Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 is amended as follows:
in Article 15, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.To convert quantities of products other than wine into hectolitres of wine, Member States may set coefficients that may vary according to different objective criteria having a bearing on the conversion. Member States shall notify the Commission of the coefficients along with the summary provided for in Article 19(1).’;
the heading of Chapter III of Title II is replaced by the following:
in Article 19(3), the introductory phrase of the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘With a view to establishing price trends, Member States whose wine production during the past five years was on average more than 5 % of the total Union wine production shall notify the Commission of the following in relation to the wines referred to in point 1 of Annex XIb to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007(1):’;
Article 49 is replaced by the following:
1.Each Member State shall notify the Commission of:
(a)the name and address of the competent authority or authorities for the purposes of implementing this title;
(b)where appropriate, the name and address of any bodies empowered by a competent authority for the purposes of implementing this title.
2.Each Member State shall also notify the Commission of:
(a)any subsequent changes concerning the competent authorities and bodies referred to in paragraph 1;
(b)the measures they have taken to implement this title, where those measures are of specific value for the purposes of cooperation between Member States as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 555/2008.
3.The Commission shall draw up and keep up to date a list containing the names and addresses of the competent bodies and authorities based on information notified by the Member States. The Commission shall publish that list on the Internet.’;
Article 50 is replaced by the following:
1.Without prejudice to any specific provisions of this Regulation, Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are able to meet the deadlines for notification set out in this Regulation.
2.Member States shall retain the information recorded under this Regulation for at least five wine years following the one during which it was recorded.
3.The notifications requested in this Regulation shall not prejudice the Member States’ obligations laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 on statistical surveys of areas under vines.
4.The notifications to the Commission referred to in this Regulation shall be made in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009(2).
However, the notifications referred to in Article 19(1)(b)(ii) and (iii) shall be sent by the Member States in electronic form or uploaded by electronic means to the single entry point for data at Eurostat, in conformity with the technical specifications provided by the Commission (Eurostat).’.