Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1763 of 6 October 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/600 as regards the derogations from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150 to address the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the wine sector

‘1 By way of derogation from Article 2(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150, Member States may introduce, in relation to the measures referred to in Article 45(1), point (a), and Articles 46 to 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and in Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/592 , whenever necessary during the financial years 2020 and 2021 but not later than 15 October 2021, changes to their national support programmes in the wine sector as referred to in Article 41(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. Member States may also introduce such changes to their national support programmes whenever necessary during the financial year 2022, but not later than 15 October 2022, however only in relation to the measures referred to in Article 45(1), point (a), and Articles 46 to 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

‘2 By way of derogation from Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150, during the financial years 2020, 2021 and 2022, Member States may:’.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 16 October 2021.