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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)727 final
Brussels-15January1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1848/76layingdown
generalrulesfortheimportofwines,grapejuice
andgrapemust
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
727final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM •
Article28(la)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)NO816/70layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarketinwineprovidesforthe
possibility ofdispensingwiththeoertifioate andanalysisreportinthecase
ofcertainproductspackedinsmallcontainersandtransportedinlimited
quantities *
Onthis"basis,Regulation(EEC)No1848/76layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
importofwines,grapejuiceandgrapemustprovidesforcertainsexemptions *
However,experiencehasrevealedtheneedtoextendexemptiontocertainof
theproductsinquestionwhicharenotintendedfornormaltradeandtospeci­
fythemaximumoapaoityof~&esmallcontainers *

Proposalfor
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1848/76layingdown
generalrulesfortheimportofwines,grapejuice
andgrapemust
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/70of28April1970laying
downadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarketinwine(1),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2842/76(2),
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle28(1a)Cb)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70providesforthe
possibility of?dispensingwiththecertificate andanalysisreportinthe
caseofproductsimportedfromnon-membercountrieswhicharepackedinsmall
containers andtransported inlimitedquantities;whereasCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1848/76of27June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfortheimportof
wines,grapejuiceandgrapemust(3)madeuseofthispossibility inthecase
ofcertainimports;whereasexperience hasshownthatthisexemptionshould
beextendedtocertainproductsnotintendedfornormaltradeandwhichare
usuallytransported inlimitedquantities;whereasthecapacityofthe
containerforsuchoftheseimportsasarenotnormallypackedinsmall
containers shouldbelaiddown,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
./.
(1)0JNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1
(2)0JNoL327,26.11.1976,p.2
(3)OJNoL204,30.7.1976,p.5

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Article 1
Article 2(2 )ofRegulation (EEC)No1848 /76isamended toread asfollows :
"2.Thecertificate andanalysis report shall also bedispensed with for :
–toquantities ofwine of15litres orless :
.carried inthe luggage oftourists ,
.sent insmall consignments toprivate individuals where such quantities
areobviously intended forthepersonal orfamily consumption ofthe
person concerned ;
–wines saidgrape juice incontainers of 4litres orless originating in
andimported from third countries whose annual exports totheCommu­
nity areless than 1000 hectolitres ;
–wines andgrape juice included intheremoval ofhousehold effects belon­
ging toprivate individuals ;
–wines andgrape juice fortrade fairs qualifying forthecustoms arrange­
ments laid down forthat purpose tprovided that theproducts inquestion
areput upincontainers of 2litres orless ;
–quantities ofwine fgrape must andgrape juice imported forthepurpose of
scientific andtechnical experiments )uptoalimit of1hectolitre ;
–wines fortheoffioes ofdiplomatic representatives ,consular offices and
assimilated bodiesj imported aspart oftheir duty-free allowance ;
–wines andgrape juice forthevictualling ofinternational means oftrans­
port •
Theprovisions ofthis Regulation shall not impede thearrangements
applicable tofrontier workers ".
Artide 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOffioial Journal oftheEuropean Communities *
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddireotly applicable
inall Member States -
Done atBrussels . For the Council
The President