The functioning of the planting rights system in Romania April 2012 1
Romania short presentation wine country, member of the International Organisation for Vine and Wine since 1927 one of the first fifteen worldwide wine producers and sixth wine producer in Europe Vine map of Romania fifth place in the hierarchy of European wine producing countries, with a total area under vine surface of 181.769,74 hectares average annual wine production: - 5,4 million hl 2
Main wine varieties Native varieties Fetească albă, Fetească regală, Grasă de Cotnari, Tămâioasă românescă, Busuioacă de Bohotin, Fetească neagră, Băbească neagră, Negru de Drăgăşani, Novac, Şarba, Frâncuşă, Crâmpoşie, etc. Fetească neagră Merlot International varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling italian, Sauvignon, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Muscat Ottonel, Aligoté, etc. 3
Main wine varieties Main wine varieties cultivated in Romania Variety Area under vine (ha) Fetească albă 1. Fetească regală 12 972,56 2. Fetească albă 12 850,58 3. Merlot 11 407,38 4. Aligoté 6 567,80 5. Riesling 6 333,12 6. Sauvignon 4 973,38 7. Cabernet Sauvignon 4 832,71 8.Muscat Ottonel 3 987,15 9.Roşioară 2 876,13 10. Băbească neagră 2 770,97 11.Fetească neagră 2 348,91 12. Altele 109 849,05 Total 181 769,74 Băbească neagră 4
1. Transylvania Plateau wine region 2. Dealurile Moldovei wine region 3. Dealurile Olteniei and Munteniei wine region 4. Dealurile Banatului wine region 5. Dealurile Crişanei and Maramureşului wine region 6. Colinele Dobrogei wine region 7. Terasele Dunării wine region 8. Nisipurile și alte Terenuri Favorabile din Sudul Țării wine region Wine Regions of Romania Framing of those 8 Romanian wine-growing regions in the European wine-growing zones wine-growing zone B Transylvania wine-growing zone CI Moldavia Hills, Oltenia Hills, Banat Hills, Crişana Hills and Maramureş Hills wine-growing zone CII Muntenia Hills, Dobrogea Hills and Danube Terraces 5
Controlled Denomination of Origin Map Romania 2012 6
Romania s wine-growing regions 1. Transylvania Plateau wine-growing region includes vineyards starting from Apold (Sibiu County), till Bistriţa-Năsăud and Dej area under vine surface is 6.568,5 ha, of which: - 3.192,46 ha DOC; 48,60% - 27,19 ha IG ; 0,41% Târnave Alba County 2. Moldavia Hills wine-growing region includes vineyards from moldavian hills, starting from Hlipiceni (Botoşani County) till Tâmboieşti (Vrancea County) and Smârdan (Galaţi County) area under vine surface is 69.130,95 ha, of which: - 6.488,59 ha DOC; 9,38% - 10.773,91 ha IG ; 15,58% Cotnari Vineyard Iași County 7
Romania s wine-growing regions 3. Oltenia and Muntenia Hills wine-growing region includes vineyards starting from Râmnicu Sărat till Halânga (Mehedinţi County) and Segarcea (Dolj County) area under vine surface is 53.323,88 ha, of which: - 7.051,63 ha DOC; 13,22% - 1.547,32 ha IG ; 2,90% Segarcea s Domains Dolj County 4. Banat Hills wine-growing region includes vineyards having and insular character, starting from Moldova Nouă (Caraş Severin County) till Teremia Mare (Timiş County). area under vine surface is 2.761,48 ha, of which: - 1.330,19 ha DOC; 48,16% - 83,35 ha IG ; 3,01% Recaş s Cellars Timiş County 8
Romania a wine-growing regions 5. Crişana and Maramureş Hills wine-growing region is located south of Miniş Vine Center (Arad County), and north of Halmeu Vine Center (Satu Mare County) area under vine surface is 8.307,94 ha, of which: - 809,44 ha DOC; 9,74% - 30,25 ha IG ; 0,36% Vineyards of Aradului Arad County 6. Dobrogea Hills wine-growing region is located from Mangalia till Tulcea and Măcin. area under vine surface is 17.342,70 ha, of which: - 8.844,43 ha DOC; 50,99% - 2.584,87 ha IG ; 14,90% Murfatlar s Vineyard ConstanţaCounty 9
Romania s wine-growing regions 7. Danube Terrace wine-growing following, like a trail, the course of the river, from Zimnicea (Teleorman County) till Feteşti (Ialomiţa County) area under vine surface is 11.305,34 ha, of which: - 326,28 ha IG ; 2,88% - 10.979,06 ha without DOC/IG ; 97,11% Ostrov s Vineyard Constanţa County 8. Sandy and other lands favurable from South wine region includes vineyards and vine centers between Vrata (Mehedinţi County) and Râmnicelu (Brăila County) area under vine surface is 13.029,40 ha, of which: - 480,08 ha IG; 3,68% - 12.549,32 ha without DOC/IG ; 96,31% Vânju Mare s Vineyard Mehedinţi County 10
Individual replanting right valid for 8 campaigns can be used on the farms that were granted for can be transferred only one time, during the period of its validity, and only in the same county (Minister Order no. 462/2006) individual replanting rights can also be transferred to regional or national reserves Transferred individual replanting rights (2007 2011) No. Wine-growing region Transferred surface (ha) 1 Podişului Transilvaniei wine-growing region 124,96 2 Dealurile Moldovei wine-growing region 6,82 3 Dealurile Olteniei and Munteniei wine-growing region 82,99 4 Dealurile Banatului wine-growing region 5,71 5 Dealurile Crişanei and Maramureşului wine-growing region 77,65 6 Colinele Dobrogei wine-growing region 160,47 7 Terasele Dunării 0 8 Nisipurile și alte Terenuri din Sudul Țării wine-growing region 0 Total 458,6 11
Reserves of planting rights Romania holds two reserves of planting rights: county (regional) reserve national reserve Validity of planting rights allocated to the reserves: county reserve 3 years validity from the date of allocation national reserve 2 years validity from the date of allocation Validity of planting rights granted to applicants: county reserve 3 wine-growing campaigns following that in which it was granted national reserve 2 wine-growing campaigns following that in which it was granted 12
Reserves of planting rights Criteria and conditions for granting planting rights from county and national reserves CONDITIONS: not have received grubbing-up premium not to hold unused individual replanting rights not to have transferred an individual replanting right PRIORITIES: native varieties used for DOC red wines, DOC white wines native varieties used for red wines have priority at planting over native varieties for white wines varieties used for DOC wines natural persons have priority over legal persons natural persons aged up to 35 years old which shall established in rural areas 13
Reserves of planting rights 1 Rights granted from reserves (ha) 2007 2012 14.443 2 Rights transferred to the reserves (were lost by applicants through non-use) (ha) 2007 2012 863 14
The role of sectorial institutions in granting and use of planting rights State Inspection for Technical Vine and Wine Control is engaged in vine planting authorization and certification, using the planting rights granted from reserves, and is made at regional level with technical control inspection of wine within the County Agricultural Direction. National Office for Vine and Wine Products is responsible at national level for granting and managing the planting rights for vineyards with wine grapes. Paying and Intervention Agency for Agriculture it is involved in the use of planting rights by controlling the areas with vineyards established by accessing support programs carried out with community funds. 15
The assessment of functioning the planting right system The proof the planting rights system worked very well in Romania is that from the initial planting rights reserve (18.000 ha) were granted about 14.400 ha, of which approximate 7.600 ha were used, the rest still being in the validity period. The stages for establishing a vineyard: - granting the planting right - authorization - planting The implementation of support measures with European funds for restructuring and conversion had a very important role in functioning of the system of planting rights and ensured a rigorous control in respect of vineyards planting. 16
Conclusions Maintaining the planting rights system after 2015, for Romanian producers represents the only solution for keeping and improving the organized wine market in Romania. The producers have expressed their disagreement with the eventual liberalization of planting rights system, as during 2007 2011 it has been established vineyards intended exclusively for the production of wines bearing a designation of origin and/or geographical indication. The abolition of planting rights will have a great impact over the balance between wines bearing a designation of origin and/or geographical indication and other wines. The type of protection and promotion at Community level of designation of origin and geographical indication represents the right approach in the competition with third wine-producing countries. EU does not have to make more compromises by eliminating the planting right system and put its producers in a more difficult position. 17
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