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
Date: 2025-07-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: aid to agriculture, consumer information, designation of origin, flavoured wine, labelling, non-alcoholic beverage, plantation, support policy, vineyard, viticulture

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 28.7.2025  COM(2025) 137 final/2 2025/0071 (COD)  ADDENDUM This document replaces COM(2025)137 final of 28/03/2025 Addition of cross-reference to linked SWD(2025)237 final Concerns all language versions. The text should read as follows:  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 {SWD(2025) 237 final}  
 
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

While  the  Union  remains  the  global  leader  in  wine  production,  consumption,  and  exported 
value, societal and demographic changes are impacting the amount, quality, and types of wine 
consumed.  Wine  consumption  in  the  Union  has  been  steadily  declining  and  is  at  its  lowest 
level of the past three decades, while traditional export markets for Union wines are impacted 
by  a  combination  of  de-consumption  and  geopolitical  factors,  leading  to  more  uncertain 
export patterns. 

In  addition,  production  is  becoming  unpredictable,  given  the  wine  sector’s  vulnerability  to 
climate change. With the resulting oversupply putting pressure on prices, winegrowers have 
less income to invest in their business and low financial reserves they can fall back on if one 
of the more frequent and often localised severe weather events hits their region. 

The High-Level Group on Wine Policy (HLG) was established to discuss these challenges and 
identify  possible  opportunities  for  the  Union  wine  sector.  The  HLG  was  made  up  of 
Directors-General of the agricultural ministries of Union Member States and, during the first 
meeting,  representatives  of  the  major  stakeholder  organisations  were  also  invited  to  present 
their analysis of the situation. The discussions centred around how to better support the sector 
in view of the current structural challenges by managing the production potential, enhancing 
competitiveness  and  exploring  new  market  opportunities.  After  four  meetings,  the  Group 
in  December  2024.  The 
endorsed  a  document  with  policy 
recommendations were broadly welcomed by stakeholders and by MEPs in the meeting of the 
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (COMAGRI) of 13 January 2025. 

recommendations1 

In view of the positive reaction to the HLG recommendations, it is now expected that the most 
urgent and sector specific recommendations would be translated into legislative proposals as 
soon as  possible to  help the wine sector to  face  the serious challenges  and to  become more 
competitive.  If  the  Commission  does  not  act  quickly,  the  situation  will  deteriorate  further, 
with irreversible consequences for many rural areas in terms of abandoned vineyards and the 
loss of growth and employment opportunities. 

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Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area 

Regulation  (EU)  No  1308/2013  establishing  a  common  organisation  of  the  markets  in 
agricultural products lays down provisions for the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings, 
which will be amended by this proposal in line with the recommendations of the HLG on the 
management  of  the  production  potential,  making  it  easier  for  Member  States  to  address  or 
prevent  risk  of  surplus  production  capacity  in  certain  areas  and  market  segments.  This 
proposed regulation also amends the current rules on labelling to facilitate the production of 
wine products with a lower alcohol content and to allow for new ways to inform consumers 
about the characteristics of the wine they buy. 

Regulation  (EU)  No  251/2014  on  the  definition,  description,  presentation,  labelling  and  the 
protection  of  geographical  indications  of  aromatised  wine  products  is  also  amended  to  take 
the  amendments  to  Regulation  (EU)  No  1308/2013  concerning  wines  with  a  lower  alcohol 

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content into account  in  order to  allow the production of aromatised wine products  based on 
such wines with a lower alcohol content. To ensure that consumers are correctly informed of 
the nature of aromatised wine products with a lower alcoholic content, the labelling rules are 
also amended in line with the ones for grapevine products. 

Regulation  (EU)  2021/2115  establishing  rules  on  support  for  strategic  plans  is  amended  by 
this proposal  to  give Member States the possibility  to  combine the efficient  restructuring of 
vineyards  with  the  need  to  avoid  an  increase  of  production,  as  recommended  by  the  HLG. 
Furthermore,  producer  groups  managing  protected  designations  of  origin  and  geographical 
indications  will  be  able to  benefit  from  support for  developing  wine  tourism  in  their  region 
and  the  maximum  duration  of  the  support  for  promotion  and  communication  operations 
carried out in third countries will be extended. To strengthen cooperation in the wine sector, 
certain investments carried out by producer organisations will benefit from the maximum rate 
of  Union  financial  assistance.  To  support  producers  in  respect  of  climate  change  mitigation 
and adaptation, Member States will be given the possibility to increase the maximum Union 
financial assistance that can be provided for investments pursuing such objective. 

The  proposed  policy  measures  should  be  implemented  within  a  coherent  national  strategic 
framework  to  maximise  their  effectiveness.  Member  States  must  evaluate  their  impact  to 
ensure efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and long-term benefits. Key priorities include avoiding 
market  imbalances,  preserving  landscapes,  sustaining  rural  employment,  and  enhancing  the 
competitiveness of vine growers and wine producers. 

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Consistency with other Union policies 

By  facilitating  the  production  of  wine  products  and  aromatised  wine  products  with  a  lower 
alcohol  content,  this  proposal  provides  consumers  the  opportunity  to  reduce  their  alcohol 
intake while still enjoying wine. Giving producer groups managing protected designations of 
origin  and  geographical  indications  access  to  support  for  developing  wine  tourism  in  their 
region is in line with the aim to create opportunities for employment and growth in rural areas 

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LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph 
of Article 42 and Article 43(2) thereof. 

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Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)  

The provisions that need to be amended to implement the recommendations of the HLG are 
laid  down  in  Regulations  of  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council,  therefore  Member 
States  cannot  implement  those  recommendations  if  the  Union  legislation  is  not  amended 
accordingly.  In  line  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity,  several  provisions  of  this  proposal 
provide  national  authorities  with  wider  leeway  to  manage  the  production  potential  more 
attuned to the specific situation of the wine producing regions.  

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Proportionality 

The  policy  choices  of  the  proposal  are  based  on  the  recommendations  of  the  HLG,  which 
represent an unanimously endorsed compromise reached after four rounds of discussions  on 
different policy options and are supported by all Member States. The HLG discussions were 

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informed by an in-depth analysis conducted by experts from the Wine Market Observatory2. 
These experts dedicated three special sessions, spanning from December 2023 to the second 
quarter of 2024, to assessing the state of the wine market, exploring different policy options to 
address  current  challenges  and  help  the  sector  seize  potential  future  opportunities.  This 
proposal  remains  within  the  limit  of  what  is  necessary  to  achieve  the  objectives  already 
pursued by the amended existing rules. 

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Choice of the instrument 

The  rules  that  need  to  be  amended  to  implement  the  recommendations  of  the  HLG  are  laid 
down  in  three  Regulations  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council.  Therefore,  the 
chosen instrument must also be a Regulation of European Parliament and of the Council. 

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RESULTS 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

EX-POST 

EVALUATIONS, 

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STAKEHOLDER 

Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation 

Not applicable 

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Stakeholder consultations 

Given  the  urgency  to  adopt  the  initiative,  no  call  for  evidence  or  public  consultation  is 
planned. 

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Collection and use of expertise 

The  HLG  recommendations  were  the  result  of  a  wide  and  in-depth  discussion  and  analysis 
starting already prior to the setting-up of the HLG, at first with the wine experts in the Market 
Observatory  and  stakeholders  and  then  in  the  framework  of  the  HLG  with  the  Directors-
General  of  the  agricultural  ministries  of  all  Member  States.  Key  stakeholders  were  also 
invited to one of the meetings of the HLG to present their views. The legal proposal is based 
on the HLG recommendations which were endorsed at unanimity by Member States and are 
supported by stakeholders and welcomed by COMAGRI. 

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Impact assessment 

Given the urgency to adopt the initiative, no impact assessment will be carried out. The costs 
and benefits  of the initiative will be assessed in a Staff Working Document  to  be published 
within 3 months of its adoption.  

