PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2390/89 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR THE IMPORT OF WINES, GRAPE JUICE AND GRAPE MUST
Date: 1990-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: customs document, food inspection, fruit juice, fruit product, import policy, wine

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

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Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

amending  Regulation  (EEC) No 2390/89  laying down general 
rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must 

(presented by the  Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

Importation  into  the  Community  of  wine  sector  products  originating 

elsewhere  requires  presentation  of  a  certificate  of  origin  and  conformity 

and  an  analysis  report. 

Regulation  (EEC) No  2390/89  however  lists  a  number  of  clearly  defined 

instances  where  these  are  not  required.  To  Improve  the  correspondence 

between  these  provisions  and  the  rules  on  duty  free  allowances  and  on 

accompanying  documents  for  wine  sector  products  transported  within  the 

Community  it  is proposed  to  raise  certain  levels  below  which  a  certificate 

and  the  analysis  report  are  not  needed  (from  60  to  100  litres  for  imports 

in bottles  and  from  15  to  30  litres  for  imports  by  travellers). 

There  are  no  budgetary  implications. 

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Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

amending  Regulation  (EEC) No 2390/89  laying  down  general 
rules  for the  Import  of wines,  grape  Juice  and grape  must 

THE  COUNCIL  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to the Treaty  establishing  the European  Economic  Community, 

Having  regard  to Council  Regulation  (EEC) No 822/87 of  16 March  1987 on the 

common  organization  of  the market  In w i n e *1),  as  last  amended  by 

Regulation  (EEC) No  1236/89( 2>f  and  In particular  Article  70(2) thereof, 

Having  regard  to the proposa!  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas  Article  4 of  Regulation  (EEC) No 2390/89*3^,  as  last  amended  by 

Regulation  (EEC) No 

/89^4), 

provides  for a certain  number  of 

exemptions  from  presentation  of a certificate  and analysis  report  for  wine 

sector  products  to be  imported  into  the Community;  whereas  those  rules 

should  be adapted,  for  the sake  of  harmonization,  in  line with  the  customs 

rules  on  duty-free  allowances  and on accompanying  documents  for wine  sector  products 

transported  within  the  Community, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

(1)  OJ  No L 84, 27.3.1987,  II . 1 . 
(2)  0J No L  128, 11.5.1989.  p. 31 
(3)  OJ  No L 232, 9.8.1989,  p. 7. 
(4)  OJ  No L 

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Article 1 

Article  4(1)  and  (2) of  Regulation  (EEC) No  2930/89  Is hereby  replaced  by 

the  fol lowing: 

"1. 

No  certificate  or  analysis  report  need  be  presented  for  products 

originating  in and  coming  from  third  countries  In  labelled  containers 

of  not  more  than  2  litres  fitted  with  a non-reuseable  closing  device, 

where  the  total  quantity  transported  does  not  exceed  100  litres. 

2. 

A  certificate  and  analysis  report  shall  also  be  dispensed  with  for: 

(a)  quantities  of  wine  not  exceeding  30  litres: 

-  carried  in  the  personal  luggage  of  travellers, 

-  sent  In small  consignments  to private  individuals  where  such 

quantities  are  obviously  intended  for  the  personal  or  family 

consumption  of  the  persons  concerned; 

(b)  wine  and  grape  Juice  In  labelled  containers  of  not  more  than  5 

litres  fitted  with  a  non-reuseable  closing  device,  originating 

in and  coming  from  third  countries  whose  annual  exports  to  the 

Community  are  les:; than  1 000  hectolitres; 

(c)  wine  and  grape  juice  forming  part  of  the  belongings  of  private 

individuals who  are  moving  house-, 

(d)  wine  and  grape  Juice  for  trade  fairs  as  defined  in  the  customs 

provisions  applicable,  provided  that  the  products  in  question 

are  put  up  in  labelled  containers  of  not  more  than  2  litres 

fitted  with  a  non-reuseable  closing  device; 

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(e)  quantities  of  wine,  grape  must  and  grape  Juice  Imported  for  the 

purpose  of  scientific  or  technical  experiments,  subject  to a 

maximum  of  1  hectolitre; 

(f)  wine  for  diplomatic,  consular  or  similar  establishments, 

imported  as  part  of  their  duty-free  allowance; 

(g)  wine  and  grape  juice  held  on  board  international  means  of 

transport  as  victualling  supplies. 

Nothing  In  this  Regulation  shall  affect  the  operation  of  the 

arrangements  applicable  to  frontier  zone  workers." 

Article  2 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  third  day  following  that  of 

its  publication  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  bin'ing  in  its entirety  and  directly  applicable  in 

a I I Member  States. 

Done  at  Brussels, 

For  the  Counci 

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FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

?  I. BUDGET HEADING: 1000 

APPROPRIATIONS: 

TITLE: Amenèrent to Regulation (EEC) No 2390/89 laying down general rules for the Import of wines, grape 

juice and grape must. 

3. LEGAL BASIS: Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 

4. AIMS OF PROJECT: To harmonize the rules regarding duty-free allowances and documents accompanying the 

carriage of wine products within the Ocrnnunity. 

5.  FINANCIAL  IMPLICATIONS 

I Period of 
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Current Financial Year 
1990 

Following Financial Year 
1991 

5.0  EXPENDITURE 

j 
-  CHARGED  TO THE  EC BUDGET  J 
| 
- 
(REFW)S/XXXXXXXXXXXX) 
| 
-  NATIONAL  ADMINISTRATION 
| 
-  OTHER 

5 .1  REVENUE 

-  OWN RESOURCES  OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX) 

| 
| 
! 

p 
! 

5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE 

j 
| 

5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION: 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FRCM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED  IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.1 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.2  IS A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET NECESSARY? 

6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECF.SSARY? 

OBSERVATIONS: 

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