NoL106/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.4.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No922/76
of22April1976
amendingRegulation (EEC)No438/71layingdownconditionsforobtaining
exportrefundsonwine
difficulties,particularlyasregardstheproductionof
someofthedocumentaryevidence;whereas,inorder
toallowafinalassessmentoftheseprovisionstobe
made,theyshouldthereforeonlyapplyuntil30
September1976;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1932/75(2),andinparticularArticle10(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
957/70of26May1970layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonwineandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticular
Article6(3)thereof,
WhereasArticle1ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No438/71of26February1971(4)providesthatthe
grantingofrefundsshallbeconditionaluponproof
thatcertaindocumentswereissuedbyatasting
committeerecognizedbytheproducerMemberState
andbyanofficialauthorityoftheproducerMember
State;
Whereas,inordertofacilitateexportsoftablewines
tonon-membercountries,theprovisionsofthisRegu­
lationshouldbeextendedtoapplytonon-producer
MemberStatesandnewqualitycontrolsshouldbe
added;
Whereas,inordertoobtainanexportrefund,an
exportermustsupplytherelevantdocumentary
evidence;whereas,forthispurpose,heshouldindi­
cateinteraliathenumbersanddatesoftheaccom­
panyingdocumentsrequiredbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1153/75of30April1975prescribing
theformoftheaccompanying documentsforwine
productsandspecifyingtheobligationsofwine
producersandtradersotherthanretailers(5);whereas,
however,MemberStatesmayprovideunderArticle13
(2)thereofthatnoaccompanying documentshallbe
requiredforcertainproductsincertaincases;
whereas,iftheaimsofRegulation(EEC)No438/71
aretobeachieved,theapplicationofthatprovision
mustbelimited;
WhereasextendingRegulation (EEC)No438/71to
applytonon-producerMemberStatesmaygiverisetoArticle1
Article1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No438/71ishereby
amendedtoreadasfollows:
'1.Thegrantingofrefundsshallbeconditional
uponproofthatthetablewinesexported:
—havebeenapprovedbyatastingcommittee
recognizedbytheexportingMemberState;
wherethisMemberStateisnottheproducer,
proofmustalsobesuppliedthatthewine
exportedisaCommunitytablewine,
—wereaccompanied onexportbyananalysis
certificateissuedbyanofficialauthorityofthe
producerMemberStateortheexporting
MemberStatecertifyingthattheymeetthe
Communityqualitystandardsfortablewines
or,failingthis,thattheymeetthestandards
appliedbytheexportingMemberStateat
nationallevel.
Thecertificateshallincludeatleastthefollowing
particulars :
—colour,
—totalalcoholicstrength,
—actualalcoholicstrength,
—totalacidity.
Theexportershallalsoindicate:
(a)fortablewinesoftypesAIIandAIII,the
varietiesofwine,
(b)forwinesresultingfromcoupage,theorigin
andquantitiesofthewinesemployed,
(c)thenumbersanddatesoftheaccompanying
documents .(•)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL198,29.7.1975,p.19.
(3)OJNoL115,28.5.1970,p.1.
(«)OJNoL48,27.2.1971,p.76.
(5)OJNoL113,1.5.1975,p.1.

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MemberStatesmayprescribethattheapproval
referredtointhefirstindentofthefirstsubpara­
graphshouldbegivenbycompetentregional
committeeswhichmustcertifythatthewinesin
questionhavethequalitycharacteristics oftable
winesoftheproductionregionsfromwhichthey
come.'
Article2
ThefollowingparagraphisherebyaddedtoArticle1
ofRegulation (EEC)No438/71:
'3.Forthepurposeofapplyingpoint(c)ofthe
secondsubparagraphofparagraph 1,theexportingMemberStatesmaynotavailthemselvesofthe
provisionsofArticle13(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1153/75.'
ArticleJ
Thefollowingsubparagraph isherebyaddedtoArticle
2ofRegulation(EEC)No438/71:
'Itshallapplyuntil30September1976.'
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22April1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission