26.1.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL21/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No135/78
of25January1978
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);whereasanyfurtherinformationneces­
saryforcontrolpurposesshouldbegiveninthatdocu­
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
3016/77of29December1977opening,allocating
andprovidingfortheadministration 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)No3016/77
providesforthegrantingofsubsidiesinrespectof
Communityliqueurwinessimilartotheliqueurwines
describedontheV.I.Idocumentasliqueurwines
intendedformarketingas'Cyprussherry',consigned
onorbefore28February1978byproducerMember
StatestootherMemberStatesoftheCommunity
whichhaveactuallyimportedsuchproductsand
marketedthempursuanttothesaidRegulation (EEC)
No3016/77;whereas,accordingtotheinformation
availabletotheCommission ,suchproductsare
marketedasCyprussherryintwoMemberStates,
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom ;whereassubsidies
mustthereforebegrantedforconsignments ofsimilar
CommunityliqueurwinestothosetwoMember
States;
WhereasArticle7(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No3016/77
providesthattheamountofthesubsidygrantedto
Communityproductsmustbedeterminedonthe
basisofthedifference,onthemarketsofthe
importingMemberStates,betweenthepricesof
Communityliqueurwinesandthoseofliqueurwines
marketedas'Cyprussherry';
Whereasinordertoobtainthesubsidytheconsignor
shouldberequiredtofurnishthenecessaryproof;
(4)OJNoLI13,I.5.1975,p.I.
(s)OJNoL304,29.11.1977,p.33.
(h)0|NoL38,9.2.1977,p.20.
(7)OJNoL182,22.7.1977,p.1.(')OJNoL355,31.12.1977,p.38.
(2)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(3OJNoL303,28.II.1977,p.1.

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WhereastheManagementCommitteeforWinehas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,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,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theliqueurwinesqualifyingforthesubsidyprovided
forinArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No3016/77shall
bethoseofqualityliqueurwinesproducedinspeci­
fiedregions,consignedtoIrelandandtheUnited
Kingdom.
Article2
ForproductsasreferredtoinArticle1inrespectof
whichcustomsformalitiesonconsignment were
completedbetween 1Januaryand28February1978,
theamountofthesubsidyprovidedforinArticle7of
Regulation (EEC)No3016/77shallbe:
—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,—Bestemttilovergangtilforbrug,
—FürdenfreienVerkehrbestimmt,
—Destineaetremisalaconsommation ,
—Destinatoadessereimmessoinconsumo,
—Bestemdominhetvrijeverkeerteworden
gebracht.
Article5
1.Wherecustomsimportformalitiesarecompleted
inIrelandortheUnitedKingdomonorafter1
January1978inrespectofawineproductasreferred
toinArticle1andthisproductisthenreconsigned
fromeitherofthesetwoMemberStatestoanother
MemberStateorexportedtoanon-membercountry,
anamountshallbechargedwhichisequaltothe
subsidyapplicableonthedayofcompletionofthe
customsformalitiesonconsignment 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 ,
—theprovisionsofArticle5(1)shallapplyonlyin
respectofproductsforwhichcustomsformalities
onreconsignment orexportarecompleted
followingtheentryintoforceofthisRegulation .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President