Withdrawal of obsolete, out-of-date and redundant OIV resolutions (Phase 2)

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Withdrawal of obsolete, out-of-date and redundant OIV resolutions (Phase 2)

RESOLUTION OIV-ECO 726-2024

WITHDRAWAL OF OBSOLETE, OUT-OF-DATE AND REDUNDANT OIV RESOLUTIONS (PHASE 2)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

RECALLING Resolution AG 3/2004, by which the International Organisation of Vine and Wine accepted the transfer of the entire scientific and technical heritage of the International Vine and Wine Office;

NOTING that resolutions of general, scientific, technical, economic and legal scope adopted by the General Assembly of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine, and prior to this by the General Assembly of the International Vine and Wine Office, constitute the corpus of decisions and recommendations of the Organisation;

NOTING that between 1928 and 2023 the OIV adopted a total of 1432 resolutions;

CONSIDERING Axis VI A of the 2020-2024 Strategic Plan, “Foster international cooperation”, in particular point 3, which specifies to “pursue interaction with other international organisations and promote awareness of OIV resolutions”;

NOTING that to facilitate the application of OIV decisions by Member States it is necessary to evaluate the relevance of resolutions according to their scope, implementation and topicality;

CONSIDERING Annex 8 of the Rules of Procedure of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine, which describes the procedure for evaluating resolutions;

CONSIDERING the work of the Codification Advisory Committee, put in place by decision of the CST meeting in April 2021 and tasked with inventorying OIV resolutions to analyse their relevance and applicability;

CONSIDERING that the Codification Advisory Committee used the following withdrawal criteria as a basis:

  1. OBSOLETE

A resolution may be considered obsolete when

  1. The object of the resolution is based on scientific hypotheses that have been refuted by scientific studies/more recent universally accepted concepts

or

  1. The object of the resolution is no longer consistent with the objectives and guidelines of the OIV
  1. OUT OF DATE

A resolution may be considered out of date when

  1. It refers to a particular event (with or without a specific timetable)

or

  1. The topic of the resolution no longer exists or is no longer valid
  1. REDUNDANT

A resolution may be considered redundant when

  1. A subsequent resolution repeats, reiterates or adds new elements to its content

CONSIDERING the proposal presented by the Codification Advisory Committee for review by the Commission III “Law and Consumer Information” (DROCON) Expert Group, namely to withdraw certain resolutions that have been identified as obsolete, out of date and/or redundant and cannot currently be applied;

CONSIDERING the resolution OIV-ECO 715-2023, which withdraws 376 resolutions in accordance with the same criteria;

AT THE PROPOSAL OF the “Law and Consumer Information” (DROCON) Expert Group;

DECIDES to withdraw the 184 resolutions presented in Annex 1, with the objective of improving the coherence of the corpus of OIV resolutions and facilitating their application by Member States.


ANNEX 1: LIST OF OIV RESOLUTIONS PROPOSED FOR WITHDRAWAL (PHASE 2)

No.

Resolution

Reference

Resolution Title

Reason
  1.  

AG 2/2005

Scientific structures of the OIV

Out of date

  1.  

AG 1/2004

Maintenance of the scientific structures of the Office

Out of date

  1.  

AG 3/2004

Transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Office to the Organisation and the appointment of a temporary administrator

Out of date

  1.  

AG 5/2004

Resolution relating to the guidelines for preparing a strategic plan and its implementation schedule

Out of date

  1.  

AG 6/2004

Methods for the admission of “observers” other than former Member States of the Office

Out of date

  1.  

AGE 1/2004

Resolution COMEX 01-2022 rendered void

Out of date

  1.  

AGE 2/2004

Continuation of “observer status” within the Office until the 2005 General Assembly

Out of date

  1.  

VITI 1/2003

Coordination of priority themes in viticulture

Obsolete

  1.  

COMEX 1/2002

Termination of the 29 November 1924 Agreement for the establishment of an International Wine Office

Out of date

  1.  

COMEX 2/2002

Participation in activities of the “International Organisation of Vine and Wine” of States that are party to the Agreement of 29 November 1924 not having deposited an instrument of acceptance, approval, ratification or accession to the Agreement of 3 April 2001

Out of date

  1.  

ECO 5/99

OIV and the Internet

Out of date

  1.  

ECO 1/97

Wine and young adults

Out of date

  1.  

OENO 1/97

Typicity and diversity of vine-based products

Out of date

  1.  

OENO 3/97

Alcoholic drinks and metabolism: impact on the viticultural sector of research into alcohol metabolism

Redundant

  1.  

GEN 1/95

OIV membership for international wine competitions

Obsolete

  1.  

OENO 2/94

OIV standard for international wine competitions

Redundant

  1.  

VITI 1/94

International trade in plant-propagating material for vines

Redundant

  1.  

VITI 4/94

Fight against esca

Obsolete

  1.  

GEN 1/91

Director General of the OIV

Obsolete

  1.  

VITI 1/88

Use of in vitro culture in the propagation and improvement of vines

Obsolete

  1.  

ECO 2/88

Worldwide prices and methods of payment for wine grapes and their relationship with the qualitative valuation of products

Obsolete

  1.  

VITI 3/87

Creation of the “Vine selection” Expert Group

Out of date

  1.  

AG 1/84-VIT

In vitro vine cultivation

Redundant

  1.  

AG 7/84-ECO

Appellation of origin: Production conditions

Redundant/Out of date

  1.  

AG 7/83-ECO

Request from States to adopt measures to reduce obstacles to commercial trade

Redundant

  1.  

AG 2/82-VIT

Recommendations relating to the collection and preservation of genes

Redundant

  1.  

AG 3/82-OEN

Standardisation and control of microbiological issues affecting wines

Redundant/Out of date

  1.  

AG 5/79-OEN

Continuation of studies relating to the extraction of vine-based products

Out of date

  1.  

AG 1/78-VIT

Preparation for a study on the use of herbicides and weed control methods in various wine-producing countries

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 4/78-VIT

Participation of young viticulture specialists in upcoming sessions

Out of date

  1.  

AG 6/78-OEN

Introduction of simple, global methods and analytical criteria for judging grapes to ensure that objective criteria are used

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 7/78-OEN

Reaffirmation of the principle of limiting the substances used to those strictly necessary, at low doses

Out of date

  1.  

AG 9/78-OEN

Research into the presence of haze-forming proteins

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 11/78-ECO

Reduction in excise duties and other taxes

Obsolete

  1.  

C 10/77-ECO

Continuation of work and measures to combat the incentivisation of grape producers

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 3/75-VIT

Standardisation and internationalisation of a vineyard register

Out of date

  1.  

AG 4/75-VIT

International viticultural ecology trial in all OIV Member States

Out of date

  1.  

AG 9/75-OEN

Continuation of studies on crystalline deposits in wines

Out of date

  1.  

AG 10/75-OEN

Creation of a technology expert group to study issues caused by the technology associated with vine-based products

Out of date

  1.  

AG 12/75-ECO

ISO standardisation for Member States

Out of date

  1.  

C 9/74-OEN

Combating falsification and the use of chemicals in order to protect the natural characteristic of wine

Obsolete/Redundant

  1.  

C 18/74-ECO

Request for coordination in relation to quality research and a vineyard register

Out of date

  1.  

AG 4/73-VIT

Organisation of a survey to determine the land area that is covered with plastic covers

Out of date

  1.  

AG 6/73-VIT

Reduction and simplification of control procedures

Out of date

  1.  

AG 9/73-OEN

Continuity of traditional methods in products with a characteristic uniqueness

Out of date

  1.  

AG 17/73-OEN

Adoption by Member States of OIV analysis bulletins

Redundant

  1.  

AG 20/73-ECO

Implementation of a survey on the calculation of wine consumption elasticity coefficients

Out of date

  1.  

AG 3/72-OEN

Recommendation regarding the distribution of current methods for using and recovering by-products from wine production

Obsolete/Redundant

  1.  

AG 7/72-OEN

Launch of an international survey on the use of meso-tartaric acid

Out of date

  1.  

AG 13/72-VIT

Recommendation relating to the use of a vineyard register in wine-producing countries

Redundant

  1.  

C 10/71-OEN

Continuation of work related to the design of winemaking facilities

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 2/70-VIT

Promotion of the consumption of vine-based products

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 13/70-OEN

Measures to reduce the use of sulphur dioxide

Obsolete/Redundant

  1.  

AG 17/70-ECO

Recommendation relating to the trialling of sampling techniques

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 1/69-ECO

Continuation of work to improve quality, detect fraud and reduce costs in wine production

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 3/69-VIT

Update to criteria for fruit-producing vines and rootstock by the expert group

Out of date

  1.  

AG 8/69-OEN

Continuation of work related to the effects of malolactic fermentation on wine

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 9/69-OEN

Continuation of research into processes for heating the grape harvest

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 10/69-OEN

Continuation of studies into polyphenols and enzymes for the development of efficient vinification techniques

Obsolete/Redundant

  1.  

AG 11/69-OEN

Continuation of studies into the effects of ionising yeasts

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 13/69-OEN

Request for an analysis report on regulations in Member States

Redundant

  1.  

AG 14/69-ECO

Adoption of an international regulation on arbitration procedure

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 1/68-ECO

Collaboration with the FAO and the UNCTAD on viticulture issues

Out of date

  1.  

C 4/68-OEN

Methods for carbonic maceration, continuous winemaking and heating the grape harvest

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

C 6/68-OEN

Continuation of studies relating to the effects of different yeasts on the organoleptic characteristics of wine

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 9/67-OEN

Change to the nitrogen components of wine

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 10/67-OEN

Effects of wine oxidation

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 6/66-OEN

Impact of treatments on the nitrogen components of wine

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 7/66-VIT

Prior heating of the grape harvest and factors affecting wine quality

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 8/66-OEN

Effects of wine oxidation

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 13/66-ECO

Vitivinicultural statistics

Out of date

  1.  

AG 3/65-VIT

Permanent international centre for the training and development of viticulture specialists

Obsolete

  1.  

C 3/65-OEN

Oenology in viticultural production

Obsolete

  1.  

C 7/65-VIT

The technical bases and health protection foundations for the production of vine plants and seedlings

Redundant

  1.  

C 9/65-OEN

Preservation and ageing of wine

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

C 10/65-OEN

Characteristics of wines

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

C 13/65-OEN

New winemaking processes

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

C 15/65-ECO

Oenology apparatus

Obsolete

  1.  

C 16/65-ECO

Fraud repression

Obsolete

  1.  

C 18/65-VIT

Coordination with regard to viticultural issues

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 1/64-ECO

State of world viticulture

Redundant

  1.  

AG 5/64-VIT

Use of herbicides and impact of leaving vineyards uncultivated

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 1/63-ECO

State of world viticulture

Redundant

  1.  

AG 17/63-ECO

Establishment of prices for vine-based products and by-products

Obsolete/Redundant

  1.  

AG 19/63-ECO

International coordination of fraud repression services

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 1/62-ECO

State of world viticulture

Redundant

  1.  

AG 4/62-OEN

Pressure of sparkling wines

Obsolete/Redundant

  1.  

C 7/62-OEN

Substituting sulphur dioxide, sorbic acid and other oenological products

Obsolete

  1.  

C 8/62-OEN

Continuation of research into the biochemistry of wine and alcoholic fermentation

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 1/61-ECO

State of world viticulture

Redundant

  1.  

AG 2/61-VIT

Organisation of tests on new varieties

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 4/61-OEN

Anions and cations in relation to other ecological factors

Obsolete/Redundant

  1.  

AG 2/60-VIT

Ampelographic register

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 1/59-ECO

State of viticulture

Redundant

  1.  

AG 4/59-OEN

Standardisation of methods of wine analysis and evaluation

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 2/58-ECO

State of world viticulture

Redundant

  1.  

