Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/724 of 3 March 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the communications to be made by Member States to the Commission with regard to the bodies appointed to supervise ageing processes for spirit drinks and the competent authorities responsible for ensuring compliance with that Regulation
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/724of 3 March 2021laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the communications to be made by Member States to the Commission with regard to the bodies appointed to supervise ageing processes for spirit drinks and the competent authorities responsible for ensuring compliance with that RegulationTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic beverages, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 110/2008OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 1., and in particular point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 20 and Article 44(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 13(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 requires that the operations to age spirit drinks take place under revenue supervision of a Member State or supervision providing equivalent guarantees.(2)For this purpose, Member States are to appoint the bodies responsible for supervising such ageing processes and inform the Commission thereof so that it may set up a public register listing those appointed bodies.(3)Article 43(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 provides that Member States are responsible for checks on spirit drinks. They are to take the measures necessary to ensure compliance with that Regulation and designate the competent authorities responsible for ensuring compliance with that Regulation.(4)In view of ensuring efficient communications between the Commission and the bodies responsible for supervising ageing processes and the competent authorities responsible for ensuring compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/787, it is appropriate to require that Member States notify the contact details of their respective bodies responsible for supervising ageing processes and competent authorities responsible for ensuring compliance with that Regulation to the Commission.(5)In order to ensure that communications by Member States to the Commission are made in a simple and efficient manner, it is appropriate to require that, where a Member State appoints more than one body supervising the ageing processes for spirit drinks or more than one competent authority responsible for ensuring compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/787, that Member State designates a liaison body as single contact point for the Commission. Member States should therefore also notify the contact details of their liaison bodies to the Commission.(6)In order to ensure efficient communication of information between Member States and the Commission, rules should also be laid down concerning the form and deadlines for such communications.(7)This Regulation should apply from 25 May 2021, in accordance with Article 51(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787.(8)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Spirit Drinks,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: