Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008Show full title

Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 of 27 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine as regards support programmes, trade with third countries, production potential and on controls in the wine sector

TITLE IU.K.INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

Article 1U.K.Scope and use of terms

1.This Regulation lays down implementing rules concerning the application of the following provisions of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008:

(a)support measures (Title II);

(b)trade with third countries (Title IV);

(c)production potential (Title V);

(d)inventory as foreseen in Article 109;

(e)controls in the wine sector (Article 117); and

(f)measurement of areas as foreseen in Article 121(c).

This Regulation shall not affect the application of:

(a)specific provisions governing relations between Member States in combating fraud in the wine sector in so far as they are such as to facilitate the application of this Regulation;

(b)rules relating to:

(i)

criminal proceedings or mutual assistance among Member States at judicial level in criminal matters;

(ii)

the administrative penalties procedure.

2.Terms used in Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 shall have the same meaning when used in this Regulation.

[F13. For the purposes of Title II, ‘ operation ’ shall mean a project, contract or arrangement, or other action included in a given support programme, corresponding to any of the activities under the measures referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 and implemented by one or more beneficiaries.]

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