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ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE procedure
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Follow up to the European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products
* Consultation procedure
1. Rapporteur: Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA (EPP / ES)
*** Consent procedure
2. References: 2025/0071(COD) / A10-0220/2025 / P10_TA(2026)28
***I Ordinary legislative procedure (first reading)
3. Date of adoption of the resolution: 10 February 2026
***II Ordinary legislative procedure (second reading)
4. Legal basis: Article 42, first subparagraph, and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
***III Ordinary legislative procedure (third reading)
5. Competent Parliamentary Committee: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
(The type of procedure depends on the legal basis proposed by the draft act.)
6. Commission's position: accepts all amendments.
Amendments to a draft act
European Commission statement on draft Commission acts in 2026.
Amendments by Parliament set out in two columns
The Commission will use its best endeavours to present in the year 2026 to the relevant expert group or committee:
Deletions are indicated in bold italics in the left-hand column. Replacements are indicated in bold italics in both columns. New text is indicated in bold italics in the right-hand column.
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.
The first and second lines of the header of each amendment identify the relevant part of the draft act under consideration. If an amendment pertains to an existing act that the draft act is seeking to amend, the amendment heading includes a third line identifying the existing act and a fourth line identifying the provision in that act that Parliament wishes to amend.
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) 1308/2013.
Amendments by Parliament in the form of a consolidated text
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.
New text is highlighted in bold italics. Deletions are indicated using either the ▌symbol or strikeout. Replacements are indicated by highlighting the new text in bold italics and by deleting or striking out the text that has been replaced.
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) 1308/2013.
By way of exception, purely technical changes made by the drafting departments in preparing the final text are not highlighted.
DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products
(COM(2025)0137 – C100058/2025 – 2025/0071(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0137),
– having regard to Article 294(2), Article 42, first subparagraph, and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C100058/2025),
– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of ...,
– having regard to Rule 60 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A100000/2025),
1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;
2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
Proposal for a
Proposal for a
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products
amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115, (EU) 2021/2116 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products
Or. en
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(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 varieties and production methods to avoid an increase in yields and to ensure preservation of traditional grape varieties and production methods.
(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 increase in yields and to ensure preservation of traditional production methods.
Or. en
Amendment 3
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(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-light’, 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.
(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-low’, 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.
Or. en
Amendment 4
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(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, the Commission should be empowered to develop, in cooperation with Member States, 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.
(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.
Or. en
Amendment 5
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(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 will offer a common framework for such activities, avoid a distortion of competition and ensure a level playing field for both producers and Member States.
Or. en
Amendment 6
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(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, the Commission should be empowered to develop, in cooperation with Member States, 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.
(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.
Or. en
Amendment 7
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(22) To adapt to market trends and harness efficient market opportunities, 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.
(22) To adapt to market trends and harness efficient market opportunities, 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 among the different markets within the same country. In extensive countries, different regions will need different communication approaches. In addition, it should be possible for those operations to target different segments, including caterers or final consumers. It is necessary to offer flexibility to better address those differences.
Or. en
Amendment 8
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(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 pursuing that objective to up to 80% of the eligible investment costs.
(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.
Or. en
Amendment 9
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(26) Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) No 251/2014 and (EU) 2021/2115 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(26) Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) No 251/2014, (EU) 2021/2116 and (EU) 2021/2115 should therefore be amended accordingly.
Or. en
Amendment 10
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
In cases of force majeure and exceptional circumstances established in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, the validity of the authorisations referred to in paragraph 1, granted in accordance with Article 64, it should be possible to extend them by up to twelve months after their initial expiration date.
Or. en
Amendment 11
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
Authorisations granted in accordance with Article 66 on replantings shall be valid for eight years from the date on 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).
Authorisations granted in accordance with Article 66 on replantings shall be valid for eight years from the end of the wine year on 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).
Or. en
Amendment 12
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 63 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point b
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(b) limit the issuing of authorisations 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
(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. en
Amendment 13
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 63 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(c) limit the issuing of authorisations for new plantings at regional level, for specific areas where national or Union measures concerning distillation of wine, green harvesting or grubbing up have been implemented in justified cases of crisis.
(c) limit the issuing of authorisations down to 0 % for new plantings at regional level, for specific areas 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.
Or. en
Amendment 14
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 63 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
For the purposes of point (c), ‘green harvesting’ 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. 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.
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 and to be used exclusively for the production of wines with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication.
Or. en
Amendment 15
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 63 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – points a and b
Present Text
Amendment
(c) in paragraph 3, first subparagraph, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following:
(a) the need to avoid a well-demonstrated risk of oversupply of wine products in relation to market prospects for those products, not exceeding what is necessary to satisfy this need;
(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 well-demonstrated risk of devaluation of a particular protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication;
(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;’
Or. en
Amendment 16
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(2a) In Article 66(2), the following subparagraph is added:
‘Member States may set criteria for the allocation and management of planting authorisations, to avoid increasing vineyard areas and therefore wine production in regions and for market segments prone to oversupply, and to further prioritise wines with market opportunities, consistent with their national sectorial strategies and the crisis measures authorised for those areas.’
Or. en
Amendment 17
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 66 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(b) only varieties and production methods that do not increase the average yield compared to the grubbed up vines or only traditional varieties and 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
(b) only production methods that do not increase the average yield over a threshold to be set by the Member State compared to the grubbed up vines or only traditional varieties and 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
Or. en
Amendment 18
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(3a) In Article 64(3), the following third subparagraph is added:
‘Member States shall ensure that operators who have implemented grubbing up measures in the preceding year are not entitled to submit requests for new planting authorisations during the next five years.’
Or. en
Amendment 19
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 119 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(ii) the term ‘alcohol-light’ if the actual alcoholic strength of the product is above 0,5% by volume and is at least 30% below the minimum actual alcoholic strength of the category before de-alcoholisation.
(ii) the term ‘low-alcohol’ if the actual alcoholic strength of the product is above 0,5% by volume and is at least 30% below the minimum actual alcoholic strength of the category before de-alcoholisation.
Or. en
Amendment 20
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 119 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(ba) the following subparagraph is added:
‘The requirement that mandatory particulars be indicated in the same field of vision shall only apply once on any given label.’
Or. en
Amendment 21
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 119 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(5a) In Article 119, the following paragraph is added:
‘5a. When providing the nutrition declaration and the list of ingredients in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5 and other compulsory or voluntary indications laid down by Union law 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.
Wine bearing labels using other ways of presenting the electronic means and lawfully printed before ... [18 months from the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] may continue to be placed on the market until stocks of such labels are exhausted.
Or. en
Amendment 22
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 119 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(5b) In Article 119, the following paragraph is added:
‘5b. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in the case of wine products intended for export, the requirement to indicate the particulars referred to in points (h) and (i) shall not apply.
Or. en
Justification
The requirement to indicate the particulars shall follow the rules of the third country of export.
Amendment 23
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 122 – paragraph 1 – point d – point v
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(v) the identification on the package or the label attached thereto of the electronic means referred to in Article 119(4) and (5), including by means of a pictogram or symbol instead of words;
(v) the use of electronic means to provide mandatory or voluntary information, inter alia in respect of the symbol referred to in Article 119(5a), point (i), updated as necessary;
Or. en
Amendment 24
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 167 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
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 proposals adopted by producer organisations recognised under Articles 152 and 154 or interbranch organisations recognised under Articles 157 and 158 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.
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 proposals adopted by producer organisations recognised under Articles 152 and 154, interbranch organisations recognised under Articles 157 and 158, or producer groups managing protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, 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. en
Amendment 25
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 216 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
The payments referred to in the first subparagraph shall not exceed the costs of the product, where relevant, and of the operation concerned, plus an incentive to engage in such operation, to allow for the crisis to be addressed.
The payments referred to in the first subparagraph shall not exceed the costs of the product, where relevant, and of the operation concerned, plus an incentive to engage in such operation, to allow for the crisis 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)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 implemented in the same hectares.
Or. en
Amendment 26
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 216 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
Beneficiaries of national payments for the voluntary measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, for a period of three years, not be eligible to benefit from other wine support programmes aimed at increasing productivity
Or. en
Amendment 27
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Annex VII – part II – introductory part – subparagraphs 2 and 3
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
Grapevine products of the categories set out in points (4) and (7) may also be obtained, respectively, by second fermentation of, or by addition of carbon dioxide to, de-alcoholised or partially de-alcoholised wines referred to in point (1).
Grapevine products of the categories set out in points (4), (5) 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).
Or. en
Amendment 28
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 251/2014
Article 6 a – paragraph 3 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(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.
Or. en
Amendment 29
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 251/2014
Article 6 a – paragraph 4a – point a
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(a) the identification on the package or the label attached thereto of the electronic means referred to in paragraph 2 and 3, including by means of a pictogram or symbol instead of words;
(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;
Or. en
Amendment 30
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 251/2014
Article 6a a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(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.’
Or. en
Amendment 31
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Present text
Amendment
(-a) point (c) is replaced by the following:
(c) 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;
(c) one or more of the following voluntary measures, provided they are planned in accordance with the criteria and provisions set out in Article 216 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013:
(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, which means the complete or partial elimination of the vine stocks on a plot planted with vines;
(iii) wine distillation;”
Or. en
Amendment 32
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(aa) the following point is added:
‘(ma) actions undertaken to prevent the spread of flavescence dorée 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 designation of origin and protected geographical indicators in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.'
Or. en
Amendment 33
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
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 that there is no 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.
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 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.
Or. en
Amendment 34
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(ba) The following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:
‘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) 1308/2013 implemented in the same hectares. Those same beneficiaries shall for a period of three years not be eligible to benefit from other wine support programmes aimed at increasing productivity.’
Or. en
Amendment 35
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c – introductory part
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Article 58 – paragraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(c) the second subparagraph becomes the third subparagraph and is replaced by the following:
(c) the second subparagraph becomes the fourth subparagraph and is replaced by the following:
Or. en
Amendment 36
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
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 non-extendable duration of five years and shall concern only the Union quality schemes covering designations of origin and geographical indications.
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 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 for five more years if this is considered necessary for the purposes of consolidating market outlets.
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Amendment 37
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(ca) the following subparagraph is added:
‘In relation to the first subparagraph, point (k), in their Strategic Plans, Member States may consider that third-country market refers to distinct markets within the same third country, enabling a distinction to be made between different regions, consumer segments or types of distribution channels within one third country.’
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Amendment 38
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(-a) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added:
‘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 go 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).’
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Amendment 39
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Article 59 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Present text
Amendment
(ca) the first subparagraph of 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 50 % of eligible expenditure.
‘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.’
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Amendment 40
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Article 59 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(cb) the following paragraph is inserted:
‘7a. The Union financial assistance for actions against flavescence dorée referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (n), may reach 100 % of the elegible costs.’
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Amendment 41
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/2116
Article 15 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
Article 3a
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/2116
The following Article is inserted:
‘Article 15a
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 point (c) in Article 58(1) Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 in the same sector.
2. Member States shall inform the European Commission before 15 February of the following financial year of the amount they wish to carry over, providing specific reasons that justify the request for carrying over such funds and the interventions to be implemented.
3. The Commission shall evaluate the information provided and, by 31 March of the same year, decide on the approval of the carry-over.
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* Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj).’
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Amendment 42
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
Grapevine products which have been labelled in accordance with Article 119(1), point (a), second sentence, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 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.
Grapevine products which have been labelled in accordance with Article 119(1), point (a), second sentence, 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 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.
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Amendment 43
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
Labels lawfully printed before... [the entry into force of this Regulation] may continue to be used for the marketing of grapevine products and aromatised wine products until stocks of those labels are exhausted.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
The 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.
Aware 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.
The 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.
The 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.
Amendments 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.
The 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.
The 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.
In 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.
ANNEX: ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur declares that she received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the draft report, prior to the adoption thereof in committee:
Entity and/or person
European Farmers (COPA)
European Agri-cooperatives (COGECA)
Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins (CEEV)
European Federation of Origin Wines (EFOW)
Confédération Européenne des Vignerons Indépendants (CEVI)
Committee of the Regions - Rapporteur Mr. Roberto CIAMBETTI
Federación Española del Vino (FEV)
Asociación Agraria Jóvenes Agricultores (ASAJA)
IOGT-NTO
Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España
Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union
Pernod Ricard
Gobierno de La Rioja - Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Mundo Rural y Medio Ambiente
The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur.
Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur declares that she has submitted to the natural persons concerned the European Parliament’s Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.