Table 3 National Support Programme measures: nature, objective, content and beneficiaries

Structural measures

 Promotion

For expanding the presence in the market, it is granted a support for the implementation of campaigns concerning promotion of EU wines in third countries and information about responsible consumption and UE systems of PDO/GPI in MS

Professional organisations, wine producer organisations, associations of wine producer organisations, temporary or permanent associations of two or more producers, interbranch organisations or, where a Member State decides so, bodies governed by public, private companies

 Restructuring and Conversion of vineyards

For increasing quality, cost effectiveness and sustainability of grape production, it is granted a support for (a) varietal conversion, (b) relocation of vineyards, (c) replanting for health or phytosanitary reasons, (d) improvements to vineyard management techniques

Wine growers (*)

 Investments

For increasing the performance and sustainability of wine making and distribution, it is granted a support for tangible and intangible investments in processing facilities, winery infrastructure and marketing structures

Wine enterprises (***), wine producer organisations, associations of two or more producers or interbranch organisations

 Innovation in the wine sector

For stimulate innovations in a perspective of sustainability, it is granted a support for tangible or intangible investments aimed at the development of new products, processes and technologies

Wine enterprises (***), wine producer organisations and temporary or permanent associations of two or more producers. R&D centres may participate in the operation pursued by the beneficiaries. IBO may be associated to the operation

 By-product distillation

For ensuring quality of wine, while protecting the environment, it is granted a support for voluntary/obligatory distillation of by-products of wine making

Distillers of by-products of wine making

 Mutual funds

For stimulation the adoption of tools against market fluctuations, it is granted a support for the setting up of mutual funds

Wine growers (*) or wine producers (**)

 Harvest insurance

For safeguarding producers’ incomes in case of natural disasters, adverse biotic/abiotic events, it is granted a support to the subscription of insurance contracts

Wine growers (*)

 Green harvesting

For preventing market crises and compensating the loss of revenues, it is granted a support in favour of the removal of grapes in immature stage

Wine growers (*)