1.Notifications as referred to in point G(5) of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 relating to operations to increase alcoholic strength shall be made by the natural or legal persons carrying out the operations concerned and in compliance with suitable time limits and control conditions set by the competent authority of the Member State on whose territory the operation takes place.
2.Notifications as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made in writing and shall include the following information:
(a)the name and address of the person making the notification;
(b)the place where the operation is to be carried out;
(c)the date and time when the operation is to commence;
(d)the description of the product undergoing the operation;
(e)the process used for the operation, with details of the type of product to be used.
3.Member States may allow prior notifications covering several operations or a specified period to be sent to the competent authorities. Such notifications shall be accepted only if the person making the notification keeps a written record of each enrichment operation as provided for in paragraph 6 and of the information required by paragraph 2.
4.Where the person concerned is prevented by reasons of force majeure from carrying out the notified operation in due time, Member States shall specify the conditions under which that person is to submit a new notification to the competent authority so that the necessary checks can be carried out.
They shall notify such provisions in writing to the Commission.
5.Notifications as referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be required in Luxembourg.
6.The particulars relating to operations to increase alcoholic strength shall be entered in the records immediately after the operation is completed, in accordance with the provisions adopted pursuant to Article 70 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.
In cases where prior notifications covering several operations do not indicate the date and time when the operations are to commence, an entry must also be made in the records before each operation commences.