Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0071(COD)
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
Ordinary legislative procedure (COD): Parliament and the Council decide together as equals. · First reading
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands
Published as law
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 26 February 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 5 May 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 5 November 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 10 November 2025
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 12 January 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 10 February 2026
- Published as law(done) 26 February 2026
Decided in plenary
10 February 2026 · decision 3
Agriculture, food & fisheries, New EU law
Amending regulations on agricultural products as regards market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products
Passed 625 for · 15 against · 11 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The law aims to tackle the wine sector's structural crisis, including oversupply and falling consumption, with tools such as voluntary grubbing-up and distillation.
What changed
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The changes expand crisis measures, allowing voluntary distillation, green harvesting, and grubbing up, with new eligibility restrictions and financial assistance rates. Planting authorisation rules are revised: waivers for unused pre-2025 authorisations, validity extensions, and new restrictions to avoid oversupply. Support for wine tourism, diversification, and disease prevention is added, with new beneficiaries and higher funding rates. Labelling rules for de-alcoholised wines and export exemptions are updated, along with new provisions for old vines and coupage. The other changes are formal: punctuation fixes, spelling updates, and cross-references.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Esther Herranz García (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Eric Sargiacomo (S&D), Gilles Pennelle (Patriots), Carlo Fidanza (ECR), Charles Goerens (Renew), Cristina Guarda (Greens), Arash Saeidi (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 10 Feb 2026
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation updates EU rules for the wine sector and aromatised wine products, and labelling rules for spirit drinks.
Tabled for plenary· 10 Nov 2025
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amending EU wine market rules and support measures. It adjusts rules on planting authorisations, labelling of de-alcoholised wines, crisis measures, and support for the wine sector.
Committee draft· 17 Jun 2025
AI summary:The draft report amends the Commission proposal on EU wine market rules and support, covering crisis measures, labelling, and promotion.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
26 February 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
24 February 2026
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 3 steps
10 February 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 10 Feb 2026 Adopted text TA10-0028/2026Report A10-0220/2025
9 February 2026
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 9 Feb 2026 Council / Commission text C10-0058/2025Report A10-0220/2025
3 February – 5 February 2026
93 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
12 January 2026
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
24 November 2025
Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council
Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
Plenary stage 1 step
10 November 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
5 November 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
23 July 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) proposed changes to the draft.
17 June 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
5 May 2025
Referred to the AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0071(COD)