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REGULATION (EEC)No1014/70OFTHECOMMISSION
of29May1970
onimportlicencesforwine
Whereas,withaviewtoavoidinganydifferencein
thetreatmentofCommunitytraders,national
administrations shouldbesubjecttouniformrulesas
regardsdeterminingtheexactdateonwhich
applicationsfortheissueofimportlicencesaretobe
consideredashavingreachedtheauthority
responsibleforissuingthem;whereas,tothatend,it
isessentialtolaydownprovisionsenablinga
specifiedworkingdaytobeclearlydefinedasthe
dateonwhichtheauthorityconcernedreceivesan
applicationfortheissueofalicence;
Whereasthefourthsubparagraph ofArticle8(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70providesthattheissue
oflicencesisconditionalonthelodgingofadeposit
whichshallbeforfeitedinwholeorinpartifthe
transactionisnoteffected;whereas,inordertoavoid
disturbancesinthepatternoftradeduetothe
applicationofdifferentsystemsbyMemberStates,
rulesforapplyingthedepositandtheamountthereof
shouldbespecified;
Whereasitisneverthelessnecessarytoprovide
adequatemeasuresincaseswhereimportation
cannot,forreasonsofforcemajeure,takeplace,
duringtheperiodofvalidityofthelicence;
Whereas,inordertoenabletheCommissiontohave
anoverallviewofthetrendofimports,itisnecessary
thatitbeinformedregularlybyMemberStatesofthe
importlicencesissued;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforWine;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/701of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganisationofthe
marketinwine,andinparticularArticles8(3)and
35thereof;
WhereasArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
providesthatimportsintotheCommunityofanyof
theproductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulationare
conditionalonthesubmissionofanimportlicence;
Whereasthetransferoftherightsandobligations
derivedfromtheimportlicencesmaygiveriseto
difficultiesasregardstheapplicationofthe
provisionsofthisRegulationandinparticularas
regardsthelossofthedeposit;whereasitistherefore
advisabletoprohibitthetransferofimportlicences;
Whereas,inviewofinternationaltradepractice,a
certainmarginshouldbeallowedinrespectofthe
quantitiesspecifiedinthelicenceasregards'theuseof
thelicenceandtheobligationtoimport;
Whereasitisnecessary,inorderforthesystemof
importlicencestobeproperlyapplied,thatacertain
minimumamountofinformationshouldbegivenin
thelicences;whereas,forthatreason,itisessential
forthecompetentauthorityissuingthelicencestobe
informedbytheimporter,withinspecifiedtime
limits,ofthecountryfromwhichtheproductin
questionisbeingexported;
Whereastheperiodofvalidityofimportlicences
mustberestrictedinthelightofinternationaltrade
practiceandnormaldeliveryperiods;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theimportlicenceshallauthoriseandmake
obligatorytheimportationofthenetquantityof
productsasspecifiedduringtheperiodofvalidityof
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4.thenetquantityofproduct'inhectolitresor,
whereappropriate,inmetricunitsofweight;
5.thelastdayofvalidityofthelicence;
6.theexportingthirdcountry.2.Ifthenetquantityimportedislessthanthenet
quantityspecifiedinthelicencebynomorethan5%,
theobligationtoimportshallbeconsideredashaving
beenfulfilled.
Ifthenetquantityimportedexceedsthequantity
specifiedinthelicencebynomorethan5%,that
quantityshallbeconsideredashayingbeenimported
underthatdocument.
Article6
Article2
Therightsandobligationsdevolvingfromthelicence
shallnotbetransferable .
Article31.Thefollowingshallbeconsidered .as
applicationsforlicenceslodgedonagivenday:
(a)applicationslodgedattheofficesofthe
competentauthorityconcernednotlaterthan
15.30hoursonthatday,ifaworkingdayfor
thatauthority;
(b)applicationssentbyletterortelexreceivedinthe
above-mentioned officesnotlaterthan•15.30
hoursonthedayinquestion;
(c)applicationssentbytelegramreceivedinthose
officesnotlaterthan17.00hoursonthedayin
questionprovidedthatthetelegramwas
registeredatthetransmittingtelegraphofficenot
laterthan15.30hours.Thelicenceshallbevalidfromthedateofissueuntil
theendofthethirdmonthfollowingthemonthof
issue.
Article4
UntilCommunityimportlicenceformsaredrawnup,
MemberStatesmayusetheirownprintedforms.
Suchlicences,subjecttoprovisionslaiddownin
otherRegulations,DirectivesorDecisionsadoptedby
Communityinstitutions,shallcontainallthedetails
listedinArticle5.2.Applicationsforlicencesreceivedonadayother
thanaworkingdayforthecompetentauthority,or
onaworkingdayforitbutafterthetimespecified
above,shallbeconsideredashavingbeenlodgedon
thefirstworkingdayfollowingreceiptthereof.
Applicationssentbytelegramshallbeconsideredas
havingbeensubmittedonthefirstworkingday
followingthedayofreceptionifthetelegramis
registeredafter15.30hoursatthetransmitting
telegraphofficeeventhoughitmayreachthe
competentauthoritybefore17.00hours.
3.WhenSummerTimeisinforceinItaly,thetime
limitsspecifiedinthisArticleshallbeunderstoodin
thatMemberStatetobeonehourlater.Article5
Eachlicenceshallstate:
1.thenameandaddressoftheapplicant;
2.adescriptionoftheproductand,inthecaseof
RieslingorSylvaner,thenameofthevinevariety
togetherwiththenumberofthesub-headingof
theCommonCustomsTariffand,attherequest
oftheMemberStateissuingthelicence,the
referencenumberofthenomenclature ofgoodsin
thenationalstatisticalregisterforforeigntrade.
Wherethetariffsub-heading specifiesthe
alcoholicstrengthoftheproduct,avariationof
0-4°fromthatstrengthshallbepermittedforthe
purposeofthelicence.Thatvariationshallbe
mentionedinthelicence;Article7
1.1Theissueofalicenceforaquantityexceeding1
hiectolitreor,whereappropriate,100kilogrammesof
theproductslistedinArticle1(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70shallbesubjecttothelodgingof
adeposit.
Theamountofthedepositforeachproductissetout
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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsAmount
ofthedeposit
22.04 Grapemust,infermentationorwithfermentation
arrestedotherwisethanbytheadditionofalcohol.2Όu.a.perhi
22.05 Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemustwithfermentation
arrestedbytheadditionofalcohol:
—sparklingwines 6Όu.a.perhi
—liqueurwines 7*5u.a.perhi
winesfortifiedfordistillation 2*5u.a.perhi
—otherwines:
1.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthnotexceeding
13° 2-0u.a.perhi
2.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding13°
butnotexceeding15° 2*5u.a.perhi
3.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding15°
butnotexceeding18° 3*0u.a.perhi
4.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding18°
butnot22° 3*5u.a.perhi
08.04AIIFreshgrapesotherthantablegrapes 1*5u.a.perhi
ex22.10 Winevinegarsforhumanconsumption 2*0u.a.perhi
ex22.07.Piquette 1Όu.a.perhi
ex22.09ADilutedalcoholsofagriculturalorigin 1*5u.a.perhi
23.05 Winelees 1·0u.a.perhi
Argol 0-1u.a.perhi
ex23.06AGrapemarcs 1Όu.a.per100kg
2.Thedeposit,shallbepaidincashorintheform
ofaguaranteeprovidedbyacreditinstitution
satisfyingthecriterialaiddownbytheMemberState
towhichtheapplicationforalicenceismade.However,ifthenetquantityimportedamountsto
lessthan5%ofthenetquantityshowninthelicence,
thedepositshallbeentirelyforfeited.
Article8Article9
1.Thedepositshallbereturnedonceaquantity
equaltonotlessthan95%ofthenetquantityshown
inthelicencehasbeenimported.
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle9,wherethe
obligationtoimporthasnotbeenfulfilledwithinthe
periodofvalidityofthelicence,thedepositshallbe
forfeitedforaquantityequaltothedifference
between:
(a)95%ofthenetquantityshowninthelicence;
and1.Whenimportationcannotbeeffectedduringthe
periodofvalidityofthelicenceowingto
circumstances deemedtobeacaseofforcemajeure,
thecompetentauthorityshalldecide,attherequest
ofthepartyconcerned,eitherthattheobligationto
importistobecancelledandthatthedepositisnot
tobeforfeitedorthattheperiodofvalidityofthe
licenceistobeextendedfortheperiodoftime
requiredinviewofthecircumstancesinvoked.
2.WhenaMemberStateacceptsagiven
circumstance asacaseofforcemajeure,itshall
informtheCommissionthereofforthwith . (b)thenetquantityactuallyimported.
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Article10 3.Ifacircumstancedeemedtobeacaseofforce
majeureandrelatingtothecountryoforiginis
invoked,suchcircumstances maybeacceptedonlyif
thecompetentauthoritywasnotified ,intimeofthe
countryoforiginbeforethecircumstancedeemedto
beacaseofforcemajeureoccurred.Notificationof
thecountryoforiginshallbeconsideredashaving
beenmadeintimeif,atthetimethenotificationwas
given,thecaseofforcemajeurecouldnothavebeen
foreseen.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,notlater
thantheWednesdayofeachweek,ofthequantities
ofproductsforwhichimportlicenceshavebeen
issuedduringthepreviousweek.
Suchinformationshallbearrangedaccordingto
exportingcountries,totheCommonCustomsTariff
specificationsand,inthecaseofRieslingorSylvaner,
thenameofthevinevariety,and,inthecaseofwine
ormust,thecolour.
Article11
4.Theimportershall,bymeansofappropriate
documents,supplyproofofthecircumstancedeemed
tobeacaseofforcemajeure.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforce,on1June
1970.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29May1970.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY