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 (c. 273)

1. Introductory Text

2. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

   1. Article 1. Subject matter

   2. Article 2. Definitions

3. CHAPTER II SCHEME OF AUTHORISATIONS FOR VINE PLANTINGS

   1. Article 3. Areas exempted from the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings

   2. Article 4. Criteria for granting authorisations

   3. Article 5. Authorisations for anticipated replanting

   4. Article 6. Replanting restrictions

4. CHAPTER III VINEYARD REGISTER

   1. Article 7. Minimum information contained in the vineyard register

5. CHAPTER IV ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS AND RULES FOR IMPORTS OF WINE PRODUCTS

   1. SECTION I ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS FOR MONITORING AND CERTIFICATION OF WINE PRODUCTS

      1. Article 8. General rules

      2. Article 9. Exemptions

      3. Article 10. Recognised accompanying documents

      4. Article 11. Certification of the origin or provenance, characteristics, vintage or wine grape variety and PDO or PGI

      5. Article 12. Certification of exported wine products

      6. Article 13. Documents used as proof of export

      7. Article 14. Consignment of unpackaged wine products

      8. Article 15. Consignments of third country products or of Union products initially exported to a third country

      9. Article 16. Refusal by the consignee

      10. Article 17. Validation of the accompanying document in case of a serious infringement or non-compliance

      11. Article 18. Measures in case of infringements relating to the accompanying documents other than serious infringements

      12. Article 19. Force majeure or unforeseen incidents

   2. SECTION 1A GB ANNEX 15 WINES: EXPORT FROM GREAT BRITAIN TO A MEMBER STATE

      1. Article 19a. Interpretation

      2. Article 19b. English and Welsh Annex 15 wine: supervision of production and inspection

      3. Article 19c. Scottish Annex 15 wine: supervision of production and inspection

      4. Article 19d. Checking of Appendix C certificates: export of GB Annex 15 wine from England to a member State

      5. Article 19e. Checking of Appendix C certificates: export of GB Annex 15 wine from Scotland to a member State

      6. Article 19f. Checking of Appendix C certificates: export of GB Annex 15 wine from Wales to a member State

      7. Article 19g. Access to Appendix C certificates etc.

   3. SECTION II ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS FOR RELEASE OF IMPORTED WINE PRODUCTS INTO FREE CIRCULATION

      1. Article 20. Certification of compliance of imported wine products

      2. Article 21. Exemptions

      3. Article 22. Rules for drawing up the VI-1 document and the VI-2 extract

      4. Article 23. Use of VI-1 document and VI-2 extracts

      5. Article 24. Use of VI-1 document in case of indirect imports

      6. Article 25. Special rules on certification for particular wines

      7. Article 26. Simplified procedure

      8. Article 27. Electronic document

6. CHAPTER V INWARD AND OUTWARD REGISTER

   1. Article 28. Keeping of the inward and outward register

   2. Article 29. Operations to be recorded in the register

   3. Article 30. National rules

7. CHAPTER VI DECLARATIONS

   1. Article 31. Production declarations

   2. Article 32. Stock declarations

   3. Article 33. Harvest declarations

   4. Article 34. Treatment or marketing declarations

   5. Article 35. Common provisions

8. CHAPTER VII CHECKS, COMPETENT AUTHORITIES, MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND PENALTIES

   1. SECTION I CHECKS, COMPETENT AUTHORITIES, LIAISON BODIES AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE

      1. Article 36. General principles

      2. Article 37. Common provisions concerning checks

      3. Article 38. Persons subject to checks

      4. Article 39. Analytical databank of isotopic data

      5. Article 40. Liaison body

      6. Article 41. Powers of officials

      7. Article 42. Coordination of checks and access to information

      8. Article 43. Mutual assistance

      9. Article 44. Conclusive force

      10. Article 45. Notification of suspicion of non-compliance

   2. SECTION II PENALTIES

      1. Article 46. Penalties and cost recovery for non-authorised plantings

      2. Article 47. Penalties relating to accompanying documents and VI-1 documents for non-conformity with certain rules in retained EU law

      3. Article 48. Penalties for non-compliance with the obligations to keep the inward and outward register, submit declarations or make notifications

      4. Article 49. Exceptional circumstances and obvious errors

9. CHAPTER VIII NOTIFICATIONS

   1. Article 50. Nature and type of information to be notified

   2. Article 51. Publication of information

10. CHAPTER IX ... FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 52. Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 555/2008

    2. Article 53. Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009

    3. Article 54. Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 607/2009

    4. Article 55. Repeal

    5. Article 56. Entry into force

11. Signature

12. 1. ANNEX I

       RULES RELATING TO THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERION LISTED IN ARTICLE 64(1)(c) OF REGULATION (EU) No 1308/2013 AND THE ADDITIONAL CRITERION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(1) OF THIS REGULATION

       1. A. Criterion referred to in Article 64(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No...

       2. B. Additional criterion referred to in Article 4(1) of this Regulation...

    2. ANNEX II

       RULES RELATING TO THE PRIORITY CRITERIA LISTED IN ARTICLE 64(2)(a) TO (h) OF REGULATION (EU) No 1308/2013 AND THE ADDITIONAL CRITERIA REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(3) OF THIS REGULATION

       1. A. Criterion referred to in Article 64(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No...

          1. (1) Legal persons, irrespective of their legal form, shall be considered...

          2. (2) Member States may decide to add the additional condition that...

          3. (3) Member States may require that the applicants undertake during a...

       2. B. Criterion referred to in Article 64(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No...

       3. C. Criterion referred to in Article 64(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) No...

       4. D. Criterion referred to in Article 64(2)(d) of Regulation (EU) No...

       5. E. Criterion referred to in Article 64(2)(e) of Regulation (EU) No...

       6. F. Criterion referred to in Article 64(2)(f) of Regulation (EU) No...

       7. G. Criterion referred to in Article 64(2)(g) of Regulation (EU) No...

       8. H. Criterion referred to in Article 64(2)(h) of Regulation (EU) No...

       9. I. Additional criteria referred to in Article 4(3) of this Regulation...

          1. I. ‘Prior behaviour of the producer’

          2. II. ‘Non-profit organisations with a social purpose having received lands confiscated...

    3. ANNEX III

       MINIMUM INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED AND UPDATED IN THE VINEYARD REGISTER AND THE SPECIFICATIONS RELATING TO THIS INFORMATION AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7

       1. 1. WINEGROWER FILE

          1. 1.1. Identification and location

          2. 1.2. Characteristics of the area(s) planted with vines on the vineyard...

          3. 1.3. Declarations

       2. 2. PRODUCTION FILE

          1. 2.1. Identification

          2. 2.2. Declarations

    4. ANNEX IV

       MINIMUM ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE VINEYARD REGISTER AND THE SPECIFICATIONS RELATING TO THIS INFORMATION AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7(1)

       1. 1. WINEGROWER FILE

          1. 1.1. Identification and location

          2. 1.2. Characteristics of the area(s) planted with vines on the vineyard...

    5. ANNEX V

       ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS

       1. A. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF AN ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENT

       2. B. INSTRUCTIONS ON DRAWING UP AND USE OF ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS

          1. 1. General rules

             1. 1.1. Where the documents referred to in Article 11(4) bear an...

             2. 1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

             3. 1.3. The documents referred to in Article 11(4) shall be filled...

             4. 1.4. A single document may be completed to accompany the transport...

             5. 1.5. In the case ... where the document accompanying the consignment...

             6. 1.6. When products are transported in separate compartments of the same...

          2. 2. Special rules

             1. 2.1. Indications referring to the description of the product

             2. 2.2. Indications referring to the net quantity

       3. C. SPECIAL STAMP REFERRED TO IN POINT (b)(i) OF THE FIRST...

          1. . . . . . . . . . ....

       4. D. INDICATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 13(2)

    6. ANNEX VI

       CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN OR PROVENANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WINE PRODUCTS, THE VINTAGE YEAR OR THE GRAPE VARIETY(IES) FROM WHICH THE PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED AND THE PDO OR PGI OF WINES OF GREAT BRITAIN

       1. PART I Relevant information referred to in Article 11(1) or Article 12(1)(a)...Information to be mentioned in box 17l of the accompanying...

       2. PART II Specific certificate for export referred to Article 12(1)(b)

          1. A.

          2. B. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF THE SPECIFIC CERTIFICATE FOR EXPORT...

    7. ANNEX VII

       REQUIREMENTS FOR THE VI-1 DOCUMENT AND VI-2 EXTRACTS

       1. PART I Specimen of the VI-1 document referred to in Article 22...

       2. PART II Specimen of the VI-2 document referred to in Article 22...

       3. PART III Instructions for filling in the VI-1 document and the VI-2...

       4. PART IV List of third countries referred to in Article 21(b), Article...