Regulation (EEC) No 1698/70 of the Commission of 25 August 1970 on certain derogations concerning the production of quality wines produced in specified regions

REGULATION (EEC) No 1698/70 OF THE COMMISSION  of 25 August 1970  on certain derogations concerning the production of quality wines produced in specified regions
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 (1)of 28 April 1970 laying down special provisions for quality wines produced in specified regions, and in particular Articles 5 (3) and 16 thereof;
Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 provides that the processing of grapes into must and of must into wine should take place within the specified region where those grapes were harvested in order that the wine produced may be designated a quality wine p.s.r.;
Whereas it is necessary to define certain of the conditions to which the quality wines p.s.r. referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 5 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 are subject;
Whereas there are, however, cases where Member States may authorise wine production outside the specified region of production ; whereas it is necessary, because of the risks of misrepresentation involved in such a practice, to limit it to cases where the grapes and grape musts are made into quality wines p.s.r. in the immediate proximity of the specified region;
Whereas, in order to ensure effective control of such practice, provision should be made for it to be subject to application by the interested party and for the Member States to adopt measures on the storage and movement of these products, on the making of wine from those products, as well as entries in the turnover records;
Whereas, where basic products intended for wine production under the conditions provided for in this Regulation are being dispatched from one Member State to another, a special entry should be made in the documents referred to in Article 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 542/69 (2) of 18 March 1969 on Community transit and in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2313/69 (3) of 19 November 1969 on the internal Community transit document laid down for the purpose of certifying the Community nature of goods ; whereas, in this case, there is no need for the special entries provided for in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1699/70 (4) of 25 August 1970 on the control of certain products in the wine sector;
Whereas, in order to avoid any attempt at misrepresentation and to facilitate control, provision should be made for the grapes and musts which are the subject of this derogation to be held separately from grapes and grape musts which are unsuitable for yielding quality wines p.s.r.;
Whereas the Commission should be informed of the quantities which are the subject of the derogations provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 5 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 817/70;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Wine;