Associação das Empresas de Vinho do Porto
AEVP
A AEVP – Associação das Empresas de Vinho do Porto - é uma instituição privada sem fins lucrativos constituída em Janeiro de 1975, com sede em Vila Nova de Gaia.
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Lobbying Activity
Response to Indication of wine ingredients and adaptation of the rules for geographical indications in the wine sector
23 Feb 2023
The Associação das Empresas de Vinho do Porto - Association of Port Wine Companies (AEVP www.aevp.pt) is a private non-profit institution founded in January 1975 and based in Vila Nova de Gaia. The main purpose of AEVP, enshrined statutorily, is to "represent and protect the interests of its Members and to promote and defend of Industry and Trade of Port and Douro wines and other wine products of the Douro Demarcated Region". AEVP brings together 22 Members who represent more than 80% of the total trade of Port Wine and around 40% of Douro wines with PDO (Protected Designation of Origin), a rare percentage that reflects its unquestioned positioning in the industry. AEVP holds the vice-presidency of the Interprofessional Council of the Port and Douro Wines Institute (IVDP), where it participates at various levels, and is the only representative of Trade in the Port Wine section of this Council. AEVP is a member, since 1990, of a European wine trade representative association, Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins (CEEV) based in Brussels. AEVP is also a founding member of WIM aisbl ("Wine in Moderation - Art de Vivre (WIM) aisbl") a non-profit association founded in 2011 by the European wine sector to coordinate the implementation of the Wine in Moderation Program. AEVP welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the recently released Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) / of XXX amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 as regards the presentation of compulsory particulars and specific rules for the indication and designation of ingredients for grapevine products. Considering the experience reached with the development of the U-label platform, specific rules are needed for the development of an adapted legal framework that considers wine and wine production processes adequately and consumer understanding. A. GENERAL COMMENTS At first, considering that it is fundamental to have legal certainty and allow business operators to anticipate the application of the new labelling requirements for the mandatory communication of the list of ingredients for wines and aromatised wine products, AEVP strongly asks for the European Commission to adopt and publish the Delegated Act without delay. B. SPECIFIC COMMENTS ON RULES FOR WINE LIST OF INGREDIENTS (in the file attached). C. MODALITIES OF APPLICATION (ARTICLE 3) Article 5.8 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 states that wine products produced and labelled before 8 December 2023 may continue to be placed on the market without indicating the list of ingredients and the nutrition declaration. The strict application of this rule raises serious concerns for wines produced before that date and that are aging (barrels and bottles). This is the case of base wines already produced and used notably for the production of sparkling wines (including through tirage and expedition liqueurs) or for blending of still wines and for the production of aged wines (very common in Port Wine) which will be released for consumption after 8 December 2023. - In light of the above, for greater legal certainty, AEVP strongly asks the European Commission to allow exemptions for all wines produced before 8 December 2023.
Read full responseMeeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan) and spiritsEUROPE
17 Jul 2015 · Position of spiritsEUROPE and AEVP on the future EU Trade Strategy