Wine Sector Producer Organisations Regulations, 2008 (L.N. 148 of 2008)

B 2197 A.L. 148 ta’ l-2008 ATT DWAR L-G{AQDIET TAL-PRODUTTURI (KAP. 447) Regolamenti ta’ l-2008 dwar l-G[aqdiet tal-Produtturi fil-Qasam ta’ l-Inbid BIS-SA{{A tas-setg[at mog[tija permezz ta’ l-artikoli 9 u 19 ta’ l-Att dwar G[aqdiet tal-Produtturi, il-Ministru g[ar-Ri]orsi u l-Affarijiet Rurali, g[amel dawn ir-regolamenti li ;ejjin> Taqsima I Preliminari 1. (1) It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti hu Regolamenti ta’ l 2008 dwar l-G[aqdiet tal-Produtturi fil-Qasam ta’ l-Inbid. (2) Dawn ir-regolamenti g[andhom jibdew ise[[u fl-1 ta’ Mejju 2008. 2. F’dawn ir-regolamenti, sakemm ir-rabta tal-kliem ma te[tie;x xort’o[ra, kliem u fra]ijiet u]ati f’dawn ir-regolamenti g[andhom l istess tifsira mog[tija lilhom fl-artikolu 2 ta’ l-Att ta’ l-2002 dwar l G[aqdiet tal-Produtturi. Taqsima II Twaqqif u G[arfien ta’ l-G[aqdiet tal-Produtturi fil-Qasam ta’ l-Inbid 3. Ghall-fini ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti, g[aqda tal-produtturi hija kull entità legali li tissodisfa l-kundizzjonijiet li ;ejjin> (a) hija kostitwita minn produtturi ta’ prodotti koperti mir Regolament tal-Kunsill (KE) 1493 ta’ l-1999 u modifikazzjonijiet sussegwenti< (b) hija mwaqqfa fuq l-inizjattiva tal-produtturi< Titolu u bidu fis se[[. Tifsir. Karatteristiçi ta’ g[aqdiet tal produtturi. Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 18,267, 20 ta’ :unju, 2008 Taqsima B –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– B 2198 (ç) issegwi g[an speçifiku, li b’mod partikolari jista’ jkun relatat ma’ xi wa[da jew iktar minn dawn li ;ejjin> (i) l-addattament tal-produzzjoni kemm g[all-[ti;ijiet tas-suq kif ukoll g[at-titjib tal-prodott< (ii) il-promozzjoni tal-konçentrazzjoni tal-provvista u t-tqeg[id fis-suq tal-prodotti manifatturati mill-membri tag[ha< (iii) il-promozzjoni tar-razzjonalizzar u t-titjib fil produzzjoni u fl-ipproçessar< (iv) it-tnaqqis fl-ispejje] tal-produzzjoni u tal-;estjoni tas-suq u l-istabbilizzar tal-prezzijiet tal-produtturi< (v) il-promozzjoni u l-provvediment ta’ g[ajnuna teknika g[all-u]u ta’ prattiçi ta’ koltivazzjoni u teknika ta’ produzzjoni li t[ares l-ambjent< (vi) il-promozzjoni ta’ inizjattivi g[all-;estjoni ta’ prodotti sekondarji enolo;içi u g[all-;estjoni ta’ skart b’mod partikolari biex jipprote;u l-kwalità ta’ l-ilma, il-[amrija u l pajsa;; u jippriservaw jew jinkora;;ixxu l-biodiversità< (vii) it-twettiq ta’ riçerka f’metodi ta’ produzzjoni sostenibbli u ta’ ]viluppi tas-suq. (d) li tapplika regoli ta’ l-assoçjazzjoni li huma konformi mar-regolament 5 u li g[andhom je]i;u l-membri tag[ha, b’mod partikolari, illi> (i) japplikaw ir-regoli addottati mill-organizzazzjoni tal-produtturi dwar ir-rappurtar ta’ produzzjoni, il-produzzjoni nnifisha, il-kummerçjalizzazzjoni u l-[arsien ta’ l-ambjent< (ii) jipprovdu t-tag[rif mitlub mill-organizzazzjoni tal produtturi g[al skopijiet statistiçi, b’mod partikolari dwar ]oni ta’ tkabbir u dwar l-evoluzzjoni tas-suq< (ii) i[allsu penali g[al ksur ta’ l-obbligi skond ir-regoli ta’ assoçjazzjoni. (e) tkun bag[tet applikazzjoni biex ti;i mag[rufa b[ala organizzazzjoni tal-produtturi skond dawn ir-regolamenti u l applikazzjoni fiha dawn l-elementi li ;ejjin> B 2199 (i) prova li l-entità til[aq ir-rekwi]iti stipulati fil paragrafi (a) sa (d)< (ii) prova li g[andha minimu ta’ 50 membru< (iii) prova li tkopri volum minimu ta’ produzzjoni kummerçjali ta’ 200 tunnellata< (iv) prova li tista’ twettaq l-attivitajiet tag[ha kif suppost, kemm f’dak li hu ]mien kif ukoll f’effettività u f’konçentrazzjoni ta’ provvista< (v) prova li tg[in lill-membri tag[ha b’mod effettiv sabiex jiksbu g[ajnuna teknika fl-u]u ta’ prattiçi ta’ koltivazzjoni li huma tajbin g[all-ambjent. 4. G[all-finijiet ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti, id-Direttur g[andu jag[raf b[ala g[aqdiet ta’ produtturi lil dawk l-entitajiet legali kollha li japplikaw g[al dan l-g[arfien, b’kundizzjoni li> (a) jissodisfaw il-[ti;iet kollha tar-regolament 3< (b) g[ar-rigward tal-kategoriji ta’ prodotti msemmija fis subregolament 3 (a) ta’ dan ir-regolament ikunu indikati il-prodotti speçifiçi li ser ikunu qeg[din jipproduçu< (ç) li jipprovdu b’mod effettiv lill-imse[bin tag[hom il [ti;iet tekniçi g[all-[a]na, l-ippakkjar u l-bejg[ tal-prodotti tag[hom u ji]guraw li jkun hemm immani;;ar finanzjarju u kummerçjali sod ta’ l-attivitajiet tag[hom. 5. L-Istatut ta’ l-g[aqdiet li japplikaw g[all-g[arfien g[andu jkun jipprovdi g[al> (a) proçeduri biex ji;i stabbilit, mwettaq u mibdul l imsemmi statut< (b) l-iskrutinju pubbliku mill-imse[bin ta’ l-g[aqda tal Produtturi u tad-deçi]jonijiet li tie[u< (ç) il-[las daparti tal-imse[bin tal-kontribut finanzjarju ikkontemplat fl-Istatut< (d) il-provvista daparti tal-imse[bin tat-tag[rif rikjest mill g[aqda tal-produtturi g[al-skopijiet ta’ statistika, partikolarment G[arfien ta’ g[aqdiet ta’ produtturi. Statut. B 2200 dwar il-kejl ta’ l-art u]ata g[at-tkabbir, l-ammonti u l-livelli ta’ produzzjoni u l-bejg[ dirett< (e) l-impo]izzjoni ta’ penali lill-imse[bin li jonqsu f’dawk l-obligazzjonijiet tag[hom li jirri]ultaw mill-Istatut jew minn regoli o[ra li tag[mel l-g[aqda tal-produtturi< (f) id-d[ul ta’ mse[bin ;odda fl-g[aqda, partikolarment dwar il-perjodu minimu tas-s[ubija< (g) ir-regoli dwar i]-]amma tal-kontijiet u l-finanzjament neçessarji biex l-g[aqda tkun tista’ tiffunzjona. 6. (1) Il-perjodu minimu ta’ s[ubija huwa ta’ sentejn. (2) Ri]enja mis-s[ubija g[andha ti;i av]ata lill-G[aqda tal Produtturi u ri]enja b[al dik g[andha tkun effettiva sitt xhur wara li tkun ;iet hekk av]ata. 7. Id-Direttur g[andu> (a) jiddeçiedi dwar l-g[arfien ta’ g[aqda tal-produtturi fi ]mien tlett xhur mid-data meta ti;i ippre]entata l-applikazzjoni li tkun tinkludi d-dokumentazzjoni kollha me[tie;a< u (b) jara li jsiru kontrolli f’intervalli regolari biex ji;i ]gurat li l-g[aqdiet tal-produtturi jkunu konformi mal-pattijiet u l kundizzjonijiet g[all-g[arfien, jimponi l-penali applikabbli f’ka] li ma jkunux, u jiddeçiedi, fejn ikun me[tie;, li jirtira l-g[arfien. Taqsima III Penali 8. G[aqda ta’ produtturi li ma tkunx konformi ma’, jew tikser, xi wie[ed mid-disposizzjonijiet ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti tista’ te[el multa amministrattiva, li ti;i imposta mid-Direttur, ta’ mhux anqas minn mitejn u [amsin ewro u mhux i]jed minn elfejn u [ames mitt ewro g[al kull reat, u g[al multa addizzjonali ta’ mitt ewro g[al kull ;urnata li matulha jibqa’ g[addej dak in-nuqqas ta’ konformità jew dik il-kontravenzjoni. {ti;iet g[as s[ubija. Poteri tad-Direttur. Penali. B 2201 L.N. 148 of 2008 PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS ACT (CAP. 447) Wine Sector Producer Organisations Regulations, 2008 IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 9 and 19 of the Producer Organisations Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs has made the following regulations> Part I Preliminary 1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Wine Sector Producer Organisations Regulations, 2008. (2) These regulations shall come into force on 1 May 2008. 2. Unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases used in these regulations shall have the same meaning as is assigned to them in article 2 of the Producer Organisations Act, 2002. Part II Establishment and recognition of producer organisations in the Wine Sector 3. For the purposes of these regulations a producer organisation is any legal entity which satisfies the following conditions> (a) it is constituted by producers of products covered by Council Regulation (EC) 1493 of 1999 and subsequent modifications< (b) it is formed on the initiative of producers< (c) it pursues a specific aim, which may in particular relate to one or more of the following> (i) adapting production jointly to the requirements of the market and improving the product< (ii) promoting concentration of supply and the placing on the market of the products produced by its members< Short title and commencement. Interpretation. Characteristics of producer organizations. B 2202 (iii) promoting the rationalisation and improvement of production and processing< (iv) reducing production costs and market management costs and stabilizing producer prices< (v) promoting and providing technical assistance for the use of environmentally respectful cultivation practices and production techniques< (vi) promoting initiatives for the management of by products of wine making and the management of waste in particular to protect the quality of water, soil and landscape and preserving or encouraging biodiversity< (vii) carrying out research into sustainable production methods and market developments< (d) it applies rules of association which shall be in conformity with regulation 5 and which require its members, in particular, to> (i) apply the rules adopted by the producer organisation relating to production reporting, production, marketing and protection of the environment< (ii) provide the information requested by the producer organisation for statistical purposes, in particular on growing areas and market evolution< (iii) pay penalties for infringement of obligations under the rules of association< (e) it has lodged an application for recognition as a producer organisation under these regulations and the application contains the following items> (i) evidence that the entity meets the requirements laid down in paragraphs (a) to (d)< (ii) evidence that it has a minimum of fifty members< (iii) evidence that it covers a minimum volume of marketable production in the area where the organisation operates and which shall not be less than 200 tonnes of wine grapes< B 2203 (iv) evidence that it can carry out its activities properly, both over time and in terms of effectiveness and concentration of supply< (v) evidence that it effectively enables its members to obtain technical assistance in using environmentally sound cultivation practices. 4. The Director shall recognise as producer organisations for the purposes of these regulations any legal entity applying for such recognition, on condition that> (a) they meet all the requirements laid down in regulation 3< (b) with regard to the categories of products referred to in sub-regulation 3 (a) they indicate any specific product they will be producing< (c) they effectively provide their members, where necessary, with the technical means for storing, packaging and marketing their produce and ensure proper commercial and budgetary management of their activities. 5. The Rules of Association of applicant organisations shall provide for> (a) procedures for determining, adopting and amending the said rules of association< (b) public scrutiny by members of the producer organisation and its decisions< (c) the payment by members of the financial contributions provided for in their Rules of Association< (d) the provision by members of the information requested by the producer organisation for statistical purposes, in particular on growing areas, cultivation details, yield and direct sales< (e) the imposition of penalties for infringement by members of the obligations arising from the Rules of Association or of other rules laid down by the producer organisation< (f) the admission of new members, particularly concerning a minimum membership period< Recognition of producer organisations. Rules of Association. B 2204 (g) the accounting and budgetary rules necessary for the operation of the producer organisation. 6. (1) The minimum membership period of a producer shall be not less than two years> (2) Resignation of membership shall be notified to the producer organisation and such resignation will become effective six months after notification. 7. The Director shall> (a) within three months of the lodging of an application with all the supporting documents, decide whether to grant recognition to a producer organisation< and (b) cause to be carried out checks at regular intervals to ascertain that producer organisations comply with the terms and conditions for recognition, impose in the event of noncompliance the applicable penalties and decide, where necessary, to withdraw recognition. Part III Penalties 8. Any producer organisation which fails to comply with or contravenes any of the provisions of these regulations shall be liable to an administrative fine, which shall be imposed by the Director, of not less than two hundred and fifty Euros and not more than two thousand and five hundred Euros for each offence, and to an additional fine of one hundred Euros for each day during which the said failure to comply or contravention persists. Membership requirements. Powers of the Director. Penalties. Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment ta’ l-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbug[ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern — Printed at the Government Printing Press Prezz#Price €0.37 (Lm0.16)