Article 3, Paragraph 2. · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2093

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2.To determine the existence of a crisis situation, the Member State wishing to make use of the national payments for the measures referred to in paragraph 1, shall demonstrate the occurrence of one or more of the following market circumstances, for the categories and colours of eligible wines, either at national or at regional level, as appropriate:

(a)a substantial increase in the latest available wine stocks at production level compared to the average wine stocks at the same time of the year in the five previous marketing years or, alternatively, in the five previous marketing years excluding the highest and the lowest values;

(b)a substantial decrease of the average wine market price at production level for the six latest months compared to the average market price over the five previous marketing years or, alternatively, over the five previous marketing years excluding the highest and the lowest values;

(c)a substantial decrease of cumulated wine market sales at production level for the ongoing marketing year compared to the average cumulated sales on the same period over the five previous marketing years, or, alternatively, over the five previous marketing years, excluding the highest and the lowest values, and provided such a decrease does not result from a decrease in production.