Derogations from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150
Article 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 2(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150, Member States may introduce, whenever necessary during the financial year 2023, but not later than 15 October 2023, changes to their national support programmes in the wine sector as referred to in Article 41(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. 2. By way of derogation from Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150, during the financial year 2023 Member States may: (a) set the deadline for the submission of applications for support for green harvesting, as referred to in point (b) of that Article, between 15 April and 31 July; (b) opt not to establish an expected market situation justifying the application of green harvesting, as referred to in point (c) of that Article; (c) by way of derogation from point (d) of that Article, set by 15 July a deadline at a date after the deadline for submission of applications for support for green harvesting as provided for in point (a) of this paragraph for carrying out the green harvesting operations in accordance with the requirements set out in Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. This deadline shall be set before the normal time of harvest (Baggiolini stage N, BBCH stage 89) in any given area. 3. By way of derogation from Article 43(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150, all checks of green harvesting operations implemented in financial year 2023 shall take place by 15 September 2023 and, in any case, they shall be completed by the normal time of harvest (Baggiolini stage N, BBCH stage 89) in any given area.