Founded in 1975, ANCEVE is the business association representing economic agents in the wine sector, mainly merchants and exporters, but also including cooperative wineries and producers-bottlers. Its activities include representing its members before regional and national entities that oversee the wine sector. ANCEVE is thus present on the Advisory Board of the IVV - Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho (Vine and Wine Institute) and on the General Councils of the Wine Commissions of Vinhos Verdes, Dão, Bairrada, Trás os Montes, and Península de Setúbal, as well as on the Interprofessional Council of the IVDP - Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (Douro and Port Wine Institute). It is also represented on the General Assembly and Marketing Committee of ViniPortugal. ANCEVE is responsible for negotiating the collective agreement for the sector with the unions, which applies to all companies. It supports its members on relevant legislation, particularly that applicable to wine and beverages, labor legislation, and taxation. It maintains an annual program of seminars, debates, and training courses, which take place in various locations throughout Portugal and focus on topics of ongoing interest: wine legislation, taxation, employment contracts, participation in trade fairs, marketing, internationalization, and others.
ANCEVE aims to defend the legitimate rights and interests of its members, in close cooperation with associations from other related sectors, in order to provide Portugal with the necessary means for full technical and economic-social development, namely:
a) Propose and participate with official departments in defining general policy for the sector.
b) Propose and participate in defining the rules for access to the activity, characteristics of commercial establishments, and their working and safety conditions.
c) Propose and participate in the development of product classification and quality standards.
d) Establish rules of professional conduct that do not conflict with free competition, namely by proposing and participating in the definition of marketing schemes, products, and prices.
e) Propose and participate in defining the import and export policy for products within the scope of the association.
f) Encourage and support members in restructuring their activities and providing professional training for workers with a view to revitalizing and realizing the contribution of private initiative to national development.
g) Provide legal assistance and technical support to its members.
h) Participate in defining credit policy related to the overall development of the sector it represents.
i) Participate in accounting, statistical, and tax standardization in the sector.
j) Representing members in national and international organizations of interest to the sector.
l) Promote the necessary studies and define collective solutions on issues of general interest, particularly in the area of labor contracting.
m) Collect and disseminate information and statistical data of interest to the sector.
