No L 58/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 3.3.92 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 527/92 of 25 February 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1873/84 authorizing the offer or disposal for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which may have undergone oenological processes not provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1734/91 (%), and in particular Article 73 (1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, ~ Whereas Article 70 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provides that imported products covered by that Article must be accompanied by a certificate attesting that they satisfy the provisions on production, release for free circulation and, where appropriate, disposal for direct human consumption in the third country in which they originate ; Whereas Article 73 (1) of that Regulation stipulates that if the imported products in question have undergone oeno- logical practices not allowed by Community rules or not consonant with the provisions of that Regulation or of those adopted pursuant thereto, they may not, except by way of a derogation, be offered or disposed of for direct human consumption ; whereas the Council derogated from this principle by Regulation (EEC) No 1873/84 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3332/91 (%); whereas the date of validity of this derogation expired on 31 January 1992; whereas, so that consultations can continue between the Community and the third country concerned with a view to an agreement on this matter, the term of validity of the said derogation should be extended for three months, ' HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 In the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1873/84, the date ‘31 January 1992’ shall be replaced by ‘31 April 1992’ Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 February 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 February 1992. No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. %) OJ No L 163, 26. 6. 1991, p. 6. For the Council The President ~ Vitor MARTINS () OJ No L 176, 3. 7. 1984, p. 6. () OJ No L 316, 16. 11. 1991, p. 12.