NoL321/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.12.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2791/77
of15December 1977
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);whereaswhateverfurtherinformation is
necessaryforcontrolpurposesshouldbegiveninthat
document ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2561/77of21November1977opening,allocating
andprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunity
tariffquotaforliqueurwinesfallingwithin
subheadingex22.05CoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginCyprusandmarketedunderthe
labelof'CyprusSherry',andintroducingsubsidiesfor
similarwineproductsproducedintheCommunity
(1977)(*),andinparticularArticle9thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2211/77(3),andinparticularArticle29(3)thereof,
WhereasArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2561/77
providesforthegrantingofsubsidiesinrespectof
Communityliqueurwinessimilartotheliqueurwines
describedontheV.I.Idocumentasliqueurwines
intendedformarketingas'Cyprussherry',consigned
onorbefore31December1977byproducerMember
StatestootherMemberStatesoftheCommunity
whichhaveactuallyimportedsuchproductsand
marketedthempursuanttothesaidRegulation (EEC)
No2561/77;whereas,accordingtotheinformation
availabletotheCommission ,suchproductsare
marketedasCyprussherryintwoMemberStates,
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom;whereassubsidies
mustthereforebegrantedforconsignments ofsimilar
CommunityliqueurwinestothosetwoMember
States;
WhereasArticle8(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2561/77
providesthattheamountofthesubsidygrantedto
Communityproductsmustbedeterminedonthe
basisofthedifference,onthemarketsofthe
importingMemberStates,betweenthepricesof
Communityliqueurwinesandthoseofliqueurwines
marketedas'Cyprussherry';
Whereasinordertoobtainthesubsidytheconsignor
shouldberequiredtofurnishthenecessaryproof;Whereas,sincethesubsidyisatpresenttobegranted
onlyinrespectofconsignments toIrelandandthe
UnitedKingdom,itisnecessarytoprovidethat,
whereawineproductqualifyingforasubsidyisrecon­
signedtoanotherMemberStateoftheCommunityor
isexportedtoanon-membercountry,asumequalto
theamountofthesubsidyistoberecovered;whereas
thesumssorecoveredbyIrelandandtheUnited
Kingdomshouldbeusedtofinanceintervention
measuresdesignedtostabilizetheagricultural
markets;
Whereas,inorderthattheCommission andthe
MemberStatesconcernedkeeptrackofthesituation,
theyshouldbeinformedofthequantitiesinrespect
ofwhichsubsidieshavebeenappliedforandthequan­
titiesinrespectofwhichsubsidieshavebeengranted;
(4)OJNoL113,1.5.1975,p.1. (•)OJNoL299,23.11.1977,p.1.
(z)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(3)OJNoL256,7.10.1977,p.1.(5)OJNoL304,29.11.1977,p.33.
(6)OJNoL38,9.2.1977,p.20.

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WhereastheManagementCommitteeforWinehas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theliqueurwinesqualifyingforthesubsidyprovided
forinArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No2561/77shall
bethoseCommunityliqueurwines,withtheexcep­
tionofqualityliqueurwinesproducedinspecified
regions,consignedtoIrelandandtheUnited
Kingdom.
Article2
ForproductsasreferredtoinArticle1inrespectof
whichcustomsformalitiesonconsignment were
completedbetween1Julyand31December1977,
theamountofthesubsidyprovidedforinArticle8of
Regulation(EEC)No2561/77shallbe:
—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,
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,
—Bestemttilovergangtilforbrug,
—FurdenfreienVerkehrbestimmt,
—Destineaetremisalaconsommation ,
—Destinatoadessereimmessoinconsumo,
—Bestemdominhetvrijeverkeerteworden
gebracht.
ThecompetentcustomsofficeintheMemberStateof
destinationshallcompletethesectionmarked
'Controlofuseand/ordestination.'
Article5
1.Wherecustomsimportformalitiesarecompleted
inIrelandortheUnitedKingdomonorafter1July
1977inrespectofawineproductasreferredtoin
Article1andthisproductisthenreconsignedfrom
eitherofthesetwoMemberStatestoanotherMember
Stateorexportedtoanon-member country,an
amountshallbechargedwhichisequaltothesubsidy
applicableonthedayofcompletionofthecustoms
formalitiesonconsignmentorexport.
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
onconsignmentarecompletedonorafterthe7th
dayfollowingtheentryintoforceofthisRegula­
tion,
—theprovisionsofArticle5(1)shallapplyonlyin
respectofproductsforwhichcustomsformalities
onreconsignment orexportarecompleted
followingtheentryintoforceofthisRegulation .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President