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of27July1976
layingdowngeneralrulesfortheimportofwines,grapejuiceandgrapemust
controls,theconditionastoquantitymaybeconsid­
eredasfulfilledinthecaseofimportsfromthird
countrieswhosetotalannualexportstotheCommu­
nityarealreadyverysmall;whereas,inthiscase,to
avoiddeflectionoftrade,thewinesmustnotonlyorig­
inateinthesecountriesbutmustbeimportedfrom
them,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1167/76(2),andinparticularArticle28(la)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1599/71(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No679/75(4),lays
downadditionalconditionstobemetbyimported
winesfordirecthumanconsumption ;whereasRegula­
tion(EEC)No1160/76(5)amendedArticle28of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70byincludinginthis
ArticlecertainprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
1599/71andbyextendingitsscopetoallwinesand
grapemust;whereasRegulation (EEC)No1599/71
shouldthereforebereplaced;
Whereas,forthesakeofclarity,itshouldbestated
thatreferencestoRegulation (EEC)No1599/71,
repealedbythisRegulation,aretobetakenasrefer­
encestothisRegulation,andinparticularthose
containedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2133/74
of8August1974layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
descriptionandpresentation ofwinesandgrape
must(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1168/76(7);
WhereasArticle28ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70
providesthattheimportedproductscoveredbythis
Articlemustbeaccompanied byacertificateandan
analysisreportissuedbyabodyorservicedesignated
bythethirdcountryinwhichtheproductsoriginate;
whereastheconditionswhichtheanalysisreportmust
meethavetobelaiddown;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadepursuanttosubpa­
ragraph(b)ofArticle28(la)ofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70fordispensingwiththecertificateandanalysis
reportinthecaseofcertainproductswhichare
importedfromthirdcountriesinlimitedquantities
andpackedinsmallcontainers;whereas,tosimplifyArticle1
Theanalysisreportmentionedinthesecondindent
ofsubparagraph (a)ofArticle28(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70shall:
1.bedrawnupbyanofficiallaboratoryrecognizedby
thethirdcountryinwhichtheproductsoriginate
andincludedinalisttobedecidedon;
2.givethefollowinginformation :
(a)inthecaseofwinesandgrapemustinfermen­
tation:
—thetotalalcoholicstrength,
—theactualalcoholicstrength;
(b)inthecaseofgrapemustandgrapejuice:
—thedensity;
(c)inthecaseofwines,grapemustandgrape
juice:
—thetotaldryextract,
—thetotalacidity,
—thevolatileacidcontent,
—thecitricacidcontent,
—thetotalsulphurdioxidecontent,
—thepresenceofvarietiesobtainedfrom
inter-specific crossings(directproducer
hybrids)orothervarietiesnotbelongingto
theVitisviniferaspecies.
(!)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL135,24.5.1976,p.42.
(3)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.3.
(4)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.45.Article2
1.Nocertificateoranalysisreportshallberequired
forproductsimportedfromthirdcountriesin
containersoftwolitresorlessandformingpartof
consignments oflessthan60litres.(5)OJNoL135,24.5.1976,p.1.
(<•)OJNoL227,17.8.1974,p.1.
(7)OJNoL135,24.5.1976,p.46.

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tion,inparticulariftheintroductionofthatsystemon
thedateprovidedforwouldgiverisetosubstantial
difficulties,suchmeasuresshallbelaiddowninthe
implementing rules.
Article52.Thecertificateandanalysisreportshallalsobe
dispensedwithforwinesincontainersoftwolitresor
lessoriginatinginandimportedfromthirdcountries
whoseannualexportstotheCommunityarelessthan
1000hectolitres .
3.Thethirdcountriesmentionedinparagraph2
shallbelistedintheimplementing rules.
Article3
1.Regulation (EEC)No1599/71ishereby
repealed.
2.ReferencestotheRegulationrepealedbypara­
graph1,andinparticularthosecontainedinArticles
27(1)(a),28(1)(d)and35(1)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2133/74,shallbetakenasreferencestothisRegu­
lation.
Article4
Shouldtransitionalmeasuresbenecessarytofacilitate
thetransitiontothesystemestablishedbythisRegulaThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallapplyfrom1September1976.
However,asregardsgrapejuice(includinggrapemust)
notcontainingspiritandwithanaddedsugarcontent
exceeding30%byweightfallingwithinheadingNo
20.07oftheCommonCustomsTariff,itshallapply
fromtheseconddatereferredtointhesecondpara­
graphofArticle41ofRegulation(EEC)No1160/76.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27July1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.vanderSTOEL