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Regulatory fitness and simplification 

This  proposal  aims  to  minimize  compliance  costs  for  SMEs  above  the  already  existing 
possibility to provide the list of ingredients and the nutrition declaration by electronic means, 
simplifying trade between Union Member States. Currently, the identification on the package 
or on a label attached thereto of the link (e.g. a QR-code) to the electronic means containing 
the  list  of  ingredients  and  nutrition  declaration  through  words  (e.g.  “ingredients”  and/or 
“nutrition  declaration”)  is  cumbersome  for  wine  producers,  and  rules  for  the  identification 
differ  among  Member  States.  With  the  proposed  Regulation,  the  Commission  will  be 
empowered to develop, in cooperation with Member States, rules for a common approach to 
such  identification,  which  will  reduce  costs  and  administrative  burden  especially  for  small 
producers who will be able to sell their wines in different countries with the same label. The 

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sales denominations of the wines with a reduced alcohol content are also harmonised across 
the Union and will be made clearer by using terms more familiar to consumers. 

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Fundamental rights 

The  proposal  respects  the  fundamental  rights  and  observes  the  principles  recognised,  in 
particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.  

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

This proposal has no quantifiable budgetary implications. Any changes in the Union financial 
assistance for the interventions under the strategic plan are made within the framework of the 
national financial envelopes. 

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OTHER ELEMENTS 

Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements 

In view of the crisis the Union wine sector is currently facing, the measure should enter into 
force as soon as possible, except for the new labelling rules, which need to apply later to give 
producers time to adapt and allow for the sale of products labelled according to the previously 
applicable rules until the stock is exhausted. 

The wine market observatory is continuously monitoring the supply and demand of different 
types of wine on the Union market and it will provide an insight on the developments of the 
market  segment  of  low-alcohol  wines,  the  development  of  which  this  proposed  regulation 
aims to support. The effects of the changes to the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings 
will  be  monitored  in  the  framework  of  the  obligatory  annual  communications  submitted  by 
Member States on the implementation of the scheme. 

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Explanatory documents (for directives) 

Not applicable 

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Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal 

If a vineyard is grubbed up, the vine grower can request a replanting  authorisation which is 
valid  for  three  years  (6  years  if  the  replanting  takes  place  on  the  same  parcel  of  land).  The 
HLG recommended a longer validity of 8 years for all replanting authorisations to give, in this 
uncertain situation, vine growers more time to explore the possibility to plant varieties which 
are  better  adapted  to  market  demand  or  the  changing  climatic  conditions  or  to  use  new 
vineyard management techniques. 

Furthermore, to alleviate pressure on winegrowers, the administrative penalties applied when 
a replanting authorisation is not used during its validity period, should be abolished. On the 
contrary,  the  HLG  agreed  to  maintain  the  administrative  penalty  applied  if  new  planting 
authorisations  remain  unused  in  order  to  discourage  speculative  applications  from  growers 
who do not have the intention to plant a vineyard. However, in view of the current decline in 
demand for wine, winegrowers who hold still valid, unused authorisations for new plantings 
granted to them before 1 January 2025 should be allowed to renounce, by a certain date, these 
authorisations  without  incurring  an  administrative  penalty  to  remove  the  incentive  to  plant 
vineyards where there might be no demand for the wine they will produce. 

Member  States  already  have  the  possibility  to  set  regional  limits  for  new  planting 
authorisations,  for  specific  areas  eligible  for  the  production  of  wines  with  a  protected 
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geographical  indication, or for areas without a geographical  indication. They should also  be 
given  the  possibility  to  limit the  issuing  of  new planting  authorisations  at  regional  level  for 
specific  areas  with  excess  supply  where  national  or  Union  measures  aimed  to  reduce  the 
supply,  such  as  distillation,  green  harvesting  or  grubbing  up  of  vineyards,  are  or  have  been 
implemented  in  order  to  avoid  further  increasing  the  production  potential  of  regions  where 
supply already outstrips demand. 

However, where a Member State decides to set regional limits for specific areas to avoid an 
excessive growth of the production potential, the Member State should also be authorised to 
request that the authorisations granted for the area concerned by the limit are used in that area 
because  otherwise  there  is  a  risk  that  newcomers  are  totally  excluded,  which  would 
discourage new entrants and young farmers. 

While the replanting of a grubbed-up vineyard does not increase the vineyard area as a whole, 
Member States should be given the possibility to set rules for the replanting in order to better 
manage the territorial distribution of vineyards. Replanting authorisations may be used on the 
same  holding  on  which  the  grubbing  up  was  undertaken.  Given  that  holdings  can  contain 
vineyards  in  different  regions,  Member  States  should  be  able  to  avoid  the  relocation  of 
vineyards between  regions  when maintaining  viticulture in  the initial  geographical  region  is 
important for socio-economic or environmental reasons, for instance for preserving vineyards 
on slopes and terraces or preserving landscape and avoid soil erosion. Member States should 
also  be  given  the  possibility  to  set  special  conditions  for  replanting  authorisations  to 
encourage the use of varieties and production methods that do not increase average yields. 

 In a context of diminishing consumption, monitoring the overall production potential is very 
important for the future balance of the market. The application of the planting authorisation 
scheme  has  this  objective  and  should  apply  in  all  wine-producing  Member  States  when  a 
certain vineyard area is reached. 

In recent years there has been an ever-evolving consumer demand for grapevine products with 
a reduced alcohol content. For such products, consumers are familiar with terms such as zero-
alcohol,  alcohol-free  and  low  alcohol,  which  are  however  regulated  differently  in  various 
Member States. Indeed, in absence of specific Union rules regarding nutrition claims referring 
to  low  alcohol  levels,  or  the  reduction  or  absence  of  alcohol  or  energy  in  beverages  which 
normally contain alcohol, relevant national rules may apply in accordance with Article 4(4) of 
the  Regulation  (EC)  No  1924/2006  on  nutrition  and  health  claims  made  on  foods  (Claims 
Regulation). There is therefore a need to harmonise the use of these terms and to define the 
alcohol  content  linked  to  each  of  them  across  the  EU.  This  should  also  be  reflected  in  the 
rules  on  labelling  of  wine  products  in  order  to  better  inform  the  consumer  of  the 
characteristics and production methods of grapevine products with a reduced alcohol content, 
allowing the Union wine sector to benefit from this development in consumer demand while 
maintaining high quality production standards.  

High consumer demand for sparkling wine products with a lower alcohol content or without 
alcohol  represents  an  opportunity  for  the  sector,  but  technological  limitations  exist  for  their 
production  with  the  current  production  rules  on  de-alcoholisation.  According  to  the  rules 
currently  in  force,  wine  products  must  have  reached  the  characteristics  and  the  minimum 
actual alcoholic strength of the category before undergoing the de-alcoholisation process. The 
de-alcoholisation  process  removes  the  CO2  from  sparkling  wines.  Therefore,  it  should  be 
allowed  to  produce  sparkling  and  aerated  wines  from  de-alcoholised  or  partially  de-
alcoholised  still  wines  through  second  fermentation  or  the  addition  of  CO2,  under  the 
condition that they are labelled in a way that does not mislead the consumer.  

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The  possibility  to  provide  the  list  of  ingredients  and  the  nutrition  declaration  by  electronic 
means  has  proven  an  effective  means  for  operators  for  providing  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  of  the  electronic 
means on the physical  label and the consequent  diverging  solutions  applied by the Member 
States have caused fragmentation of the single market affecting the proper marketing of wines 
across the Union. The Commission should thus be empowered to develop, in cooperation with 
Member States, rules for the identification of the electronic means providing  information  to 
consumers,  in  particular  through  a  language-free  system,  in  order  to  minimise  costs  and 
administrative  burden  for  operators,  and  to  ensure  a  common  approach  across  the  Union 
market, while taking into account the need to make information accessible to consumers. This 
draft regulation empowers the Commission also to adapt the electronic labelling rules to new 
needs arising from the fast and constant progress of digitalisation and the increasing amount 
of information that should be made accessible to consumers. 

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 a 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 winegrowers’ position  in  the food 
supply chain and adapting supply to market trends. Therefore, Member States should also be 
able  to  adopt  marketing  rules  in  the  wine  sector  taking  into  account  proposals  adopted  by 
recognised producer organisations or by recognised interbranch organisations, when they are 
representative in the economic area concerned.  

In  case  of  market  imbalances,  Member  States  are  currently  authorised  to  make  national 
payments to wine producers for the voluntary or mandatory distillation of wine. This proposal 
aims to authorise national payments for voluntary green harvesting and voluntary grubbing up 
of productive vineyards as additional supply management tools, given the cost-effectiveness 
to remove surplus wine from the market before it is produced. Limits are set for the overall 
amount of national payments authorised in a Member State in any given year for distillation 
and  green  harvesting  to  avoid  a  distortion  of  competition.  For  grubbing  up,  given  the 
structural nature of the measure and its higher costs, the limit for national payments will be set 
case by case on the basis of the specific market  circumstances of the Member State and the 
wine regions in which it would be implemented. 

Aromatised wine products are another important outlet for grapevine products. However, the 
current legislation does not allow to use the sales denominations reserved for aromatised wine 
products  for  beverages  which  do  not  reach  the  minimum  alcohol  content  for  each  product 
category. In view of the increasing consumer demand for innovative alcoholic beverages with 
a lower actual alcoholic strength by volume, it should be allowed to obtain aromatised wine 
products  from  de-alcoholised  or  partially  de-alcoholised  wines.  In  order  to  ensure  that 
consumers  are  correctly  informed  of  the  nature  of  aromatised  wine  products  with  a  lower 
alcoholic  content,  it  is  appropriate  to  lay  down  rules  for  the  labelling  of  de-alcoholised  or 
partially  de-alcoholised  wines,  so  that  those  aromatised  wine  products  may  use  the  same 
descriptive  terms  in  their  presentation  and  labelling  as  the  grapevine  products  with  the 
corresponding alcoholic strength. To improve the clarity of the information to consumers, the 
provisions concerning the labelling  of the nutrition  declaration and the list  of ingredients of 
aromatised wine products by electronic means should be aligned to those applied to grapevine 
products. 

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In order to meet new consumer demand and the need for product innovation, the requirements 
for  the  aromatised  wine  product  category  ‘Glühwein’  are  amended  to  allow  the  use  of  rosé 
wine.  At  the  same  time,  provisions  are  made  to  forbid  the  use  of  the  term  ‘rosé’  in  the 
labelling  of  a  ‘Glühwein’  produced  by  combining  red  and  white  wine  or  any  of  those  with 
rosé  wine.  A  labelling  derogation  is  introduced  to  allow  alcoholic  beverages  produced  with 
the same requirements as those laid down for ‘Glühwein’, but by using fruit wine instead of 
grapevine  products  as  main  ingredient,  to  use  the  sales  denomination  ‘Glühwein’  in  their 
presentation and labelling to meet consumer demand for such products. 

In the framework of the CAP  Strategic Plans, the restructuring  and conversion  of vineyards 
can be supported. 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 of production that may 
lead to oversupply, Member States will be allowed to set conditions for the implementation of 
the  restructuring  and  conversion  type  of  interventions  with  the  aim  to  avoid  an  increase  in 
yield and thus an increase of production for the vineyard subject to this type of interventions. 

With  a  view  to  developing  wine  tourism  in  wine  regions  with  protected  designations  and 
protected  geographical  indications,  producer  groups  managing  protected  designations  of 
origin  and  geographical  indications  can  now  be  beneficiaries  of  the  type  of  interventions 
promoting wine tourism in production regions. 

Stakeholders and Member States have repeatedly stated that the current maximum duration of 
three years for the support granted for promotion and communication operations carried out in 
third countries in relation to consolidation of market outlets is too short to achieve this aim. 
The maximum duration is therefore extended from three to five years. 

To  provide  an  additional  incentive  for  cooperation  in  the  wine  sector,  certain  investments 
carried out by recognised producer organisations will benefit from the same maximum rate of 
Union  financial  assistance  as  it  is  currently  already  the  case  for  micro,  small  and  medium-
sized enterprises. 

With  a  view  to  further  supporting  producers  in  respect  of  climate  change  mitigation  and 
adaptation,  Member  States  are  given  the  choice  to  increase  the  maximum  Union  financial 
assistance that can be provided for investments pursuing such objective to up to 80% of the 
eligible investment costs. 

In order to clarify the conditions applicable to Union financial assistance for  investments in 
innovation,  it  is  explicitly  stated  that  no  such  Union  financial  assistance  is  to  be  granted  to 
enterprises  in  difficulty  within  the  meaning  of  the  Commission  Communication  entitled 
‘Guidelines  on  State  aid  for  rescuing  and  restructuring  non-financial  undertakings  in 
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2025/0071 (COD) 

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 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 42, first subparagraph, and Article 43(2) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee3,  
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions4,  

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1)  While  the  Union  remains  the  global  leader  in  wine  production,  consumption,  and 
exported value, societal and demographic changes are impacting the amount, quality, 
and types of wine consumed. Wine consumption in the Union is at its lowest level of 
the past three decades while traditional export markets for Union wines are impacted 
by a combination of decreasing consumption trends and geopolitical factors, leading to 
more  uncertain  export  patterns.  In  addition,  production  is  becoming  unpredictable, 
given the wine sector’s vulnerability to climate change. With the resulting oversupply 
that  leads  to  a  decrease  in  prices,  winegrowers  have  less  income  to  invest  in  their 
business and low financial reserves they can fall back on, if one of the more frequent 
and often localised severe weather events hits their region. 

(2) 

The  High-Level  Group  on  Wine  Policy  (‘HLG’)  was  established  to  discuss  these 
challenges and to identify possible opportunities for the Union wine sector. It reflected 
on how to better support the sector in facing current structural challenges by managing 
the  production  potential,  enhancing  competitiveness  and  exploring  new  market 
opportunities.  After  four  meetings,  the  HLG  endorsed  a  document  with  policy 
recommendations5. 

(3) 

In  order  to  provide  the  best  possible  support  to  wine  producers  facing  the  above 
challenges, it is appropriate to reflect the most urgent recommendations of the HLG in 
the legal framework applicable to wines and aromatised wine products. 

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(5) 

In  view  of  the  current  decline  in  demand  for  wine,  winegrowers  who  hold  valid 
unused  authorisations  for  new  plantings  and  authorisations  resulting  from  the 
conversion of planting rights granted to them before 1 January 2025 should be allowed 
to waive these authorisations without incurring an administrative penalty, with a view 
to removing the incentive for planting authorisation holders to plant vineyards where 
there  might  be  no  demand  for  the  wine  they  will  produce.  For  the  new  planting 
authorisations  granted  after  that  date,  the  administrative  penalty  should  continue  to 
apply  in  case  of  non-use  of  these  authorisations  in  order  to  discourage  speculative 
applications from winegrowers who do not have the intention to plant a vineyard. 

Concerning  the  management  of  the  production  potential,  a  longer  validity  period  of 
replanting  authorisations  should  be  foreseen  to  give  producers  more  time  to  explore 
the possibility to plant varieties which are better adapted to the market demand or to 
the  changing  climatic  conditions  or  to  use  new  vineyard  management  techniques. 
Furthermore, to alleviate pressure on winegrowers, they should not face administrative 
penalties if they decide not to use a replanting authorisation. 

(6)  Member  States  should  be  given  the  possibility  to  limit  the  issuing  of  new  planting 
authorisations at regional level for specific areas with excess supply where national or 
Union  measures  aimed  to  reduce  the  supply  (i.e.  distillation,  green  harvesting  or 
grubbing  up  of  vineyards)  are  or  have  been  implemented  in  order  to  avoid  further 
increasing the production potential. 

(7)  Where  a  Member  State  decides  to  set  regional  limits  for  specific  areas  to  avoid  an 
excessive  growth  of  the  production  potential,  it  is  appropriate  to  allow  that  Member 
States  require  that  the  authorisations  granted  for  the  area  concerned  by  the  regional 
limit are used in that area. In order to better take into account recent trends in the wine 
sector,  Member  States  should  have  the  flexibility  to  set  regional  limits  for  specific 
areas as low as 0%, in view to adapting the production potential to the market demand. 

(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. 

(9) 

(10) 

In  order  to  ensure  a  proportionate  approach  to  the  application  of  the  planting 
authorisations scheme while taking into consideration the serious risks that oversupply 
represents to the market, it is appropriate to establish a maximum threshold of hectares 
of planted vineyards under which Member States are exempted from the obligation to 
apply the scheme of planting authorisations. 

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 

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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. 

(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  and  aerated 
sparkling  wines  directly  from  de-alcoholised  or  partially  de-alcoholised  still  wines 
through a second fermentation or the addition of CO2, respectively.  

(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. 

(13)  The  Commission  should  be  empowered  to  adapt  the  rules  on  electronic  labelling  to 
new  needs  arising  from  the  fast  and  constant  progress  of  digitalisation  and  to 
accommodate  other  compulsory  or  relevant  information  to  consumers  that  may  be 
presented electronically. 

(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 proposals adopted by recognised producer organisations or 
by recognised interbranch organisations, when they are representative in the concerned 
economic area or areas.  

(15)  Member  States  may  currently  be  authorised  to  make  national  payments  to  wine 
producers  for  the  voluntary  or  mandatory  distillation  of  wine.  Given  the  cost-

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effectiveness  of  removing  surplus  production  from  the  market  before  wine  is 
produced,  it  is  appropriate  to  also  provide  for  the  possibility  to  authorise  Member 
States,  in  justified  cases  of  crisis,  to  make  national  payments  for  voluntary  green 
harvesting and voluntary grubbing up of productive vineyards. This Regulation should 
set limits for the overall amount of national payments authorised in a Member State in 
any  given  year  for  distillation  and  green  harvesting  to  avoid  a  distortion  of 
competition. For grubbing up, given the structural nature of the measure and its higher 
costs,  it  is  not  appropriate  to  set  an  overall  maximum  amount  of  national  payments. 
However,  Member  States  should  justify  in  their  notification  the  limit  for  national 
payments case by case on the basis of their specific market circumstances and those of 
the wine regions in which the measure would be implemented. 

(16)  Aromatised  wine  products  are  a  natural  outlet  for  grapevine  products.  However, 
Regulation  (EU)  No  251/2014  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council6  does 
not  allow  to  use  the  sales  denominations  reserved  for  aromatised  wine  products  for 
beverages  which  do  not  reach  the  minimum  alcohol  content  laid  down  in  that 
Regulation for each product category. In view of the increasing consumer demand for 
innovative  alcoholic  beverages  with  a  lower  actual  alcoholic  strength  by  volume,  it 
should be allowed to place on the market beverages  obtained from de-alcoholised or 
partially  de-alcoholised  wines  produced  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EU)  No 
1308/2013  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council7  bearing  in  their 
presentation and labelling sales denominations reserved for aromatised wine products. 

(17) 

In order to  ensure that consumers are correctly informed of the nature of aromatised 
wine products with a lower alcoholic content, it is appropriate to lay down rules in line 
with  those  laid  down  in  Regulation  (EU)  No  1308/2013  for  the  labelling  of  de-
alcoholised  or  partially  de-alcoholised  wines,  so  that  aromatised  wine  products 
obtained  from  de-alcoholised  or  partially  de-alcoholised  wines  are  described  in  their 
presentation  and  labelling  by  the  same  terms  as  grapevine  products  with  the 
corresponding alcoholic strength. 

(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.  

(19) 

In order to meet new consumer demands and the need for product innovation, rules on 
the  production  and  labelling  of  the  aromatised  wine  product  category  ‘Glühwein’ 
should be amended to allow for the use of rosé wine. At the same time, the use of the 
term ‘rosé’ in the presentation and labelling of a Glühwein produced by combining red 
and  white  wine  or  any  of  those  with  rosé  wine  should  be  prohibited.  For  the  same 

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Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on 
the  definition,  description,  presentation,  labelling  and  the  protection  of  geographical  indications  of 
aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 (OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 
14, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/251/oj). 
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 
establishing  a  common  organisation  of  the  markets  in  agricultural  products  and  repealing  Council 
Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 
347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj). 

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reasons, it is also  appropriate to lay down a derogation allowing alcoholic beverages 
produced with the same requirements as those laid down for Glühwein but by using as 
main ingredient fruit wine instead of grapevine products to use the sales denomination 
Glühwein in its presentation and labelling. 

(20)  With a view to developing wine tourism in wine regions with protected designations 
and protected geographical indications, it is appropriate to allow for producer groups 
managing protected designations of origin and geographical indications in accordance 
with Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 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 Council9. 

(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  increase  in  yield  and  thus  an  increase  in 
production for the vineyards subject to this type of interventions. 

(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. 

(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  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/EC10. 

(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. 

(25)  Moreover, it is necessary to clarify that the Union financial assistance for innovation 
referred  to  in  Article  58(1),  first  subparagraph,  point  (e),  of  Regulation  (EU) 

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Regulation  (EU)  2024/1143  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  11  April  2024  on 
geographical  indications  for  wine,  spirit  drinks  and  agricultural  products,  as  well  as  traditional 
specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) 
No 1308/2013, (EU) 2019/787 and (EU) 2019/1753 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (OJ 
L, 2024/1143, 23.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj). 
Regulation  (EU)  2021/2115  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  2  December  2021 
establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common 
agricultural  policy (CAP  Strategic  Plans)  and  financed  by the  European  Agricultural  Guarantee  Fund 
(EAGF)  and  by  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  (EAFRD)  and  repealing 
Regulations  (EU)  No  1305/2013  and  (EU)  No  1307/2013  (OJ  L  435,  6.12.2021,  p.  1,  ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj). 
Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small 
ELI: 
and 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2003/361/oj). 

medium-sized 

enterprises 

20.5.2003, 

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2021/2115 should not be granted to enterprises in difficulty within the meaning of the 
Commission  Communication  ‘Guidelines  on  State  aid  for  rescuing  and  restructuring 
non-financial undertakings in difficulty’ as it is the case for Union financial assistance 
for  investments  referred  to  in  Article  58(1),  first  subparagraph,  point  (b),  of  that 
Regulation. 

(26)  Regulations  (EU)  No  1308/2013,  (EU)  No  251/2014  and  (EU)  2021/2115  should 

therefore be amended accordingly. 

(27) 

In order to  allow time to  producers to  adapt  to  the new  requirements  concerning  the 
designation  of  grapevine  products  with  a  low  alcoholic  content,  those  new 
requirements should start to apply 18 months from the date of entry into force of this 
Regulation.  It  is  also  appropriate  to  provide  transitional  rules  to  allow  grapevine 
products  labelled  prior  to  the  application  of  the  new  requirements  to  continue  to  be 
placed on the market until stocks are exhausted. 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 
Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 is amended as follows:  

(1) 

Article 62(3) is replaced by the following: 

‘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).  

By  way  of  derogation  from  the  first  subparagraph,  producers  who  hold  valid 
authorisations in accordance with Articles 64 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. 

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).’ 

(2) 

Article 63 is amended as follows: 

(a) 

paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:  

‘2. Member States may: 

(a)  apply  at  national  level  a  lower  percentage  than  the  percentage  set  out  in 
paragraph 1; 

 (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 

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(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. 

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.’; 

(b) 

in paragraph 3, first subparagraph, the introductory sentence is replaced by the 
following: 

‘3. Any of the limitations referred to in paragraph 2 shall contribute to adapting 
the production potential to the market demand and shall be justified on one or 
more of the following specific grounds:’ 

(3) 

In Article 66(3), the following second subparagraph is added:  

‘A  Member  State  may  also  subject  the  granting  of  the  replanting  authorisations 
referred to in paragraph 1 to one or more of the following conditions: 

(a)  the  authorisation  shall  be  used  in  the  same  geographical  area  where  the 
corresponding grubbed up vines were located,  where maintaining  viticulture in  that 
geographical area is justified by socio-economic or environmental reasons, 

(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 

(c) the authorisation shall not be used in a production region that is different from the 
one where the grubbed up area is located where the Member State has qualified that 
different production region as affected by a structural market imbalance.’ 

(4) 

Article 67 is replaced by the following: 

‘Article 67 
De minimis 

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.  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.’ 

(5) 

Article 119(1) is amended as follows: 

(a) 

point (a) is replaced by the following: 

‘(a)  the  designation  for  the  category  of  the  grapevine  product  in  accordance 
with Annex VII, Part II. For grapevine product categories defined under Annex 
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in  accordance  with  Annex  VIII,  Part  I,  section  E,  has  been  applied  to  the 
totality  or  to  part  of  the  product,  the  designation  of  the  category  shall  be 
accompanied by: 

(i) the term ‘alcohol-free’ if the actual alcoholic strength of the product does 
not exceed 0,5 % by volume; accompanied by the expression ‘0,0%’, if the 
actual alcoholic strength of the product does not exceed 0,05% by volume; 

(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. 

