NoL126/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.5.74
REGULATION (EEC)No1143/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of7May1974
layingdownimplementing provisionsandfixingtheamountofsubsidiesfor
wineproductssimilartothewineproductexportedunderthelabelof'Cyprus
Sherry'producedintheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandconsignedto
IrelandortotheUnitedKingdom
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3576/73(')of28December1973ontheextension
andmodificationofthearrangementsmadebyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1253/73ontheimportationofthe
wineproductexportedunderthelabelof'Cyprus
Sherry'originatinginandcomingfromCyprus,and
theintroductionofsubsidiesforsimilarwineproducts
producedintheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
andexportedtoIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom,and
inparticularArticle5thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(2)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2592/73(3),andinparticularArticle29(3)thereof;
WhereasArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3576/73
providesforthegrantingofsubsidiesinrespectof
consignments toIrelandortotheUnitedKingdomof
Communitywineproductswhicharesimilartothe
wineproductexportedunderthelabelof'Cyprus
Sherry';whereasthecharacteristics ofthatproductare
comparablewiththoseofliqueurwinesotherthan
qualitywinespsrproducedintheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle4(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No3576/73
providesthatthesubsidygrantedinrespectoftherele­
vantCommunitywineproductsistobecalculatedon
thebasisofthedifferenceontheBritishandIrish
marketsbetweenthepricesofthoseproductsandthe
pricesofthewineproductexportedunderthelabelof
'CyprusSherry',andwhereasthiscalculationgivesa
subsidyof24unitsofaccountperhectolitre;thenecessaryproof;whereastothisendheshouldbe
requiredwhenhesubmitsanapplicationforasubsidy
tosubmitalsoacopyoftheaccompanying document
providedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1769/72(4)of26July1972drawingupaccompanying
documentsanddeterminingtheobligationsofwine
producersandtradersotherthanretailers,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No374/74(5);
whereas,however,underArticle13(2)ofthatRegula­
tionMemberStatesmayprovidethatinthecaseof
certainproductsandincertaincircumstances such
documentisnotrequired;whereasitistherefore
necessary,iftheobjectivesofthisRegulationaretobe
attained,toprohibittheapplicationofthatprovision
inMemberStatesfromwhichtheproductsinques­
tionareinitiallyconsigned ;
Whereasitisalsodesirablethattheconsignorshould
berequiredtofurnishproofthattheproducts
concernedhavebeenenteredforhomeuseinthe
UnitedKingdomorIreland;whereasproofforthis
purposemaybefurnishedbyproductionofthe
controlcopyprovidedforinCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2315/69(6)of19November1969onthe
useofCommunitytransitdocumentsforthepurpose
ofapplyingCommunitymeasuresforverifyingthe
useand/ordestinationofgoods,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No690/73(7);whereaswhatever
furtherinformationisnecessaryforcontrolpurposes
shouldbegiveninthatdocument ;
Whereassincesubsidiesaretobegrantedonlyin
respectofconsignments toIrelandortotheUnited
Kingdom,itisnecessarytoprovidethatwhereawine
productqualifyingfora-subsidyisre-consignedto
anotherMemberStateoftheCommunityoris
exportedtoathirdcountryasumequal-tothe
amountofthesubsidyistobecharged;whereasthe
EAGGFmustrecoverallsuchsumscollectedby
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom ;
Whereasitisnecessary,inordertorestorethebalance
betweenthevarioussourcesofsupplyontheBritish
andIrishmarkets,tosubsidizepersonswhoconsign
therelevantCommunityproductstothosemarkets;
Whereasitisdesirablethatinordertoobtainthe
subsidytheconsignorshouldberequiredtofurnishWhereas,inordertoenabletheCommission andthe
MemberStatesconcernedtokeeptrackofthesitua­
tion,theMemberStatesshouldbeinformedofthe
quantitiesinrespectofwhichsubsidieshavebeen
appliedforandofthequantitiesinrespectofwhich
subsidieshavebeengranted;
(4)OJNoL191,21.8.1972,p.1.
t5)OJNoL42,14.2.1974,p.5. (')OJNoL359,28.12.1973,p.33.
(-)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(3)OJNoL269,26.9.1973,p.1.(h)OJNoL295,12.11.1969,p.14.
(7)OJNoL66,3.3.1973,p.23.

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WhereastheManagementCommitteeforwinehas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itsChairman ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1enteredforhomeuseintheMemberStateofdesti­
nation.
ForthepurposesofthisparagraphnoMemberState
fromwhichsuchproductsareinitiallyconsignedmay
availitselfofthepowerprovidedforinArticle13(2)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1769/72.
2.Theproofrequiredundertheprecedingpara­
graphshallbefurnishedbyproductionofthecontrol
copyreferredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
2315/69.
Specialendorsementshallbemadeinthefollowing
sectionsonthecontrolcopy:Thewineproductsqualifyingforthesubsidyprovided
forinArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No3576/73shall
beliqueurwinespreparedintheCommunityasorigi­
nallyconstitutedfromgrapemustorwineproduced
withintheCommunity ,withtheexceptionofquality
winesproducedinspecifiedregions.
(a)sections101and103;
Article2(b)section104,deletingasnecessaryandinserting
oneofthefollowing:
'Intendedforentryforhomeuse'ThesubsidyprovidedforinArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No3576/73isherebyfixedat24unitsof
accountperhectolitre. 'Destinéàêtremisàlaconsommation
'FürdenfreienVerkehrbestimmt
Article3 'Destinatoadessereimmessoinconsumo
Bestemdominhetvrijeverkeerteworden
gebracht.
ThecompetentcustomsofficeintheMemberStateof
destinationshallcompletethesectionmarked
'Controlofuseand/ordestination'.
Article51.Thesubsidyshallbegranted,inaccordancewith
theprocedurespecifiedinArticle4,toconsignorsin
theMemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginally
constituted .
2.Thesubsidyshallbegrantedforproductsin
respectofwhichcustomsformalitiesonconsignment
arecompletedbetween 1January1974and31
December1974.
3.Thedayonwhichcustomsformalitieson
consignmentarecompletedshallbethedayonwhich
thecustomsauthoritiesacceptthedocumentby
whichthedeclarantstateshisintentiontoconsigna
productofthekindspecifiedinArticle1toIrelandor
totheUnitedKingdom.Atthetimeofsuchaccep­
tancetheproductsconcernedshallbeplacedunder
customscontrolandshallsoremainuntiltheyleave
theterritoryoftheMemberStatefromwhichtheyare
initiallyconsigned .
ThedayonwhichcustomsformalitiesonConsign­
mentarecompletedshallbetheoperativedatefor
determiningquantity,natureandcharacteristics ofthe
productconsigned .1.IfawineproductcomingwithinArticle1in
respectofwhichthecustomsformalitiesonimporta­
tionintoIrelandortheUnitedKingdomare
completedasfrom1January1974isconsignedfrom
eitheroftheseMemberStatestoanotherMember
Stateorexportedtoathirdcountry,anamountequal
tothesubsidyapplicableonthedayofcompletionof
thecustomsformalitiesonsuchreconsignment or
exportationshallbecharged.
Thesaidamountshallbepaidbytheconsignoror
exporternotlaterthanatthetimeofcompletionof
customsformalities .
Howevernosuchamountshallbechargedifthe
consignororexporterfurnishesproofthatnosubsidy
hasbeengrantedinrespectoftheproductinques­
tion.
2.IfthearrangementsprovidedforinRegulation
(EEC)No1253/73arenotextendedbeyond31
December1974,thesubsidytobetakenintoaccount
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheamountprovided
forinparagraph 1shallbethesubsidyapplicableon"
31December1974.
3.IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomshallaccount
totheGuaranteeSectionoftheEAGFFforallsums
collectedinpursuanceofparagraph 1.Article4
1.Toobtainpaymentofthesubsidy,theconsignor
must,withinsixmonthsfollowingthecompletionof
thecustomsformalitiesonconsignment ,presentto
thecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStatefrom
whichtheproductswereinitiallyconsignedanappli­
cationforsubsidyaccompanied by:
—acopyoftheaccompanying documentprovided
forinRegulation (EEC)No1769/72,and
—prooffromtheBritishorIrishcustomsauthorities
thatthewineproductsinquestionhavebeen

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Article7 4.EachofthetwoaforesaidMemberStatesshall
adoptwhatevermeasuresarenecessarytoimplement
thisArticleandshallinformtheCommissionthereof,
andofthequantitiesinrespectofwhichtheamount
providedforinparagraph 1hasbeencharged.
Article6ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1January1974.
However,
—thedispositionsofArticle4(2)shallonlyapplyin
respectofproductsforwhichcustomsformalities
onconsignmentarecompletedasfromthethir­
tiethdayfollowingtheentryintoforceofthis
Regulation ,
—thedispositionsofArticle5(1)shallonlyapplyin
respectofproductsforwhichcustomsformalities
onreconsignment orexportationarecompletedas
fromthethirddayfollowingtheentryintoforce
ofthisRegulation .EveryMemberStatefromwhichtherelevantwine
productsareinitiallyconsignedshall,notlaterthan
'thefifteenthofeachmonth,informtheCommission
andtheMemberStatesofdestinationofthequantities
ofsudhproductsinrespectofwhichsubsidieshave
beengrantedduringtheprecedingmonthandofthe
quantitiesinrespectofwhichapplicationsforsubsidy
havebeenreceivedduringthatmonth.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7May1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI