CELEX: 31975R0679
Language: en
Date: 1975-03-04 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 679/75 of the Council of 4 March 1975 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1599/71 laying down additional conditions with which imported wines for direct human consumption have to comply

20 . 3 . 75                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 72/45
                                     REGULATION (EEC) No 679/75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                        of 4 March 1975
                amending Regulation (EEC) No 1599/71 laying down additional conditions with
                              which imported wines for direct human consumption have to comply
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                            countries whose exports to the Community do not
                                                                     exceed 1 000 hi per year;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community ;                                        Whereas, however, to avoid any deflection of trade
                                                                     leading to improper use of such derogation, only
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC )                           figures relating to wine originating in and coming
No 816/70 ( 1 ) of 28 April 1970 laying down                         from a given country should be used for the purpose
additional provisions for the common organization
                                                                     of calculating the quantity of that country's exports
of the market in wine, as last amended by Regulation
                                                                     to the Community ;
(EEC ) No 678/75 (2), and in particular Article 28
( 1 ) (b ) thereof;                                                  Whereas, however, such derogation             should be
                                                                     restricted to a definite period,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1599/71 (3), as last                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2592/73 (4),
provides in particular that each consignment of wines                                         Article 1
imported into the Community for direct human
consumption, other than sparkling wines and liqueur                  The following Article is added to Regulation (EEC)
                                                                     No 1599/71 :
wines, must be accompanied by a certificate and
an analysis report ;                                                     ' Article 3a
Whereas the requirement of these documents for                           1 . The requirement relating to the certificate
small consignments involves more burdens than                            and analysis report provided for in Article 2 may
benefits, since the cost in the exporting country of                     be waived in respect of imports into the Com­
issuing the documents in question is out of all                          munity of wines other than sparkling wines and
proportion to the advantages to be gained from                           liqueur wines, intended for direct human
exporting to the Community; whereas this could                           consumption, which originate in and come from
have the effect of disturbing such exports ; whereas                     a third country whose exports of such wines to
the same applies with regard to the various checks                       the Community do not exceed 1 000 hi per year.
to be carried out within the Community ; whereas
                                                                         2 . The third countries concerned and the checks
in view of the very small quantities involved there
would seem to be little risk of Community                                to be carried out on wines imported under the
production suffering from distortion of competition                      exemption referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
as a result of non-compliance with the                                   specified in detailed rules of application.'
abovementioned provisions ; whereas the option                                                Article 2
should therefore be provided of not applying
Regulation (EEC ) No 1599/71 in respect of imports                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1975 .
of wine for direct human consumption, other than
sparkling wines and liqueur wines, from third                        It shall apply until 30 June 1978 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 4 March 1975 .
                                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                    M. A. CLINTON
(x)   OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 .
(2)   See page 43 of this Official Journal .
(3)   OJ No L 168 , 27. 7. 1971 , p. 3 .
(4)   OJ No L 269 , 26. 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .