EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT
Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 1 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes a new Union framework for geographical indications in the three agricultural sectors (wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products). It, therefore, amends or repeals, to the extent necessary, Regulations, which previously provided for separate frameworks in those sectors, notably Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 2 for wines, Regulation (EU) 2019/787 3 for spirit drinks and Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 4 for agricultural products and foodstuffs. In particular, Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 deleted, amended or replaced, where appropriate, the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 concerning geographical indications for spirit drinks and empowered the Commission to adopt delegated and implementing acts setting out new uniform procedure for the registration of geographical indications for all agricultural sectors concerned - wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products.
In consequence, the Commission shall, on the basis of the empowerments given in Regulation (EU) 2019/787, repeal the delegated and implementing acts adopted on the basis of the same Regulation (EU) 2019/787 - Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1235 5 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1236 6 .
The purpose of this delegated act is to repeal Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1235 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council with rules concerning applications for registration of geographical indications of spirit drinks, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of the registration and the register.
2.CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE ACT
Consultations, involving experts from all the 27 Member States have been carried out within the joint meetings of the Expert Group for Sustainability and Quality of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Expert Group for Agricultural Markets, in particular concerning aspects falling under the Single CMO Regulation - Subgroup Wine and the Expert Group for Agricultural Markets, in particular concerning aspects falling under the Single CMO Regulation – Spirit Drinks.
During these meetings, the Commission presented the text of the draft Delegated Regulation, but received no observations or comments, whether orally or in writing.
Thus, it has been concluded that there was a consensus on the draft Delegated Regulation.
The feedback mechanism took place on the Better Regulation Portal from 12 August 2024 to 9 September 2024 and no comment was received.
3.LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE DELEGATED ACT
This delegated act repeals Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1235 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council with rules concerning applications for registration of geographical indications of spirit drinks, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of the registration and the register.
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/...
of 30.10.2024
repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1235 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council with rules concerning applications for registration of geographical indications of spirit drinks, amendments to product specifications, cancellation of the registration and the register
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 7 , and in particular Article 41 thereof,
Whereas: