Wine Law

REGULATION OF ORGANIC WINE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 229 authority or control body, allowing linking the lot with the records mentioned in article 34(5) 33 . The information referred to in letters a) through d) may also be presented in an accompanying document, as long as said document can be related in a way that does not give rise to doubts with the packaging, container or vehicle for transporting the product. This accompanying document must include information related to the supplier or the carrier. On the contrary, the closure of packaging, containers or vehicles will not be required when: a) the transport is carried out directly between two operators and both are subject to the ecological control system; b) the transport includes only organic products or only products in- conversion; c) the products are accompanied by a document that contains all the required information; and d) both the sending operator and the consignee keep documentary records of such transport operations at the disposal of the control authority or control body. When receiving an ecological or in-conversion product, the operator will check the closure of the packaging, container or vehicle, whenever necessary, and the presence of the aforementioned indications. When organic or in-conversion products are imported from a third country, they will be transported in suitable containers or packaging, whose closure system prevents the substitution of their content, and provided with the identification of the exporter and any other brand and number that serves to identify the batch, and will be accompanied by the certificate of control for imports from third countries, where appropriate. If an organic or in-conversion product imported from a third country is received, the natural or legal person to whom the imported shipment is delivered – and who receives it for further preparation or marketing – will check the packaging or container’s closure 34 . 33 Operators, groups of operators and subcontractors will keep records of the different activities they carry out following the provisions of this Regulation. 34 In the case of products imported following article 45(1)(b)(iii), it must be verified that the control certificate mentioned in said article covers the type of product included in the shipment. The result of this check shall be explicitly mentioned in the records referred to in article 34(5).