COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2016/2006
of 19 December 2006
adapting several regulations concerning the common organisation of the market in wine by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Certain technical amendments are necessary in several Commission Regulations concerning the common organisation of the market in wine in order to carry out the necessary adaptations by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
(2)
Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1907/85 of 10 July 1985 on the list of vine varieties and regions providing imported wine for the making of sparkling wines in the Community (1) contains references to Romania. Those references should be deleted.
(3)
Article 52(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (2) lays down reference periods for the producing Member States. The reference period for Romania should be determined.
(4)
Article 2(1) and Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (3) contain certain entries in all the languages of the Member States. Those provisions should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.
(5)
Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 contains a reference to Romania as third country. This reference should be deleted.
(6)
Article 8(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 884/2001 of 24 April 2001 laying down detailed rules of application concerning the documents accompanying the carriage of wine products and the records to be kept in the wine sector (4) contains entries in all the languages of the Member States. That provision should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.
(7)
Article 16(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 of 29 April 2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products (5) contains certain entries in all the languages of the Member States. That provision should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.
(8)
Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 contains a reference to Bulgaria and Romania as thirds countries. This reference should be deleted.
(9)
Regulations (EC) No 1907/85, (EC) No 1623/2000, (EC) No 883/2001, (EC) No 884/2001 and (EC) No 753/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/85 is deleted.
Article 2
In the third subparagraph of Article 52(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000, the following indent is added:
‘-
1999/2000 to 2004/2005 in Romania’.
Article 3
Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 is amended as follows:
1.
In Article 2(1), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘Box 20 of import licences and export licences shall contain one of the entries listed in Annex I.’
2.
In the first subparagraph of Article 5, the reference to Annex I is numbered Annex Ia.
3.
In Article 11, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘At least one of the entries listed in Annex IVa shall be made in box 22 of licences.’
4.
Article 33 is amended as follows:
(a)
in paragraph 1, point (c) is deleted;
(b)
in paragraph 2, the introductory words are replaced by the following:
‘For the purposes of paragraph 1(b), and (d), the official agency of the country of origin authorised to draw up document V I 1 as referred to in this Regulation shall enter the following in box 15 of that document:’
5.
The Annexes are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 4
Regulation (EC) No 884/2001 is amended as follows:
1.
In Article 8(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘The customs office at the point of exit from the customs territory of the Community shall enter one of the entries listed in Annex V on the two copies of the latter document and stamp as authentic. It shall hand the stamped copies bearing that wording to the exporter or his representative. The latter shall ensure that one copy accompanies carriage of the exported product.’
2.
The text in Annex II to this Regulation is added as Annex V.
Article 5
Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 is amended as follows:
1.
Article 16(1) is replaced by the following:
‘1. For the purposes of the second indent of Annex VII(B)(1)(a) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the following terms may only be used on the labels of table wines, table wines with a geographical indication and quality wines psr, with the exception of the quality liqueur wines psr and quality semi-sparkling wines psr covered by Article 39(1)(b):
(a)
“сухо”, “seco”, “suché”, “tør”, “trocken”, “kuiv”, “ξηρός”, “dry”, “sec”, “secco”, “asciuttto”, “sausais”, “sausas”, “száraz”, “droog”, “wytrawne”, “seco”, “sec”, “suho”, “kuiva” or “torrt”, on condition that the wine concerned has a residual sugar content not exceeding:
(i)
4 grams per litre; or
(ii)
9 grams per litre, provided that the total acidity expressed as grams of tartaric acid per litre is not more than 2 grams below the residual sugar content;
(b)
“полусухо”, “semiseco”, “polosuché”, “halvtør”, “halbtrocken”, “poolkuiv”, “ημίξηρος”, “medium dry”, “demi-sec”, “abboccato”, “pussausais”, “pusiau sausas”, “félszáraz”, “halfdroog”, “półwytrawne”, “meio seco”, “adamado”, “demisec”, “polsuho”, “puolikuiva” or “halvtorrt”, on condition that the wine concerned has a residual sugar content in excess of the maximum set at (a) but not exceeding:
(i)
12 grams per litre; or
(ii)
18 grams per litre, where the minimum total acidity has been set by the Member State under paragraph 2;
(c)
“полусладко”, “semidulce”, “polosladké”, “halvsød”, “lieblich”, “poolmagus”, “ημίγλυκος”, “medium”, “medium sweet”, “moelleux”, “amabile”, “pussaldais”, “pusiau saldus”, “félédes”, “halfzoet”, “półsłodkie”, “meio doce”, “demidulce”, “polsladko”, “puolimakea” or “halvsött”, on condition that the wine concerned has a residual sugar content higher than the maximum set at (b) but not more than 45 grams per litre;
(d)
“сладко”, “dulce”, “sladké”, “sød”, “süss”, “magus”, “γλυκός”, “sweet”, “doux”, “dolce”, “saldais”, “saldus”, “édes”, “ħelu”, “zoet”, “słodkie”, “doce”, “dulce”, “sladko”, “makea” or “sött”, on condition that the wine concerned has a residual sugar content of at least 45 grams per litre.’
2.
In Annex VIII, points 1 and 6 are deleted.
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2006.