NoL188/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.7.74
REGULATION (EEC)No1809/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of9July1974
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1770/72ondetailedrulesofapplicationrelating
totheadditionalconditionswithwhichimportedwinesfordirecthuman
consumption havetocomply
thewineinquestionisnotintendedtobemarketed
inthenormalway;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWines,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(1)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2592/73(2),andinparticularArticle28(5)thereof;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1770/72(3)of2August1972ondetailedrulesofappli­
cationrelatingtotheadditionalconditionswith
whichimportedwinesfordirecthumanconsumption
havetocomply,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2865/73(4),providesinparticularthateach
consignment ofwineimportedintotheCommunity
mustbeaccompanied byadocument ;
Whereastherequirement ofsuchadocumentfor
smallconsignments involvesmoreburdensthanbene­
fits,forthecostintheexportingcountryofissuing
thedocumentsinquestionisoutofallproportionto
theadvantagestobegainedfromexportingtothe
Community ;whereasthesameapplieswithregardto
thecheckstobecarriedoutwithintheCommunity ;
whereasinviewofthetinyquantitiesinvolvedthere
wouldseemtobelittlerisk,asaresultofimporters
failingtocomplywithCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1599/71(5)of20July1971layingdownadditional
conditionswithwhichimportedwinesfordirect
humanconsumption havetocomply,totheattain­
mentoftheobjectivessetoutbythesameRegula­
tion;whereasthesaidRegulation (EEC)No1599/71
shouldthereforebeappliedonlywhereimportsfrom
athirdcountryexceed500hiperyear;
Whereas,however,toavoiddeflectionoftrade
throughother,non-producing ,thirdcountries,this
exemptionshouldapplyonlyinrespectofproducing
countriesinwhichthewineoriginates ;whereas,more­
over,sinceanideaofthequantitiesimportedcanbe
obtainedonlyaftertheevent,exemptionshouldbe
limitedtoaperiodsufficienttoenablethetrendin
importstobeobserved;
Whereasprovisionshouldalsobemadeforcases
wherenodocumentisrequiredbecauseforexampleArticle1
ThetextofArticle9ofRegulation (EEC)No1770/72
isreplacedbythefollowing :
'1.TheprovisionsofthisRegulationshallnot
apply:
(a)toquantitiesofwineoffifteenlitresorless:
—consistingofconsignments ofcommercial
samplestobedistributedfreeofcharge;
—carriedintheluggageoftourists;
—sentinsmallconsignments toprivateindi­
vidualswheresuchquantitiesareobviously
intendedforthepersonalorfamily
consumptionofthepersonsconcerned ;
(b)towineformingpartofthebelongingsofindi­
vidualswhoaremovinghouse;
(c)towineimportedfortradefairsundertherele­
vantcustomsarrangements ,providedthatthe
wineconcernedisputupincontainersofa
capacitynotexceedingtwolitres;
3
(d)toquantitiesofwineimportedforexperi­
mentalpurposesofascientificortechnical
nature(subjecttoamaximumof1hiper
consignment ).
(e)until31December1974toimportedwines
intendedfordirecthumanconsumption put
upincontainersofacapacitynotexceeding
twolitresandoriginatinginandcomingfrom
thethirdcountrieslistedinAnnexIVtothis
Regulation ;
(f)towineintendedforandsentdirectlytodiplo­
matic,consularorsimilarestablishments and
importedinaccordancewiththeexemption
whichhasbeengrantedtothem.')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
2)OJNoL269,26.9.1973,p.1.
3)OJNoL191,21.8.1972,p.31.
4)OJNoL295,23.10.1973,p.8.
5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.3.

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(g)towineheldonboardinternationalmeansof
transportasvictuallingsupplies.
2.NothingintheprovisionsofthisRegulation
shalleffecttheoperationofthearrangements
applicabletopersonslivinginfrontierzones.Article2
TheRegulation(EEC)No1770/72iscompletedby
theAnnexIV,thetextofwhichappearsintheAnnex
ofthisRegulation .
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1August1974.3.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensureverification ofthedestination
ofthewinespecifiedinparagraph 1'.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
ANNEXIV
—Brazil
—Canada
—UnitedStates
—Iran
—Lebanon
—ThePeople'sRepublicofChina
—Taiwan
—USSR