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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 607/77

OF 23 MARCH 1977

CONCERNING NOTIFICATION TO THE COMMISSION BY THE MEMBER STATES OF IMPORT LICENCES ISSUED FOR WINE PRODUCTS , REPEALING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2866/73 AND AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1614/76

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 OF 28 APRIL 1970 LAYING DOWN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2842/76 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 35 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2866/73 OF 19 OCTOBER 1973 CONCERNING NOTIFICATION TO THE COMMISSION BY MEMBER STATES OF IMPORT LICENCES ISSUED FOR WINE ( 3 ) , MEMBER STATES HAVE TO NOTIFY THE COMMISSION EVERY FORTNIGHT OF THE IMPORT LICENCES ISSUED ; WHEREAS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO NOTIFY IMPORT LICENCES EVERY FORTNIGHT ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , THAT REQUIREMENT ENTAILS ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLICATIONS WHICH SHOULD BE SIMPLIFIED ; WHEREAS SUCH NOTICE SHOULD THEREFORE BE GIVEN ONLY EVERY MONTH ;

WHEREAS , HOWEVER , TO ENSURE SOUND MANAGEMENT OF THE WINE MARKET , THE COMMISSION MUST BE INFORMED BY THE MEMBER STATES IMMEDIATELY IF THE QUANTITIES IN RESPECT OF WHICH LICENCES ARE APPLIED FOR APPEAR TO CONSTITUTE A THREAT OF MARKET DISTURBANCE ;

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1160/76 OF 17 MAY 1976 ( 4 ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 EXTENDED THE OBLIGATION TO SUBMIT IMPORT LICENCES TO INCLUDE CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST ; WHEREAS A COLUMN FOR THAT PRODUCT SHOULD THEREFORE BE INSERTED IN THE SPECIMEN RETURN ;

WHEREAS THESE AMENDMENTS MAKE IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2866/73 BY A NEW REGULATION AND CONSEQUENTLY ENTAIL THE AMENDMENT OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1614/76 OF 2 JULY 1976 LAYING DOWN SPECIFIC DETAILED RULES FOR THE IMPORT OF ALGERIAN WINE INTENDED TO BE FORTIFIED FOR DISTILLATION ( 5 ) ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

MEMBER STATES SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMISSION BEFORE THE 15TH DAY OF EACH MONTH OF THE QUANTITIES OF PRODUCTS FOR WHICH IMPORT LICENCES HAVE BEEN ISSUED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR MONTH . SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE GIVEN IN THE FORM SHOWN IN THE ANNEX HERETO . HOWEVER , WHERE THE IMPORTATION OF THE QUANTITIES FOR WHICH LICENCES HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR IN A MEMBER STATE WOULD APPEAR TO CONSTITUTE A THREAT OF MARKET DISTURBANCE , THE MEMBER STATE IN QUESTION SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION IMMEDIATELY OF THE QUANTITIES AND TYPE OF PRODUCT INVOLVED .

ARTICLE 2

ARTICLE 3 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1614/76 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

" 3 . THE QUANTITIES OF WINE IN RESPECT OF WHICH IMPORT LICENCES ARE ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE COMMUNICATED TO THE COMMISSION IN COLUMN 10 OF THE FORM SET OUT IN THE ANNEX TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 607/77 OF 23 MARCH 1977 CONCERNING NOTIFICATION TO THE COMMISSION BY THE MEMBER STATES OF IMPORT LICENCES ISSUED FOR WINE PRODUCTS , REPEALING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2866/73 AND AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1614/76 . "

ARTICLE 3

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2866/73 IS HEREBY REPEALED .

ARTICLE 4

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 MAY 1977 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 23 MARCH 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

( 1 ) OJ NO L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 327 , 26 . 11 . 1976 , P . 2 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 295 , 23 . 10 . 1973 , P . 14 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 135 , 24 . 5 . 1976 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 178 , 3 . 7 . 1976 , P . 37 .

ANNEX

MEMBER STATE : ...

APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 607/77

QUANTITIES OF PRODUCTS FOR WHICH IMPORT LICENCES HAVE BEEN ISSUED

FROM ... TO ...

CODE*COUNTRY OF ORIGIN* ( 1 ) * ( 2 ) * ( 3 ) * ( 4 ) * ( 5 ) * ( 6 ) * ( 7 ) * ( 8 ) * ( 9 ) * ( 10 ) *TOTAL HL*

036*SWITZERLAND************

038*AUSTRIA************

040*PORTUGAL************

042*SPAIN************

046*MALTA************

048*YUGOSLAVIA************

050*GREECE************

052*TURKEY************

056*USSR************

064*HUNGARY************

066*ROMANIA************

068*BULGARIA************

204*MOROCCO************

208*ALGERIA************

212*TUNISIA************

390*SOUTH AFRICA************

400*UNITED STATES OF AMERICA************

512*CHILE************

528*ARGENTINA************

600*CYPRUS************

624*ISRAEL************

800*AUSTRALIA************

*ALL THIRD COUNTRIES HL************

THE FIGURES IN THIS TABLE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS :

COL . 1 : SPARKLING WINES ,

COL . 2 : RED AND ROSE WINES ,

COL . 3 : WHITE WINES OTHER THAN THOSE REFERRED TO UNDER 4 ,

COL . 4 : WHITE WINES PRESENTED FOR IMPORTATION AS " RIESLING " OR " SYLVANER " ,

COL . 5 : DESSERT WINES OF DESIGNATED ORIGIN : PORT , MADEIRA , SHERRY , TOKAY , SETUBAL MUSCATEL ,

COL . 6 : DESSERT WINES OTHER THAN THOSE REFERRED TO UNDER 5 ,

COL . 7 : WINES FORTIFIED FOR DISTILLATION ,

COL . 8 : GRAPE JUICES ( INCLUDING GRAPE MUSTS ) ,

COL . 9 : CONCENTRATED GRAPE JUICES ( INCLUDING CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUSTS ) ,

COL . 10 : OTHER PRODUCTS TO BE SPECIFIED IN A NOTE .