21.8.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL230/11
REGULATION (EEC)No2178/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of20August1974
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1143/74asregardsthedocumentstobe
producedinordertoobtainthesubsidiesforCommunitywineproductssimilar
tothewineproductexportedunderthelabelof'CyprusSherry'
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No1143/74is
applicablewithretrospectiveeffectfrom1January
1974andwhereasbetweenthatdateandthedateof
itsentryintoforceconsignorshaveasarulemadeuse
ofthefacilityprovidedforinArticle13(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1769/72;whereasitisthereforeexpe­
dienttoprovidethatinsuchcasestheaccompanying
documentmaybereplacedbyanyotherappropriate
documenttobedeterminedbytheMemberStates
concerned ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No3576/73(J)of
28December1973ontheextensionandmodification
ofthearrangements madebyRegulation(EEC)No
1253/73ontheimportationofwineproducts
exportedunderthelabelof'Cyprussherry'originating
inandcomingfromCyprus,andtheintroductionof
subsidiesforsimilarwineproductsproducedinthe
Communityasoriginallyconstitutedandexportedto
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom,andinparticular
Article5thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(2)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1532/74(3),andinparticularArticle29(3)thereof;
WhereasArticle4ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1143/74(4)of7May1974layingdownimple­
mentingprovisionsandfixingtheamountof
subsidiesforwineproductssimilartothewine
productexportedunderthelabelof'CyprusSherry'
producedintheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
andconsignedtoIrelandortotheUnitedKingdom
prescribesatimelimitofsixmonthsfollowingthe
completionofthecustomsformalitiesonconsign­
mentforthepresentationoftheapplicationfor
subsidy;whereasthistimelimitisnotsufficientfor
shipmentsconsignedbeforethedateofentryinto
forceofthatRegulation ;<
WhereasArticle4(1)ofthesaidRegulationlaiddown
certainconditionsthatmustbefulfilledbeforethe
subsidycanbeobtained;whereasoneofthecondi­
tionsisthepresentationofacopyoftheaccompany­
ingdocumentprovidedforinCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1769/72(5),of26July1972drawingup
accompanying documentsanddeterminingtheobliga­
tionsofwineproducersandtradersotherthan
retailers,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1199/74(6);whereasforthepurposesofapplyingthis
provisionRegulation (EEC)No1143/74prohibited
recoursetoArticle13(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1769/72;Article1
Article4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1143/74is
replacedbythefollowing:
'1.Toobtainpaymentofthesubsidy,the
consignormust,withinsixmonthsfollowing
completionofthecustomsformalitiesonconsign­
ment,orinthecaseofwineconsignedbeforethe
dateofentryintoforceofthisRegulation,within
sixmonthsfollowingitsentryintoforce,present
tothecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
fromwhichtheproductswereinitiallyconsigned
anapplicationforsubsidyaccompanied by:
—acopyoftheaccompanying document
providedforinRegulation (EEC)No1769/72,
whichcopymayinthecaseofwineconsigned
before1June1974andinrespectofwhich
pursuanttoArticle13(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1769/72noaccompanying documentis
requiredbereplacedbyanyotherappropriate
documenttobedeterminedbytheMember
Statesconcerned,and
—prooffromtheBritishorIrishcustomsauthori­
tiesthatthewineproductsinquestionhave
beenenteredforhomeuseintheMember
Stateofdestination .(!)OJNoL359,28.12.1973,p.33
(2)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,21.6.1974,p.1.
(<)OJNoL126,8.5.1974,p.12.
(»)OJNoL191,21.8.1972,p.1.
(')OJNoL131,14.5.1974,p.14.

NoL230/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.8.74
Forthepurposesofthisparagraph,butsubjectas
providedinthefirstindent,noMemberStatefrom
whichtheproductsareinitiallyconsignedmay
availitselfofthepowerprovidedforinArticle13
(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1769/72'.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20August1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI