What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Changed:on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Amendingamending 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

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(COM(2025)0137 – C100058/2025 – 2025/0071(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0137),

– having regard to Article 294(2), Article 42, first subparagraph, and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C100058/2025),

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Changed:– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of ...,17 July 2025,

Added:– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 17 July 2025,

– having regard to Rule 60 of its Rules of Procedure,

Changed:– having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A100000/2025),(A10-0220/2025),

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1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Title: amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115, (EU) 2021/2116 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products

Change 1

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

Added:Recital 4: (4) 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, while also bearing in mind the need to preserve wine-growing activities in marginal and disadvantaged areas, where viticulture plays a key socio-economic role in preventing depopulation.

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

Added:Recital 6: (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, while at the same time being able to prioritise planting in regions with land unsuitable for other crops, thereby capitalising on their wine-growing potential as a means of developing the local economy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Change 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Change 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Change 4

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1, Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new): In cases of force majeure and exceptional circumstances established in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116, the validity of the authorisations referred to in paragraph 1, granted in accordance with Article 64, it should be possible to extend them by up to twelve months after their initial expiration date.

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

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Change 5

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Change 6

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

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

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Change 7

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

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

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Change 8

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Change 9

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