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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
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Brussels,14July1976
Proposalfora
,COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)No
layingdowntheconditionsforcoupageandwine­
makinginthefreezoneswithintheCommunity
fornineproductsoriginating inthird
countries „
(submittedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY IIEM0RA1TCHM
TheCouncil has byRegulation .(EEC)U°II6O/7Oamended thefirst
subparagraph ofArticle 26(4)andthefirst subparagraph ofArticle 23(2)
ofRegulation (EEC)N°8I6/7Obyprohibiting ,within thegeographical
territory oftheCommunity ,except where derogations areprovided thecoupage
ofawine originating inanon-member country with aCommunity wine andalso
thecoupage between wines originating innon-member countries ,themaking
ofwine from imported basic products and theaddition ofthose products to
wine .However ,asanexception tothis rule ,theCouncil hasauthorized the
above-cited operations inthefree zones ,provided that thewine soobtained
isintended for consignment' toanon-member country .
This proposal foraRegulation contains theimplementing rules on
coupage ,making into wine ,andaddition ofthebasic products ofimported
wine towine inthe'free zones ,which have tobeadopted bytheCouncil
before 1September 1976 •Itisimportant that these implementing rules esta­
blish aneffective control over these operations inthefree zones andrules
fordesignation ofwines obtained bythose operations .

Proposalfora
COUWCILSEGULATION (EEÇ)NO
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layingdowntheconditionsforcoupaaeandwine­
makinginthefreezoneswithintheCommunity
forwineproductsoriginating inthirdcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/70of28April1970
layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization ofthe
marketinwine*^,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1167/76^,and
inparticularthethirdsubparagraph ofArticle26(4)andthethird
subparagraph ofArticle28(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereasthefirstsubparagraph ofeachofArticles26(4)and28(2)ofthe
saidRegulationprohibitinthegeographical territoryoftheCommunity,
exceptinthecaseofaderogation,coupageofawineoriginating ina
thirdcountrywithaCommunitywineendcoupagebetweenwinesoriginating
inthirdcountries,themakingofwinefromimportedbasicproductsand
theadditionofthoseproductstowine,whereas,however,asanexception
tothatrule,theseoperations areauthorizedinthefreezonesprovided
thatthewinesoobtainedisintendedfordispatchtoathirdcountry;
Whereasthethirdsubparagraph ofeachofthesaidArticles26(4)and
28(2)requiresthatprovisionsfortheapplication oftheseoperations and
therulesconcerningthedescription ofthei.ineobtainedinthefreezones
shallbeadoptedbefore1September 1976;
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Whereas,inordertoensuretheeffectivesupervision ofoperationsinthe
freezones,itisnecessarytoprovideforthepriorauthorization thereof
bytheMemberStateconcernedendthesettingupofmeansforsupervising
themovementsoftheproductsconcerned;
Whereas,inordertopreventabusivepractices,theproductsusedforsuch
operations musthavebeenproduced,asappropriate,eitherinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthethirdcountryorinaccordancewithCommunity
provisions orthoseoftheMemberStateconcerned;
Whereas,saveasotherwiseprovided,theCouncilDirective69/75/EECof
4March1969ontheharmonization ofprovisionslaiddownbylaw,regulation
(1)oradministrative actionrelatingtofreezones.,applies;whereashowever,
fortheavoidanceofdoubt,mentionshouldbemadeofcertainprovisions
theapplicability ofwhichiscompatiblewiththeprovisionsofthis
Regulation;
Whereastherulesconcerningthedescription ofthewinesproducedinthe
freezonesmustbesuchastoavoidanyconfusionwithCommunitywines,
whereas,furthermore,adistinction shouldbedrawnbetweenmandatory
information necessarytoidentifythewinesandoptionalinformation
designedtoindicatethespecialpropertiesofthewinesortocharacterize
them,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.WithoutprejudicetoArticles2(2)(b)and4(1)ofCouncilDirective
69/75/EECof4March1969,anynaturalorleg.ilpersonsintendingto
effectinafreezoneoneofthefollowingoperations :
(a)coupageofwinesoriginating -inathirdcountrywithComnsunity
wines,-.,'4r• .,,
(b)coupagebetweenwinosoriginating inthirdcountries.
(}OJNoL58,8.2.1969,p.11

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<c>themakingofwinefrcmfresh-grapes,grapemust,''grape-mustin
fermentation,concentrated grapemust,graperoustwithfermentation
arrestedbytheadditionofalcohol,grapejuiceandconcentrated
grapejuiceoriginating inthirdcountries,or
(d)theadditionoftheproductslistedin(c)towineshallobtain
authorization frcmthecompetentauthoritiesappointedbythe
MemberStatestoapplyingthemeasurestakenunderArticle.29of
Regulation (EEC)Wo816/70. ~ •-
2.Theproductsresultingfromtheoperationsreferredtoinparagraph 1
shallnotbeplacedinfreecirculationintheCommunity,Allpersons
concernedshallkeepentryandexitregistersenablingthemovements
ofthoseproductsandoftheproductsreferredtoinparagraph 1to
besupervised.
Articleg
1.Onlythefollowingshallbeusedfortheoperationsreferredtoin
Article1(1):
-productsoriginatinginathirdcountrywhichhavebeenproducedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsapplicablethereintodomestictrace
and
-Communityproductswhichhavebeenproducedinaccordancewith
Communityprovisionsor,whereappropriate,withtheprovisionsof
theMemberStateconcerned.
2.Thewine-makingreferredtoinArticle1(1)(c)mayonlybepermitted
bytheauthoritiesreferredtoinArticle1(1)ifthethirdcountries
inwhichtheproductsforwine-makingoriginatehavedeclaredtheir
agreementinprinciple .afterbeingconsultedbytheCommission.....
Theincreasingofthealcoholicstrengthoftheproductconcernedby
anymethodetherthancoupageandalsoacidification anddeacidification
shallbeprohibited. *•

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l Article3
1.Thedescriptionofawineresultingfromoneoftheoperationsreferred
toinArticle1(1)shallincludethefollowinginformation :
(a)
<b>
(c)
(d)
2.Thedescriptionofthewinesmaybesupplemented bythefollowing
information :
(3)abrandnameinaccordence withtheconditionslaiddownin
Article34ofRegulation (EEC)No2133/74;
(b)thsactualand/ortotalalcoholicstrength;
(c)arecommendation totheconsumerastotheuseofthewine.
3.Onlytheinformationspecifiedinparagraphs 1and2shallbepermitted
forthedescriptionofwinesresultingfromcoupsgeasreferredtoin
Article1(1)end(b).
Nevertheless,additionalinformation maybeprovidedforinaccordance
withthsprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation No24tothe
extentrequiredbythelawsofthethirdcountriestowhichthewine
willbedispatched.theterm"winewithorwithoutastatementastowhetherthe
wineisred,rosfiorwhite;
thenominalvolumeofthewine;
inthecasecf:
-containerswithanominalvolumeof60litresorless:the
nameorbusinessnameofthebottlerandthelocaladminis­
trativeareaorpartthereofinwhichthebottlingtookplace
-othercontainers :thenameorbusinessr.ameoftheconsignor
whocarriedouttheoperationconcernedandthelocaladmi­
nistrativeareaorp~rtthereofinwhichthecontainerswere
,filled
thethirdcountryoforiginifalltheproductsusedinthe
operationoriginateinthatcountry.

ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1September1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident