CELEX: 31977R0531
Language: en
Date: 1977-03-14 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 531/77 of 14 March 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1848/76 laying down general rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must

No L 69 /4                                Official Journal of the European Communities                              16 . 3 . 77
                                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 531 / 77
                                                         of 14 March 1977
              amending Regulation ( EEC) No 1848 /76 laying down general rules for the
                                        import of wines , grape juice and grape must
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                              — quantities of wine of 15 litres or less :
COMMUNITIES,                                                                 — carried in the luggage of travellers,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                        — sent in small consignments to private indi­
Economic Community,                                                               viduals where such quantities are obviously
                                                                                  intended for the personal or family
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                                     consumption of the persons concerned ;
816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­                    — wines and grape juice in containers of four
sions for the common organization of the market in                           litres or less originating in and imported from
wine ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                            third countries whose annual exports to the
2842/76 (2), and in particular Article 28 ( la) thereof,                     Community are less than 1 000 hectolitres ;
                                                                         — wines and grape juice forming part of the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                          belongings of private individuals who are
Whereas Article 28 ( la) second subparagraph (b) of                          moving house ;
Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 provides for the possi­                      — wines and grape juice for trade fairs qualifying
bility of dispensing with the certificate and analysis                       for the customs arrangements laid down for
report in the case of products imported from non­                            that purpose, provided that the products in
member countries which are packed in small                                   question are put up in containers of two litres
containers and transported in limited quantities ;                           or less ;
whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1848 /76 of 27                      — quantities of wine, grape must and grape juice
July 1976 laying down general rules for the import of                        imported for the purpose of scientific and tech­
wines, grape juice and grape must (3 ), made use of this                     nical experiments, subject to a maximum of
possibility in the case of certain imports ; whereas                         one hectolitre ;
experience has shown that this exemption should be                       — wines for diplomatic, consular or similar esta­
extended to certain products not intended for normal                         blishments, imported as part of their duty-free
trade and which are usually transported in limited                           allowance ;
quantities,                                                              — wines and grape juice held on board interna­
                                                                             tional means of transport as victualling
                                                                             supplies .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                         Nothing in the provisions of this Regulation shall
                                                                         affect the operation of the arrangements applicable
                            Article 1
                                                                         to persons living in frontier zones.'
Article 2 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1848 /76 shall be                                        Article 2
replaced by the following :
                                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
      ' 2. The certificate and analysis report shall also            following its publication in the Official Journal of
      be dispensed with for :                                        the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels , 14 March 1977 .
                                                                                   For the Council
                                                                                    The President
                                                                                      J. SILKIN
(') Oj No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p . 1 .
(') OJ No L 327 , 26 . 11 . 1976 , p . 2 .
( 3 ) OJ No L 204, 30 . 7-, 1976 , p . 5 .