31971R0438

Official Journal of the European Communities 103

No L 48 / 76 Official Journal of the European Communities 27.2.71

REGULATION (EEC) No 438/71 OF THE COMMISSION of 26 February 1971 laying down conditions for obtaining export refunds on wine

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : MUNITIES, Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 1 . The granting of refunds shall be conditional European Economic Community ; upon proof that the table wines exported : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No — have been passed by a tasting committee 816/701 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional recognised by the producer Member State; and provisions for the common organisation of the — were accompanied on export by an analysis market in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) certificate issued by an official authority of the No 2612/70,2 and in particular Article 10 (4) thereof; producer Member State certifying that the table wines in question have the quality characteristics Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No - of table wines of the. production regions from 957/703 of 26 May 1970 laying down general rules which they come. for granting export refunds on wine and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds, and in particular The certificate shall include the following particulars : Article 6 (3 ) thereof; — colour ; — principal wine varieties from which the table wine Whereas products in the wine sector have been is derived ; subject to a single price system since 1 June 1970 ; — total alcoholic strength ; Whereas the development of the wine market — actual alcoholic strength ; recorded during the last few months indicates that refunds need be granted only in respect of table — total acidity . 1 wines ; 2. Member States shall take all necessary measures tc ensure observance of the provisions of the Whereas table wines for which refunds are granted preceding paragraph. should have the quality characteristics of table wines of the production regions from which they come; Article 2

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on the third are in accordance with the Opinion of the day following its publication in the Official Journal Management Committee for Wine; of the European Communities .

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

Done at Brussels, 26 February 1971 . For the Commission The President Franco M. MALFATTI

1 OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p. 1 . 2 OJ No L 281 , 27.12.1970, p . 6. 3 OJ No L 115, 28.5.1970, p. 1 .