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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2026/73 OF THE COMMISSION OF 25 JULY 1973 ON DETERMINING THE ORIGIN OF GRAPE JUICE

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 ( 1 ) OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE ORIGIN OF GOODS , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 THEREOF ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 5 OF THAT REGULATION PROVIDES THAT A PRODUCT IN THE PRODUCTION OF WHICH TWO OR MORE COUNTRIES WERE CONCERNED , SHALL BE REGARDED AS ORIGINATING IN THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE LAST SUBSTANTIAL PROCESS OR OPERATION THAT IS ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFIED WAS PERFORMED , HAVING BEEN CARRIED OUT IN AN UNDERTAKING EQUIPPED FOR THE PURPOSE AND RESULTING IN THE MANUFACTURE OF A NEW PRODUCT , OR REPRESENTING AN IMPORTANT STAGE OF MANUFACTURE ;

WHEREAS THE PROCESSING OF GRAPE MUST , FALLING UNDER HEADING NO 20.07 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , INTO GRAPE JUICE FALLING WITHIN THE SAME HEADING CANNOT BE HELD TO CONSTITUTE A SUBSTANTIAL PROCESS WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED ARTICLE 5 ;

WHEREAS THE PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ORIGIN ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

SOLE ARTICLE

THE PROCESSING OF GRAPE MUST , FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 20.07 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , INTO GRAPE JUICE FALLING WITHIN THE SAME HEADING SHALL NOT CONFER THE ORIGIN OF THE COUNTRY OR OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT TOOK PLACE ON THE LATTER PRODUCT .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 25 JULY 1973 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

FRANCOIS-XAVIER ORTOLI