the wine regulations 2009
The Wine Regulations 2009, which came into force on 30
March 2009, revoke and replace the Common Agricultural Policy
(Wine) (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001, as amended,
in relation to England.
These Regulations provide for the enforcement
in England of the EU Regulation on the Common Market Organisation
(CMO) for wine, following the reform agreement adopted by the
Agriculture Council on 29 April 2008.
The wine CMO is directly applicable in all
member states and establishes a single market for the production,
labelling and trade in wine in the EU. The main change is that
restrictions on the types of vine that may be used for wine-making
are reduced.
The new CMO is being implemented in two
stages. The first phase which commenced on 1 August 2008 covers the
removal of market intervention, the introduction of national
support programmes, provisions relating to production potential,
enforcement and control, and new arrangements for trade with third
countries. The second phase of the reform, effective from 1 August
2009, will cover the new EU quality policy for wines, arrangements
concerning winemaking practices and methods of analysis, and the
labelling of wines. These Regulations cover the first phase of the
reform and can be found at:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2009/pdf/uksi_20090386_en.pdf.
