventions.

RemovedRecital 21 a (new): (21a) In order to allow wine producers to adapt their production to climate change, it is necessary to let Member States allow additional varieties that might be more resilient, better adapted to high temperatures, resistant to drought or to new pests.

RemovedRecital 22: (22) To adapt to market trends and harness efficient market opportunities, including by opening up new export markets and diversifying market outlets, the maximum duration of the support for promotion and communication operations carried out in third countries in relation to the consolidation of market outlets should be extended from three to five years. The option should also be given to extend those operations for another five year period for the purposes of consolidating market outlets. When considering promotion and communication operations targeting third countries, it is relevant to distinguish between different markets in the same country. In large countries, with distinct regions, certain of those regions will need different communication approaches. In addition, it should be possible for such operations to target different segments, including caterers or final consumers. It is necessary to offer flexibility to address those differences better.

RemovedRecital 22 a (new): (22a) To prevent the spread of plant diseases such as flavescence dorée and other highly contagious pests, monitoring, diagnostic, training, communication and research activities should be included among the interventions that Member States can choose in their CAP Strategic Plans. Given the risks that highly contagious plant diseases pose for winegrowers across the Union, Union financial assistance should cover up to 100 % of eligible costs.

RemovedRecital 23: (23) To strengthen cooperation in the wine sector, investments referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 carried out by producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or cooperative societies should benefit from the maximum rate of Union financial assistance set out in Article 59(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 as it is already the case for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC8 .

RemovedRecital 24: (24) To further support producers in respect of climate change mitigation and adaptation, it is pertinent to provide for the possibility for Member States to increase the maximum Union financial assistance for investments and for restructuring and conversion of vineyards pursuing that objective to up to 80% of the eligible investment costs.

RemovedRecital 26: (26) Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) No 251/2014, (EU) 2021/2116 and (EU) 2021/2115 should therefore be amended accordingly.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new), Article 47 a (new): (-1) The following article is inserted: / ‘Article 47a / Abandoned Vineyards / Member States may, for health and safety reasons, require owners or tenants of abandoned vineyards to destroy the vines before 1 May each year. / The vines, including their roots, and the shoots of the destroyed vines shall be uprooted and burned on site or removed from the land. The land shall be ploughed or broken up. / Abandoned vineyards are defined as vineyards in which the operator has not carried out pest control, pruning or mechanical or chemical weed control for at least one year. / In the event of non-compliance with these provisions, the uprooting and destruction operation shall be carried out automatically and at the expense of the owner.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new), Article 61: (-1a) Article 61 is replaced by the following : / The scheme of authorisations for vine plantings established in this Chapter shall apply from 1 January 2016, with reviews to be undertaken by the Commission in 2028 and every ten years to evaluate the operation of the scheme and, if appropriate, make proposals."

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1, Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1: 3. The authorisations referred to in paragraph 1, granted in accordance with Articles 64 and 68, shall be valid for three years from the date on which they were granted. A producer who has not used an authorisation granted in accordance with Articles 64 and 68 during its period of validity shall be subject to administrative penalties, as provided for in Article 90a(4), if there is no objective justification for that non-use.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1, Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2: By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, producers who hold valid authorisations in accordance with Articles 64, 66 and 68 granted before 1 January 2025 shall not be subject to the administrative penalty referred to in Article 90a(4) provided that they inform the competent authorities before the date of expiry of the authorisation and at the latest by 31 December 2026 that they do not intend to make use of their authorisation.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1, Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new): In the cases of force majeure and exceptional circumstances listed in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, winegrowers may extend the validity of the authorisations granted in accordance with Article 64, by up to twelve months after the initial expiration date.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1, Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3: Authorisations granted in accordance with Article 66 on replantings shall be valid for eight years from the end of the wine year in which they were granted. Producers who have not used an authorisation granted in accordance with Article 66 during its period of validity shall not be subject to the administrative penalty referred to in Article 90a(4).

