Stručni rad
Reform of the Wine Sector in the EU and its Implications in Croatia
Jasna Čačić
; Croatian association of water, beverages, spirits and wine producers, Kučerina 64/I, Zagreb, Croatia
Jasenka Gajdoš Kljusurić
; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Rudolf Schmid
; Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Stubenring 1, Vienna, Austria
Sažetak
The wine sector in EU is one of the most complicated regarding the legislation and preparations for the wine reform have been long and
comprehensive. The wide-ranging EU wine reform was implemented in two phases. The first phase implied retrieval of balance on the wine
market and casted out market intervention measures allowing enhanced budget use. The second phase included rules regarding protected designations of origin (PDO), protected geographical indications (PGI), wine making practices and the vineyard register.
The primary aim of this paper is contribution to the understanding of the EU wine reform and the next aim is to investigate the impact
on Croatia. Using descriptive analysis approach, the quality analysis of the legislation in the European and Croatian wine sector has been
conducted. The wine reform in the EU was necessary because of: (i) the structural surplus on the European market, (ii) the steady decline in wine consumption in the EU and (iii) slower growth in EU exports since 1996. Croatia is obligated to harmonize the legislation in the wine sector as one of the preconditions of the EU accession. The adoption of the new EU legislation in Croatian legal framework started in 2010. The most of EU regulations have been adopted in 2010. The rest of it has to be adopted in 2011. Croatia has implemented several regulations concerning wine sector into national law framework. Still, the most challenging part of the EU reform, the system of PDO and PGI is waiting to be revised and adjusted to Croatian circumstances. The implementation should support interests
of all parties (producers, government, institutions).
Ključne riječi
wine sector; Croatia; legislation; EU
Hrčak ID:
82781
URI
Datum izdavanja:
6.6.2012.
Posjeta: 2.215 *