(b) 

the following point (k) is added: 

‘(k)  For  grapevine  products  referred  to  in  point  (a),  second  sentence,  the 
expression 'produced by de-alcoholisation.’ 

(6) 

In Article 122(1), point (d), the following points are added: 

‘(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; 

(vi) the form and layout of the information provided by electronic means, to simplify 
its  presentation,  adapt  it  to  future  technological  progress,  to  new  requirements  on 
information relevant to consumers as provided for by Union or national legislation, 
or to improve consumer accessibility.’. 

(7) 

In Article 167(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: 

‘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.’. 

(8) 

Article 216 is amended as follows: 

(a) 

the title is replaced by the following: 

‘National  payments  for  distillation  of  wine,  green  harvesting  or  grubbing  up  in 
justified cases of crisis’ 

(b)  paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 

‘1. Member States may make national payments to wine producers for the voluntary 
or mandatory distillation of wine, voluntary green harvesting and voluntary grubbing 
up of productive vineyards in justified cases of crisis. 

For  the  purposes  of  this  article,  ‘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 
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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 overall amount of payments available in a Member State in any given year for 
national payments for distillation and green harvesting shall not exceed 20% of the 
globally available funds per Member State for that year as laid down in Annex VII to 
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. 

(c) 

paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 

‘2.  Member  States  wishing  to  make  use  of  the  national  payments  referred  to  in 
paragraph 1 shall submit a duly substantiated notification to the Commission. In their 
notifications,  Member  States  shall  justify  the  appropriateness  of  the  measure,  its 
duration  and  the  amounts  of  support  and  other  modalities  on  the  basis  of  their 
specific  market  circumstances  and  those  of  the  wine  regions  in  which  the  measure 
would be implemented. ’ 

The Commission shall decide, without applying the procedure referred to in Article 
229(2) or (3), whether the amount, duration and other modalities of the measure are 
approved and whether the payments to wine producers may be made. 

(d)  paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: 

‘4.  The  Commission  may  adopt  delegated  acts  in  accordance  with  Article  227  to 
supplement  this  Article  by  laying  down  rules  concerning  minimal  requirements  for 
the  existence  of  a  crisis  situation  and  concerning  the  calculation  of  the  national 
payments.’ 

(9) 

In Part II of Annex VII, the following paragraph is added as second subparagraph to 
the introductory wording: 

‘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). 

Article 2 
Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 

Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 is amended as follows: 

(1) 

In Article 3, the following paragraph is added: 

‘5. By way of derogation from the minimum alcoholic strength thresholds laid down 
in  paragraph 2, point (g),  paragraph 3, point  (g), and paragraph 4, point  (f),  and in 
Annex  II  for  each  product  category,  aromatised  wine  products  may  have  a  lower 
actual alcoholic strength by volume where they are obtained from grapevine products 
that  have  undergone  in  their  totality  or  in  part  a  de-alcoholisation  treatment  in 
accordance  with  Section  E  of  Part  I  of  Annex  VIII  to  Regulation  (EU)  No 
1308/2013.’ 

(2) 

In Article 5, the following paragraph is inserted: 

‘1a.  Where  aromatised  wine  products  have  been  obtained  from  grapevine  products 
that  have  undergone  in  their  totality  or  in  part  a  de-alcoholisation  treatment  in 
accordance with Section E, Part I of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, 
their  sales  denominations  shall  be  supplemented  by  the  same  terms  as  those  laid 
down for those grapevine products in Article 119(1), point (a), second sentence, and 

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in  Article  119(1),  point  (k),  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  1308/2013  under  the  same 
conditions.’ 

(3) 

In Article 6a, the following paragraph is added : 

‘4a. In order to take into account the specific characteristics of the aromatised wine 
sector,  the  Commission  shall  be  empowered  to  adopt  delegated  acts  in  accordance 
with Article 34(2) to supplement this Regulation by adopting rules on: 

(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; 

(b) the form and layout of the information provided by electronic means, to simplify 
its presentation, adapt it to future technological progress, to new requirements on 
information  relevant  to  consumers  as  provided  for  by  Union  or  national 
legislation, or to improve consumer accessibility.’ 

(4) 

In Part B of Annex II, point (8) is replaced by the following: 

‘(8) Glühwein 

Aromatised wine-based drink 

– 

– 

– 

which is obtained exclusively from red or white or rosé wine or a combination 
thereof, 

which is flavoured mainly with cinnamon or cloves, or both, and 

which has an actual alcoholic strength by volume of not less than 7 % vol.. 

Without prejudice to the quantities of water resulting from the application of Annex 
I, point 2, the addition of water is forbidden. 

Where  it  has  been  prepared  from  white  wine,  the  sales  denomination  ‘Glühwein’ 
shall be supplemented by words indicating white wine, such as the word ‘white’. 

Where  it  has  been  prepared  exclusively  from  rosé  wine,  the  sales  denomination 
‘Glühwein’ shall be supplemented by words indicating rosé wine, such as the word 
‘rosé’. The word ‘rosé’ shall however not be used where the Glühwein is obtained by 
combining red wine with white wine or any of those wines with rosé wine. 

By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  5(1)  and  (3)  of  this  Regulation,  the  sales 
denomination ‘Glühwein’ may be used in the presentation and labelling of alcoholic 
beverages produced in accordance with the above requirements, but which have been 
obtained  from  fermented  beverages  obtained  from  fruits  other  than  grapes.  In  that 
case, the sales denomination ‘Glühwein’ must be supplemented by words indicating 
that  it  has  been  obtained  from  a  fruit  wine,  or  one  of  the  following  terms: 
‘Heidelbeer-Glühwein’, ‘Apfel-Glühwein’ or ‘Frucht-Glühwein’.’. 

Article 3 
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 

Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 is amended as follows: 

(1) 

Article 58(1) is amended as follows: 

(a) 

point (i) is replaced by the following: 

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‘(i)  actions  undertaken  by  interbranch  organisations  recognised  by  Member 
States in the wine sector in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or 
by  producer  groups  managing  protected  designations  of  origin  and  protected 
geographical  indications  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EU)  2024/1143* 
aiming  at  enhancing  the  reputation  of  Union  vineyards  by  promoting  wine 
tourism in production regions; 

_______________________; 

* Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
11  April  2024  on  geographical  indications  for  wine,  spirit  drinks  and 
agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional 
quality  terms  for  agricultural  products,  amending  Regulations  (EU)  No 
1308/2013, (EU) 2019/787 and (EU) 2019/1753 and repealing Regulation (EU) 
No 
ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj).’ 

2024/1143, 

1151/2012 

23.4.2024, 

(OJ 

L, 

(b) 

the following second subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph: 

‘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.’ 

(c) 

the second subparagraph becomes the third subparagraph and is replaced by the 
following:  

‘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.’; 

(2) 

Article 59 is amended as follows: 

(a) 

paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 

‘2. The Union financial assistance for investments referred to in Article 58(1), 
first subparagraph, point (b), shall not exceed: 

(a) 50 % of eligible investment costs in less developed regions; 

(b)  40  %  of  eligible  investments  costs  in  regions  other  than  less 

developed regions; 

(c) 75 % of eligible investment costs in the outermost regions; 

(d) 65 % of eligible investment costs in the smaller Aegean islands. 

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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.  However,  it  may  be  granted  to  all  enterprises  in  the 
outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands. 

For enterprises, other than producer organisations recognised under Regulation 
(EU)  No  1308/2013,  which  are  not  covered  by  Article  2(1)  of  the  Annex  to 
Recommendation  2003/361/EC,  with  fewer  than  750  employees  or  with  an 
annual  turnover of less than EUR 200 million,  the maximum levels  of  Union 
financial assistance set out in the first subparagraph shall be halved. 

By  way  of  derogation  from  the  first  subparagraph,  the  Union  financial 
assistance for investments referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point 
(b), may be increased to up to 80% of eligible investment costs for investments 
linked  to  the  objective  of  contributing  to  climate  change  mitigation  and 
adaptation set out in Article 57, point (b). 

No Union financial assistance shall be granted to enterprises in difficulty within 
the  meaning  of  the  Commission  Communication  ‘Guidelines  on  State  aid  for 
rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty***. 

_______________________; 

** Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the 
definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, 
p. 36, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2003/361/oj). 