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1, Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new): Authorisations granted under Articles 64, 66 and 68 shall expire on 31 July of the last year of their validity.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1, Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 b (new): By way of derogation from the standard procedure, when Member States have not established any of the criteria set out in Article 66(2) and (3), the simplified procedure for granting replanting authorisations laid down in Article 9 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274 shall apply. The replanting authorisation shall be granted automatically by the competent authority following grubbing-up, without the producer needing to make a formal request.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a, Article 63 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point b: (b) limit the issuing of authorisations, down to 0 %, at regional level, for specific areas eligible for the production of wines with a protected designation of origin, for areas eligible for the production of wines with a protected geographical indication, or for areas without a geographical indication; or

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a, Article 63 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point c: (c) limit the issuing of authorisations, down to 0 %, for new plantings at regional level, for specific areas and for specific characteristics of vineyard planting, where national or Union measures concerning distillation of wine, green harvesting or grubbing up, pursuant to Article 216 of this Regulation and to Article 58(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, have been implemented in justified cases of crisis.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a, Article 63 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: Member States that limit the issuing of authorisations for new plantings at regional level in accordance with the first subparagraph, points (b) or (c), may require such authorisations to be used in those regions. Such authorisations shall prioritise the production of wines with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b, Article 63 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part: 3. The limitations referred to in paragraph 2 shall contribute to the management of the production potential and shall be justified on one or more of the following specific grounds:

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new), Article 63 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – points a and b: (ba) in paragraph 3, points a and b are replaced by the following: / ‘(a) the need to avoid a risk of oversupply of wine products in relation to market prospects for those products, not exceeding what is necessary to satisfy this need; / (b) the need to avoid a risk of significant devaluation or improper use by third parties seeking to profit from the reputation of a particular protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication;’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new), Article 64 – paragraph 3 a (new): (2a) In Article 64, the following paragraph is added: / ‘3a. Member States shall ensure that operators who have implemented grubbing up measures in the preceding year are not eligible to submit requests for new planting authorisations in the same production zone for the following five years. Member States shall also ensure that operators who have implemented crisis distillation or green harvesting measures are not eligible to submit requests for new planting authorisations in the same production zone for a period of three consecutive years.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new), Article 65 – paragraph 1: (2b) In Article 65, the first paragraph is replaced by the following: / ‘When applying Article 63(2), a Member State may take into account recommendations presented by recognised professional organisations operating in the wine sector referred to in Articles 152, 156 and 157, by recognised producer groups referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 or by other types of professional organisation recognised on the basis of that Member State's legislation, provided that those recommendations are preceded by an agreement entered into by the relevant representative parties in the reference geographical area.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new), Article 66 – paragraph 2 a (new): (2 c) in Article 66, the following subparagraph is inserted: / ‘Member States may set criteria for the allocation and management of planting authorisations in order to avoid increasing vineyard areas and therefore wine production in regions and for market segments prone to oversupply, and in order to prioritise wines that have market opportunities, in accordance with their national sectorial strategies and the crisis measures authorised for those areas.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new), Article 66 – paragraph 3: (2d) Article 66 (3) is replaced by the following: / ‘3. The authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be used on the same holding on which the grubbing up was undertaken. In order to prevent the risk of devaluation, misuse or fraudulent practices by third parties seeking to exploit the reputation of a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication and on the basis of a recommendation from a professional organisation in accordance with Article 65 or a recognised producer group in accordance with Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, Member States may, in areas eligible for the production of wines with protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications: / (a) restrict the replanting to vines complying with the same protected designation of origin or geographical indication specification as the area grubbed up; / (b) prohibit the replanting of vines intended for the production of wines without a protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3, Article 66 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b: (b) only production methods that do not increase the average yield above a ceiling laid down in the implementing acts referred to in paragraph 3a compared to the grubbed up vines or only traditional production methods of a given region shall be used where the corresponding grubbed up area was located in a production region that the Member State has qualified as affected by a structural market imbalance; or

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3, Article 66 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new): By way of derogation from the second subparagraph, replanting authorisations shall be granted for vineyards classified as ‘heroic vineyards’, as these are characterised by the exceptional difficulty of cultivation due to environmental and structural factors. Heroic vineyards are defined as those that meet at least one of the following criteria: / (a) planted areas with an average slope greater than 15%; / (b) planted areas with an average altitude of over 500 meters above sea level (excluding plateaus); or / (c) location on small islands with a total area under 250 km².

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new), Article 66 – paragraph 3 a (new): (3a) in Article 66, the following paragraph is inserted: / ‘3a. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting the ceiling over which production methods referred to in the second subparagraph, point b, are not permitted to increase the average yield compared to the grubbed up vines. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 70.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 67: The scheme of authorisations for vine plantings established in this Chapter shall not apply in Member States where the vineyard area has not exceeded 10 000 ha in at least three of the previous five marketing years. For Member States that are not currently subject to the scheme of authorisation but have vineyard area exceeding 10 000ha in at least three of the previous five marketing years, a transitional period of five years shall be established. Where that condition is no longer fulfilled in a Member State, the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings shall apply in that Member State as from the beginning of the marketing year following that in which the condition ceased to be fulfilled.

RemovedRegulation EU No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new), Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new): (4a) In Article 70(1), the following point is inserted: / ‘(aa) setting the ceiling over which production methods referred to in Article 66(3), second subparagraph, point b, increase the average yield compared to the grubbed up vines are not permitted;’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new), Article 81 – paragraph 2 – point b: (4b) In Article 81(2), point b is replaced by the following: / ‘(b) the variety concerned comes from a cross between the species Vitis vinifera, Vitis Labrusca and other species of the genus Vitis.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a, Article 119 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i: (i) the term ‘alcohol-free’ if the actual alcoholic strength of the product does not exceed 0,5 % by volume, that term accompanied by the expression ‘0,0%’ if the actual alcoholic strength of the product does not exceed 0,05% by volume;

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a, Article 119 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii: (ii) the term ‘reduced alcohol’ if the actual alcoholic strength of the product is equal to or above 0,5% by volume and is at least 30% below the minimum alcoholic strength of the category before de-alcoholisation.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new), Article 119 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new): (ba) the following subparagraph is added: / ‘The requirement that compulsory particulars be indicated in the same field of vision shall only apply once on any given packaging.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new), Article 119 – paragraphs 5 a and 5 b (new): (5a) In Article 119, the following paragraphs are added: / ‘5a. When providing the nutrition declaration and the list of ingredients in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5, and other compulsory indications laid down by Union law or national legislation, the electronic means used shall be identified without words by means of the ISO 7001 PI PF 001 symbol and appear in close proximity to the energy value. / 5b. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the requirement to indicate the particulars referred to in points (h) and (i) shall not apply in the case of wine products solely intended for export.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new), Article 122 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii: (5 b) In Article 122(1), point c, point iii is replaced by the following: / ‘(iii) terms referring to a holding and the conditions for their use and their relationship with trade marks and commercial names.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 122 – paragraph 1 – point d – point v: (v) the use of electronic means to provide compulsory indications, including in respect of the symbol referred to in Article 119(6), point (i), and if necessary to update them;

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 167 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1: 1. In order to improve and stabilise the operation of the common market in wines, including the grapes, musts and wines from which they derive, producer Member States may lay down marketing rules to regulate supply, including the setting of maximum yields and setting rules for the management of stocks. Member States shall take into account decisions adopted by interbranch organisations recognised under Articles 157 and 158 or, failing that, decisions adopted by producer organisations recognised under Articles 152 and 154 when such organisations are considered to be representative for the wine sector, in accordance with Article 164(3), in the economic area or areas where the rules are intended to be applied, or by recognised producer groups in accordance with Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new), Article 172b: (7a) Article 172b is replaced by the following: / ‘Article 172b / Guidance by interbranch organisations and recognised producer groups in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 for the sale of grapes, musts and bulk wines for wines with a protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication / By way of derogation from Article 101(1) TFEU, interbranch organisations recognised under Article 157 of this Regulation and recognised producer groups in accordance with the Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 operating in the wine sector may provide non-mandatory price guidance indicators concerning the sale of grapes, musts and bulk wines for the production of wines with a protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication, provided that such guidance does not eliminate competition in respect of a substantial proportion of the products in question.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b, Article 216 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3: The payments referred to in the first subparagraph shall not exceed a sum corresponding to the aggregated cost of the product, where relevant, and of the operation concerned, plus an incentive to engage in such operation. The size of such payments shall be proportionate to the nature and extent of the crisis and shall be sufficient to enable it to be addressed. Beneficiaries of funds allocated to the crisis measures referred to in this paragraph shall not be eligible to receive support for the same green harvesting, distillation, or grubbing-up measures pursuant to Article 58(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, implemented in respect of the same hectares.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b, Article 216 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4: The overall amount of payments available in a Member State in any given year for national payments for distillation and green harvesting shall not exceed 30 % the globally available funds per Member State for that year as laid down in Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. This ceiling shall apply exclusively to national contributions and shall not affect the possibility of Union funds being allocated for the same measures under the sectoral intervention framework.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b, Article 216 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new): In order to facilitate the grubbing up, the Member States may establish conditions for eligibility and priority that guarantee the effectiveness and targeting of the measure.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c, Article 216 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new): The beneficiaries of national payments allocated to the voluntary measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall, for a period of two years, not be eligible to benefit from other wine support programmes aimed at increasing production.

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new), Article 219 – paragraph 1 a (new): (8a) In Article 219, the following paragraph is inserted: / ‘1a. In cases of oversupply of the products listed in Part II of Annex VII, the measures referred to in paragraph 1 may include voluntary distillation of wine, voluntary green harvesting and voluntary grubbing up of productive vineyards.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Annex VII – Part II – subparagraphs 2 and 2 a (new): Grapevine products of the categories set out in points (4) and (8) may be obtained by second fermentation of de-alcoholised or partially de-alcoholised wines referred to in point (1). / Grapevine products of the categories set out in points (7) and (9) may be obtained by the addition of carbon dioxide to de-alcoholised or partially de-alcoholised wines referred to in point (1).

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 1308/2013

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new), Annex VIII – part I – point E: (9a) In Annex VIII, Part I, point E is replaced by the following: / ‘E. De-alcoholisation processes / (c) distillation; / (d) blending. / The de-alcoholisation processes used shall not result in organoleptic defects of the grapevine product. The elimination of ethanol in grapevine products shall not be done in conjunction with an increase of the sugar content in the grape must.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 251/2014

RemovedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new), Article 6 a – paragraph 3 a (new): (2a) In Article 6a, the following paragraph is inserted: / ‘3a. When providing the nutrition declaration and the list of ingredients in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 and other compulsory or voluntary indications laid down by EU or national legislation, the electronic means shall: / (i) be identified without words by means of the ISO 7001 PI PF 001 symbol; and / (ii) appear in close proximity to the energy value. / Aromatised wine products bearing labels using other ways of presenting the electronic means and lawfully printed before ... [the entry into force of this Regulation] may continue to be placed on the market until stocks of those labels are exhausted.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 251/2014

RemovedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3, Article 6a – paragraph 4a – point a: (a) the use of electronic means to provide mandatory or voluntary information inter alia in respect of the symbol referred to in paragraph 3a, point (i), updated as necessary;

RemovedRegulation (EU) No 251/2014

RemovedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new), Article 6a a (new): (3a) The following article is inserted: / ‘Article 6aa / Presentation of mandatory particulars / Provisions requiring mandatory particulars to be indicated in the same field of vision shall only apply once.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2019/934

RemovedArticle 2 a (new), Article 7: Article 2a / Amendments to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 / Article 7 is amended as follows: / ‘Article 7 / (b) wines without a protected designation of origin and wines without protected geographical indication, wines with a protected designation of origin (PDO) and wines with a protected geographical indication (PGI) as well as musts or wines suitable for yielding one of these categories of wine; / (c) partially de-alcoholised wine, dealcoholised wine and wine. / For the purposes of this paragraph, rosé wine shall be regarded as red wine. / 3. The following processes shall not be regarded as coupage: / (a) enrichment by the addition of concentrated grape must or rectified concentrated grape must; / (b) sweetening.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2115

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new), Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point e: (-1) In Article 57, point (e) is replaced by the following: / ‘(e) contributing to restoring the balance of supply and demand in the Union wine market in order to prevent market crises, including by supporting diversification of productions in case of overproduction of wine; that objective relates to the specific objective set out in Article 6(1), point (a);’

