In view of the current decline in demand for wine, winegrowers who hold valid unused authorisations for new plantings and authorisations resulting from the conversion of planting rights granted to them before 1 January 2025 should not be penalised for not using these authorisations. That should have the effect of removing the incentive for planting authorisation holders to plant vineyards where there might be no demand for the wine produced. Administrative penalties should continue to apply in respect of the non-use of planting authorisations granted after 1 January 2025 in order to discourage speculative applications for such authorisations from winegrowers who have no intention of planting a vineyard.
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