Considerations on COM(2017)221 - EU position with regard to certain resolutions to be voted in the framework of the International Organisation for Vine and Wine (OIV) - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2017)221 - EU position with regard to certain resolutions to be voted in the framework of the International Organisation for Vine and ... |
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| document | COM(2017)221  |
| date | May 8, 2017 |
(2) The Union is currently not a member of the OIV. 20 Member States are members of the OIV. Those Member States have the possibility to propose amendments to the draft OIV resolutions and will be asked to adopt some of the draft OIV resolutions in the next OIV General Assembly on 2 June 2017.
(3) The Union position with regard to those resolutions in relation to matters within its competence should therefore be adopted by the Council and expressed at the OIV meetings by the Member States which are members of the OIV, acting jointly in the interest of the Union.
(4) Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 5 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 6 , certain resolutions adopted and published by the OIV affect Union law.
(5) Article 80(3)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides that the Commission is to take into account the oenological practices and methods of analysis recommended and published by the OIV when it authorises oenological practices.
(6) Article 80(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides that the Commission, when laying down methods of analysis for determining the composition of the products of the wine sector, is to base those methods on any relevant methods recommended and published by the OIV unless they would be ineffective or inappropriate in view of the objective pursued by the Union.
(7) Article 90(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides that products of the wine sector imported into the Union are to be produced in accordance with oenological practices authorised by the Union pursuant to that Regulation or, prior to that authorisation, produced in accordance with oenological practices recommended and published by the OIV.
(8) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 provides that, where they are not laid down by the Commission, the purity and identification specifications of substances used in oenological practices are to be those laid down and published by the OIV.
(9) Draft Resolutions OENO-TECHNO 13-532, 13-533, 14-567B, 15-580, 15-582, 15-583, OENO-MICRO 15-576A and 15-576B establish new oenological practices. In accordance with Article 80(3)(a) and Article 90(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, these Resolutions will have legal effect on Union law.
(10) Draft Resolutions OENO-SPECIF 15-571, 15-572, 15-574, 15-578 and 16-605 establish the purity and identification specifications of substances used in oenological practices. These oenological practices have been published and recommended by the OIV on condition that the specifications of the substances used are adopted (OIV International Code of Oenological practices, § 2.1.20 and § 3.4.14). In accordance with Article 80(3)(a) and Article 90(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009, these Resolutions will have legal effect on Union law.
(11) Draft Resolutions OENO-SCMA 11-479, 13-529, 15-587, 15-588, 15-589 and 15-590 establish methods of analysis. In accordance with Article 80(3)(a) and Article 80(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, these Resolutions will have legal effect on Union law.
(12) These draft resolutions have been extensively discussed between scientific and technical experts of the wine sector. They contribute to the international harmonisation of the wine standards and will set a framework which will ensure fair competition in the trading of products of the wine sector. They should therefore be supported.
(13) In order to allow for the necessary flexibility during the negotiations ahead of the meeting of the General Assembly of the OIV, Member States which are members of the OIV should be authorised to agree to changes to these Resolutions provided that such changes do not alter the substance thereof.