Traubenernte- und Weinerzeugung für Produkte aus eigenen Erzeugnissen melden

• Grape harvest and wine production declaration: Art. 31 and 33 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of December 11, 2017 (OJ L 58 of February 28, 2018 p. 1); Art. 22 and 24 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274 of December 11, 2017 (OJ L 58 of February 28, 2018 p. 60);
• § Section 33 of the Wine Act in the version published on January 18, 2011 (BGBl. I. p. 66)
  

As a winegrower, cooperative or recognized producer group that accepts grapes or mash, you are obliged to report your grape harvest and wine production.

As a winegrower with more than 0.1 hectares of vineyards, a cooperative or a recognized producer group that accepts grapes or mash, you must report your grape harvest and wine production to the competent authority.

Under certain conditions, you do not need to declare your wine production and grape harvest.

As a full deliverer of partial areas, i.e. a partial deliverer who only delivers part of their harvest, you must declare the entire harvest quantity, including the grapes or grape musts that were delivered to the producer association/cooperative.

This does not apply if all partial deliverers of a cooperative or recognized producer group have authorized them to submit the grape harvest declaration for the delivered part. In this case, the individual partial deliverers are exempted from reporting the products delivered to the cooperative or recognized producer group.

This is a pure notification. No notification is issued by the authority.

You are required to register as a winegrower, grape producer, cooperative or recognized producer group that accepts grapes or mash with the exception of

• full-delivery member companies of a cooperative or recognized producer group
• businesses whose vineyard area is less than 0.1 hectares and which do not market the products derived from them

obligated.

free of charge

You must report your grape harvest or wine production in writing. You can obtain a form for this purpose from the responsible office. Fill out the form accordingly and submit it to them.

Alternatively, you can also register your grape harvest and wine production in the online viticulture service.

You must report your grape harvest and wine production to the competent authority by January 15 of the year following the harvest. Grapes harvested after 15.01., for example for ice wine, must be reported immediately.

Full-delivery members of a cooperative or recognized producer association are not required to register.

Grape producers or winegrowers whose vineyard area is less than 0.1 hectares and who do not market any part of their harvest in any form are also not required to notify .

This is purely a notification. Therefore, no legal remedy is required.

• Grape harvest and wine production declaration for products from own produce Receipt
• concerns all winegrowers and cooperatives or recognized producer groups that accept grapes or mash
• Obligation to declare grape harvest and wine production
• Under certain conditions, the obligation to declare does not apply
• Form from the competent authority
• Deadline: 15.01. of the year following the harvest at the latest
• Responsible: Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

Forms available: Yes

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance necessary: No

Online services available: Yes