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Ref : EIC 230/2

23 April 2012

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 289/2012

European Union (EU)* : Regulation on the documents accompanying consignments of wine products and wine sector registers to be kept

The European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Regulation to amend Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 and (EC) No 436/2009 concerning the documents accompanying consignments of wine products and wine sector register to be kept. Details are set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 314/2012, which can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:103:0021:0037:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2.Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 lays down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine as regards support programmes, trade with third countries and production potential. On controls in the wine sector, a Member State shall coordinate the work of the competent bodies which are designated to check compliance with the rules governing the wine sector. In order to allow the competent bodies access to the information held in the computerized systems for the control of the movements of wine products, the Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 should therefore be amended. Details are set out in Article 1 of the Regulation (EU) No 341/2012. 

3.Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 regarding the vineyard register, compulsory declarations and the gathering of information to monitor the wine market, the documents accompanying consignments of wine products and the wine sector registers to be kept. In order to reduce the administrative burdens and delete certain obsolete definitions, Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 should therefore be amended. Details are set out in Article 2 of the Regulation (EU) No 341/2012. 

4.The Regulation (EU) No 341/2012 was entered into force on 16 April 2012, except Article (24(1)(b) and Article 31 (as amended by Article 2 of this Regulation) which shall apply from 1 January 2013. The accompanying documents drawn up in the conditions established by the Member States before the entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be used until 1 August 2013. 

ENQUIRIES

5.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,




(Miss Anita WONG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.




　

Note ：

  • (1) While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
  • (2)The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
    http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.