No L 203/50 Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 8. 90 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2246/90 of 31 July 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 986/89 on the accompanying documents for carriage of wine products and the relevant records to be kept THE COMMISSION 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 1325/90 (%), and in particular Article 71.(3) thereof, Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the validation rules- for -approved commercial documents accompanying carriage of wine sector products within the Community operators should be obliged to validate these documents in an approved manner; Whereas in order to prevent the originals of documents accompanying carriage of wine sector products from being confused with copies thereof all such copies should be marked with the word ‘copy’ or an equivalent indica- tion ; Whereas to-align the rules on completion of documents accompanying carriage of wine sector products imported into the Community with those on completion of docu- ments accompanying ‘carriage of products originating in the Community it should be specified that approved commercial documents and where appropriate commer- cial documents made out to accompany products imported under cover of a document meeting the require- ments of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2039/88 (¢, should carry certain indications specified by that Regula- tion ; . Whereas the approved commercial document or accom- panying document under certain conditions carries the same weight as a certificate of appellation of origin, in the- case of quality wines pst, or of designation of provenance, in the case of table wines designated using a_geographical- term ;- whereas in order to enable the competent authori- ties propetly to verify the certificate and. its use in.the wine trade a copy of this certificate should be made out that must also be presented to the competent authority or an agency delegated by it so that the prescribed entries on the original can also be entered on it; whereas the exis- tence of such a copy means that the original of the () OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. () O No L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 19. () OJ No L 343, 20. 12. 1985, p. 20. () OJ No L 179, 9. 7. 1988, p. 29. approved commercial document or accompanying docu- ment can travel with the exported product and the copy can serve as a supporting document for the entries-in the . consignor’s withdrawal records ; Whereas retail shops supplied by one or more central warehouses belonging to the same undertaking often market large quantities of wine sector products that should not escape effective supervision ; whereas it should therefore be specified that such central warehouses are to enter their deliveries to such retail stores as a withdrawal in their records so that these retail sales can be indirectly followed ; Whereas to facilitate the keeping of records by underta- kings marketing small quantities of quality wines psr it should be permissible under certain conditions for quality wines psr of different origins put up in containers of 60 litres or less that are acquired from a third party and held for sale to be entered in the same account; Whereas Member States may authorize a longer time limit, not exceeding 30 - days, than that stipulated in Article 18 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 986/89 (), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2600/89 (%), for entry of the required particulars in records, provided that a check can still be made on entries, with- drawals and certain handling operations at any time on the basis of other supporting documents; whereas to boost the adequacy of control procedures it should be specified that the controlling authorities have a right to assess the validity of such other documents; Whereas a check has shown that an error was made in the German and Italian versions of Regulation- (EEC) No 986/89 ; whereas . these versions must therefore- be amended ; Whereas the approved commercial document is to be made out in line with the specimen shown in Annex I and following the instructions given in Annex II to Regu- lation (EEC) No 986/89 ; whereas it should be specified that the layout of this specimen is to be strictly adhered to so that it can be properly checked when used .in intra- Community trade ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine, () OJ No L 106, 18. 4. 1989, p. 1. - (% OJ No L 251, 29. 8. 1989, p. 5.