PURPOSE : to make a certain number of technical amendments to Council Regulation 1493/1999/EC on the common organisation of the market in wine.

LEGISLATIVE ACT : Council Regulation 2165/2005/EC amending Regulation 1493/1999/EC on the common organisation of the market in wine.

CONTENT : t he Council adopted this Regulation amending Regulation 1493/1999/EC on the common organisation of the market in wine. The amendments made are mainly technical, pending a broader proposal on reforming the sector to be presented next year. The Regulation replaces the obligation to distil by-products of wine-making with the obligation to withdraw such by-products under supervision in the wine-producing areas of Slovenia and Slovakia.

It also amends Regulation 1493/1999/EC regarding the classification of the wine-growing areas in Poland as wine-growing zone A.

The Regulation authorises a number of oenological practices and processes which were authorised on an experimental basis in some Member States, under the conditions set out in Regulation 1622/2000/EC. The results obtained suggest that these practices and processes are beneficial to improving the management of wine production and the conservation of these products, whilst posing no health risks to consumers. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has already authorised these experimental practices carried out in Member States. The Regulation adds the possible use of pieces of oak wood to the authorised oenological practices and processes; this practice is accepted by the OIV and permitted for several third countries in their wine agreements with the EU. A statement from the Commission notes that the conditions of use of this practice will be determined subsequently.

The Regulation extends, until the end of 2007, a derogation for certain sparkling wines so that they can be obtained by adding one or more wine-sector products which do not originate in the specified region whose name the wine bears.

Finally, the Regulation authorises the use of certain languages and specific wording in the labelling of wines.

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 04/01/2006.

Regulation 2005/2165
OJ L 345 28.12.2005, p. 0001-0004

Results of vote in Parliament

The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Joseph DAUL (EPP-ED, FR) and approved the Commission’s proposal.

T6-0421/2005

A6-0300/2005

A6-0300/2005

The committee adopted the report by its chairman, Joseph DAUL (EPP-ED, FR), approving the proposal unamended under the consultation procedure.

PURPOSE: to make a certain number of technical amendments to Council Regulation 1493/1999/EC on the common organisation of the market in wine.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Regulation

CONTENT: This proposal aims to replace the obligation to distil by-products of wine-making with the obligation to withdraw such by-products under supervision in the wine-producing zone in Slovenia and Slovakia . In addition:

-the proposal also amends the annex to Regulation 1493/1999/EC regarding the classification of the wine-growing areas in Poland as wine-growing zone A.

-Authorisation is proposed for a number of oenological practices and processes which have been authorised on an experimental basis in some Member States, under the conditions set out in Commission Regulation 1622/2000/EC. The results obtained suggest that these practices and processes are beneficial to improving the management of wine production and the conservation of these products whilst posing no health risks to consumers. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (IOVW) has already recognised and authorised these experimental practices carried out in Member States.

-Lastly, it proposes to extend the derogation for certain sparkling wines produced in the specified regions and to authorise the use of certain languages and specific wording in the labelling of wines.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS :

Budget line: 05 02 09 Appropriations EUR 1 228 million

Estimated expenditure: -0.68 million for 2007 and each year subsequently.

Observations: This measure will generate a saving of EUR 0.681 million from 2006 (see calculation). Since the area under vines in Poland totals only around 100 ha, the budget impact is negligible.

Budget saving on financial costs for by-products in Slovakia and Slovenia:

Slovenia 700 000 hl

Slovakia 500 000 hl

Total 1 200 000 hl

Delivery of by-products for distillation: 3.5% of 1 200 000 42 000 hl

A Distillation

42 000 10% = 4 200 hl of alcohol

4 200 0,6 100 EUR 252 000

B Alcohol taken over

(115.9-19+5.32) X 4 200 = EUR 429 324

Total saving EUR 681 324

Savings from 2006 thus amount to EUR million 0.681.

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PURPOSE: to make a certain number of technical amendments to Council Regulation 1493/1999/EC on the common organisation of the market in wine.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Regulation

CONTENT: This proposal aims to replace the obligation to distil by-products of wine-making with the obligation to withdraw such by-products under supervision in the wine-producing zone in Slovenia and Slovakia . In addition:

-the proposal also amends the annex to Regulation 1493/1999/EC regarding the classification of the wine-growing areas in Poland as wine-growing zone A.

-Authorisation is proposed for a number of oenological practices and processes which have been authorised on an experimental basis in some Member States, under the conditions set out in Commission Regulation 1622/2000/EC. The results obtained suggest that these practices and processes are beneficial to improving the management of wine production and the conservation of these products whilst posing no health risks to consumers. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (IOVW) has already recognised and authorised these experimental practices carried out in Member States.

-Lastly, it proposes to extend the derogation for certain sparkling wines produced in the specified regions and to authorise the use of certain languages and specific wording in the labelling of wines.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS :

Budget line: 05 02 09 Appropriations EUR 1 228 million

Estimated expenditure: -0.68 million for 2007 and each year subsequently.

Observations: This measure will generate a saving of EUR 0.681 million from 2006 (see calculation). Since the area under vines in Poland totals only around 100 ha, the budget impact is negligible.

Budget saving on financial costs for by-products in Slovakia and Slovenia:

Slovenia 700 000 hl

Slovakia 500 000 hl

Total 1 200 000 hl

Delivery of by-products for distillation: 3.5% of 1 200 000 42 000 hl

A Distillation

42 000 10% = 4 200 hl of alcohol

4 200 0,6 100 EUR 252 000

B Alcohol taken over

(115.9-19+5.32) X 4 200 = EUR 429 324

Total saving EUR 681 324

Savings from 2006 thus amount to EUR million 0.681.

COM(2005)0395
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CES1255/2005
OJ C 028 03.02.2006, p. 0068