CELEX: 31976R0673
Language: en
Date: 1976-03-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 673/76 of 26 March 1976 amending for the ninth time Regulation (EEC) No 1770/72 on detailed rules of application relating to the additional conditions with which imported wines for direct human consumption have to comply

No L 81 / 18                              Official Journal of the European Communities                            27. 3 . 76
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 673/76
                                                         of 26 March 1976
              amending for the ninth time Regulation (EEC) No 1770/72 on detailed rules of
              application relating to the additional conditions with which imported wines for
                                          direct human consumption have to comply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas the information on imports from the rele­
COMMUNITIES,                                                        vant third countries concerned shows that the ceiling
                                                                    of 1 000 hi per year is exceeded only by the USSR ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               whereas, therefore, the exemption in question should
Economic Community,                                                 be extended until 31 March 1977, except in the case
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        of that country ;
816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
sions for the common organization of the market in                   are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                     ment Committee for Wine ,
1 932/75 (2), and in particular Article 28 (5) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1599/71 of 20                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
July 1971 laying down additional conditions with
which imported wines for direct human consumption
                                                                                              Article 1
have to comply (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 679/75 (4), provides in Article 3a that wines               In Article 9 ( 1 ) (e) of Regulation (EEC) No 1770/72
originating in and coming from third countries whose                 the date '31 March 1976' is replaced by '31 March
exports to the Community of wines intended for                       1977'.
direct human consumption, other than sparkling and
liqueur wines, are less than 1 000 hi per year may be                                         Article 2
exempted on importation into the Community from
the obligation to present the certificate and analysis               In Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 1770/72 the
report referred to in Article 2 of the said Regulation ;             reference to the USSR is hereby deleted.
Whereas, pursuant to that provision, Regulation (EEC)
                                                                                              Article 3
No 3337/75 (5) extended until 31 March 1976 the
validity of Article 9 ( 1 ) (e) of Commission Reguiation             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
(EEC) No 1770/72 of 3 August 1972 on detailed rules                  following its publication in the Official Journal of
of application relating to the additional conditions                 the European Communities.
with which imported wines for direct human
consumption have to comply (6) ;                                     It shall apply with effect from 1 April 1976.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 26 March 1976 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(')  OJ No  L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 .
(2 ) OJ No  L 198 , 29 . 7 . 1975 , p. 19 .
(})  OJ No  L 168 , 27 . 7. 1971 , p. 3 .
(4)  OJ No  L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 45 .
(5)  OJ No  L 329 , 23 . 12. 1975, p . 24.
(*)  OJ No  L 191 , 21 . 8 . 1972, p. 31 .