The chamber approves the Development Decree: wineries must pay to consortia ...

Yesterday the Chamber approved the Development decree which contains the rule that extends the penalties applicable to companies that do not pay the contribution for the expenses related to promotion, protection and surveillance to the consortia in charge erga omnes.

Therefore companies that do not pay would be punished with:

- triple pecuniary penalty,

- sanction for the suspension of the right to use the DOP or IGP until the removal of the cause that gave rise to the suspension.

The rule is in article 59 of the Development Decree which must now pass to the Senate before becoming law definitively.

ARTICLE 59.
(Urgent provisions for the agricultural sector).

1. In article 24 of the legislative decree 8 April 2010, n. 61, after paragraph 3, the following is added: 3-bis: "Without prejudice to the application of the penal rules in force, the subject included in the control system of a Protected Designation of Origin or Protected Geographical Indication that does not fully comply or partial, towards the protection Consortium in charge of the obligations referred to in article 17, paragraph 5 and paragraph 6 of this legislative decree, is subject to a pecuniary administrative sanction equal to triple the ascertained amount ".

2. In paragraph 5 of article 24 of the legislative decree 8 April 2010, n. 61, the words "For the offense provided for in paragraph 3" are replaced by the following: "For the offenses provided for in paragraph 3, 3-bis and paragraph 4".