L 316/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 15.12.2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2729/2000 of 14 December 2000 laying down detailed implementing rules on controls in the wine sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine ('), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/ 2000 (3, and in particular Article 72(4) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 72 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, which replaces Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1677/1999 (¥, with effect from 1 August 2000, contains provisions relating to controls in the wine sector. The framework thus laid down requires implementing rules and the Regulations which dealt with that matter, Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2347/91 of 29 July 1991 on the collection of samples of wine products for the purposes of coopera- tion between Member States and for analysis by isotopic methods, including analysis for the purposes of the Community databank (°), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1754/97 (¢), and (EEC) No 2348/91 of 29 July 1991 establishing a databank for the results of analyses of wine products by nuclear magnetic resonance of deute- rium (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1932/ 97 (3, should be repealed. (2)  According to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1608/2000 of 24 July 2000 laying down transitional measures pending the definitive measures implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2631/2000 ('), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2048/89 of 19 June 1989 laying down general rules on controls in the wine sector (1) remains applicable until 30 November 2000. As a result, the new implementing rules should enter into force on 1 December 2000. (3)  For the purpose of the uniform application of wine- sector provisions, rules should be adopted with the aim of specifying the control procedures already in force at 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. 194, 31.7.2000, p. 1. 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. 199, 30.7.1999, p. 8. 214, 2.8.1991, p. 32. 248, 11.9.1997, p. 3. 214, 2.8.1991, p. 39. 272, 4.10.1997, p. 10. 185, 25.7.2000, p. 24. 19 OJ L 302, 1.12.2000, p. 36. O] L 202, 14.7.1989, p. 32. [salienll enll enll el il 0 0 national and Community level, on the one hand, and ensuring direct collaboration between the bodies respon- sible for wine-sector controls, on the other. In addition, specific rules should be laid down for the creation and operation of the body of wine-sector offi- cials, responsible within the Commission for ensuring the uniform application of Community rules. There should be rules governing the way in which the national bodies and the Commission assist each other in ensuring the correct application of wine-sector rules. Such rules must not hinder the application of specific provisions on Community expenditure, on the declassifi- cation of quality wines psr, on criminal matters or on national administrative penalties. Member States must ensure that the application of provisions specific to the latter two matters does not prejudice the purpose of this Regulation or the effectiveness of the controls provided for in it. Member States must ensure the effectiveness of the work of the bodies responsible for wine-sector controls. To that end, they must designate a body responsible for liaison between them and with the Commission. It is also vital that control operations are coordinated between the competent bodies in all Member States where wine-sector controls have been split up between several competent bodies. To help the uniform application of the rules throughout the Community, Member States must take the necessary steps to ensure that the staff of the competent bodies have a minimum of powers of investigation to guarantee compliance with the rules. In addition, the rules governing the creation and opera- tion of the Commission's body of specific officials for wine-sector controls must be drawn up. If the Commission's specific officials encounter repeated and unjustifiable difficulties during the exercise of their tasks the Commission must be able to request explana- tions from the Member State concerned and the means required for the successful completion of the inspectors' tasks. The Member State in question must fulfil its obli- gations under this Regulation by helping the inspectors to accomplish their tasks.