22.3.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL78/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No570/78
of21March1978
layingdowndetailedrulesforthegrantingofsubsidiesforcertainliqueurwines
producedintheCommunityandsimilartotheliqueurwinemarketedas
'Cyprussherry'
whereastothisendheshouldberequired,whenhe
submitsanapplicationforasubsidy,tosubmitalsoa
copyoftheaccompanying documentprovidedforin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1153/75of30
April1975prescribingtheformoftheaccompanying
documentsforwineproductsandspecifyingtheobli­
gationsofwineproducersandtradersotherthan
retailers(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2617/77(5);whereas,however,underArticle13(2)of
thatRegulationtheMemberStatesmayprovidethat
inthecaseofcertainproductsandincertaincircum­
stancessuchdocumentisnotrequired;whereasitis
thereforenecessary,iftheobjectivesofthepresent
Regulationaretobeattained,toprohibittheapplica­
tionofthatprovisioninMemberStatesfromwhich
theproductsinquestionareconsigned ;
Whereastheconsignorshouldalsoberequiredto
furnishproofthattheproductsconcernedhavebeen
releasedtotheUnitedKingdomorIrishmarkets;
whereassuchproofmaytaketheformofthecontrol
copyprovidedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No223/77of22December1976onprovisionsfor
theimplementation oftheCommunitytransitproce­
dureandforcertainsimplifications ofthatproce­
dure(6),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1601/77(7);whereasanyfurtherinformationnecessary
forcontrolpurposesshouldbegiveninthatdocu­
ment;
Whereas,sincethesubsidyisatpresenttobegranted
onlyinrespectofconsignments toIrelandandthe
UnitedKingdom,itisnecessarytoprovidethat,
whereawineproductqualifyingforasubsidyisrecon­
signedtoanotherMemberStateoftheCommunityor
isexportedtoanon-membercountry,asumequalto
theamountofthesubsidyistoberecovered ;whereas
thesumssorecoveredbyIrelandandtheUnited
Kingdomshouldbeusedtofinanceintervention
measuresdesignedtostabilizetheagricultural
markets;
Whereas,inorderthattheCommission andthe
MemberStatesconcernedkeeptrackofthesituation,
theyshouldbeinformedofthequantitiesinrespect
ofwhichsubsidieshavebeenappliedforandthequan­
titiesinrespectofwhichsubsidieshavebeengranted;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
533/78of13March1978opening,allocatingand
providingfortheadministration ofaCommunity
tariffquotaforliqueurwinesfallingwithin
subheadingex22.05CoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginCyprusandmarketedunderthe
labelof'Cyprussherry',andintroducingsubsidiesfor
similarwineproductsproducedintheCommunity('),
andinparticularArticle8thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2560/77(3),andinparticularArticle29(3)thereof,
WhereasArticle7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No533/78
providesforthegrantingofsubsidiesinrespectof
Communityliqueurwinessimilartotheliqueurwines
describedontheV.I.I,documentasliqueurwines
intendedformarketingas'Cyprussherry',consigned
onorbefore30April1978byproducerMember
StatestootherMemberStatesoftheCommunity
whichhaveactuallyimportedsuchproductsand
marketedthempursuanttothesaidRegulation(EEC)
No533/78;whereas,accordingtotheinformation
availabletotheCommission ,suchproductsare
marketedas'Cyprussherry'intwoMemberStates,
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom ;whereassubsidies
mustthereforebegrantedforconsignments ofsimilar
CommunityliqueurwinestothosetwoMember
States;
WhereasArticle7(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No533/78
providesthattheamountofthesubsidygrantedto
Communityproductsmustbedeterminedonthe
basisofthedifference ,onthemarketsofthe
importingMemberStates,betweenthepricesof
Communityliqueurwinesandthoseofliqueurwines
marketedas'Cyprussherry';
Whereasinordertoobtainthesubsidytheconsignor
shouldberequiredtofurnishthenecessaryproof;
(••)OJNoI.113,I.5.1975,p.1.
(s)O'jNo1.304,29.||.1977,p.33.
('•)()')NoI.38,9.2.1977,p.20.
(')O")NoI.I«2,22.7.1977,p.I.(')OJNoI.74,16.3.1978,p.5.
(2)OJNoI.99,5.5.1970,p.I.
(3)OJNoI.303,28.II.1977,p.I.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,presenttothecompetentauthoritiesoftheMember
Statefromwhichtheproductwasconsignedanappli­
cationforasubsidyaccompanied by:
—acopyoftheaccompanying documentprovided
forinRegulation (EEC)No1153/75,itbeing
possibletoreplacesuchcopybyanyotherappro­
priatedocumentspecifiedbytheMemberStates
concernedwherethewinewasconsignedbefore
theentryintoforceofthisRegulationandthe
accompanying documentwasnotrequired
pursuanttoArticle13(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1153/75,and
—prooffromtheUnitedKingdomorIrishcustoms
authoritiesthatthewineproductsinquestionhave
beenreleasedtothemarketintheMemberState
ofdestination .
