Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

The functioning of the planting rights

system in Romania

April 2012

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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
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Main wine varieties

Native varieties
Feteasc alb, Feteasc regal, Gras de Cotnari, Tmioas
romnesc, Busuioac de Bohotin, Feteasc neagr,
Bbeasc neagr, Negru de Drgani, Novac, arba,
Frncu, Crmpoie, etc.

Feteasc neagr

Merlot

International varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling italian,
Sauvignon, Pinot gris, Pinot noir,
Chardonnay, Muscat Ottonel, Aligot, etc.
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Main wine varieties
Main wine varieties cultivated in Romania
Feteasc alb
Variety

Area under vine (ha)

1. Feteasc regal

12 972,56

2. Feteasc alb

12 850,58

3. Merlot

11 407,38

4. Aligot

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.Roioar

2 876,13

10. Bbeasc neagr

2 770,97

11.Feteasc neagr

2 348,91

12. Altele

109 849,05

Total

181 769,74

Bbeasc neagr
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1. Transylvania Plateau wine region

Wine Regions of Romania

2. Dealurile Moldovei wine region

3. Dealurile Olteniei and Munteniei wine
region
4. Dealurile Banatului wine region
5. Dealurile Crianei and Maramureului
wine region
6. Colinele Dobrogei wine region
7. Terasele Dunrii wine region
8. Nisipurile i alte Terenuri Favorabile din
Sudul rii wine region
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, Criana Hills and Maramure Hills
wine-growing zone CII Muntenia Hills, Dobrogea Hills and Danube Terraces

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Controlled Denomination of Origin Map
Romania 2012

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Romanias wine-growing regions

1. Transylvania Plateau wine-growing region

includes vineyards starting from Apold
(Sibiu County), till Bistria-Nsud 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%

Trnave Alba County

2. Moldavia Hills wine-growing region

includes vineyards from moldavian hills,
starting from Hlipiceni (Botoani County) till
Tmboieti (Vrancea County) and Smrdan
(Galai 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
Iai County

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Romanias wine-growing regions

3. Oltenia and Muntenia Hills wine-growing region

includes vineyards starting from Rmnicu
Srat till Halnga (Mehedini 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%
4. Banat Hills wine-growing region
includes vineyards having and insular
character, starting from Moldova Nou
(Cara Severin County) till Teremia Mare
(Timi 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%

Segarceas Domains
Dolj County

Recas Cellars Timi County

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Romaniaa wine-growing regions

5. Criana and Maramure Hills wine-growing region

is located south of Mini 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%
6. Dobrogea Hills wine-growing region
is located from Mangalia till Tulcea and
Mcin.
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%

Vineyards of Aradului
Arad County

Murfatlars Vineyard
Constana County

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Romanias wine-growing regions

7. Danube Terrace wine-growing

following, like a trail, the course of the river, from
Zimnicea (Teleorman County) till Feteti (Ialomia
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%

Ostrovs Vineyard
Constana County

8. Sandy and other lands favurable from South wine region

includes vineyards and vine centers between
Vrata (Mehedini County) and Rmnicelu (Brila
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%

Vnju Mares Vineyard

Mehedini County

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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)

Podiului Transilvaniei wine-growing region

Dealurile Moldovei wine-growing region

6,82

Dealurile Olteniei and Munteniei wine-growing region

82,99

Dealurile Banatului wine-growing region

5,71

Dealurile Crianei and Maramureului wine-growing region

77,65

Colinele Dobrogei wine-growing region

160,47

Terasele Dunrii

Nisipurile i alte Terenuri din Sudul rii wine-growing region

Total

124,96

458,6

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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
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Reserves of planting rights

Criteria and conditions for granting planting rights from county and national reserves

CONDITIONS:
9not have received grubbing-up premium
9not to hold unused individual replanting rights
9not 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
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Reserves of planting rights

Rights granted from reserves (ha)

14.443

2007 2012
2

Rights transferred to the reserves (were lost

863

by applicants through non-use) (ha)

2007 2012

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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.
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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.

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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.

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Conclusions

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