Evaluation of the CAP measures applicable to the wine sector
Date: 2017-11-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: common agricultural policy, rural development



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EVALUATION / FITNESS CHECK ROADMAP  






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Title of the evaluation/FC




Evaluation of CAP measures applicable to the wine sector






Lead DG – responsible unit – AP Number




DG AGRI C.4






Indicative Planning 


(planned start date and completion date)




Planned start Q4 2017


Completion date Q2 2019






Additional Information




http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/evaluation/index_en.htm







The Roadmap is provided for information purposes only. It does not prejudge the final decision of the Commission on whether this initiative will be pursued or on its final content. All elements of the initiative described by the document, including its timing, are subject to change.










A. Context, Purpose and Scope of the evaluation






Context 






The implementation of the reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) started in 2014 (however, for direct payments, the reform started to be fully implemented only in 2015). Since then, a new set of policy instruments has been used to enhance viable food production, improve environmental performance and ensure balanced territorial development in EU Member States. 


This evaluation covers all CAP measures applicable to the wine sector. Together these measures contribute primarily to the CAP's viable food production objective as well as to the balanced territorial development objective, contributing to the following specific objectives: 


 (1) Progressive competitiveness improvement and market orientation of the EU wine sector (Recital 54 CMO Regulation (EU) 1308/2013) 


➢ Instruments: national support programmes 


(2) Ensure balance between supply and demand / an orderly growth of vine plantings / improvement and stabilisation of the wine market (Recitals 55, 137 CMO) 


➢ Instruments: scheme of authorisations for vine plantings; marketing rules to improve and stabilise the operation of the common market in wines 


(3) A wine regime that preserves the best traditions of the EU wine production, while talking into account the international standards (Recitals 80-83, Recital 93). 


➢ Instruments: oenological practices and restrictions, authorised vine varieties, rules on PDOs/PGIs and traditional terms 


(4) Effective controls to ensure quality and traceability of wine products (Recitals 125, 126) 


➢Instruments: accompanying documents, certification system, inward and outward register, vineyard register, declarations in the wine sector, EU principles of checks, analytical databank of isotopic data 


(5) Smooth functioning of the internal market through labelling rules that take into account legitimate interests of consumers and producers (Recital 108) 


➢ Instruments: labelling rules 


(6) A wine regime that operates through clear and simple rules 


➢ Instruments: development of simpler rules and enhancement of clarity and coherence between rules/definitions. 







Purpose and Scope [max 15 lines]






The purpose of this evaluation is to evaluate the impacts of the CAP measures applicable to the wine sector, with a focus on agricultural income, market balance including marketability and marketing standards, quality as well as competitiveness including strengthening competitive structures, conversion, restructuring, market orientation and investment boosting economic performance. 


The evaluation aims at assessing effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, relevance and EU added value of the above measures.


The evaluation aims to provide a full view on how the CAP policy instruments applicable to the wine sector are performing vis-à-vis the objectives, to provide answers on issues raised in the public domain and provide a solid evidence basis for considering possible policy changes.



In principle, the analysis will cover all Member States and the period following the implementation of the 2013 CAP reform, notably from 1 January 2014 onwards. An in-depth analysis is foreseen in a number of Member States to be chosen taking into account the cluster analysis carried out in the study "Mapping and analysis of the implementation of the CAP" (
https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/external-studies/mapping-analysis-implementation-cap_en
)


The descriptive part of the evaluation will also cover the main other wine producing countries such as New Zealand, United States, Chili, Australia, Argentina and South Africa. Both related implementing and delegated acts will be covered. With regard to efficiency, the evaluation will include an assessment of potential unnecessary burden as well as of actual cost and benefits including impacts on business.  






B. Better Regulation






Consultation strategy 






The aim of the envisaged consultations is to seek information and feedback from the relevant stakeholders and wider public in relation to the effects of the CAP measures applicable to the wine sector. In the context of the external study work, consultation activities will target the following main stakeholders: public authorities responsible for implementation of the CAP measures applicable to the wine sector in EU Member States including paying agencies, and bodies delivering farm advisory services; farmers and farmers' organisations; wine producers; academia and experts as well as NGOs and relevant other civil society organisations. 


These consultation activities can take the form of workshops, surveys and interviews. 


Relevant Civil Dialogue Groups gathering civil society representatives will be consulted in particular on the implementation and results of the CAP measures applicable to the wine sector. After completion of the external evaluation study, a presentation and discussion with the representatives from civil society in the context of the relevant Civil Dialogue Groups will be scheduled to receive feedback on the findings to be used as input for the preparation of the evaluation Staff Working Document.


The Expert Group on Monitoring and Evaluating the CAP will be requested to provide information on possible relevant activities at Member State level and in particular in case Member States have set up arrangements for collecting baseline data and for monitoring and evaluating CAP measures. The possibility of organising an exchange of views in the context of this Expert Group is under consideration.


In parallel during the works on the evaluation, an open internet-based public consultation in relation to practical experience with the implementation and the effects of the CAP measures is scheduled between April and June 2018 and made available on the Commission's central public consultations page in all official EU languages for 12 weeks. Answers to the consultation questions can also be made in any of the 24 official languages. The focus of the consultation will be on CAP measures applicable to the wine sector and their individual or collective impact on farm income, competitiveness, market balance and product quality. 


The consultation of the Groups mentioned above will take place at the beginning of the open internet-based public consultation and towards the end of the evaluation works, i.e. in the last quarter of 2018.  


At the end of the consultation work, an overall synopsis report will be drawn up covering the results of the different consultation activities that took place. It will be made available on the consultation website
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Data collection and methodology 







The previous evaluation of the CAP measures applicable to the wine sector was published in 2012.


https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/evaluation/market-and-income-reports/wine-2012_fr


The evaluation study will use 


(1) data provided by Member States (e.g. obtained via a questionnaire specially developed for this evaluation and information on the implementation choices taken and monitoring data) 


(2) statistical information collected by the Commission such as the Farm Structure Survey, FADN (Farm Accounting Data Network) data, market data as well environmental and rural development indicators 


(3) any relevant completed or on-going studies on the CAP reform.


Relevant information is provided through the indicators included in the CAP 2014–2020 common monitoring and evaluation framework (CMEF).


For Rural Development the Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) and the Pillar II Annual Implementation Reports are used: 
http://enrd.ec.europa.eu/
 


Relevant information is available from the study 'Mapping and analysis of the implementation of the CAP' 


https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/external-studies/mapping-analysis-implementation-cap_en
 with regard to the overall implementation context and choices of Member States in relation to the whole CAP. 











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 Available at: 
http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/consultations/public/index_en.htm