***  OJ  C  249,  31.7.2014,  p.  1,  ELI:  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52014XC0731(01). 

(b) 

in paragraph 4, the following subparagraph is added: 

‘However, the Union financial assistance for investments referred to in Article 
58(1), first subparagraph, point (m), may be increased to up to 80% of eligible 
investment  costs  for  investments  linked  to  the  objective  of  contributing  to 
climate change mitigation and adaptation set out in Article 57, point (b).’; 

(c) 

 paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: 

The  Union  financial  assistance  for  innovation  referred  to  in  Article 

‘6. 
58(1), first subparagraph, point (e), shall not exceed: 

(a) 50 % of eligible investment costs in less developed regions; 

(b) 40 % of eligible investment costs in regions other than less developed 

regions; 

(c) 80 % of eligible investment costs in the outermost regions; 

(d) 65 % of eligible investment costs in the smaller Aegean islands. 

The  Union  financial  assistance  at  the  maximum  rate  set  out  in  the  first 
subparagraph  shall  only  be  granted  to  micro,  small  and  medium-sized 

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enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC 
to  producer  organisations  recognised  under  Regulation  (EU)  No 
and 
1308/2013.  However,  it  may  be  granted  to  all  enterprises  in  the  outermost 
regions and in the smaller Aegean islands. 

For enterprises, other than producer organisations recognised under Regulation 
(EU)  No  1308/2013,  which  are  not  covered  by  Article  2(1)  of  the  Annex  to 
Recommendation  2003/361/EC,  with  fewer  than  750  employees  or  with  an 
annual  turnover of less than EUR 200 million,  the maximum levels  of  Union 
financial assistance set out in the first subparagraph shall be halved. 

By  way  of  derogation  from  the  first  subparagraph,  the  Union  financial 
assistance for investments referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point 
(e), may be increased to up to 80% of eligible investment costs for investments 
linked  to  the  objective  of  contributing  to  climate  change  mitigation  and 
adaptation set out in Article 57, point (b). 

No  Union  financial  assistance  shall  be  granted  to  enterprises  in  difficulty 
within  the  meaning  of  the  Commission  Communication  ‘Guidelines  on  State 
aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty’.’ 

Article 4 
Transitional provision  

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. 

Article 5 
Entry into force and application  

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 

However, Article 1(5) shall apply from [specific date – 18 months from the date of entry into 
force]. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL AND DIGITAL STATEMENT 

1. 

1.1. 

1.2. 

1.3. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ................................................. 3 

Title of the proposal/initiative ...................................................................................... 3 

Policy area(s) concerned .............................................................................................. 3 

Objective(s) .................................................................................................................. 3 

1.3.1.  General objective(s) ..................................................................................................... 3 

1.3.2.  Specific objective(s) ..................................................................................................... 3 

1.3.3.  Expected result(s) and impact ...................................................................................... 3 

1.3.4. 

Indicators of performance ............................................................................................ 3 

1.4. 

1.5. 

The proposal/initiative relates to: ................................................................................. 4 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative .............................................................................. 4 

1.5.1.  Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for 

roll-out of the implementation of the initiative ............................................................ 4 

1.5.2.  Added value of Union involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g. 

coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For 
the purposes of this section 'added value of Union involvement' is the value resulting 
from Union action, that is additional to the value that would have been otherwise 
created by Member States alone. ................................................................................. 4 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past .................................................. 4 

1.5.4.  Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with 
other appropriate instruments ....................................................................................... 5 

1.5.5.  Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for 

redeployment ................................................................................................................ 5 

1.6. 

1.7. 

2. 

2.1. 

2.2. 

2.2.1. 

2.2.2. 

Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact .................................... 6 

Method(s) of budget implementation planned ............................................................. 6 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES................................................................................... 8 

Monitoring and reporting rules .................................................................................... 8 

Management and control system(s) ............................................................................. 8 

Justification of the budget implementation method(s), the funding implementation 
mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed .................. 8 

Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up 
to mitigate them............................................................................................................ 8 

2.2.3.  Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio between 
the control costs and the value of the related funds managed), and assessment of the 
expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure) ........................................... 8 

2.3. 

3. 

3.1. 

Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities ................................................................ 9 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE ............ 10 

Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) 
affected ....................................................................................................................... 10 

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3.2. 

Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations ................................... 12 

3.2.1.  Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations.................................... 12 

3.2.1.1.  Appropriations from voted budget ............................................................................. 12 

3.2.1.2.  Appropriations from external assigned revenues ....................................................... 17 

3.2.2.  Estimated output funded from operational appropriations......................................... 22 

3.2.3.  Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations ............................... 24 

3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget .............................................................................. 24 

3.2.3.2.  Appropriations from external assigned revenues ....................................................... 24 

3.2.3.3.  Total appropriations ................................................................................................... 24 

3.2.4.  Estimated requirements of human resources.............................................................. 25 

3.2.4.1.  Financed from voted budget....................................................................................... 25 

3.2.4.2.  Financed from external assigned revenues ................................................................ 26 

3.2.4.3.  Total requirements of human resources ..................................................................... 26 

3.2.5.  Overview of estimated impact on digital technology-related investments ................ 28 

3.2.6.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework.............................. 28 

3.2.7.  Third-party contributions ........................................................................................... 28 

3.3. 

4. 

4.1. 

4.2. 

4.3. 

4.4. 

4.5. 

Estimated impact on revenue ..................................................................................... 29 

DIGITAL DIMENSIONS .......................................................................................... 29 

Requirements of digital relevance .............................................................................. 30 

Data ............................................................................................................................ 30 

Digital solutions ......................................................................................................... 31 

Interoperability assessment ........................................................................................ 31 

Measures to support digital implementation .............................................................. 32 

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1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative 

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. 

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned  

Programme  cluster  8  -  Agriculture  &  Maritime  Policy  under  Heading  3  of  the 
Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027. 

1.3. 

Objective(s) 

1.3.1.  General objective(s) 

In  order  to  address  structural  challenges  faced  by  the  European  wine  sector,  the 
objective  of  the  proposal  is  to  enhance  the  sector’s  competitiveness  and  resilience, 
preserve  the  economic  importance  of  the  EU  wine  sector  and  its  social  relevance, 
particularly helping maintain the vitality of many rural areas.  

1.3.2. 

Specific objective(s) 

The  proposal  aims  at  providing  long-lasting  policy  tools  to  support  Member  States 
and the wine sector to achieve the following specific objectives: 

1) Address the management of the production potential. 

2) Increase the resilience of the EU wine sector against climate change and tensions 
of shifting markets 

3) Adapt the sector to market trends and help it harness new market opportunities 

1.3.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

The main expected results are: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

The EU wine sector continues to lead globally the wine market 

The  balance  between  the  wine  production  potential  and  the  trends  in  demand  from 
the domestic and international markets is re-established. 

Member States are able to adopt measures to address challenges and difficulties with 
enhanced flexibility.  

Farmers and producer organisations benefit for a more flexible policy framework for 
taking decisions aligned with the market trends. 

The  EU  wine  sector  improves  its  capacity  to  improve  its  position  in  emerging  and 
new markets, and to diversify sources of income. 

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The EU wine sector is able to better confront the uncertainties affecting the market, 
including climate change. 

1.3.4. 

Indicators of performance 

The proposal does not affect the CAP monitoring framework. 

1.4. 

The proposal/initiative relates to:  

 a new action  
 a new action following a pilot project / preparatory action11  

 the extension of an existing action  

 a merger or redirection of one or more actions towards another/a new action 

1.5. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.5.1.  Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for 

roll-out of the implementation of the initiative 

The  current  proposal  responds  to  the  most  urgent  and  specific  recommendations 
endorsed  by  the  High  Level  Group  (HLG)  on  wine  policy  in  December  2024,  by 
amending  the  existing  legal  framework  to  the  extent  necessary  to  contribute  to 
achieve  the  defined  objectives.  The  proposal,  once  adopted,  will  allow  Member 
States and the wine sector take action quickly, bringing relief to the many challenges 
confronted. 

The modifications proposed might be further supplemented in future policy reforms, 
to give response to some additional recommendations that are not sector specific or 
cannot be implemented within the current context.  