AG 4/58-VIT

On the approach to cultivation of direct producers in various countries with regard to wine, grape juice and table grapes

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 6/58-ECO

On the organisation of fraud prevention and repression services in various countries for vine-based products

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 8/58-ECO

On the promotion of vine-based products

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 11/58-VIT

Regarding the international ampelographic register

Redundant

  1.  

AG 1/57-STR

Change to the organisation of the OIV's work

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 2/57-ECO

State of world viticulture

Redundant

  1.  

AG 7/57-ECO

Standardisation of methods used to establish vitivinicultural statistics (in cooperation with the FAO)

Out of date

  1.  

V 4/57-STR

International vitivinicultural documentation

Redundant

  1.  

AG 2/56-ECO

Tax on wine

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 4/56-OEN

Standardisation of practices, treatments and corrections that are considered acceptable or unacceptable in wines

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 8/56-VIT

Ampelographic register

Redundant

  1.  

AG 9/56-STR

New edition of Lexique Vitivinicole International (French, Italian, Spanish, German, English, Portuguese)

Out of date

  1.  

AGE 2/56-ECO

Standardisation of methods used to establish vitivinicultural statistics (in cooperation with the FAO)

Redundant/Out of date

  1.  

AGE 3/56-STR

New edition of Lexique Vitivinicole International

Out of date

  1.  

AGE 4/56-VIT

International ampelographic register

Redundant

  1.  

C 1/56-ECO

State of world viticulture

Redundant

  1.  

C 4/56-OEN

Nutritional and health value of wine

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 2/55-ECO

State of world viticulture

Redundant

  1.  

AG 7/55-ECO

Establishment of prices for mass-consumption wines

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 9/55-ECO

Vitivinicultural co-operatives (co-operative wineries)

Redundant

  1.  

AG 1/54-ECO

State of viticulture

Redundant

  1.  

AG 3/54-STR

New edition of Lexique Vitivinicole International

Out of date

  1.  

AG 10/54-ECO

Vitivinicultural cooperation (co-operative wineries)

Redundant

  1.  

AG 11/54-ECO

World wine consumption

Obsolete/Redundant

  1.  

AG 15/54-VIT

Vine manuring

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 16/54-ECO

Establishment of prices for mass-consumption wines with the aim of combating alcohol abuse

Redundant

  1.  

AG 1/53-ECO

State of world viticulture

Redundant

  1.  

AG 5/53-ECO

Determination of cost prices in grape and wine production

Redundant

  1.  

C 5/53-OEN

Nutritional and health value of wine - Biological study into the effects of wine in the diet

Redundant

  1.  

C 6/53-OEN

General, scientific and technical oenological issues in viticulture (6 commitments)

Obsolete

  1.  

C 7/53-ECO

Vitivinicultural cooperation (co-operative wineries)

Redundant

  1.  

C 9/53-ECO

Export controls on wine

Redundant

  1.  

C 10/53-ECO

Technology, packaging, trade and preservation and transport methods relating to table grapes

Obsolete

  1.  

C 11/53-ECO

Promotion and advertising of wine, grapes and grape juice and market research

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 1/51-ECO

State of world viticulture

Redundant

  1.  

AG 2/51-STR

Cooperation with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Out of date

  1.  

AG 3/51-ECO

Determination of cost prices for grapes and wine

Redundant

  1.  

AG 4/51-ECO

Vitivinicultural cooperation

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 7/51-OEN

Scientific and technical cooperation between oenological laboratories and stations

Redundant

  1.  

AG 8/51-VIT

International ampelographic register

Redundant

  1.  

AG 9/51-STR

Publication of a world atlas of vine and wine

Redundant

  1.  

C 6/50-ECO

Strategies to increase wine consumption and the sale of other vitivinicultural products

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 3/49-VIT

Creation and publication of a world atlas of vine and wine

Redundant

  1.  

AG 4/49-VIT

Creation of an international ampelographic register

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 6/49-ECO

Promotion of wine

Out of date

  1.  

AG 1/48-ECO

Creation of an inventory and a catalogue of wines that have an appellation of origin, and exploration of the possibilities for convening a special international conference as provided for in the international trade charter

Out of date

  1.  

AG 2/48-VIT

Standardisation of methods for establishing vitivinicultural maps

Redundant

  1.  

AG 4/48-STR

Issues discussed during various international conferences and overlapping with those discussed by the OIV and the international conferences organised by it

Redundant

  1.  

AG 2/47-VIT

Controls on vine nurseries and regulatory measures taken by various governments to safeguard seedling quality

Redundant

  1.  

AG 1/46-ECO

State of viticulture

Redundant

  1.  

AG 4/46-ECO

Policy on wine quality, on its authenticity until sale for consumption and on the protection of appellations of origin – Use of national or regional marks or labels in export trade

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 6/46-ECO

Increasing the consumption of grapes, grape juice and vine by-products

Out of date

  1.  

C 1/38-VIT

Establishment of a general method for investigating ampelographic issues

Out of date

  1.  

C 2/38-VIT

Planting locations and restrictions

Obsolete

  1.  

C 3/38-VIT

Cover crops and crops replacing vines

Obsolete

  1.  

C 7/38-ECO

The economic organisation of viticulture: Co-operative wineries

Obsolete

  1.  

C 8/38-VIT

Table grapes

Redundant

  1.  

C 9/38-ECO

Wine trade and monitoring of the condition of exported wine

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

C 10/38-ECO

Promotion of wine

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 3/35-ECO

Establishment of a minimum alcohol content and yield per hectare

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 4/35-OEN

Measures to ensure authenticity of wines

Obsolete

  1.  

C 1/35-VIT

Critical, technical and practical screening of grape varieties for winemaking and eating

Redundant

  1.  

C 6/35-OEN

Regarding by-products

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

C 8/35-ECO

Recovery of the domestic and international wine trade

Out of date

  1.  

C 9/35-ECO

International association of national economic organisations of winegrowers

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

C 10/35-ECO

Promotion of wine and grapes

Out of date

  1.  

AG 1/34-ECO

Promotion of wine and grapes for medical purposes

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 2/34-ECO

Brochures on the current state of scientific research and medical conclusions on the physiological and therapeutic value of wine and grapes

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 6/34-ECO

Recommendation regarding the new Brazilian legislation that conflicts with the principles of the OIV

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 1/33-ECO

Organisation of producer unions and co-operatives

Out of date

  1.  

C 1/32-ECO

Reduction in grape and wine production costs

Redundant

  1.  

C 3/32-VIT

Use of vine by-products

Obsolete/Redundant

  1.  

C 4/32-ECO

Share of consumer markets and coordination of the international wine trade

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

C 5/32-VIT

Impact of adaptation and affinity on the behaviour, fructification and success of vineyards

Redundant

  1.  

C 9/32-VIT

Use of arsenical products to protect table grapes against insect pests

Redundant

  1.  

AG 1/30-STR

OIV Award

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 2/29-ECO

Agricultural prosperity in the potable alcohol market

Redundant

  1.  

AG 4/29-ECO

Promotion of wine and reduction of tax burden

Out of date

  1.  

C 1/29-OEN

Prohibition on adding water, alcohol or sugar

Redundant

  1.  

C 2/29-ECO

Trade unionism and vitivinicultural cooperation

Out of date

  1.  

C 4/29-ECO

International vitivinicultural cooperation

Obsolete

  1.  

C 5/29-ECO

Respect for the characteristics of natural wines

Out of date

  1.  

C 8/29-ECO

Measures to prevent global overproduction

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 1/28-OEN

End of processes detrimental to wines

Obsolete/Out of date

  1.  

AG 2/28-OEN

Use of the word “wine” in the pharmacopoeia

Obsolete

  1.  

AG 5/28-ECO

Table of charges applied to wines from production to sale

Obsolete

  1.  

C 2/28-OEN

Definition of a wine appellation

Out of date

  1.  

C 5/28-OEN

Diploma in oenological chemistry

Obsolete