L.S. 436.04 Regolamenti dwar id-Dikjarazzjoni tal-Ħażniet ta' Inbid u Prodotti tal-Vitivinkultura

(1)In application of Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) 1282/01 of the 28th June, 2001 and successive modifications thereto, any person who keeps stocks of wine and, or musts, not being a private consumer or retailer, shall as of every year declare the quantities, expressed in hectolitres, of stocks held, including those held in a bonded warehouse, at midnight of the 31st July. Quantities of wine and, or musts which are in transit at midnight of the 31st July, shall be declared by the receiver. Stock declaration.

(2)As regards Community wine products, such declarations shall not include those products obtained from grapes harvested in the same calendar year.

(3)For the purposes of subregulation

(1), in the conversion of muted must to wine, the quantity expressed as a volume shall be multiplied by 0.95. All concentrated musts shall be declared as their effective volume without the application of a coefficient. 4.

(1)The stocks declaration referred to in regulation 3 shall be presented on the appropriate form in conformity with the First Schedule.

(2)The form can be obtained from the Unit or in electronic format from the internet site of the Department of Agriculture. (www.agric.gov.mt). Mode of presentation. 2 [ S.L.436.04 WINE AND VITIVINICULTURAL PRODUCTS (STOCKS DECLARATION)

(3)The declaration shall be presented, in original and copy form, to the Unit not later than noon of the 1st September of each year.

(4)Any person who is bound to make the declaration may, in alternative to the direct presentation of the declaration, present the stocks declaration by way of an electronic format following the terms laid down by the Unit allowing the said delivery of the declaration within the time limit set in subregulation

(3).

(5)Upon receipt of the declaration, the Unit shall keep the original and return the copy with the appropriate stamps and signatures to the interested party as a receipt of the declaration. Fines. Amended by: L.N. 426 of 2007. 5. Any person who falls under any obligation set in regulation 3

(1)and who fails to present a stocks declaration by the 1st September of any year shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) of four hundred and sixtyfive euro and eighty-seven cents (465.87) payable to the Department of Agriculture. WINE AND VITIVINICULTURAL PRODUCTS (STOCKS DECLARATION) [ S.L.436.04 3 First Schedule Regulation 4

(1)Stocks Declaration of wines and, or musts as at 31 July ............ Section A - Information regarding the declarant Name and Surname or Company Name Street and civic number or company address I D n u m b e r a n d , o r VAT number Post Code Stocks on the market Stocks held by producer Table wines without a 7 geographic indication Ta b l e w i n e w i t h a 8 geographic indication Q.W.P.S.R. 9 Other wines 10 (Wines imported from third countries) Total on the Market 11 (7+8+9+10) TOTAL (6 + 11) 12 Wines of Community origin Stocks on the market Stocks held by producer Section B - Information regarding the products stocked (expressed in hectolitres) Product Category Reds and Rosès Whites Total Hectolitres Hectolitres Hectolitres Table wines without a 1 geographic indication Ta b l e w i n e w i t h a 2 geographic indication L iq u eur, s p ark li ng, 3 aerated wines Grape musts 4 Q.W.P.S.R. 5 Total at production 6 (1+2+3+4+5) Concentrated musts (in hectoliters of must) Rectified concentrated musts (in hectoliters of must) Total with producer (13+14) Concentrated musts (in hectoliters of must) Rectified concentrated musts (in hectoliters of must) Total on the market (16+17) TOTAL (15 + 18) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 4 [ S.L.436.04 WINE AND VITIVINICULTURAL PRODUCTS (STOCKS DECLARATION) Address(

1. es)where stocks are held Section C - Information regarding the location of the stocked products 1 2 3 The present form is composed by sections (Cross out the boxes that correspond to the sections filled
2. in)A B C Section D - Information on quality wines produced in Malta Code Denomination Red and Rosè Hectolitres D E F White Hectolitres TOTAL Section E - Information on quality sparkling wines produced in Malta Code Denomination Red and Rosè Hectolitres White Hectolitres TOTAL Section F - Information on quality aerated wines produced in Malta Code Denomination Red and Rosè Hectolitres TOTAL White Hectolitres G WINE AND VITIVINICULTURAL PRODUCTS (STOCKS DECLARATION) Section G - Information on quality liqueur wines produced in Malta Code Denomination Red and Rosè Hectolitres [ S.L.436.04 5 White Hectolitres TOTAL The undersigned declares that the data given above is correct and is aware of the sanctions set down by the law. ................................. Date ................................. Signature of Declarant Viticulture and Oenology Unit Production Potential Management National Agricultural Research and Development Centre G]ammieri Marsa ................................. ................................. Signature of receiving officer Date received Data Protection Policy The Department of Agriculture collects this information for the yearly compiling of Malta’s stocks situation with regards to wine as per National and EU legislation. We may check information provided by you, or information about you provided by a third party, with other information held by us. We may also get information about you from certain third parties, or give information to them, to check the accuracy of information to prevent or detect crime or to protect public funds in other ways as permitted by law. These third parties include other government departments and local authorities. We will not disclose information about you to anyone outside the Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment unless the law permits us to. If you want to know more about what information we have about you, or the way we use your information, you may ask for a copy of our Privacy Policy or ask at any Department of Agriculture office.