Forthepurposesofthisprovisionandwithoutpreju­
dicetotheprovisioninthefirstindentaboveforthe
replacement oftheaccompanying document,the
MemberStatefromwhichtheproductsinquestion
areconsignedmaynotavailitselfoftheoption
providedforinArticle13(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1153/75.
2.Theproofreferredtointheprecedingparagraph
shallbefurnishedbyproductionofthecontrolcopy
referredtoinArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No
223/77.Entriesshallbemadeinthefollowing
sectionsofthecontrolcopy:
(a)Sections101and103;
(b)Section104,deletingasnecessaryandinserting
oneofthefollowing :
—Intendedforentryforhomeuse,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theliqueurwinesqualifyingforthesubsidyprovided
forinArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)No533/78shall
bethoseofCommunityoriginwiththeexceptionof
qualityliqueurwinesproducedinspecifiedregions,
consignedtoIrelandortheUnitedKingdom.
Article2
ForproductsasreferredtoinArticle1inrespectof
whichcustomsformalitiesonconsignment were
completedbetween 1Marchand30April1978the
amountofthesubsidyprovidedforinArticle7of
Regulation(EEC)No533/78shallbe:
—10unitsofaccountperhectolitreforproducts
withanactualalcoholicstrengthofatleast15°
andnotmorethan18°,
—15unitsofaccountperhectolitreforproducts
withanactualalcoholicstrengthofatleast18°
andnotmorethan22°.
Article3
1.Thesubsidyshallbegrantedtotheconsignors
concernedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle4.
2.Thedayonwhichthecustomsformalitieson
consignmentarecompletedshallbethedayonwhich
thecustomsauthoritiesacceptthedocumentby
whichthedeclarantstateshisintentiontoconsignto
IrelandortheUnitedKingdomaproductofthekind
specifiedinArticle1.Atthetimeofsuchacceptance
theproductsconcernedshallbeplacedundercustoms
controlandshallsoremainuntiltheyleavetheterri­
toryoftheMemberStatefromwhichtheyare
consigned .
Thedayonwhichthecustomsformalitiesonconsign­
mentarecompletedshallbetheoperativedatefor
determiningthequantity,natureandcharacteristics of
theproductconsigned .
Article4
1.Toobtainpaymentofthesubsidy,theconsignor
must,withinthreemonthsofthecompletionof
customsformalitiesonconsignmentor,inthecaseof
wineconsignedbeforethisRegulationentersinto
force,withinthreemonthsofitsentryintoforce,—Bestemttilovergangtilforbrug,
—FürdenfreienVerkehrbestimmt,
—Destineaetremisalaconsommation ,
—Destinatoadessereimmessoinconsumo,
—Bestemdominhetvrijeverkeerteworden
gebracht.
Article5
1.Wherecustomsimportformalitiesarecompleted
inIrelandortheUnitedKingdomonorafter1March
1978inrespectofawineproductasreferredtoin
Article1andthisproductisthenreconsignedfrom
eitherofthesetwoMemberStatestoanotherMember
Stateorexportedtoanon-member country,an
amountshallbechargedwhichisequaltothesubsidy
applicableonthedayofcompletionofthecustoms
formalitiesonconsignment orexport.
Thesaidamountshallbepaidbytheconsignoror
exporternotlaterthanthetimeofcompletionofthe
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Howevernosuchamountshallbechargedifthe
consignororexporterfurnishesproofthatnosubsidy
hasbeengrantedinrespectoftheproductinques­
tion.
2.IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomshallenterall
sumscollectedinpursuanceofparagraph 1tothe
creditoftheGuaranteeSectionoftheEAGGF .
3.IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomshalladopt
whatevermeasuresarenecessarytoimplementthis
ArticleandshallinformtheCommission thereofand
ofthequantitiesinrespectofwhichtheamount
providedforinparagraph 1hasbeencharged.
Article6
TheMemberStatefromwhichthewineproductsare
consignedshall,notlaterthanthe15thdayofeach
month,providetheCommissionandtheMember
Statesofdestinationwithparticularsinrespectoftheprecedingmonthconcerningthequantitiesof
productsinrespectofwhichsubsidieshavebeen
grantedandthequantitiesinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforsubsidieshavebeenreceived.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
However :
—theprovisionsofArticle4(2)shallapplyonlyin
respectofproductsforwhichcustomsformalities
onconsignment arecompletedonorafterthe
seventhdayfollowingtheentryintoforceofthis
Regulation ,
—theprovisionsofArticle.5(1)shallapplyonlyin
respectofproductsforwhichcustomsformalities
onreconsignment orexportarecompleted
followingtheentryintoforceofthisRegulation .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21March1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President