Regulation (EU) 2026/471 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 February 2026 amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) No 251/2014 and (EU) 2021/2115 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products and Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 as regards certain labelling rules for spirit drinks

• ‘(i) actions aimed at enhancing the reputation of Union vineyards by promoting wine tourism in production regions undertaken by organisations operating in the wine sector referred to in Articles 152, 156 and 157 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, by producer groups managing protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications in accordance with Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council[^ntr*2-L_202600471EN.000101-E0012], or any other professional organisations, wine producer organisations or associations of wine producer organisations established by Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans;

[^ntr*2-L_202600471EN.000101-E0012]: Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2019/787 and (EU) 2019/1753 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (OJ L, 2024/1143, 23.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj).’;"

• (v) the following points are added:

• ‘(n) monitoring, diagnostic, training, communication and research to prevent the spread of relevant pests referred to in Part B of Annex II and Part C of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072[^ntr*3-L_202600471EN.000101-E0013] undertaken by producer organisations recognised under Articles 152 and 154 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, interbranch organisations recognised by Member States under Articles 157 and 158 of that Regulation, or producer groups managing protected designation of origin and protected geographical indicators in accordance with Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143;

• (o) permanent grubbing up of productive vineyards, meaning the complete elimination of vine stocks on a relevant area.

[^ntr*3-L_202600471EN.000101-E0013]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of 28 November 2019 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 (OJ L 319, 10.12.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2019/2072/oj).’;"

• (b) the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:

‘For the purposes of the first subparagraph, point (a), Member States may lay down in their CAP Strategic Plans specific agronomic, viticultural or any other kind of conditions which ensure that varietal conversion, relocation of the vineyard, replanting of the vineyard or improvement of the vineyard management techniques undertaken under this type of intervention does not generate an increase in yield in the vineyard to be replanted.’

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• (c) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘The first subparagraph, point (k), shall apply only to wines with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication or wines with an indication of the wine grape variety. Promotion and communication operations under the first subparagraph, point (k), shall have a limited duration of three years. Member States may decide to extend the duration of an operation twice for a maximum of three years for each extension. Each beneficiary may receive support for different operations carried out in the same market under the types of intervention referred to in the first subparagraph, point (k), for a maximum period of nine consecutive years.

For the purposes of the first subparagraph, point (k), a Member State may consider the promotion and communication operations carried out in a third country to be those that cover the entire territory of the third country, an administrative part of that territory, or a type of market, as defined by that Member State, in the third country.

Member States that choose in their CAP Strategic Plans the types of intervention referred to in the first subparagraph, point (k), shall ensure that small producers have access to funding under those types of intervention by applying relevant measures such as establishing simplified procedures or setting objective and non-discriminatory priority criteria on new beneficiaries, new markets, and new products.’

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• (d) the following subparagraph is added:

‘For the purposes of the first subparagraph, point (o), producers who have grubbed up productive vineyards under this Article shall not be entitled to apply for new planting authorisations under Article 64 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 during the 10 marketing years following the one in which the grubbing up took place. Where such producers hold valid authorisations for new plantings, such authorisations shall be revoked by the Member State when the application for support of grubbing up is approved. Member States may exclude from the scope of this type of intervention areas where vineyards play an important environmental, landscape preservation or socio-economic role.’

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• (3) Article 59 is amended as follows:

• (a) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added:

‘By way of derogation from the first and second subparagraphs of this paragraph, the Union financial assistance may cover up to 80 % of the actual costs of restructuring and conversion of vineyards if the intervention is linked to the objective of contributing to climate change adaptation set out in Article 57, point (b).’

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• (b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   The Union financial assistance for investments referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (b), shall not exceed:

• (a) 50 % of eligible investment costs in less developed regions;

• (b) 40 % of eligible investments costs in regions other than less developed regions;

• (c) 75 % of eligible investment costs in the outermost regions;

• (d) 65 % of eligible investment costs in the smaller Aegean islands.

The Union financial assistance at the maximum rate set out in the first subparagraph shall only be granted to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC[^ntr*4-L_202600471EN.000101-E0014] and to producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. However, it may be granted to all enterprises in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands.

For enterprises, other than producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, which are not covered by Article 2(1) of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC, with fewer than 750 employees or with an annual turnover of less than EUR 200 million, the maximum levels of Union financial assistance set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be halved.

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the Union financial assistance for investments referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (b), may be increased to up to 80 % of eligible investment costs for investments linked to the objective of contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to the improvement of the sustainability of production systems and the reduction of the environmental impact of the Union wine sector set out in Article 57, point (b).

No Union financial assistance shall be granted to enterprises in difficulty within the meaning of the Commission Communication entitled “Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty”[^ntr*5-L_202600471EN.000101-E0015].

[^ntr*4-L_202600471EN.000101-E0014]: Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2003/361/oj)."

[^ntr*5-L_202600471EN.000101-E0015]: OJ C 249, 31.7.2014, p. 1.’;"

• (c) in paragraph 3, the following subparagraph is added:

‘The Union financial assistance for permanent grubbing up referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (o), shall not exceed 70 % of the sum of the direct costs of carrying out the grubbing up and of the estimated loss of revenue for one year in respect of the grubbed up area. In addition, Member States may provide a national contribution to the intervention of up to 30 % of the sum of the direct costs of carrying out the grubbing up and the estimated loss of revenue for one year in respect of the grubbed up area.’

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• (d) in paragraph 4, the following subparagraph is added:

‘However, the Union financial assistance for investments referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (m), may be increased to up to 80 % of eligible investment costs for investments linked to the objective of contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to the improvement of the sustainability of production systems and the reduction of the environmental impact of the Union wine sector set out in Article 57, point (b).’

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• (e) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:

‘6.   The Union financial assistance for innovation referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (e), shall not exceed:

• (a) 50 % of eligible investment costs in less developed regions;

• (b) 40 % of eligible investment costs in regions other than less developed regions;

• (c) 80 % of eligible investment costs in the outermost regions;

• (d) 65 % of eligible investment costs in the smaller Aegean islands.

The Union financial assistance at the maximum rate set out in the first subparagraph shall only be granted to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC and to producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. However, it may be granted to all enterprises in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands.

For enterprises, other than producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, which are not covered by Article 2(1) of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC, with fewer than 750 employees or with an annual turnover of less than EUR 200 million, the maximum levels of Union financial assistance set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be halved.

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the Union financial assistance for investments referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (e), may be increased to up to 80 % of eligible investment costs for investments linked to the objective of contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to the improvement of the sustainability of production systems and the reduction of the environmental impact of the Union wine sector set out in Article 57, point (b).

No Union financial assistance shall be granted to enterprises in difficulty within the meaning of the Commission Communication entitled “Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring non-financial undertakings in difficulty”.’

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• (f) the following paragraph is inserted:

‘6a.   The Union financial assistance for advisory services referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (f), may cover up to 50 % of the eligible expenditure.’

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• (g) paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

‘7.   The Union financial assistance for information actions and promotion and communication operations referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, points (h) and (k), shall not exceed 60 % of the eligible expenditure.

In addition, the Member States referred to in Article 88(1) may provide a national contribution to the types of intervention referred to in the first subparagraph of up to 20 % of the eligible expenditure. For micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC active in the wine sector, Member States may provide a national contribution of up to 30 % of the eligible expenditure.’

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• (h) the following paragraph is inserted:

‘7a.   The Union financial assistance for actions referred to in Article 58(1), first subparagraph, point (n), against pests referred to in Part B of Annex II and Part C of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, may cover up to 100 % of the eligible costs.’.

Article 4

Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2024/1143

In Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, paragraph 5 is amended as follows:

• (1) the second subparagraph is deleted;

• (2) the fourth subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Agricultural products that are marketed under a geographical indication, which were labelled before 14 May 2026, may continue to be placed on the market without complying with the obligation to indicate the name of the producer or operator in the same field of vision as the geographical indication, until existing stocks are exhausted.’.

Article 5

Transitional provision

Grapevine products in categories defined under Part II, point (1) and points (4) to (9) of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, which have undergone a de-alcoholisation treatment in accordance with Part I, Section E of Annex VIII to that Regulation, and which have been labelled in accordance with Article 119(1), point (a)(i) and (ii), of that Regulation prior to 19 September 2027 may continue to be placed on the market until stocks are exhausted.

Article 6

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

However, Article 1, point (8), shall apply from 19 March 2030 and Article 1, point (10), shall apply from 19 September 2027.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 February 2026.

For the European Parliament

The President

R. METSOLA

For the Council

The President

C. KOMBOS

[^ntr1-L_202600471EN.000101-E0001]: OJ C, C/2025/5161, 28.10.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5161/oj.

[^ntr2-L_202600471EN.000101-E0002]: OJ C, C/2025/4418, 29.8.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4418/oj.

[^ntr3-L_202600471EN.000101-E0003]: Position of the European Parliament of 10 February 2026 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 16 February 2026.

[^ntr4-L_202600471EN.000101-E0004]: Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj).

[^ntr5-L_202600471EN.000101-E0005]: Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj).

[^ntr6-L_202600471EN.000101-E0006]: Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 (OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 14, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/251/oj).

[^ntr7-L_202600471EN.000101-E0007]: Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2019/787 and (EU) 2019/1753 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (OJ L, 2024/1143, 23.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj).

[^ntr8-L_202600471EN.000101-E0008]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 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) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the relevant checks and penalties, amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 555/2008, (EC) No 606/2009 and (EC) No 607/2009 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/560 (OJ L 58, 28.2.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2018/273/oj).

[^ntr9-L_202600471EN.000101-E0009]: Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2003/361/oj).

[^ntr10-L_202600471EN.000101-E0010]: OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2016/512/oj.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/471/oj

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