1.5.2.  Added  value  of  EU  involvement  (it  may  result  from  different  factors,  e.g. 
coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For 
the  purposes  of  this  section  'added  value  of  EU  involvement'  is  the  value  resulting 
from  EU  action,  that  is  additional  to  the  value  that  would  have  been  otherwise 
created by Member States alone. 

The  cross-border  and  global  nature  of  key  challenges  faced  by  the  EU  wine  sector 
and  the  wide  regulatory  framework  the  wine  is  subject  to  in  the  EU  require  a 
common response at the EU level, securing the functioning of the single market and 
the level playing field established by the CAP. 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

N/A 

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As referred to in Article 58(2), point (a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation. 

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1.5.4.  Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with 

other appropriate instruments 

The  proposal  does  not  affect  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  does  not 
change the current CAP budget or the distribution of budget between the two pillars, 
or the design of measures under the two pillars.  

1.5.5.  Assessment  of  the  different  available  financing  options,  including  scope  for 

redeployment 

Any  CAP  related  expenditure  will  remain  within  the  enevelopes  of  the  National 
Support  Programmes  for  the  wine  sector.  Other  measures  may  be  financed  with 
national funds. 

1.6. 

Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact 

 limited duration  

 

in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to [DD/MM]YYYY  

financial  impact  from  YYYY  to  YYYY  for  commitment  appropriations  and  from 

 
YYYY to YYYY for payment appropriations.  

 unlimited duration 

• 

Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY, 

followed by full-scale operation. 

• 
1.7.  Method(s) of budget implementation planned12  

 Direct management by the Commission 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

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 by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations;  

 

by the executive agencies  

 Shared management with the Member States  

 Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to: 

 third countries or the bodies they have designated 

 international organisations and their agencies (to be specified) 

 the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund 

 bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation 

 public law bodies 

  bodies  governed  by  private  law  with  a  public  service  mission  to  the  extent  that 
they are provided with adequate financial guarantees 

Details of budget implementation methods and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on 
the BUDGpedia site: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/corp/budget/financial-rules/budget-
implementation/Pages/implementation-methods.aspx. 

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• 

• 

 bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with the 
implementation  of a public-private partnership and that are provided  with  adequate 
financial guarantees 

  bodies  or  persons  entrusted  with  the  implementation  of  specific  actions  in  the 
common foreign and security policy pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European 
Union, and identified in the relevant basic act 

bodies established in a Member State, governed by the private law of a Member 
State  or  Union  law  and  eligible  to  be  entrusted,  in  accordance  with  sector-specific 
rules, with the implementation of Union funds or budgetary guarantees, to the extent 
that such bodies are controlled by public law bodies or by bodies governed by private 
law  with  a  public  service  mission,  and  are  provided  with  adequate  financial 
guarantees  in  the  form  of  joint  and  several  liability  by  the  controlling  bodies  or 
equivalent  financial  guarantees  and  which  may  be,  for  each  action,  limited  to  the 
maximum amount of the Union support. 

Comments 

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MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules 

No changes are foreseen with respect to the performance, monitoring and evaluation 
framework in place under the current CAP. 

2.2.  Management and control system(s)  

2.2.1. 

Justification  of  the  budget  implementation  method(s),  the  funding  implementation 
mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed 

 No  changes  are  foreseen  to  the  present  delivery  model  of  the  CAP  concerning 
budget  implementation  methods,  funding  implementation  mechanisms,  payment 
modalities and the control strategy.  

2.2.2. 

Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up 
to mitigate them 

N/A 

2.2.3.  Estimation  and  justification  of  the  cost-effectiveness  of  the  controls  (ratio  between 
the control costs and the value of the related funds managed), and assessment of the 
expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure)  

No changes are foreseen with respect to the status quo.  

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

No changes are foreseen with respect to the status quo. 

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3.1. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

Heading(s)  of  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  expenditure  budget 
line(s) affected  

This proposal does not have any quantifiable budgetary impact.  

In  line  with  the  recommendations  of  the  HLG  on  wine,  the  proposal  includes 
measures  aiming  at  managing  the  production  potential,  enhancing  competitiveness 
and exploring new market opportunities of the sector. 

Some measures (listed under Point 5 Detailed explanation of the specific provision of 
the  proposal)  may  accelerate  the  implementation  and  consequently  increase  the 
expenditure  of  the  wine  budget,  but  any  related  expenditure  will  remain  under  the 
Member States financial allocations for the wine sector.  

The  proposal  contains  provisions  giving  Member  States  a  degree  of  flexibility  to 
increase  the  Union  financial  assistance  for  certain  types  of  interventions  and 
beneficiaries,  in  the  framework  of  the  CAP  Strategic  Plans.  Thus,  producer  groups 
managing protected designations of origin and geographical indications can now be 
beneficiaries  of  the  type  of  interventions  promoting  wine  tourism  in  production 
regions.  The  maximum  duration  of  the  support  for  promotion  and  communication 
operations carried out in third countries is extended from three to five years. Certain 
investments  carried  out  by  recognised  producer  organisations  will  benefit  from  the 
same maximum rate of support as it is already the case for micro, small and medium-
sized  enterprises.  Member  States  may  increase  the  support  rate  for  investments  on 
climate change mitigation and adaptation.  

The  impact  of  the  flexibilities  introduced  in  the  policy  framework  cannot  be 
quantified at this stage. 

– 

Existing budget lines  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Type of 
expenditure 

Contribution  

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Number  

Diff./Non-
diff.13 

from 
EFTA 
countries
14 

from 
candidate 
countries 
and 
potential 
candidates
15 

From 
other 
third 
countries 

other assigned 
revenue 

[08.02.02.03] Types of interventions in  

certain sectors under the CAP Strategic  

Plans – wine sector 

3 

Diff./Non
-diff. 

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

13 
14 
15 

Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations. 
EFTA: European Free Trade Association.  
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidates from the Western Balkans. 

EN 

8 

  EN 

 
 
 
 
[XX.YY.YY.YY] 

[XX.YY.YY.YY] 

Diff./Non
-diff. 

Diff./Non
-diff. 

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

– 

New budget lines requested  

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Type of 
expenditure 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Number  

Diff./Non-
diff. 

from 
EFTA 
countries 

Contribution  

from 
candidate 
countries 
and 
potential 
candidates 

from 
other 
third 
countries 

other assigned 
revenue  

[XX.YY.YY.YY] 

[XX.YY.YY.YY] 

[XX.YY.YY.YY] 

Diff./Non
-diff. 

Diff./Non
-diff. 

Diff./Non
-diff. 

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

EN 

9 

  EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.2. 

Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations  

3.2.1. 

Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations  

• 

• 

  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations  

 

The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below 

3.2.1.1.  Appropriations from voted budget 

Heading of multiannual financial framework  

Number 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

DG: AGRI 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

TOTAL MFF 
2021-2027 

Operational appropriations  

Budget line 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

(1a) 

(2a) 

(1b) 

Budget line 

Payments 
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes16 
Budget line 

(2b) 

(3) 

TOTAL appropriations 
for DG AGRI 

Commitments 

Payments 

=1a+1b+3 

=2a+2b+3 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

Mandatory table 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

TOTAL MFF 
2021-2027 

16 

Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research. 

EN 

10 

EN 

 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
TOTAL 

operational 

appropriations  

Commitments 

Payments 

TOTAL  appropriations  of  an  administrative  nature  financed 
from the envelope for specific programmes  

TOTAL appropriations under 
HEADING <….> 

Commitments 

of the multiannual financial framework 

Payments 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

=4+6 

=5+6 

 Human resources  
 Other administrative expenditure  
TOTAL DG <…….> 

DG: AGRI 

Appropriations  

DG: <…….> 

 Human resources  
 Other administrative expenditure  
TOTAL DG <…….> 

Appropriations  

TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial 
framework  

EN 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

TOTAL 
MFF 2021-
2027 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

TOTAL 
MFF 2021-
2027 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

(Total 
commitments 
= Total 
payments) 

11 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

EUR million (to three decimal places) 

EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

TOTAL MFF 
2021-2027 

TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7 

Commitments 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

of the multiannual financial framework  

Payments 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

3.2.2.  Estimated output funded from operational appropriations (not to be completed for decentralised agencies) 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Year  
2024 

Year  
2025 

Year  
2026 

Year  
2027 

OUTPUTS 

o
N

Cost 

o
N

Cost 

o
N

Cost 

o
N

Cost 

o
N

Cost  N

o

Cost 

o
N

Cost 

TOTAL 

Total 
No 

Total 
cost 

Indicate 
objectives and 
outputs  

 

Type
17 

Avera
ge 
cost 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 118… 

- Output 

- Output 

- Output 

Subtotal for specific objective No 1 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2 ... 

