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( 1 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 195 , 29 . 7 . 1980 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 227 , 29 . 8 . 1980 , P . 19 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2693/80

OF 21 OCTOBER 1980

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2255/80 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES IMPLEMENTING THE SYSTEM OF AID FOR THE USE OF GRAPES , GRAPE MUST AND CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF GRAPE JUICE AND FIXING THE AMOUNTS OF AID FOR THE 1980/81 WINE-GROWING YEAR

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1990/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14A ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 6 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2255/80 ( 3 ) PROVIDES THAT THE APPLICATION FOR AID AND ALL THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER COMPLETION OF PROCESSING ; WHEREAS , IN SOME CASES , THE GRAPE JUICE SO MANUFACTURED MAY BE BOTTLED OR EXPORTED AFTER THAT TIME ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER NOT TO PREVENT SOME OPERATORS FROM QUALIFYING FOR THE AID , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE TO ALLOW SOME SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED LATER ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2255/80 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . ARTICLE 6 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' ARTICLE 6

1 . NOT LATER THAN 90 DAYS AFTER PROCESSING IS COMPLETED , THE PROCESSOR SHALL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR AID TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY , ACCOMPANIED BY :

- THE COPY OF THE DECLARATION THAT HE HOLDS ,

- EXCEPT IN THE CASES REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST AND SECOND SUBPARAGRAPHS OF PARAGRAPH 4 , A COPY OR SUMMARY OF THE STOCK RECORDS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 RELATING TO THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION ; THE MEMBER STATES MAY REQUIRE THAT SUCH COPY OR SUMMARY BE STAMPED BY AN OFFICIAL INSPECTOR .

2 . APPLICATIONS SHALL SPECIFY THE QUANTITY OF PRODUCT ACTUALLY PROCESSED , WHICH MAY NOT BE LESS THAN 90 % OF THE QUANTITY SPECIFIED IN THE DECLARATION , AND THE DAY WHEN PROCESSING WAS COMPLETED .

3 . IN CASES AS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ), APPLICATIONS SHALL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY :

- A COPY OF THE INVOICE , SHOWING , IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCT FOR WHICH AID IS REQUESTED , THE QUANTITY PURCHASED AND THE PRICE PAID OR TO BE PAID BY THE PROCESSOR ,

- A COPY OF THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENT COVERING TRANSPORT OF THE PRODUCT FROM THE PRODUCER ' S PREMISES TO THOSE OF THE PROCESSOR .

IN CASES AS REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ), THE PROCESSOR MUST FURNISH PROOF THAT THE PRODUCTS FOR WHICH AID IS REQUESTED WERE :

- IN THE CASE OF GRAPES , GROWN IN THE COMMUNITY ,

- IN THE CASE OF GRAPE MUST AND CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST , WHOLLY PRODUCED FROM GRAPES GROWN IN THE COMMUNITY .

4 . IN ADDITION , WHERE BOTTLING OF GRAPE JUICE IS CARRIED OUT IN THE COMMUNITY BY A PERSON OTHER THAN THE PROCESSOR , THE LATTER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY ,

- A DECLARATION BY THE BOTTLER THAT HE HAS TAKEN THE GRAPE JUICE OVER , INDICATING THE DATE ON WHICH HE DID SO ,

- A COPY OF ANY ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENT DRAWN UP FOR TRANSPORT OF THE JUICE .

IF BOTTLING WAS CARRIED OUT OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY , THE PROCESSOR SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY A COPY OF THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENT SHOWING IN BOX 23 THE CUSTOMS STAMP CERTIFYING EXPORTATION .

THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST AND SECOND SUBPARAGRAPHS AND THE COPY OR SUMMARY REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST INDENT OF PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE SUBMITTED NOT LATER THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE BOTTLER HAS TAKEN OVER THE GRAPE JUICE OR AFTER THE GRAPE JUICE HAS BEEN EXPORTED , AS APPROPRIATE .

5 . IN CASES AS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF PARAGRAPH 4 , THE BOTTLER SHALL KEEP STOCK RECORDS AS PRESCRIBED IN TITLE II OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1153/75 , SHOWING :

- THE QUANTITIES OF GRAPE JUICE ENTERING HIS PREMISES EACH DAY AND THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PROCESSOR ,

- THE QUANTITIES OF GRAPE JUICE BOTTLED EACH DAY ,

- THE QUANTITIES OF BOTTLED GRAPE JUICE LEAVING HIS PREMISES EACH DAY AND THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH CONSIGNEE . '

2 . ARTICLE 7 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' ARTICLE 7

THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY SHALL PAY AID FOR THE QUANTITY OF PRODUCT ACTUALLY PROCESSED NOT LATER THAN 90 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF ALL THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 6 . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 OCTOBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT