Newsletter

European Commission Directorate-General For Agriculture And Rural Development

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Agricultural policy
Target audience: Specialised/Technical

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• Common Agricultural Policy
• Rural development
• Periodical publication
• Sciences et techniques

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• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-AGRICULTURE-AND-RURAL-DEVELOPMENT
• Nombre de lectures: 18
• Langue: English

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No 81 > 2006[EN]

Newsletter

ISSN 15601862

European Commission

DirectorateGeneral for Agriculture and Rural Development

Wine: Profound reform will balance market, increase competitiveness, preserve rural areas and simplify rules for producers and consumers The European Commission called on 22 June 2006 for a rootandbranch reform The issues of the common market organisation for wine. The plan aims to increase the EU wne consumpton s ang steady, athough saes o qua- competitiveness of EU wine producers, strengthen the reputation of EU wines, ty wnes are ncreasng. Over the ast 10 years, mports have win back market share, balance supply and demand, and simplify the rules, grown by 10 % per annum, whe exports are ony ncreasng while preserving the best traditions of EU wine production and reinforcing the sowy. On current trends, excess wne producton w reach social and environmental fabric of rural areas. The Commission considers four 15 % o annua producton by 2010/11. options for reform, and comes out clearly in favour of a radical reform model specific to the wine sector.Market support measures such as dstaton ofer a permanent outet or an unsaeabe surpus. ‘Crss dstaton’, ntay n- ‘European wnes are the best n the word,’ sad Marann Fscher tended or use n the event o exceptona market dsturbances Boe, Commssoner or Agrcuture and Rura Deveopment. due to major surpuses, s beng used ncreasngy or quaty ‘Our wne sector has huge potenta or urther growth, but we wnes. need to use ths potenta actvey. Despte our hstory and the For exampe, on 7 June 2006, the Wne Management Commt- quaty o so many EU wnes, the sector aces severe probems. 1 tee voted to open crss dstaton o wne n France (maxmum Consumpton s down, and exports rom the new word () quantty o 1.5 mon hectotres o tabe wne and o 1.5 m- are makng huge nroads nto the market. We n Europe are on hectotres o quaty wne) and tay (maxmum quantty o producng too much wne or whch there s no market. We 2.5 mon hectotres o tabe wne and 100 000 hectotres o spend ar too much money dsposng o surpuses nstead o quaty wne). Further quanttes rom Span and Greece were budng our quaty and compettveness. Over-compex rues granted on 23 June 2006. hod back our producers and conuse our consumers.  am not advocatng cuttng the budget, o about EUR 1.2 bon a year, Current rues or adaptng wnemakng practces are cumber- but we must use ths money more ntegenty. Ths s a great some and hnder compettveness. opportunty to put the EU wne sector back at the top where t Labeng rues are compex and nlexbe, conusng consum- beongs — we must not waste t.’ ers and hamperng the marketng o EU wnes. The EU wine sector The preferred option: Profound reform of the wine regime The EU has more than 1.5 mon hodngs producng wne, Two varants o the proound reorm opton are consdered, coverng 3.4 mon hectares, or 2 % o the EU agrcutura area. dferng n the speed o mpementaton. Wne producton n 2004 represented 5.4 % o EU agrcutura output, and more than 10 % n France, tay, Austra, Portuga, Varant A oresees a one-step approach: the expry o pantng Luxembourg and Sovena. rght restrctons on 31 Juy 2010 or ther mmedate aboton. The grubbng-up scheme woud be aboshed at the same tme. The objectives for a new EU wine policy Varant B oresees a two-step approach. The grubbng-up l  To ncrease the compettveness o the EU’s wne producers; scheme woud be reactvated, wth the grubbng-up premum strengthen the reputaton o EU quaty wne as the best n set at an attractve eve to encourage uncompettve produc- the word, recover od markets and wn new ones. ers to eave the sector. The premum woud be reduced annu- ay to encourage take-up rom year one. l  To create a wne regme that operates through cear, smpe The am s to grub up around 400 000 hectares over a Ive-year rues — efectve rues that baance suppy and demand. perod, wth a maxmum ad o EUR 2.4 bon. Grubbng up l woud be vountary.  To create a wne regme that preserves the best tradtons o EU wne producton, renorces the soca abrc o many The system o pantng rghts woud be extended to 2013, rura areas, and respects the envronment. when t woud expre. The east compettve producers woud have a strong ncentve to se ther rghts, whe those stayng n the sector woud ocus more on compettveness, as the cost 1 ( ) Austraa, South Arca, South Amerca, Unted States. o pantng rghts woud no onger hamper ther expanson.