- Output 

Subtotal for specific objective No 2 

17 
18 

Outputs are products and services to be supplied (e.g. number of student exchanges financed, number of km of roads built, etc.). 
As described in Section 1.3.2. ‘Specific objective(s)’  

EN 

12 

EN 

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTALS 

EN 

13 

EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.2.3. 

Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations  

• 

• 

  The  proposal/initiative  does  not  require  the  use  of  appropriations  of  an 
administrative nature  

The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative 

 
nature, as explained below 

3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget 

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

TOTAL 
2021 - 2027 

HEADING 7 

Human resources  

Other administrative expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 7 

Outside HEADING 7 

Human resources  

Other expenditure of an administrative nature 

Subtotal outside HEADING 7 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

TOTAL 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

3.2.4.  Estimated requirements of human resources  

• 

• 

  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources  

The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  human  resources,  as  explained 

 
below 

3.2.4.1.  Financed from voted budget 

Estimate to be expressed in full-time equivalent units (FTEs) 

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS 

Year 

2024 

Year 

2025 

Year 

2026 

Year 

2027 

 Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) 

20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) 

20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations) 

01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) 

01 01 01 11 (Direct research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

• External staff (inFTEs) 

20 02 01 (AC, END from the ‘global envelope’) 

20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations) 

Admin. Support 
line 
[XX.01.YY.YY] 

- at Headquarters 

- in EU Delegations  

01 01 01 02 (AC, END - Indirect research) 

 01 01 01 12 (AC, END - Direct research) 

Other budget lines  - Heading 7 

Other budget lines - Outside Heading 7 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

EN 

14 

  EN 

 
  
 
TOTAL 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3.2.5.  Overview of estimated impact on digital technology-related investments 

Compulsory: the best estimate of the digital technology-related investments entailed 
by the proposal/initiative should be included in the table below.  

Exceptionally,  when  required  for  the  implementation  of  the  proposal/initiative,  the 
appropriations under Heading 7 should be presented in the designated line.  

The appropriations under Headings 1-6 should be reflected as “Policy IT expenditure 
on operational programmes”. This expenditure refers to the operational budget to be 
used to re-use/ buy/ develop IT platforms/ tools directly linked to the implementation 
of the initiative and their associated investments (e.g. licences, studies, data storage 
etc).  The  information  provided  in  this  table  should  be  consistent  with  details 
presented under Section 4 “Digital dimensions”. 

TOTAL Digital and IT appropriations 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

TOTAL 
MFF 
2021 - 
2027 

HEADING 7 

IT expenditure (corporate)  

Subtotal HEADING 7 

Outside HEADING 7 

Policy IT expenditure on operational 
programmes 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

Subtotal outside HEADING 7 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

TOTAL 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

0.000 

3.2.6.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

The proposal/initiative: 

• 

• 

• 

can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the 

 
multiannual financial framework (MFF) 

N/A - No quantifiable financial impact. 

requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF 

 
and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation 

 

requires a revision of the MFF 

3.2.7.  Third-party contributions  

The proposal/initiative: 

• 

• 

 

 

does not provide for co-financing by third parties 

provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below: 

EN 

15 

  EN 

 
 
  
 
 
Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Year  
2024 

Year  
2025 

Year  
2026 

Year  
2027 

Total 

co-financing body  

TOTAL appropriations co-
financed  

3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

• 

• 

(3) 

 

  The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue. 

 

 

The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

on own resources  

on other revenue 

  revenue assigned to expenditure lines 

Appropriations 
available for the 
current financial 
year 

     EUR million (to three decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative19 

Year 2024 

Year 2025  Year 2026 

Year 2027 

Budget revenue line: 

Article …………. 

For assigned revenue, budget expenditure line(s) affected. 

[…] 

Other  remarks  (e.g.  method/formula  used  for  calculating  the  impact  on  revenue  or 
any other information). 

[…] 

4. 

DIGITAL DIMENSIONS 

4.1. 

Requirements of digital relevance 

Reference  to 
the 
requirement 

Requirement 
description 

Actor affected 
or concerned 
by the 
requirement 

High-level 
Processes 

Category 

Article 1(6) 

The Commission is 
empowered to define 
rules and provisions 
on the electronic 

- Commission 

- Stakeholders 

- General public 

Labelling of 
grapevine 
products 

Digital solution 

19 

As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net 
amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 20% for collection costs. 

EN 

16 

  EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
labelling of 
mandatory 
information defined 
in Article 119 of the 
regulation. 

Article 2(3) 

As above for 
aromatised wine 
products. 

- Stakeholders 

- General public 

Digital solution 

Labelling of 
aromatised 
wine 
products 

4.2. 

Data 

The  proposed  provisions  provide:  a)  an  empowerment  to  the  Commission  to  issue  rules 
supplementing existing rules on electronic labelling of certain mandatory information from 
operators to consumers in the wine sector (article 1(6)). Personal data protection is already 
considered  in  the  regulation  in  force  and  is  not  under  the  scope  of  this  regulation;  b)  the 
alignment of the provisions concerning the electronic labelling of the nutrition declaration 
and  the  list  of  ingredients  of  aromatised  wine  products  to  those  applied  to  grapevine 
products (article 2(3)).  

Alignment with the European Data Strategy 

In  line  with  the  EU  strategy  for  data,  the  delegated  power  for  electronic  labelling  of 
grapevine  and  wine  products  will  harmonise  terms  and  rules  on  the  identification  of 
information  by  electronic  means  to  consumers,  which  will  ensure  a  common  approach 
across the Union market. Ultimately, such approach will allow labels to flow within the EU 
for the benefit of citizens and consumers. The specific elements concerning the alignment 
with  the  European  Data  Strategy  should  be  assessed  case  by  case  whenever  the 
empowerment would be used. 

Alignment with the once-only principle 

Not applicable. Public administrations are not concerned. 

Data flows 

Not applicable. 

4.3. 

Digital solutions 

Digital  solution:  provision  of  empowerment  concerning  mandatory  labelling  information 
presented by electronic means. 

Ref. to requirements: Article 1(6) 

The Commission  may develop  delegated acts  to establish a common identification on the 
package or the label of grapevine products of the electronic means that provide mandatory 
information  to  consumers,  as  well  as  to  adapt  the  rules  on  electronic  labelling  to  future 
technological  progress  if  needed  (e.g.  increased  requirements  on  provision  of  electronic 
information  between  operators  or  from  operators  to  consumers).  New  rules  would  thus 
improve  accessibility  and  understandability  of  digital  labels  across  the  EU,  reducing  the 
costs for operators and increasing clarity for consumers. 

Body responsible: European Commission  (for the empowerment); the economic operators 
(for implementation). 

EN 

17 

  EN 

 
 
 
 
Digital  solution:  provision  allowing  the  labelling  of  mandatory  information  by  electronic 
means. 

Ref. to requirements: Article 2(3) 

The rules on identification of the electronic means for aromatised wine products would be 
aligned with those of the wine sector, with a single system across sectors. Main mandated 
rules  in  force  for  wine  that  would  be  mirrored:  operators  can  provide  certain  mandatory 
information (list of ingredients, nutrition declaration) on the physical label or by electronic 
means identified on the package or on a label attached thereto. The system must avoid any 
collection  or  tracking  of  user  data  and  must  not  provide  information  aimed  at  marketing 
purposes.  

Body responsible: the economic operator. 

At present, the policy initiative does not foresee the use of AI technologies for the identified 
digital solution. 

4.4. 

Interoperability assessment 

The requirements set by the policy initiative do not concern digital public services. 

4.5.  Measures to support digital implementation 

Article 1(6): The Commission shall adopt delegated acts, when it will be deemed necessary 
(not within a specific timeline). Member States shall be involved. 

Article  2(3):  the  provision  simply  extends  to  aromatised  wines  the  rules  on  electronic 
labelling applied to wine. Member States shall be involved. Operators shall implement the 
rules. 

EN 

18 

  EN