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What it is

Rules for growing vineyards and wine quality in Spain

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 18 October 2002. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill on the vine and wine.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000116· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The law organizes vineyards and wine: it defines the products, regulates vineyard planting and replanting, vine irrigation, and bans artificially raising the alcohol content and mixing red wines with white wines.
  2. It creates several quality levels for wines, from table wines to wines with a qualified designation of origin and single-estate wines (vinos de pagos). Protected geographic names are public domain assets and cannot be misused.
  3. Each protection level must have a management body and a control system separate from management. Designations of origin and qualified designations manage their name through a Consejo Regulador (regulatory council) The body that manages a designation of origin and ensures it is followed..
  4. It sets up a sanctioning system with minor, serious and very serious offenses. Fines range from €2,000 for minor offenses to €300,000 for very serious ones, and additional penalties may apply, such as temporarily losing the right to use the protected name.
  5. It creates the Spanish Viticulture Council (Consejo Español de Vitivinicultura), an advisory body attached to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, with representatives of the State, the autonomous communities and the sector.

Who it affects

  • Winegrowers and wineries: They must follow the rules on planting, production and labeling, and may voluntarily join a protection level.
  • Regulatory councils and management bodies: They manage and control designations and quality indications, and are liable for their offenses.
  • Consumers: They get guarantees about the origin and quality of wines and protection against misuse of protected names.
  • Public administrations: The State and the autonomous communities inspect, sanction and recognize protection levels depending on the territory involved.

Words worth knowing

Denominación de origen (designation of origin)
The name of an area officially recognized to label wines whose quality comes from that geographic environment.
Vino de pago (single-estate wine)
A wine from a rural site with its own soil and microclimate that gives it unique traits.
Reposición de marras (replacing failed vines)
Replacing vines that do not produce due to rooting failures or physical, biological or weather accidents.
Consejo Regulador (regulatory council)
The body that manages a designation of origin and ensures it is followed.
Multas coercitivas (coercive fines)
Repeated fines to force someone to meet an obligation, separate from the fine for the offense itself.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced18 October 2002Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted22 October 2002The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments25 October 2002Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee10 December 2002A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate9 April 2003The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE26 June 2003It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 10 official steps on a timeline
Oct 2002Nov 2002Dec 2002Jan 2003Feb 2003Mar 2003Apr 2003May 200311. 18 October 2002: Presentación22. 22 October 2002: Comisión de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca Publicación desde 22/10/2002 hasta 25/10/200233. 22 October 2002: Calificación44. 25 October 2002: Comisión de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca Enmiendas desde 25/10/2002 hasta 11/12/200255. 10 December 2002: Comisión de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca Mesa - Calificación desde 10/12/2002 hasta 10/12/200266. 10 December 2002: Comisión de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca Debate de totalidad desde 10/12/2002 hasta 12/12/200277. 12 December 2002: Comisión de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca Informe desde 12/12/2002 hasta 25/03/200388. 25 March 2003: Comisión de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 25/03/2003 hasta 09/04/200399. 9 April 2003: Senado desde 09/04/2003 hasta 26/06/20031010. 26 June 2003: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 26/06/2003 hasta 02/09/2003

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Published in the BOE: Law 24/2003, of 10 July, on the Vine and Wine.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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