
CHAPTER I
Article 1 
This Regulation lays down rules supplementing Regulations (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013, respectively, as regards:

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((b)) the vineyard register;
((c)) recognised accompanying documents and certification  of wine;
((d)) the inward and outward register;
((e)) ...
((f)) checks ...;
((g)) competent authorities ...;
((h)) penalties;
((i)) the publication of information.
Article 2 

1. For the purposes of this Regulation and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘winegrower’ means a natural or legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, whose holding is situated within  Great Britain  in conjunction with Article 355 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and who holds an area planted with vines where the produce of this area is used for the commercial production of wine products, or the area benefits from the exemptions for experimental purposes ...;
(b) ‘wine products’ means the products listed in Part XII of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, except wine vinegar falling within CN codes 2209 00 11 and 2209 00 19;
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(e) ‘harvester’ means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, who gathers the harvest of grapes from an area planted with vines in order to market those grapes for the production of wine products by third parties, or to process them into wine products in his holding, or have them processed on his behalf, with commercial purposes;
(f) ‘processor’ means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, by whom or on whose behalf the processing of wines is carried out, the result of which being wines, liqueur wines, sparkling and semi-sparkling wines, aerated sparkling and semi-sparkling wines, quality sparkling wines or quality aromatic sparkling wines;
(g) ‘retailer’ means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, whose business activity includes the sale directly to the consumer of wine and must in small quantities, ... having regard to the special features of trade and distribution, but excluding persons who use cellars equipped for storing or facilities for bottling wine in large quantities, and those who engage in itinerant trading in wine transported in bulk;
(h) ‘bottling’ means putting up wine as a final product for commercial purposes in containers of a capacity not exceeding 60 litres;
(i) ‘bottler’ means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, carrying out bottling of wine or having bottling carried out on his behalf;
(j) ‘merchant’ means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, other than private consumers or retailers, who holds stocks of wine products with commercial purposes or is involved in their trade and possibly also bottles them, except distilleries;
(k) ‘wine year’ means the marketing year for the wine sector as referred to in Article 6(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
(l) ‘the 2010 Regulations’ means the Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) Regulations 2010;
(la) ‘Annex 15 to the TCA’ means Annex 15 (trade in wine) to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement;
(lb) ‘Appendix C certificate’ means the certificate referred to in Article 3(1) of Annex 15 to the TCA (certification requirements);
(m) ‘ARC’ means the unique administrative reference code;
(n) ‘the competent authority’, in relation to a function to be exercised in Great Britain, or any part of it, means the person designated to carry out that function by regulation 4 of the Wine Regulations 2011 as it extends to Great Britain;
(o) ‘computerised system’ has the meaning given by regulation 3(1) of the 2010 Regulations;
(p) ‘export’ means  , unless the contrary intention appears, export from Great Britain to a third country;
(pa) ‘GB Annex 15 wine’ has the meaning given in Article 19a(b);
(pb) ‘Harmonized System’ means the 2017 edition of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System provided for under the International Convention on the Harmonized System as done in Brussels on 14 June 1983;
(q) ‘HMRC Notice 197’ means the notice numbered 197 published by HMRC under regulation 56(2) of the 2010 Regulations as that notice stands on IP completion day;
(r) ‘import’ means import into Great Britain from a third country;
(s) ‘assimilated  law’ has the meaning given in section 6(7) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 but does not include any legislation so far as it extends to Northern Ireland;
(t) ‘third country’ means any country, other than the United Kingdom, and includes:
(i) the Bailiwick of Guernsey;
(ii) the Bailiwick of Jersey;
(iii) the Isle of Man;
(ta) ‘the Trade and Cooperation Agreement’ has the same meaning as in section 37(1) of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020;
(u) ‘unique administrative reference code’ has the meaning given in regulation 3(1) of the 2010 Regulations.
2. For the purposes of Chapters  4, 5, 7 and 8  of this Regulation, with the exception of Article 47, and Chapters IV to VII of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274, ‘producer’ means a natural or legal person or a group of such persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, who processes himself fresh grapes, musts or new wine still in fermentation into wine or must with commercial purposes, or has them processed on his behalf.
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CHAPTER II
Article 3 
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Article 4 
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Article 5 
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Article 6 
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CHAPTER III
Article 7 
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CHAPTER IV
SECTION I
Article 8 
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Article 9 
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Article 10 
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Article 11 

1. The documents referred to in  paragraph 4  shall be regarded as certifying the origin or provenance, quality and characteristics of the wine product, the vintage year or the grape variety or varieties from which it is produced and, where applicable, the PDO or PGI if they comply with the conditions laid down in paragraphs 5 and 6 and Annex 5. To this effect, the consignor or an authorised person acting on behalf of the consignor shall fill in in box 17l of those documents the relevant information set out in Part I of Annex VI.
2. The consignor shall certify the accuracy of the information required pursuant to paragraph 1 on the basis of the inward and outward register to be kept in accordance with Chapter V or the certified information in the documents accompanying the previous consignments of the product in question and official conformity checks carried out by the competent authorities in accordance with Chapter VII.
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(4.) The documents referred to in paragraph 1 are:
(a) a printed copy of an electronic administrative document that complies with the requirements for that document specified in HMRC Notice 197 and on which the unique administrative reference code assigned to the document is given;
(b) a paper document of the type specified in regulation 60(2)(b) of the 2010 Regulations that complies with the requirements set out in regulation 60(2A) of the 2010 Regulations;
(c) any other commercial document on which the unique administrative reference code is clearly stated;
(d) in the case of the movement within Great Britain under duty suspension arrangements of wine and made-wine to which regulation 62(2) of the 2010 Regulations applies, a paper document of the type specified in regulation 62(3)(a) or (b) of the 2010 Regulations.
(5.) Where used for the purpose specified in paragraph 1, a document referred to in paragraph 4 must include the information indicated in Section A of Annex 5 or allow the competent authorities to have access to that information.
(6.) Where that document bears a unique administrative reference code number assigned by the computerised system, the information referred to in Section A of Annex 5 to this Regulation must be held in the system used.
(7.) In the case of a wine product produced in Northern Ireland, a document recognised as an accompanying document for that type of product when transported in Northern Ireland or the European Union under Article 10 of EU Regulation 2018/273  certifies, as relevant, the following characteristics of the wine product to which it relates:
(a) the origin or provenance;
(b) the quality and characteristics of the wine product;
(c) the vintage year;
(d) the grape variety or varieties from which it is produced;
(e) the PDO or PGI.
(8.) In this Article:
(a) ‘EU Regulation 2018/273’ means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings, the vineyard register, accompanying documents and certification, the inward and outward register, compulsory declarations, notifications and publication of notified information, and supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the relevant checks and penalties as it has effect in Northern Ireland by virtue of section 7A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018;
(b) ‘the electronic administrative document’ has the meaning given in regulation 3(1) of the 2010 Regulations.
Article 12 

1. Whenever the competent authorities of the third country of destination require a certification as referred to in Article 11 for wine products dispatched to that third country, that certification shall take one of the following forms:
(a) the electronic administrative document or  the document referred to in Article 11(4)(b) or (c), provided that the consignor or an authorised person acting on behalf of the consignor indicates the relevant information set out in Part I of Annex VI to this Regulation;
(b) a specific certificate for export drawn up on the basis of the template provided for and the requirements set out in Part II of Annex VI to this Regulation.
(c) in the case of a GB Annex 15 wine exported from Great Britain into a member State, an Appendix C certificate.
2. The certificate referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 shall be deemed to be authentic when validated by the date and the signature of the consignor or an authorised person acting on behalf of the consignor and when the ARC number ... assigned by the competent authority to the accompanying document has been indicated by the consignor on the certificate as administrative reference.
3. Article 11(2) ... shall apply mutatis mutandis to the certification referred to in paragraph 1.
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Article 14 
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Article 15 
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Article 16 
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Article 17 
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Article 18 
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Article 19 
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SECTION 1A
Article 19a 
For the purpose of this Section:
(a) ‘a competent authority of a member State’ means a competent authority in a member State responsible for carrying out checks relating to the documents accompanying wine imported into the European Union pursuant to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the scheme of authorisations for vine plantings, the vineyard register, accompanying documents and certification, the inward and outward register, compulsory declarations, notifications and publication of notified information, and supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the relevant checks and penalties and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly;
(b) ‘GB Annex 15 wine’ means a wine that:
(i) falls under Heading 22.04 of the Harmonized System, and
(ii) has been produced in Great Britain;
(c) ‘the OIV Compendium’ means the 2021 Edition of the Compendium of International Methods of Analysis of Wines and Musts in two volumes (ISBN 978-2-85038-034-1 and ISBN 978-2-85038-033-4) published by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine in Paris;
(d) a wine is a wine ‘produced in Great Britain’ if it would be regarded as such applying the definition of ‘wine produced in’ in Article 1(2) (definitions) of Annex 15 to the TCA but with that definition being applied as if for ‘the exporting Party’ there was substituted ‘Great Britain’.
Article 19b 

(1.) For the purpose of the application of the certification arrangements to which Article 3 of Annex 15 to the TCA applies, the Agency is designated as the competent authority responsible for supervising the production, and inspection, of English Annex 15 wine and Welsh Annex 15 wine that is intended for export to a member State or that may be exported to a member State
(2.) A person (‘a wine producer’) producing English Annex 15 wine or Welsh Annex 15 wine to which paragraph 1 applies may apply to the Agency for the Agency to supervise the production of, and inspect, that wine to check that:
(a) the wine complies with the relevant product definition for the wine referred to in Article 2.2.a of Annex 15 to the TCA, as read with point (a) (product definitions) of the paragraph in the section in Appendix 15-A to that Annex entitled ‘Laws and regulations of the United Kingdom’, and
(b) the wine is produced in accordance with oenological practices authorised under:
(i) Article 2.2.b of Annex 15 to the TCA, as read with point (b) (oenological practices and restrictions) of the paragraph in the section in Appendix 15-A to that Annex entitled ‘Laws and regulations of the United Kingdom’;
(ii) Article 2.2.c of Annex 15 to the TCA, as read with Appendix 15-B to that Annex.
(3.) A wine producer who has made an application under paragraph 2 may ask the Agency at any time to stop supervising the production, and inspection, of the English Annex 15 wine or Welsh Annex 15 wine that the wine producer is producing.
(4.) The Agency, having received an application from a wine producer under paragraph 2, must supervise the production of, and inspect, the English Annex 15 wine or Welsh Annex 15 wine produced by the wine producer to check that it complies with the matters referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 unless and until the wine producer asks the Agency to stop doing so under paragraph 3.
(5.) The supervision of the production, and inspection, of English Annex 15 wine and Welsh Annex 15 wine pursuant to paragraph 4 may be:
(a) carried out by the Agency in such manner and at such intervals as it considers appropriate from time to time;
(b) carried out by the Agency on a risk-basis;
(c) supplemented by the Agency with random inspections from time to time.
(6.) Any analytical check carried out by the Agency when carrying out its functions under this Article must be carried out using an appropriate reference method in the OIV Compendium.
(7.) The Agency may carry out such other non-analytical checks as appear appropriate to it from time to time in connection with its functions under this Article and may do so in such manner as appears appropriate to it from time to time.
(8.) Nothing in this Article prevents the Agency carrying out any of its enforcement functions, or functions as a competent authority, under the Wine Regulations 2011.
(9.) In this Article:
(a) ‘the Agency’ means the Food Standards Agency;
(b) ‘English Annex 15 wine’ means a wine that:
(i) falls under Heading 22.04 of the Harmonized System, and
(ii) has been produced in England;
(c) ‘Welsh Annex 15 wine’ means a wine that:
(i) falls under Heading 22.04 of the Harmonized System, and
(ii) has been produced in Wales;
(d) a wine is a wine ‘produced in England’ if it would be regarded as such applying the definition of ‘wine produced in’ in Article 1(2) of Annex 15 to the TCA but with that definition being applied as if for ‘the exporting Party’ there was substituted ‘England’;
(e) a wine is a wine ‘produced in Wales’ if it would be regarded as such applying the definition of ‘wine produced in’ in Article 1(2) of Annex 15 to the TCA but with that definition being applied as if for ‘the exporting Party’ there was substituted ‘Wales’.
Article 19c 

(1.) For the purpose of the application of the certification arrangements to which Article 3 of Annex 15 to the TCA applies, FSS is designated as the competent authority responsible for supervising the production, and inspection, of Scottish Annex 15 wine that is intended for export to a member State or that may be exported to a member State.
(2.) A person (‘a wine producer’) producing Scottish Annex 15 wine to which paragraph 1 applies may apply to FSS for FSS to supervise the production of, and inspect, that wine to check that:
(a) the wine complies with the relevant product definition for the wine referred to in Article 2.2.a of Annex 15 to the TCA, as read with point (a) (product definitions) of the paragraph in the section in Appendix 15-A to that Annex entitled ‘Laws and regulations of the United Kingdom’, and
(b) the wine is produced in accordance with oenological practices authorised under:
(i) Article 2.2.b of Annex 15 to the TCA, as read with point (b) (oenological practices and restrictions) of the paragraph in the section in Appendix 15-A to that Annex entitled ‘Laws and regulations of the United Kingdom’;
(ii) Article 2.2.c of Annex 15 to the TCA, as read with Appendix 15-B to that Annex.
(3.) A wine producer who has made an application under paragraph 2 may ask FSS at any time to stop supervising the production, and inspection, of Scottish Annex 15 wine that the wine producer is producing.
(4.) FSS, having received an application from a wine producer under paragraph 2, must supervise the production of, and inspect, the Scottish Annex 15 wine produced by the wine producer to check that it complies with the matters referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 unless and until the wine producer asks FSS to stop doing so under paragraph 3.
(5.) The supervision of the production, and inspection, of Scottish Annex 15 wine pursuant to paragraph 4 may be:
(a) carried out by FSS in such manner and at such intervals as it considers appropriate from time to time;
(b) carried out by FSS on a risk-basis;
(c) supplemented by FSS with random inspections from time to time.
(6.) Any analytical check carried out by FSS when carrying out its functions under this Article must be carried out using an appropriate reference method in the OIV Compendium.
(7.) FSS may carry out such other non-analytical checks as appear appropriate to it from time to time in connection with its functions under this Article and may do so in such manner as appears appropriate to it from time to time.
(8.) Nothing in this Article prevents FSS carrying out any of its enforcement functions, or functions as a competent authority, under the Wine Regulations 2011.
(9.) In this Article:
(a) ‘FSS’ means the Food Standards Scotland;
(b) ‘Scottish Annex 15 wine’ means a wine that:
(i) falls under Heading 22.04 of the Harmonized System, and
(ii) has been produced in Scotland;
(c) a wine is a wine ‘produced in Scotland’ if it would be regarded as such applying the definition of ‘wine produced in’ in Article 1(2) of Annex 15 to the TCA but with that definition being applied as if for ‘the exporting Party’ there was substituted ‘Scotland’.
Article 19d 

(1.) For the purpose of Article 3(1) of Annex 15 to the TCA, the Secretary of State is designated as the competent authority responsible for checking that the information contained in an Appendix C certificate relating to a GB Annex 15 wine that is intended to be exported from England to a member State is correct.
(2.) The Secretary of State, in checking Appendix C certificates for GB Annex 15 wine that is intended to be exported from England to a member State, may:
(a) check every Appendix C certificate;
(b) carry out checks of Appendix C certificates at such intervals as considered appropriate by the Secretary of State from time to time;
(c) carry out checks of Appendix C certificates on a risk-basis;
(d) carry out checks of Appendix C certificates on a random basis.
(3.) A person intending to export GB Annex 15 wine from England to a member State may submit an Appendix C certificate for the GB Annex 15 wine to the Secretary of State to check.
(4.) Where an Appendix C certificate is submitted to the Secretary of State under paragraph 3, the Secretary of State must check the certificate.
(5.) In relation to GB Annex 15 wine that has been exported from England to a member State, where a request is made to the Secretary of State by the competent authority of the member State to which the wine was exported, or by the competent authority of the member State in which the wine is currently situated, to check the Appendix C certificate relating to that wine, the Secretary of State must carry out checks to determine whether the information contained in the Appendix C certificate relating to the wine is correct.
(6.) Where an Appendix C certificate is submitted to the Secretary of State under paragraph 3, or a request is made to the Secretary of State in respect of an Appendix C certificate by a competent authority of a member State under paragraph 5, and the Secretary of State is satisfied that the information contained in the certificate relating to a GB Annex 15 wine is correct, the Secretary of State must notify the person who submitted the certificate under paragraph 3 or the competent authority, as the case may be, of the Secretary of State’s determination.
(7.) In relation to an Appendix C certificate being checked by the Secretary of State relating to a GB Annex 15 wine that is intended to be exported from England to a member State, or that has been exported from England to a member State, where the Secretary of State determines that any information contained in the Appendix C certificate is incorrect or the Secretary of State is unable (for whatever reason) to make a determination:
(a) the Secretary of State must notify the following of the determination or the Secretary of State’s inability to make a determination:
(i) the person named as the consignor on the Appendix C certificate;
(ii) where the wine to which the Appendix C certificate relates has been exported to a member State:(aa) in a case where a request has been made under paragraph 5, the competent authority that made the request;(bb) in any other case, a competent authority of the member State to which the wine was exported;
(b) the Appendix C certificate is to be treated as a certificate that has not been authenticated for the purposes of Article 3(1) of Annex 15 to the TCA.
(8.) Any analytical check carried out by the Secretary of State when carrying out the Secretary of State’s function under this Article must be carried out using an appropriate reference method in the OIV Compendium.
(9.) The Secretary of State may carry out such other non-analytical checks as appear appropriate to the Secretary of State from time to time in connection with the Secretary of State’s function under this Article and may do so in such manner as appears appropriate to the Secretary of State from time to time.
(10.) In this Article, in relation to an Appendix C certificate relating to a GB Annex 15 wine, ‘being checked by the Secretary of State’ means being checked by the Secretary of State:
(a) at the Secretary of State’s own volition, or
(b) following a request made under paragraph 3 or 5.
Article 19e 

(1.) For the purpose of Article 3(1) of Annex 15 to the TCA, the Scottish Ministers are designated as the competent authority responsible for checking that the information contained in an Appendix C certificate relating to a GB Annex 15 wine that is intended to be exported from Scotland to a member State is correct.
(2.) The Scottish Ministers, in checking Appendix C certificates completed for GB Annex 15 wine that is intended to be exported from Scotland to a member State, may:
(a) check every Appendix C certificate;
(b) carry out checks of Appendix C certificates at such intervals as considered appropriate by the Scottish Ministers from time to time;
(c) carry out checks of Appendix C certificates on a risk-basis;
(d) carry out checks of Appendix C certificates on a random basis.
(3.) A person intending to export GB Annex 15 wine from Scotland to a member State may submit an Appendix C certificate for the GB Annex 15 wine to the Scottish Ministers to check.
(4.) Where an Appendix C certificate is submitted to the Scottish Ministers under paragraph 3, the Scottish Ministers must check the certificate.
(5.) In relation to GB Annex 15 wine that has been exported from Scotland to a member State, where a request is made to the Scottish Ministers by the competent authority of the member State to which the wine was exported, or by the competent authority of the member State in which the wine is currently situated, to check the Appendix C certificate relating to that wine, the Scottish Ministers must carry out checks to determine whether the information contained in the Appendix C certificate relating to the wine is correct.
(6.) Where an Appendix C certificate is submitted to the Scottish Ministers under paragraph 3, or a request is made to the Scottish Ministers in respect of an Appendix C certificate by a competent authority of a member State under paragraph 5, and the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the information contained in the certificate relating to a GB Annex 15 wine is correct, the Scottish Ministers must notify the person who submitted the certificate under paragraph 3 or the competent authority, as the case may be, of the Scottish Ministers’ determination.
(7.) In relation to an Appendix C certificate being checked by the Scottish Ministers relating to a GB Annex 15 wine that is intended to be exported from Scotland to a member State, or that has been exported from Scotland to a member State, where the Scottish Ministers determine that any information contained in the Appendix C certificate is incorrect or the Scottish Ministers are unable (for whatever reason) to make a determination:
(a) the Scottish Ministers must notify the following of the determination or the Scottish Ministers’ inability to make a determination:
(i) the person named as the consignor on the Appendix C certificate;
(ii) where the wine to which the Appendix C certificate relates has been exported to a member State;(aa) in a case where a request has been made under paragraph 5, the competent authority that made the request;(bb) in any other case, a competent authority of the member State to which the wine was exported;
(b) the Appendix C certificate is to be treated as a certificate that has not been authenticated for the purposes of Article 3(1) of Annex 15 to the TCA.
(8.) Any analytical check carried out by the Scottish Ministers when carrying out their function under this Article must be carried out using an appropriate reference method in the OIV Compendium.
(9.) The Scottish Ministers may carry out such other non-analytical checks as appear appropriate to the Scottish Ministers from time to time in connection with their function under this Article and may do so in such manner as appears appropriate to the Scottish Ministers from time to time.
(10.) In this Article, in relation to an Appendix C certificate relating to a GB Annex 15 wine, ‘being checked by the Scottish Ministers’ means being checked by the Scottish Ministers:
(a) at the Scottish Ministers’ own volition, or
(b) following a request made under paragraph 3 or 5.
Article 19f 

(1.) For the purpose of Article 3(1) of Annex 15 to the TCA, the Welsh Ministers are designated as the competent authority responsible for checking that the information contained in an Appendix C certificate relating to a GB Annex 15 wine that is intended to be exported from Wales to a member State is correct.
(2.) The Welsh Ministers, in checking Appendix C certificates completed for GB Annex 15 wine that is intended to be exported from Wales to a member State, may:
(a) check every Appendix C certificate;
(b) carry out checks of Appendix C certificates at such intervals as considered appropriate by the Welsh Ministers from time to time;
(c) carry out checks of Appendix C certificates on a risk-basis;
(d) carry out checks of Appendix C certificates on a random basis.
(3.) A person intending to export GB Annex 15 wine from Wales to a member State may submit an Appendix C certificate for the GB Annex 15 wine to the Welsh Ministers to check.
(4.) Where an Appendix C certificate is submitted to the Welsh Ministers under paragraph 3, the Welsh Ministers must check the certificate.
(5.) In relation to GB Annex 15 wine that has been exported from Wales to a member State, where a request is made to the Welsh Ministers by the competent authority of the member State to which the wine was exported, or by the competent authority of the member State in which the wine is currently situated, to check the Appendix C certificate relating to that wine, the Welsh Ministers must carry out checks to determine whether the information contained in the Appendix C certificate relating to the wine is correct.
(6.) Where an Appendix C certificate is submitted to the Welsh Ministers under paragraph 3, or a request is made to the Welsh Ministers in respect of an Appendix C certificate by a competent authority of a member State under paragraph 5, and the Welsh Ministers are satisfied that the information contained in the certificate relating to a GB Annex 15 wine is correct, the Welsh Ministers must notify the person who submitted the certificate under paragraph 3 or the competent authority, as the case may be, of the Welsh Ministers’ determination.
(7.) In relation to an Appendix C certificate being checked by the Welsh Ministers relating to a GB Annex 15 wine that is intended to be exported from Wales to a member State, or that has been exported from Wales to a member State, where the Welsh Ministers determine that any information contained in the Appendix C certificate is incorrect or the Welsh Ministers are unable (for whatever reason) to make a determination:
(a) the Welsh Ministers must notify the following of the determination or the Welsh Ministers’ inability to make a determination:
(i) the person named as the consignor on the Appendix C certificate;
(ii) where the wine to which the Appendix C certificate relates has been exported to a member State:(aa) in a case where a request has been made under paragraph 5, the competent authority that made the request;(bb) in any other case, a competent authority in the member State to which the wine was exported;
(b) the Appendix C certificate is to be treated as a certificate that has not been authenticated for the purposes of Article 3(1) of Annex 15 to the TCA.
(8.) Any analytical check carried out by the Welsh Ministers when carrying out their function under this Article must be carried out using an appropriate reference method in the OIV Compendium.
(9.) The Welsh Ministers may carry out such other non-analytical checks as appear appropriate to the Welsh Ministers from time to time in connection with their function under this Article and may do so in such manner as appears appropriate to the Welsh Ministers from time to time.
(10.) In this Article, in relation to an Appendix C certificate relating to a GB Annex 15 wine, ‘being checked by the Welsh Ministers’ means being checked by the Welsh Ministers:
(a) at the Welsh Ministers’ own volition, or
(b) following a request made under paragraph 3 or 5.
Article 19g 

(1.) Where a competent authority of a member State requests electronic access to an Appendix C certificate for a GB Annex 15 wine exported from Great Britain to the member State, the appropriate authority must, where possible, provide electronic access to the relevant Appendix C certificate, or electronic access to the data on which the certificate is based, to the competent authority.
(2.) Where a request of the type specified in paragraph 1 has been made by a competent authority of a member State and there is no electronic system in place by which access to the Appendix C certificate, or the data on which the certificate is based, can be provided to the competent authority electronically, or it is not otherwise possible to provide electronic access as requested, the appropriate authority must provide the competent authority with a copy of the Appendix C certificate, or the data on which the certificate is based, in the form of a paper document.
(3.) In this Article, ‘the appropriate authority’ means:
(a) in relation to a GB Annex 15 wine exported to a member State from England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to a GB Annex 15 wine exported to a member State from Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(c) in relation to a GB Annex 15 wine exported to a member State from Wales, the Welsh Ministers.
SECTION II
Article 20 
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Article 21 
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Article 22 
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Article 23 
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Article 24 
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Article 25 
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Article 26 
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Article 27 
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CHAPTER V
Article 28 

1. By way of derogation from Article 147(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and provided that the entries, withdrawals and stocks can be checked at any time on the basis of commercial documents used for financial accounts, the inward and outward register, in this Chapter referred to as ‘the register’, need not be kept by:
(a) operators who hold stocks of or offer for sale solely wine products in labelled containers of a nominal volume of 10 litres or less fitted with a non-reusable closing device, where the total quantity does not exceed 5 litres or 5 kilograms in the case of concentrated grape must, whether or not rectified, and 100 litres for all other products;
(b) operators selling drinks for consumption only on the premises;
(c) retailers.
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3. The Food Standards Agency must  draw up and keep up-to-date a list of operators obliged to keep the register. Where such a list, or a register, already exists for other purposes, it may also be used for the purposes of this Regulation in England and Wales and Food Standards Scotland must draw up and keep up-to-date a list of operators obliged to keep the register in Scotland.
4. The register shall be kept individually for each undertaking.Where retail stores which sell directly to the end user form part of one and the same undertaking and are supplied by one or more central warehouses belonging to that undertaking, each such central warehouses shall, without prejudice to point (a) of paragraph 1, keep the register as regards the products it supplies. Deliveries to the retail stores shall be recorded in the register as withdrawals.
5. The register shall be kept on the premises where the products are held.However, and on condition that entries, withdrawals and stocks can be checked at all times at the actual place where the products are held on the basis of other supporting documents, the competent authorities may grant authorisation:
(a) for the register to be kept at the registered place of business of the undertaking, where products are held in various stores belonging to the same undertaking and situated in the same local administrative unit or in local administrative units situated in the immediate vicinity of each other;
(b) for the register to be kept by a specialist firm.
Article 29 

1. Operators required to keep the register shall indicate the oenological practices, processing and treatments implemented by them, in accordance with requirements and oenological practices referred to in Article 78(2) and Article 80 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013  , regulations made under section 9 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020 and Annexes I A and I D to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009, as well as the experimental use of new oenological practices, including an appropriate reference to the authorisation given by the Member State concerned in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009.
2. Where implemented, the operations concerning the following treatments shall be recorded in the register in accordance with Articles 16 and 17 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274, including, if provided for by Member States, appropriate references to notifications made to the competent authorities in accordance with Article 30(2):
(a) correction of the alcoholic strength of wine (Point 40 and Appendix 10 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009) and reduction in sugar content of musts through membrane coupling (Point 49 and Appendix 16 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);
(b) enrichment and sweetening (Parts I A and B of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; Articles 11 and 12 and Annexes I D and II to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);
(c) acidification and de-acidification (Parts I C and D of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; Article 13 and Points 12, 13, 46, 48 and 50 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);
(d) treatment with charcoal for oenological use (Point 9 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);
(e) treatment with potassium ferrocyanide (Point 26 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);
(f) treatment by electrodialysis or by cation exchanger to ensure the tartaric stabilisation of the wine or acidification by cation exchanger treatment (Points 20, 36 and 43 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);
(g) addition of dimethyldicarbonate (DMDC) to wine (Point 34 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);
(h) use of oak chips in winemaking (Points 38 and Appendix 9 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);
(i) experimental use of new oenological practices (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);
(j) the management of dissolved gas in wine using membrane contactors (Point 52 of Annex I A of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);
(k) treatment using a membrane technology coupled with activated carbon (Point 53 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);
(l) use of polyvinylimidazole-polyvinylpyrrolidone copolymers (Point 54 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009);
(m) use of silver chloride (Point 55 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009).
3. Where implemented, the following specific operations shall be recorded in the register:
(a) blending and coupage, as provided for in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009;
(b) bottling;
(c) production of all categories of sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine and aerated semi-sparkling wine;
(d) production of liqueur wine;
(e) production of concentrated grape must, whether or not rectified;
(f) production of fortifying wine for distillation;
(g) processing into any other product categories, such as aromatised wine.In the case of bottling, the number of containers filled and their content shall be specified.
Article 30 
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CHAPTER VI
Article 31 
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Article 32 
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Article 33 
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Article 34 
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Article 35 
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CHAPTER VII
SECTION I
Article 36 

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2. Official checks shall be carried out by the competent authority or authorities in accordance with the general principles laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council, without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation and of Chapter VI of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274....
3. Paragraph 2  shall apply mutatis mutandis to the checks of wine products with a PDO or PGI provided for in Section 2 of Chapter I of Title II of Part II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the compliance with requirements of product specifications of those products.
Article 37 

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2. ... Administrative and on-the-spot checks must be carried out. On-the-spot checks shall be unannounced. However, provided that the purpose of the check is not compromised, advance notice limited to the strict minimum necessary may be given. Such notice shall not exceed 48 hours, except in duly justified cases or for those measures where systematic on-the-spot checks take place. They shall be performed by sampling an appropriate percentage of producers on the basis of a risk analysis. Every on-the-spot check shall be the subject of a control report which makes it possible to review the details of the checks carried out.
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Article 38 

1. Natural or legal persons and groups of such persons whose professional activities are the subject of the checks referred to in this Regulation shall not obstruct such checks and shall be required to facilitate them at all times.
2. Operators from which samples are taken by officials of a competent authority:
(a) may not impede their collection in any way; and
(b) shall provide those officials with all the information required under this Regulation or under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/274.
Article 39 
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Article 40 

(1.) The Secretary of State is the liaison body responsible for official contact with:
(a) third countries relating to matters covered by this Regulation for wine and other wine products imported into Great Britain from a third country, or exported from Great Britain to a third country;
(b) Northern Ireland relating to matters covered by this Regulation for wine and other wine products moved into Great Britain from Northern Ireland, or moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
(2.) But the Secretary of State must not act as the liaison body responsible for official contact with third countries and Northern Ireland pursuant to paragraph 1, without the consent of:
(a) the Scottish Ministers, in relation to wine and other wine products:
(i) imported into Great Britain from a third countries during any period those products are in Scotland;
(ii) originating in Scotland and exported from Great Britain to third countries;
(iii) originating elsewhere than in Scotland and exported from Scotland to third countries;
(iv) moved into Great Britain from Northern Ireland during any period those products are in Scotland;
(v) originating in Scotland and moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland;
(vi) originating elsewhere than in Scotland and moved from Scotland to Northern Ireland;
(b) the Welsh Ministers, in relation to wine and other wine products:
(i) imported into Great Britain from third countries during any period those products are in Wales;
(ii) originating in Wales and exported from Great Britain to third countries;
(iii) originating elsewhere than in Wales and exported from Wales to a third country;
(iv) moved into Great Britain from Northern Ireland during any period those products are in Wales;
(v) originating in Wales and moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland;
(vi) originating elsewhere than in Wales and moved from Wales to Northern Ireland.
Article 41 
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Article 42 
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Article 43 
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Article 44 
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Article 45 
... Where the competent authorities ... find or suspect that wine products have been the subject of falsification likely to result in a health risk to consumers or do not comply with Article 80 or Article 90 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or with regulations made under section 9 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020, the liaison body  designated by Article 40 must, without delay, inform, as relevant, the authorities of Northern Ireland and any third country concerned
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SECTION II
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Article 47 

1. The application of Articles ... 11 and 12 may be suspended for operators ... where the competent authorities ... find or suspect that wine products have been the subject of falsification likely to result in a health risk to consumers or do not comply with Article 80 or Article 90 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or with regulations made under section 9 of the Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Act 2020.
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(3.) In this Article,  ‘operators’ means winegrowers, harvesters, producers, processors, bottlers and merchants.
Article 48 
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Article 49 
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CHAPTER VIII
Article 50 
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Article 51 

(1.) On the basis of notifications from the competent authorities of third countries,  and ...the competent authority of Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State  shall draw up and update  a list  containing the following information:
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(d) name and address of a single liaison body designated in  Northern Ireland and each third country to receive and forward requests for administrative assistance and to represent its country vis-à-vis  Great Britain.
(2.) The Secretary of State must publish, in such manner as appears appropriate to the Secretary of State from time to time:
(a) the names and addresses of the competent authorities in Great Britain responsible for carrying out official analyses, the administrative certification procedure and checks relating to registers and accompanying documents, and
(b) the  list  referred to in paragraph 1.
(3.) But the Secretary of State must not publish the information ... specified in paragraph 2(a) without the consent of:
(a) insofar as the information ... will apply in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(b) insofar as the information ... will apply in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.
CHAPTER IX
Article 52 
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Article 53 
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Article 54 
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Article 55 
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Article 56 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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ANNEX I
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ANNEX II
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ANNEX III
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ANNEX IV
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ANNEX V
A. 
The information referred to in Article  11(5)  shall be presented in the form of the entries set out in column No 1 in the following table.

For the documents referred to in  Article 11(4), these entries are identified by the numbers and letters shown in columns A and B of the tables in  HMRC Notice 197  (column No 2 of the following table).

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The order and the specific details concerning the layout of the entries shall be determined by  the Secretary of State, by administrative decision, on the basis of the rules set out in Section B of this Annex. The Secretary of State must publish that information in such manner as appears appropriate to the Secretary of State from time to time.

The Secretary of State may not make a decision concerning the order and specific details concerning the layout of the entries on the documents referred to in Article 11(4) in relation to the use of such documents in Scotland or Wales without the consent of:
(a) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.


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Reference number: each consignment must bear a reference number which identifies it in the consignor's accounts. This number is, where applicable, the ARC number... or the reference number of the simplified accompanying document assigned to the accompanying document in its administrative or commercial form. No 1d 
Consignor: full name and address including post code and the System of Exchange of Excise Data (SEED) excise number of the authorised warehouse keeper or registered consignor, where appropriate. No 2 
Place of dispatch: the actual place of dispatch, if the goods are not dispatched from the address given for the consignor No 3 
Consignee: full name and address including post code and the SEED excise number of the authorised warehouse keeper or registered consignee, where appropriate. No 5 
Place of delivery: the actual place of delivery, if the goods are not delivered to the address given for the consignee. No 7 
Competent authorities at place of dispatch: the name and address of the competent authority responsible for checking the drawing up of the accompanying document at the place of dispatch. This is only required in the case of dispatch to  Northern Ireland  or for export outside  Great Britain. No 10 
Carrier: name and address of the person responsible for organising the first transport (if different from the consignor). No 15 
Other transport details: (a) the type of transport used (lorry, van, tanker, car, railway wagon, rail tanker, airplane, ship); (b) the registration number or, in the case of a ship, the name (optional particulars). Where there is a change from one type of transport to another, the carrier loading the product must indicate on the back of the document: — the date of dispatch, — the type of transport used and the registration number for vehicles and the name for ships, — their name, forename or company name and address, including post code. Where there is a change in the place of delivery: the actual place of delivery. No 16 
CN code No 17c 
Description of the product: in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and any national rules which apply, in particular compulsory indications. No 17p 
Description of packages of goods: identification numbers and number of packages, number of internal packages. ... No 17.1 
For bulk transport: — of wine, the actual alcoholic strength, — of non-fermented products, the refractive index or the density, — of products in fermentation, the total alcoholic strength, — of wines with a residual sugar content of more than four grams per litre, in addition to the actual alcoholic strength, the total alcoholic strength. No 17g and 17o 
Optional indications for bulk transport: for the bulk transport of the wines referred to in paragraphs 1 to 9, 15 and 16 of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the product description shall contain the optional particulars set out in Article 120 of that Regulation, provided that they are shown on the labelling or that it is planned to show them on the labelling. No 17p 
Quantity: — for products in bulk, the total net quantity, — for packaged products, the number of containers used. No 17d/f and 17.l 
Certifications: certification of PDO, certification of PGI or certification of the vintage year or of the wine-grape variety(ies): see Articles 11 and 12 No 17l 
Wine product category No 17.2a 
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Wine operation code No 17.2.1a 
Certificate — check at export, where appropriate No 18 
Date of dispatch ... No 18 
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B.  1.  1.1. Where the documents referred to in  Article 11(4)  bear an ARC number assigned by the computerised system ..., the information referred to in Section A shall be held in the system used.
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Any prescribed copy of a document shall be marked ‘copy’ or shall bear an equivalent marking.
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((a)) several batches of the same category of product; or
((b)) several batches of different categories of product provided they are put up in labelled containers with a nominal volume of not more than 60 litres and fitted with a non-reusable closing device.
 1.5. In the case ... where the document accompanying the consignment is completed by the competent authority, the document shall be valid only if carriage commences not later than the fifth working day following, as appropriate, the date of validation or the date on which it is completed.
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((a)) Type of product
Indicate the type of product using an expression conforming to  rules in retained EU law  which gives the most accurate description of the product, e.g.: wine with PDO or PGI/wine without PDO or PGI/varietal wine without PDO/PGI/grape must for wine with PDO or PGI/vintage wine without PDO/PGI.
((b)) Bulk transport
For the bulk transport of the wines referred to in paragraphs 1 to 9, 15 and 16 of Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the product description shall contain the optional particulars set out in Article 120 of that Regulation provided that they are shown on the labelling or that it is planned to show them on the labelling.
((c)) Alcoholic strength and density
For the transport of products in bulk or in unlabelled containers with a nominal volume of not more than 60 litres:

((i)) the actual alcoholic strength of the wine, excluding new wines still in fermentation, or the total alcoholic strength of new wine still in fermentation and part-fermented grape must shall be expressed in % volume and 10ths of % volume;
((ii)) the refractive index of grape must shall be obtained by the measuring method  set down in Section 2 of Annex A to Volume 1 of the 2019 Edition of the Compendium of International Methods of Wines and Musts Analysis published in Paris in January 2019 by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (‘the OIV Compendium’) as that Compendium stands on IP completion day. It must be expressed by the potential alcoholic strength in % volume. This may be replaced by the density expressed in grams per cm3;
((iii)) the density of fresh grape must with fermentation arrested by the addition of alcohol must be expressed in grams per cm3 and the actual alcoholic strength of that product must be expressed in % volume and tenths of % volume;
((iv)) the sugar content of concentrated grape must, rectified concentrated grape must and concentrated grape juice must be expressed by the content in grams, per litre and per kilogram, of total sugars;
((v)) the actual alcoholic strength of grape marc and of wine lees may also be indicated (optional) and expressed in litres of pure alcohol per decitonne.
The information required by points (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the first subparagraph must be expressed in a way that takes into account any relevant provisions in the tables that apply to the measuring method for the evaluation by refractometry of the sugar concentration in grape musts, concentrated grape musts and rectified concentrated grape musts in Section 2 of Annex A to the OIV Compendium as that Compendium stands on IP completion day.
((d)) Tolerances
Without prejudice to  provisions in retained EU law  laying down limits for certain wine products, the following tolerances shall be allowed:

((i)) as regards total or actual alcoholic strength, a tolerance of ± 0,2 % volume;
((ii)) as regards density, a tolerance of six units more or less to the fourth decimal place (± 0,0006);
((iii)) as regards the sugar content, ± 3 %.
((e)) Other indications for the carriage of products in bulk:

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((ii)) Operations performed
The operations which the products transported have undergone shall be indicated, using the following figures in brackets:
0the product has undergone none of the following operations;1the product has been enriched;2the product has been acidified;3the product has been de-acidified;4the product has been sweetened;5the product has been fortified for distillation;6a product originating in a geographical unit other than that indicated in the description has been added to the product;7a product obtained from a vine variety other than that indicated in the description has been added to the product;8a product harvested during a year other than that indicated in the description has been added to the product;9the product has been made using oak chips;10the product has been made on the basis of experimental use of a new oenological practice;11the alcohol content of the product has been corrected;12other operations, to be specified. ...
Indications regarding ... the operations performed must be given in addition to those regarding the description of the product and within the same field of vision.
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((a)) of grapes, concentrated grape must, rectified concentrated grape must, concentrated grape juice, grape marc and wine lees in tonnes or kilograms must be expressed by the symbols ‘t’ or ‘kg’;
((b)) of other products in hectolitres or litres must be expressed by the symbols ‘hl’ or ‘l’.

A tolerance of 1,5 % of the total net quantity may be allowed when indicating the quantity of products carried in bulk.

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ANNEX VI
PART I 
I, undersigned, responsible for the products listed here, certify that they were produced and bottled in  Great Britain  and that:


((1)) they fulfil the requirements for labelling and presentation in respect of:

((a)) protected designation of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indication (PGI) No […, …] registered in   Great Britain's PDOs and PGIs Register for wine established and maintained by the Secretary of State pursuant to Article 104 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (as incorporated into the law of Great Britain by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), as amended;
((b)) the vintage year, in accordance with the rules provided for in Article 120 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
((c)) the wine-grape variety(ies) (‘varietal wines’), in accordance with the rules provided for in Article 81 and 120 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
((2)) all the products comply with the provisions governing the production and release of products for direct human consumption under  the law in Great Britain;
((3)) the products were produced by approved methods of production and not specifically for the purpose of export; and
((4)) the products are authentic and are fit for human consumption in  Great Britain.


SignatureandDateName and title of producer/processor Administrative reference assigned by the competent authority‘ARC number’... 

PART II  A.  B. 
The information to be provided on the certificate referred to in Article 12(1)(b) shall be presented in the form of the entries set out in column No 1 in the following table.

Those entries are identified by the numbers and letters shown in column No 2 of the following table:


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Consignor: full name and address including post codeIdentification: the System of Exchange of Excise Data (SEED) excise number) .... No 2
Place of dispatch: the actual place of dispatch, if the goods are not dispatched from the address given for the consignor No 3
Exporter: full name and address No A
Premises: the actual place of dispatch, if the goods are not dispatched from the address given for the exporter No A1
Identity of means of transport: container, ship, airplane …. No 5
Reference: name and identity of the means of transport No 6
Importer: full name and address No B
Place of delivery: the actual place of delivery, if the goods are not delivered to the address given for the importer No Ba
... name, address and contact point of the competent authority responsible for checking the consignor at the place of dispatchOptional specific requirements: confirmation by the control authorities that ‘An internal quality control for the compliance of the products has been put in place.’ No 10
Description of the product: in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and any national rules which apply, in particular compulsory indications. The details of the description may be given in separate documents referred to in this box. No 17p
Quantity: — for products in bulk, the total net quantity, — for packaged products, the number of containers used No 17d/f
Certification:Certification of origin or provenance and compliance with provisions governing the production and release for direct human consumption under  the law in Great Britain  and by normal and approved methods of production (oenological practices, processing aids and additives);Certification of the PDO or PGI, certification of the vintage year or of the wine grape variety(ies), in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.Complementary certification (optional): may be added by the consignor in the form of optional entries as follows:
— My company has implemented a quality assurance system
— The manufacture and sale of the above mentioned products are authorised in  Great Britain in accordance with the law in Great Britain
— Samples of the products are randomly selected and examined in official laboratories
— Based on analysis from a third party, the level of radioactivity in terms of Caesium 134 + 137 for these products does not exceed [is] … Bq/kg (see documentation, tests reports attached)
— Other certification No 17l
Signature, name and title of the signatory and date of signature No 18
Reference number: each certificate must bear a reference number which identifies it in the consignor's accounts. This number is, where applicable, the ARC number ... assigned to the accompanying document in its administrative or commercial form. No 18a

ANNEX VII
PART I 
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PART II 
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PART III 
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PART IV 
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