31975R0679

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 ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1599/71 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2592/73 (4), Article 1 provides in particular that each consignment of wines imported into the Community for direct human The following Article is added to Regulation (EEC) consumption, other than sparkling wines and liqueur 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 to be carried out on wines imported under the would seem to be little risk of Community exemption referred to in paragraph 1 shall be production suffering from distortion of competition specified in detailed rules of application.' as a result of non-compliance with the 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 .