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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(74)2047 final
Brussels.12December1974
Proposalfora
REGULATION(EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
i )
amendingRegulation(EEC)Ho1599/71layingdown
additionalconditionswithwhichimportedwines
fordirecthumanconsumption havetocomply
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(74)2047final

EXPL/IFATORYTTEIfORAnXJM
ExperiencegainedintheoperationofCouncilRegulation(SEC)No1599/71
showsthattherequirement ofdocumentswhichitinvolveshasmore
drawbacksthanadvantages .Forthirdcountriesexportingsmallquantities
totheCommunitythecostofissuingthedocumentsisoutofallproportion
totheadvantagestobegainedfromexportation .Itfollowsthatsome
thirdcountriesregardtheseprovisionsasrestricting importationinto
theCommunity.
InordertosolvethisproblemtheCommission ,initsproposaltothe
Council,suggeststhatprovisionbemadeforderogations fromthe
Regulationforthethirdcountriesconcerned.Provisionisalsomade,
however,formeasurestobeadoptedbytheCommissionatalaterdate
toenablecheckstobecarriedoutintheterritoryoftheCommunityon
winesimportedundereachderogation .

Proposal fora
REGULATION "(WC)OPTHECOUNCIL
iy on^watjwaat
amending Regulation (EEC)Ho.1599/71laying down
additional conditions with which imported wines for
direct human consumption have tocomply
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No816/70^of28April 1970
1
laying down additional provisions forthecommon organization ofthemarket
inwine ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)No1432/74 andinparti­
cular Article 23(l)(b)thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No1599/71 of20June 1971 ,aslast
amended "byRegulation (EEC)No2592/73 provides inparticular that each
consignment ofwines imported into theCommunity fordirect human consumption
mu.3tbeaccompanied byacertificate andananalysis report ;
Whereas therequirement ofsuch adocument forsmall consignments involves
more burdens than benefits ,forthe cost intheexporting country of
issuing thedocuments inquestion isout ofallproportion totheadvan­
tages tobegained from exporting tothe .Community ;whereas this could
have theeffect ofdisturbing exports ;whereas thesame applies with regard
tothevarious checks tobecarried outwithin theCommunity ;whereas in
view ofthetiny quantities involved there would seem tobelittle risk
ofCommunity production suffering from distortion ofcompetition asa
result ofimporters failing tocomply with theabove-mentioned provisions ;
whereas thesaid Regulation (EEC)No1599/71should therefore beappliedrespect of
only ir;~gTSmports ofwine fordirect human consumption ,other than sparkling
wine andliqueur wine^xceed 1000 hiperyear ;from tnird countries whose exports totheCommunity
(1)0JNoL99,5May1970 ,p.l
(2)0JNoL166 ,21June 1974 »P-l
(3)0JNoL168 ,27July 1971 ,P-3
(4)0JNoL269 ,26September 1973 ,P«1

Whereas ,however ,toavoid ahydeflection oftrade leading toimproper
unage ofsuch derogation ,only figures relating towine originating inand
coming from a;given country should "beused forthepurpose ofcalculating
thequantity ofsuch country lsexports totheCommunity ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Thefollowing Article isadded toRegulation (BSC)No1599/71s
"Article 3a
1.The certificate andanalysis report provided for inArticle 2shall not
berequired onimportation into theCommunity ofwines other than spark­
ling wines andliqueuy wines ,intended fordirect human consumption Twhihh
originate inand come from athird country whose exports ofsuch wines
totheCommunity donotexceed 1000 hiperyear .
2.The third countries concerned and the checks tofeecarried out onwine :
imported under paragraph 1shall bespecified indetailed rules of
*
application ".
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply with effect from 1January 1975 •
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil
1 , The President