Commission Regulation (EU) No 74/2010Show full title

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 is amended as follows:

1.

In the first paragraph of Article 3, points (a) to (f) are replaced by the following:

‘(a)

quarterly imports from third countries broken down by Combined Nomenclature code and by origin, identified using the codes in the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1779/2002(1), subject to the third paragraph of Article 9 of this Regulation;

(b)

quarterly exports to third countries, including any exports of alcohol of non-agricultural origin, subject to the third paragraph of Article 9 of this Regulation;

(c)

quarterly production, broken down by the product from which the alcohol is produced;

(d)

the volume disposed of during the previous quarter, broken down by sectors of use;

(e)

stocks held by alcohol producers in their country at the end of each year;

(f)

estimated production for the year under way, twice a year, before 28 February and 31 August respectively;’

2.

Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a)

In the first paragraph, points (b) and (c) are replaced by the following:

‘(b)

quarterly imports from third countries;

(c)

quarterly exports to third countries;’

(b)

The third paragraph is replaced by the following:

‘The figures notified shall be expressed in hectolitres of pure alcohol.’

3.

Article 9 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 9

The notifications to the Commission referred to in Articles 3, 4 and 7 of this Regulation shall be made in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009(2).

All notifications shall include nil returns.

The notifications referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first paragraph of Article 3 shall only be made at the request of the Commission, addressed to the Member States via the information system in place.’

4.

Annexes II to VIII are deleted.

(1)

OJ L 269, 5.10.2002, p. 6.’

(2)

OJ L 228, 1.9.2009, p. 3.’