Considerations on COM(2023)213 - EU position in the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) - Main contents
Please note
This page contains a limited version of this dossier in the EU Monitor.
| dossier | COM(2023)213 - EU position in the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV). |
|---|---|
| document | COM(2023)213  |
| date | June 8, 2023 |
(2)The Union is not a member of the OIV. However, on 20 October 2017, the OIV granted to the Union the particular status provided for in Article 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the OIV.
(3)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 those resolutions in the next OIV General Assembly on 9 June 2023.
(4)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.
(5)Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 3 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 4 , certain resolutions adopted and published by the OIV will have legal effects.
(6)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 authorising oenological practices.
(7)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.
(8)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.
(9)Draft Resolution OENO-SCMA 20-666 establishes a new method of analysis for wines. Draft Resolution OENO-SCMA 21-687 amends the method of analysis used for the determination of sorbic, benzoic and salicylic acid content in wine by the use of high-performance liquid chromatography. In accordance with Article 80(3)(a) and Article 80(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, those Resolutions will have legal effects.
(10)Draft Resolution OENO-TECHNO 19-657 replaces an existing oenological practice in wine and draft Resolution OENO-TECHNO 19-658 establishes a new oenological practice in wine vinegar. In accordance with Article 80(3)(a) and Article 90(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, those Resolutions will have legal effects.
(11)Those draft OIV 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.
(12)In order to allow for the necessary flexibility during the negotiations ahead of the OIV General Assembly on 9 June 2023, Member States which are members of the OIV should be authorised to agree to changes to those draft OIV resolutions provided that such changes do not alter the substance thereof.