1.Any natural or legal person intending to carry out a sweetening operation shall notify the competent authority of the Member State on whose territory the operation is to take place.
2.Notifications shall be made in writing and must reach the competent authority at least 48 hours before the day on which the operation is to take place.
However, where an undertaking frequently or continuously carries out sweetening operations, Member States may allow a notification covering several operations or a specified period to be sent to the competent authorities. Such notification shall be accepted only on condition that the undertaking keeps a written record of each sweetening operation and records the information required by paragraph 3.
3.Notifications shall include the following information:
(a)for sweetening operations carried out in accordance with point F(1)(a) of Annex V and point G(2) of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999:
the quantity and the total and actual alcoholic strengths of the table wine or the quality wine psr to be sweetened;
the quantity and the total and actual alcoholic strengths of the grape must to be added;
the total and actual alcoholic strengths of the table wine or quality wine psr after sweetening;
(b)for sweetening operations carried out in accordance with point F(1)(b) of Annex V and point G(2) of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999:
the quantity and the total and actual alcoholic strengths of the table wine or the quality wine psr to be sweetened;
the quantity and the total and actual alcoholic strengths of the grape must or the quantity and density of the concentrated grape must to be added, as the case may be;
the total and actual alcoholic strengths of the table wine or quality wine psr after sweetening.
4.The persons referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep goods inwards and outwards registers showing the quantities of grape must or concentrated grape must which they are holding for sweetening operations.