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RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new), Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i: (-1a) In Article 58(1), point a, point i is replaced by the following: / ‘(i) varietal conversions, also by means of grafting-on, including for improving quality, resilience or environmental sustainability, for reasons of adaptation to climate change or for the enhancement of genetic diversity;

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RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a (new), Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new): (-a) ’the following point is added: / (iva) diversification of productions, in particular in case of grubbing up;

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RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a a (new), Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point b: (-aa) point b is replaced by the following: / ‘(b) investments in tangible assets, such as the development of wine tourism infrastructure, and intangible assets in wine-growing farming systems, excluding operations relevant to the type of intervention provided for in point (a), in processing facilities and winery infrastructure, as well as in marketing structures and tools;’

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2115

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a b (new), Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point c: (-ab) point c is replaced by the following: / (deleted) / ‘(c) one or more of the following voluntary measures, provided they are planned in accordance with Article 216 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, in particular the criteria set out therein: / (i) green harvesting, which means the total destruction or removal of grape bunches while still in their immature stage, thereby reducing the yield of the relevant area to zero, and excluding non-harvesting comprising of leaving commercial grapes on the plants at the end of the normal production cycle; / (ii) grubbing up, meaning the complete or partial elimination of the vine stocks on a plot planted with vines; / (iii) wine distillation;’

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2115

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a c (new), Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point f: (-ac) point f is replaced by the following: / (f) advisory services, in particular concerning the conditions of employment, employer obligations and occupational health and safety as well as sustainability practices;

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2115

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a, Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point i: actions undertaken by interbranch organisations recognised by Member States in the wine sector in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, by professional organisations recognised under Article 40(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/126, aiming at enhancing the reputation of Union vineyards by promoting wine tourism in production regions or, if no interbranch organisation exists, by producer groups managing protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1143*; and other producer groups promoting vine and wine tourism, including cooperatives or associations representing independent winemakers;

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RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new), Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point m a (new): (a a) the following point is added: / ‘(ma) monitoring, diagnostics, training, communication and research to prevent the spread of flavescence dorée and other highly contagious plant diseases undertaken by producer organisations recognised under Articles 152 and 154 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or interbranch organisations recognised by Member States under Articles 157 and 158 of that Regulation or producer groups managing protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;’

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RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a b (new), Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point m b (new): (ab) the following point is added: / ‘(mb) support for the integration of wines in short supply chains and local markets, including through the creation of cooperatives and digital direct sales platforms.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2115

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b, Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new): For the purposes of the first subparagraph, point (a), Member States may lay down in their CAP Strategic Plans specific agronomic, viticultural or any other kind of conditions which ensure, prior to the implementation of those conditions, that there is no excessive increase in yield for the vineyard subject to this type of interventions after the varietal conversion, the relocation of the vineyard, the replanting of the vineyard or the improvement of the vineyard management techniques. Member States shall not limit such yield through the prohibition of certain varieties. / Beneficiaries of funds allocated to the voluntary crisis measures referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph shall not be eligible to receive support for green harvesting, distillation or grubbing-up measures pursuant to Article 216 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 implemented in the same hectares. Those same beneficiaries shall for a period of five years not be eligible to benefit from other wine support programmes aimed at increasing production.

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2115

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c, Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 (new): The first subparagraph, point (k), shall apply only to wines with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication or wines with an indication of the wine grape variety. Promotion and communication operations aimed at the consolidation of market outlets shall be limited to a maximum duration of five years and shall concern only the Union quality schemes covering designations of origin and geographical indications. The promotion and communication operations may be extended every five years if this is considered necessary for the purposes of consolidating market outlets. In order to take into account the specific characteristics of the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of the wine sector, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to supplement this Regulation by establishing a simplified scheme for small producers. / For the purposes of the first subparagraph, point (k), a review shall be carried out to simplify the application and justification procedures, with the objective of facilitating access to aid, reducing the administrative burden and improving the efficiency in the implementation of the measures. / In relation to the first subparagraph, point (k), when drawing up their Strategic Plans, Member States may consider that the term ‘third-country market’ refers to distinct markets within the same third country, enabling a distinction to …

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RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new), Article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new): (1a) In Article 58, the following paragraph is inserted: / ‘1a. The Commission shall establish a comprehensive strategy aimed at revitalising the Union’s wine production sector and strengthening its competitiveness. / The strategy shall, in particular, pursue the objective of expanding the Union’s presence in new export markets, with a focus on emerging countries. / When establishing that strategy, the Commission shall make full use of the instruments available under the CAP, including support measures for promotion and market intelligence. / The strategy shall place particular emphasis on the quality, tradition and excellence of Union wines.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2115

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a, Article 59 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: The Union financial assistance at the maximum rate set out in the first subparagraph shall only be granted to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC** and to producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, including cooperatives. However, it may be granted to all enterprises in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands.

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2115

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a, Article 59 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5 a (new): By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, the Union financial assistance for restructuring and conversion of vineyards referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (a), may cover up to 80 % of the actual costs of restructuring and conversion of vineyards linked to the objective of contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation set out in Article 57, point (b).

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2115

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new), Article 59 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1: (aa) in Article 59, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: / ‘3. The Union financial assistance for green harvesting and distillation referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (c), shall not exceed 50 % of the sum of the direct costs of the destruction or removal of grape bunches and the loss of revenue related to such destruction or removal.’

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RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a b (new), Article 59 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new): (ab) In Article 59(3), the following subparagraph is added: / ‘By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, the Union financial assistance for permanent grubbing up may cover up to 100% of the eligible costs. Beneficiaries of Union financial assistance for permanent grubbing up shall not be eligible to benefit from the intervention restructuring and conversion of vineyards pursuant to Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (a), for a period of five years.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2115

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c, Article 59 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2: The Union financial assistance at the maximum rate set out in the first subparagraph shall only be granted to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC and to producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, including cooperatives. However, it may be granted to all enterprises in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands.

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2115

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new), Article 59 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1: (ca) paragraph 7 is replaced by the following: / ‘7. The Union financial assistance for information actions and promotion referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, points (h) and (k), shall not exceed 80 % of eligible expenditure.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2115

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new), Article 59 – paragraph 7 a (new): (cb) the following paragraph is inserted: / ‘7a. The Union financial assistance for actions to prevent the spread of flavescence dorée and other highly contagious plant diseases referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (ma), may cover up to 100 % of the eligible costs.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2115

RemovedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c c (new), Article 59 – paragraph 8 a (new): (cc) the following paragraph is added: / ‘8a. The Union financial assistance for advisory services referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (f), may be increased to cover up to 80% of the eligible expenditures for services linked to the objectives set out in Article 57, points (a), (b), (c) and (d).’

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2021/2116

RemovedArticle 3 a (new), Article 15 a (new): Article 3a / Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 / Regulation (EU) 20221/2116 is amended as follows: / A new Article 15a is inserted: / ‘Budgetary flexibility for sectoral interventions in the wine sector / 1. By way of derogation from Article 12, point 2, of the Financial Regulation*, unused budgetary allocations for sectoral interventions in the wine sector in a given financial year may be carried over to the following financial year provided that they are used exclusively for the voluntary measures referred to in Article 58(1) Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 in the same sector. / 2. Before 15 February of the financial year following the given financial year referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall inform the European Commission of the amount they wish to carry over, providing specific reasons that justify the carry over and any interventions that are to be implemented. / 3. The Commission shall evaluate the information provided and, by 31 March of the same year, approve the carry-over or not.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2024/1143

RemovedArticle 3 b (new)– paragraph 1 (new), Article 37 – paragraph 5: Article 3b / Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 / Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 is amended as follows: / (1) In Article 37, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: / '5. Where agricultural products are designated by a geographical indication, an indication of the name of the producer or operator shall appear in the labelling, in the same field of vision as the geographical indication. In that case, the name of the operator shall be understood as the name of the operator responsible for the production stage at which the product to be covered by the geographical indication is obtained, or responsible for carrying out substantial processing of that product. / Agricultural products that are marketed under a geographical indication, which were labelled before 14 May 2026, may continue to be placed on the market without complying with the obligation to indicate the name of the producer or operator in the same field of vision as the geographical indication, until existing stocks are exhausted.’

