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No L 190/6 Official Journal of the European Communities •26.8.70

REGULATION (EEC) No 1699/70 OF THE COMMISSION

of 25 August 1970

on the control of certain products in the wine sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ grape must in fermentation and imported grape juicc MUNITIES : whatever its added sugar content;

Whereas the second subparagraph of the same Having regard to the Treaty establishing the paragraph stipulates that neither wine nor any other European Economic Community ; beverage intended for direct human consumption may be made from imported wine lees, imported Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No grape marc, imported piquette, imported wine 816/701 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional fortified for distillation and imported diluted vinous provisions for the common organisation of the alcohol, except from imported wine fortified for market in wine, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No distillation and intended for the production of 1253/70,2 and in particular Articles 27 (5 ), 28 (5 ) potable spirits ; and 35 thereof; Whereas, in order to ensure that those products are Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 27 (4) of used in accordance with the above-mentioned Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 provides that grape provisions, a form of control should be established juice and concentrated grape juice originating in the which may be limited to products enjoying free Community may not be turned into wine or be used circulation ; in wine production ; whereas the second subparagraph of the same paragraph provides that, with the Whereas, in the event of those products being exception of alcohol, potable spirits and piquette, dispatched from one Member State to another, this neither wine nor any other beverage intended for control may be rendered easier by a special entry direct human consumption may be made from wine being made in the documents referred to in Article 39 lees, grape marc, wines fortified for distillation and of Council Regulation (EEC) No 542/693 of 18 diluted vinous alcohol, if those products are produced March 1969 on Community transit and in Article 1 in the Community ; of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2313/694 of 19 November 1969 on the internal Community transit Whereas the third and fourth subparagraphs - of document laid down for the purpose of certifying the Article 27 (4) lay down that, regarding Community Community nature of goods ; products, piquette, in so far as its production is authorised by the Member State concerned, may be Whereas control of the use of the products in used only for distillation or for consumption in the question cannot be complete unless it is made families of individual wine growers, and whereas obligatory for the parties concerned , or as a wine fortified for distillation and diluted vinous provisional measure for Member States, to keep alcohol may be used only for distillation ; turnover records showing the use made of the product ; whereas, for certain uses, allowance may be Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 28 (2) of made for losses resulting from processing ; Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 prohibits the following products being turned into wine and their use in wine Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation production : imported fresh grapes, imported grape are in accordance with the Opinion of the must, imported concentrated grape must, imported Management Committee for Wine ;

1 OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p . 1 . 3 OJ No L 77, 29.3.1969 , p . 1 . 2 OJ No L 143 , 1.7.1970, p . 1 . 4 OJ No L 295 , 24.11.1969 , p . 8 .

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATON : ( a) products originating in the Community :

(aa) for grape juice or concentrated grape juice : Article 1 — 'non admis à la vinification ni à t l'utilisation en vinification'; — 'nicht zugelassen zur Weinbereitung oder The use of the following products which satisfy the zur Verwendung bei der Weinherstel­ conditions laid down in Articles 9 and 10 of the lung'; Treaty establishing the European Economic Community shall be subject to control : — 'non ammesso alla vinificazione nè all'utilizzo nella vinificazione'; (a) products originating in the Community : — 'niet toegelaten voor wijnbereiding, noch voor gebruikmaking bij wijn­ —; grape juice, in containers holding 2 litres or bereiding'; more , (not to be made into wine nor to be — concentrated grape juice, in containers used in the making of wine) . holding 2 litres or more, ( bb ) for wine lees or grape marc : — wine lees, — 'non admis à l'élaboration de vin ni de — grape marc , boisson destinés à la consommation — piquette, humaine direct, à l'exception de l'alcool, de l'eau-de vie et de la — wine fortified for distillation , piquette, pour autant que la fabrication — diluted vinous alcohol ; de cette dernière est autorisée par l'Etat Membre concerné'; ( b) products not originating in the Community : — 'nicht zugelassen zur Bereitung von — fresh grapes, with the exception of table Wein oder irgendeines Getränks zum unmittelbaren menschlichen Verbrauch grapes, mit Ausnahme von Alkohol, Branntwein — grape must, in containers holding 2 litres or und Tresterwein, sofern die Herstellung more, des letzteren vom betreffenden — concentrated grape must, in containers Mitgliedstaat zugelassen wird'; holding 2 litres or more, — 'non ammessi all'elaborazione di vino o — grape must in fermentation, in containers di bevande destinati al consumo diretto, holding 2 litres or more, ad accezione dell'alcole, dell'acquavite e del vinello, sempre che la fabbricazione — imported grape juice, whether or not di quest'ultimo sia autorizzata dallo concentrated, whatever its added sugar Stato membro interessato '; content, in containers holding 2 litres or more , , — 'niet toegelaten voor vervaardiging van wijn of andere dranken bestemd voor — wine lees, rechtstreekse menselijke consumptie met — grape marc, uitzondering van alcohol, brandewijn en — piquette , piquette, voor zover de ve vaardiging van laatstgenoemd produkt door de — wine fortified for distillation , betrokken Lid-Staat toegestaan '; — diluted vinous alcohol . (not to be used for the preparation of wine or of beverages intended for direct human consumption, with the exception of alcohol, potable spirits and piquette, Article 2 in so far as the making of the latter is authorised by the Member State concerned ) Where, for the purposes of dispatching the products referred to in Article 1 from one Member State to (cc) for piquette, in so far as its production is another, document T2 referred to in Article 39 of authorised by the Member State concerned, Regulation (EEC) No 542/69 or document T2L for wine fortified for distillation or for referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No diluted vinous alcohol : 2313 /69 is used, Section 31 of the document shall — ' destiné a la distillation '; include, in addition to the description of goods, one of the following statements : — 'zur Destillation bestimmt';

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— 'destinato alla distillazione': destination or use of the products referred to in Article 1 . — ' bestemd voor distillatie '; (intended for distillation) They may exempt retailers from certain provisions on control . (b) products not originating in the Community :

( aa) for fresh grapes, grape must, concentrated 2. Member States shall see that the agencies grape must, grape must in fermentation, appointed to exercise this control on their territory grape juice or concentrated grape juice : are informed of every instance where one of the — 'non admis à la vinification ni à products referred to in Article 1 is imported. l'utilisation en vinification '; — 'nicht zugelassen zur Weinbereitung 3 . The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall oder zur Verwendung bei der oblige any natural or legal person producing, Weinherstellung' ; marketing or using one of the products referred to in Article 1 to keep turnover records in respect of the — 'non ammessi nè alla vinificazione nè product, indicating its nature and its volume. all'utilizzo per vinificazione'; — 'niet toegelaten voor de wijnbereiding Hoewever, this shall not prevent turnover records noch voor gebruikmaking bij wijn­ being kept by the competent agency of a Member bereiding'; State, until detailed rules for applying Article 29 of (not to be made into wine nor to be Council Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 take effect. used in the making of wine) 4. Any quantity of one of the products referred to (bb) for wine lees, grape marc, piquette or in Article 1 produced in the Community shall be diluted vinous alcohol : entered in the turnover records on the date of its — 'non admis à l'élaboration de vin ni de production. boisson destinés à la consommation humaine directe'; Any quantity of one of the above-mentioned products — 'nicht zugelassen zur Bereitung von coming from a third country and imported into a Member State shall be entered in the turnover records Wein oder irgendeines Getränks zum unmittelbaren menschlichen Verbrauch'; not later than the day on which product is put into free circulation . — 'non ammessi nè all'elaborazione di vino nè a quella di bevande destinati al 5 . The processing of a product shall be considered consumo diretto'; as a withdrawal from stock. The turnover records — 'niet toegelaten voor vervaardiging vap shall indicate the quantity of the product which wijn of van andere dranken bestemd results from processing. voor rechtstreekse menselijke consump­ tie'; Article 4 (not to be used for the preparation of wine or any beverage intended for direct Where a product is used as intended, allowance shall human consumption) be made for losses which occur during processing _or (cc) for wine fortified for distillation : are due to factors relating to the nature of the product. Such losses may not exceed those normally — 'destiné à la production d'eau-de-vie'; incurred during the processing in question . — 'zur Herstellung von Branntwein bestimmt'; Article 5 — 'destinato alla produzione d'acquavite'; — 'bestemd voor de vervaardiging van Member States shall notify the Commission, not later brandewijn'; than 31 October 1970, of the provisions they have made in order to ensure that the measures provided (intended for the production of potable for in this Regulation are observed . spirits ).

Article 6 Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 1 . Member States shall take all measures necessary day following its publication in the Official Journal to ensure control of the storage, movement, of the European Communities.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 25 . August 1970 .

For the Commission

The President

Franco M. MALFATTI