Plant vineyards in Spain require authorization.

Starting from the 1 in January of 2016 an authorization is required.

According to the MAGRAMA, authorizations of vineyard plantations regime will allow a controlled and orderly growth and prevents the liberalization approved in 2008.

Starting from the 1 in January of 2016 and to the 31 December of 2030 the vineyard plantations must be carried out under the grant of an authorization.

The interprofessional organization of wines from Spain and the designations of origin and geographical indications will be protagonists in the decisions to take.

The Council of Ministers has approved, on the proposal of the Ministry of agriculture, Food and environment, a Royal Decree which regulates the wine-growing potential, and that developed at the national level with the rules of the new regime of authorizations of plantations of vineyards agreed in the reform of the cap of 2013.

Starting from the 1 in January of 2016, the regime of planting rights, that has been in effect in the last three decades, It will give way to a system of authorizations of plantation, allowing continue with the limitation of the production and ensure orderly growth of the vine plantations.

As is collected in the Royal Decree, so vineyard can be planted, will be due an authorization that may be obtained in three different ways: for conversion of planting rights which vintner has in its power to 31 December of 2015; obtaining an authorization from the annual quota for new planting or vineyard plantation boot.

In what refers to the conversion of rights, the term of submission of applications begins the next 15 September and will remain open until the 31 December of 2020, decision of Spain, with the aim to ease growers to plan their business strategies.

Second, they can be annually authorizations for new plantations within a quota which shall be, maximum, of the 1% Vineyard plantings nationwide to 31 from July of the previous year.

This percentage may be lower and the granting of authorisations may be limited in geographic areas that are covered under any designation of origin or protected geographical indication (PDO/PGI), If it justifies a risk of market surpluses or a devaluation of these PDO or PGI.

Before the 1 in February of each year, the Ministry of agriculture shall make public decisions of the percentage and constraints to apply.

The interprofessional wine of Spain and management bodies of appellations of origin and geographical indications may make recommendations thereon.

If applications that are presented are greater than the surface provision, will be given priority to young wine-growers new and to applicants who demonstrate good behavior by not having, among other issues, illegal plantations or abandoned vineyard.

In third place, all the bursts of vineyard arising from of the 1 in January of 2016, they may apply for an authorization of replanting.

As a new, and unlike the rights regime, the plantation authorisations granted they may not sell between different holders, and must be exercised by the holder which were granted.

In addition the Royal Decree approved, It includes provisions by which the autonomous communities should be authorized wine grape varieties can be planted within its territorial scope, for what is collected a list of varieties It can be planted in each of the autonomous communities.