22.8.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL231/7
REGULATION (EEC)No2185/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of20August1974
providingforatemporaryderogationfromRegulation (EEC)No1769/72
concerningtheaccompanying documentinthewinesector
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.MemberStatesmay,bywayofderogationfrom
Regulation(EEC)No1769/72,providethattheaccom­
panyingdocumentshallnotberequiredforthe
carriagefromthevineyardbythegrowerofhisown
grapes,whetherornotcrushed,providedthat
—thegrapesarenottransportedtothegrower'sown
wine-makingplantortoaplantbelongingtoa
groupofwhich.heisamember,
—thegrapesarenottransportedbytheconsignee,
—thetotaldistance,beingadistancebyroad,over
whichthegrapesarecarrieddoesnotexceed40
km,
—theentiretransportoperationtakesplacewithina
singlewine-growing zone.
2.Incasescomingwithinparagraph 1the
consigneeshalldrawupanaccompanying document
immediatelyontakingpossessionofthegrapes.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(!)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1532/74(2),andinparticularArticle29(3)thereof;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1769/72(3)of26July1972drawingupaccompanying
documentsanddeterminingtheobligationsofwine
producersandtradersotherthanretailers,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No374/74(4),intro­
ducedasystemofaccompanying documentswhich
makesprovisionforcertainexemptions ;
Whereassomegrapeproducersencounterdifficulties
in"drawinguptheaccompanying documentinthe
caseofthecarriageofgrapes;whereastheyshould
thereforebeexemptedfromtheobligationtodrawup
thisdocument ;
Whereastofacilitatecontrolsuchexemptionshould
applyonlyinrespectofcarriageoverashortdistance
withinasinglewine-growing zoneeffectedbythe
produceroronhisinstructions ,andprovidedthatthe
accompanying documentisdrawnupsubsequentlyby
theconsignee ;
WhereasincertainareasoftheCommunitygrape
mustinfermentation ismarketedinsmallcontainers
fordirecthumanconsumption ;whereas,sincethis
tradeoccursonlyatharvesttimeandthetotalquanti­
tiesinvolvedaresmall,itisdesirabletofacilitatesales
incontainersofacapacitynotexceeding251by
waivingtherequirementastotheaccompanying docu­
ment;
WhereasthisRegulationshouldapplyonlyforsuch
periodoftimeasisnecessarytoseehowtheseexemp­
tionsoperateinpractice;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,Article2
MemberStatesmay,bywayofderogationfromRegula­
tion(EEC)No1769/72,providethattheaccom­
panyingdocumentnottobedrawnupforthetrans­
portationofgrapemustinfermentation ,providedthat
theproduct
—isintendedfordirecthumanconsumption ,
—istransportedincontainersofacapacitynot
exceeding251,
—istobedeliveredtotheconsumer,ortoaretailer,
restaurantorsimilarestablishment .
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntil31December1974.(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL166,21,6.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL191,21.8.1972,p.1.
(4)OJNoL42,14.2.1974;p.5.

NoL231/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.8.74
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20August1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI