Ref. Ares(2020)2751335 - 27/05/2020 JANUSZ WOJCIECHOWSKI Commissioner for Agriculture Brussels, 25.05.2020 (2020)3063219 Dear Ms Tolleret, dear Honourable Members, Thank you for your letter of 15 April in which you explain all your concerns relating to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the European wine sector. I share your concerns about the extremely negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the farming community and on its economy. It was a matter of urgency to provide help and relief to European agricultural producers and to the wine sector in particular. This is why the Commission responded very rapidly by adopting on 30 April and on 4 May last, a package of market measures under Regulation (EU) No 1308/20131. Based on the urgency procedure enabled by Article 228 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, two Delegated Regulations2 are already in force and in application subject to no objection being voiced by the co-legislators. The remaining Delegated Regulation3 was transmitted to the Parliament on the day of its adoption by the Commission. Lastly, nine additional Implementing Regulations adopted by the Commission on 30 April 2020 became applicable as of 4 May 2020. Ms Irene Tolleret Member of the European Parliament European Parliament Bât. WILLY BRANDT - 04M057 60 rue Wiertz B-1047 - Brussels Email:
[email protected] 1 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p.