Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke specified secondary retained EU law (within the meaning of section 11(2) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28)) relating to certain products of the wine sector.
Regulation 3(1) revokes specified provisions relating to wine in Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (EUR 2013/1308) (“Regulation (EU) No 1308/2103”).
Regulation 3(2) and Schedule 1 revoke—
specified provisions relating to products in the wine sector and by-products of winemaking in—
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings, the vineyard register, accompanying documents and certification, the inward and outward register, compulsory declarations, notifications and publication of notified information, and supplementing Regulation (EU) No1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the relevant checks and penalties (EUR 2018/273);
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 of 17 October 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards applications for protection of designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional terms in the wine sector, the objection procedure, restrictions of use, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of protection, and labelling and presentation (EUR 2019/33);
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 of 12 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards wine-growing areas where the alcoholic strength may be increased, authorised oenological practices and restrictions applicable to the production and conservation of grapevine products, the minimum percentage of alcohol for by-products and their disposal, and publication of OIV files (EUR 2019/934);
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/935 of 16 April 2019 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards analysis methods for determining the physical, chemical and organoleptic characteristics of grapevine products and notifications of Member States decisions concerning increases in natural alcoholic strength (EUR 2019/935).
Regulation 4 and Schedule 2 make amendments consequent on the revocations effected by regulation 3 and Schedule 1. The amendments and revocations effected by regulations 3(2) and 4 (2), Schedule 1 and Part 2 of Schedule 2 apply in England only.
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs to business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from the Agri-food Chain Directorate, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2nd Floor Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF and is published with an Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.