RemovedRegulation (EU) 2024/1143

RemovedArticle 3 b (new) – paragraph 2 (new), Article 82 a (new): (2) The following Article is added: / 'Article 82a Old vines / The term "old vines" shall be established as an optional quality term for the designation of wine produced from vines older than 35 years.'

RemovedArticle 4 – paragraph 1: Grapevine products which have been labelled in accordance with Article 119 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and aromatised wine products which have been labelled in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 251/2014, which were produced prior to [specific date - 18 months from the date of entry into force] may continue to be placed on the market until stocks are exhausted.

RemovedThe crisis in the European wine sector is deep and structural. The continued decline in wine consumption in the EU, combined with geopolitical difficulties in traditional export markets and the effects of climate change on production, have created a scenario of oversupply, depressed prices and serious economic difficulties for European winegrowers. This situation threatens the rural fabric, the landscape and the continuity of an essential part of the cultural and economic heritage of many European regions.

RemovedAware of this reality, the European Commission launched the High Level Group on Wine Policy in July 2024. The results of its work were reflected in the policy recommendations it published in December of the same year. The Parliament asked the European Commission for a rapid response to translate these recommendations into the acquis communautaire. The European Commission responded to these demands promptly by presenting this legislative proposal. These initiatives and the speed with which this proposal was adopted demonstrate the Commission’s awareness and sensitivity to the situation of the sector, as well as its commitment to an effective and coordinated response at European level.

RemovedThe legislative proposal builds on the work and recommendations of the High Level Group on Wine Policy, which was set up precisely to study these challenges and to propose structural solutions. The recommendations of the Group – which received broad political and institutional support – provide the basis for immediate and proportionate legislative action to stabilise the market and offer future prospects for the sector.

RemovedThe draft report presented by the rapporteur does not seek to reopen the strategic debate on the substance of the proposal, but to complete and improve it, ensuring that the proposed tools are effective and consistent with each other. It is also essential that this process move forward with the same momentum and speed with which the European Commission has initiated it. The sector needs the co-legislators to take action to provide it with the necessary tools in the shortest possible timeframe.

RemovedAmendments have been tabled to reinforce key aspects, such as flexibility for Member States to adopt measures according to the realities of their specific regions; promoting sustainability by supporting adaptation to climate change; and clarification of regulatory aspects to ensure legal certainty and homogeneity in the internal market.

RemovedThe measures envisaged in the proposal – from voluntary grubbing-up and distillation as crisis management tools for which Member States can earmark national funds, to harmonised labelling for dealcoholised products – form a coherent package. The proposal includes the extension of the duration of activities in the areas of communication and promotion to 5 years. This draft report builds on this by introducing the possibility to extend these activities, as well as the possibility to split large markets geographically or by market segments in order to carry out better targeted campaigns. Another measure that the draft report seeks to underpin is the harmonisation of electronic labelling by introducing in the basic act the fundamental elements of electronic labelling so that it is available when the regulation enters into force. The aim of these measures is twofold: on the one hand, to respond urgently to the current situation, and on the other, to lay the foundations for a more competitive, sustainable model adapted to the new demands of the European market and consumer.

RemovedThe amendments tabled are intended to complete the inclusion of some key aspects that had been left out of the original proposal. Crisis management measures have been included within the set of sectoral interventions that Member States can adopt in their strategic plans. The aim is to ensure a balance within the common market by offering the opportunity for these measures not to depend exclusively on the economic capacity of each Member State, but also for them to be eligible for European co-financing. In the same vein, the aim is to provide Member States with budgetary flexibility in order to make better use of funds for interventions in the sector. The High Level Group recommended exploring options along these lines and the draft report gives the option to carry over the remaining funds from one year to the next to finance crisis management measures.

RemovedIn short, this report seeks to provide the EU wine sector with robust and coherent tools adapted to the challenges of the present and of the immediate future. It is the responsibility of the European institutions to step up to face this crisis head-on and to act swiftly and with strategic vision to preserve a sector that is vital for many regions of Europe.