Commission Regulation (EC) No 2016/2006
of 19 December 2006
adapting several regulations concerning the common organisation of the market in wine by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Certain technical amendments are necessary in several Commission Regulations concerning the common organisation of the market in wine in order to carry out the necessary adaptations by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
(2) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1907/85 of 10 July 1985 on the list of vine varieties and regions providing imported wine for the making of sparkling wines in the Community contains references to Romania. Those references should be deleted.
OJ L 179, 11.7.1985, p. 21. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of accession.
(3) Article 52(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms lays down reference periods for the producing Member States. The reference period for Romania should be determined.
OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1221/2006 (OJ L 221, 12.8.2006, p. 3).
(4) Article 2(1) and Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector contain certain entries in all the languages of the Member States. Those provisions should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.
OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2079/2005 (OJ L 333, 20.12.2005, p. 6).
(5) Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 contains a reference to Romania as third country. This reference should be deleted.
(6) Article 8(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 884/2001 of 24 April 2001 laying down detailed rules of application concerning the documents accompanying the carriage of wine products and the records to be kept in the wine sector contains entries in all the languages of the Member States. That provision should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.
OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 32. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1507/2006 (OJ L 280, 12.10.2006, p. 9).
(7) Article 16(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 of 29 April 2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products contains certain entries in all the languages of the Member States. That provision should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.
OJ L 118, 4.5.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1507/2006.
(8) Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 contains a reference to Bulgaria and Romania as thirds countries. This reference should be deleted.
(9) Regulations (EC) No 1907/85, (EC) No 1623/2000, (EC) No 883/2001, (EC) No 884/2001 and (EC) No 753/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/85 is deleted.
Article 2 In the third subparagraph of Article 52(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000, the following indent is added:

‘— 1999/2000 to 2004/2005 in Romania’.

Article 3 Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 2(1), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘Box 20 of import licences and export licences shall contain one of the entries listed in Annex I.’

2. In the first subparagraph of Article 5, the reference to Annex I is numbered Annex Ia.
3. In Article 11, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:

‘At least one of the entries listed in Annex IVa shall be made in box 22 of licences.’

4. Article 33 is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 1, point (c) is deleted;
(b) in paragraph 2, the introductory words are replaced by the following:

‘For the purposes of paragraph 1(b), and (d), the official agency of the country of origin authorised to draw up document V I 1 as referred to in this Regulation shall enter the following in box 15 of that document:’

5. The Annexes are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 4 Regulation (EC) No 884/2001 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 8(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘The customs office at the point of exit from the customs territory of the Community shall enter one of the entries listed in Annex V on the two copies of the latter document and stamp as authentic. It shall hand the stamped copies bearing that wording to the exporter or his representative. The latter shall ensure that one copy accompanies carriage of the exported product.’

2. The text in Annex II to this Regulation is added as Annex V.
Article 5 Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 is amended as follows:
1. Article 16(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1. For the purposes of the second indent of Annex VII(B)(1)(a) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the following terms may only be used on the labels of table wines, table wines with a geographical indication and quality wines psr, with the exception of the quality liqueur wines psr and quality semi-sparkling wines psr covered by Article 39(1)(b):
(a) “сухо”, “seco”, “suché”, “tør”, “trocken”, “kuiv”, “ξηρός”, “dry”, “sec”, “secco”, “asciuttto”, “sausais”, “sausas”, “száraz”, “droog”, “wytrawne”, “seco”, “sec”, “suho”, “kuiva” or “torrt”, on condition that the wine concerned has a residual sugar content not exceeding:
(i) 4 grams per litre; or
(ii) 9 grams per litre, provided that the total acidity expressed as grams of tartaric acid per litre is not more than 2 grams below the residual sugar content;
(b) “полусухо”, “semiseco”, “polosuché”, “halvtør”, “halbtrocken”, “poolkuiv”, “ημίξηρος”, “medium dry”, “demi-sec”, “abboccato”, “pussausais”, “pusiau sausas”, “félszáraz”, “halfdroog”, “półwytrawne”, “meio seco”, “adamado”, “demisec”, “polsuho”, “puolikuiva” or “halvtorrt”, on condition that the wine concerned has a residual sugar content in excess of the maximum set at (a) but not exceeding:
(i) 12 grams per litre; or
(ii) 18 grams per litre, where the minimum total acidity has been set by the Member State under paragraph 2;
(c) “полусладко”, “semidulce”, “polosladké”, “halvsød”, “lieblich”, “poolmagus”, “ημίγλυκος”, “medium”, “medium sweet”, “moelleux”, “amabile”, “pussaldais”, “pusiau saldus”, “félédes”, “halfzoet”, “półsłodkie”, “meio doce”, “demidulce”, “polsladko”, “puolimakea” or “halvsött”, on condition that the wine concerned has a residual sugar content higher than the maximum set at (b) but not more than 45 grams per litre;
(d) “сладко”, “dulce”, “sladké”, “sød”, “süss”, “magus”, “γλυκός”, “sweet”, “doux”, “dolce”, “saldais”, “saldus”, “édes”, “ħelu”, “zoet”, “słodkie”, “doce”, “dulce”, “sladko”, “makea” or “sött”, on condition that the wine concerned has a residual sugar content of at least 45 grams per litre.’

2. In Annex VIII, points 1 and 6 are deleted.
Article 6 This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2006.
For the Commission
Mariann Fischer Boel
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 are amended as follows:
1. The existing text of the Annex I is numbered ‘Annex Ia’ and the following text is inserted before it:

‘ANNEX I Entries referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 2(1):

— In Bulgarian
Oтклонение от 0,4 об. %

— In Spanish
Tolerancia de 0,4 % vol.

— In Czech
Přípustná odchylka 0,4 % obj.

— In Danish
Tolerance 0,4 % vol.

— In German
Toleranz 0,4 % vol.

— In Estonian
Lubatud 0,4 mahuprotsendi suurune hälve

— In Greek
Ανοχή 0,4 % vol.

— In English
Tolerance of 0,4 % vol.

— In French
Tolérance de 0,4 % vol.

— In Italian
Tolleranza di 0,4 % vol.

— In Latvian
0,4 tilp. % pielaide

— In Lithuanian
Leistinas nukrypimas 0,4 tūrio %

— In Hungarian
0,4 térfogat-százalékos tűrés

— In Maltese
Varjazzjoni massima ta’ 0,4 % vol.

— In Dutch
Tolerantie van 0,4 % vol.

— In Polish
Tolerancja 0,4 % obj.

— In Portuguese
Tolerância de 0,4 % vol.

— In Romanian
Toleranță de 0,4 % vol.

— In Slovak
Prípustná odchýlka 0,4 % obj.

— In Slovenian
Odstopanje 0,4 vol. %

— In Finnish
Sallittu poikkeama 0,4 til - %

— In Swedish
Tolerans 0,4 vol. %’

2. The following Annex IVa is inserted after Annex IV:

‘ANNEX IVa Entries referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 11:

— In Bulgarian
Възстановяване, валидно за не повече от … (количество, за което е издаден лицензът)

— In Spanish
Restitución válida para … (cantidad por la que se haya expedido el certificado) como máximo

— In Czech
Náhrada platná nejvýše pro … (množství, na něž byla vydána licence)

— In Danish
Restitutionen omfatter hoejst … (den maengde, licensen er udstedt for)

— In German
Erstattung gültig für höchstens … (Menge, für die die Lizenz erteilt wurde)

— In Estonian
Toetus ei kehti rohkem kui … (kogus, millele litsents on väljastatud)

— In Greek
Επιστροφή που ισχύει για … (ποσότητα για την οποία εκδίδεται το πιστοποιητικό) κατ' ανώτατο όριο

— In English
Refund valid for not more than … (quantity for which licence is issued)

— In French
Restitution valable pour … (quantité pour laquelle le certificat est délivré) au maximum

— In Italian
Restituzione valida al massimo per … (quantitativo per il quale è rilasciato il titolo)

— In Latvian
Atmaksa ir spēkā par ne vairāk kā … (daudzums, par ko izdota licence)

— In Lithuanian
Grąžinamoji išmoka mokama ne daugiau kaip už … (nurodomas kiekis, kuriam išduota licencija)

— In Hungarian
Legfeljebb …-re (az a mennyiség, amelyre az engedélyt kiadták) érvényes visszatérítés

— In Maltese
Valur mrodd lura ta’ mhux aktar minn … (ammont maħrug fil. licenzja)

— In Dutch
Restitutie voor ten hoogste … (hoeveelheid waarvoor het certificaat is afgegeven)

— In Polish
Refundacji udziela się na nie więcej niż … (ilość, na którą wydano licencję)

— In Portuguese
Restituição válida para … (quantidade em relação à qual é emitido o certificado), no máximo

— In Romanian
Restituție valabilă pentru maxim … (cantitatea pentru care este eliberată licența)

— In Slovak
Náhrada platná pre nie viac ako … (množstvo, na ktoré je licencia vydaná)

— In Slovenian
Nadomestilo velja za največ … (količina, za katero je izdano dovoljenje)

— In Finnish
Vientituki voimassa enintään … (määrä, jolle todistus on annettu) osalta

— In Swedish
Bidrag som gäller för högst … (kvantitet för vilken licensen skall utfärdas)’.

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX V Entries referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 8(2):

— In Bulgarian
И3HECEHO

— In Spanish
EXPORTADO

— In Czech
VYVEZENO

— In Danish
UDFØRSEL

— In German
AUSGEFÜHRT

— In Estonian
EKSPORDITUD

— In Greek
ΕΞΑΧΘΕΝ

— In English
EXPORTED

— In French
EXPORTÉ

— In Italian
ESPORTATO

— In Latvian
EKSPORTĒTS

— In Lithuanian
EKSPORTUOTA

— In Hungarian
EXPORTÁLVA

— In Maltese
ESPORTAT

— In Dutch
UITGEVOERD

— In Polish
WYWIEZIONO

— In Portuguese
EXPORTADO

— In Romanian
EXPORTAT

— In Slovak
VYVEZENÉ

— In Slovenian
IZVOŽENO

— In Finnish
VIETY

— In Swedish
EXPORTERAD’