(4)In Chapter II of Title III, the following Article 45a is inserted:‘Article 45aElectronic document1.V I 1 documents established in accordance with Articles 43 and 45 may be replaced by an electronic document for the import in the Union of wine products from third countries which have in place a system of controls accepted by the Union as equivalent to that set up for the same products by the Union legislation.A system of controls in a third country may be accepted as equivalent to that set up for the same products by the Union if it fulfils at least the following conditions:
(a)it offers sufficient guarantees as to the nature, the origin and the traceability of the wine products produced or traded on the territory of the third country concerned;
(b)it guarantees access to the data held in the electronic system used, in particular with regard to the registration and the identification of operators, control bodies and the analysis laboratories;
(c)it guarantees the possibility to check the data referred to in point (b) within the framework of a mutual administrative cooperation.
Third countries having in place a system of controls accepted by the Union as equivalent in accordance with the second subparagraph shall be included in the list set out in Annex XII, Part C.2.The electronic document provided for in paragraph 1 shall contain at least the information necessary for the establishment of the V I 1 document.A unique administrative reference code is assigned to the electronic document by, or under the control of the competent authorities of the third country of export. This code is included on the commercial documents required for the import in the territory of the Union.3.Access to the electronic document or to the data necessary for its establishment shall be given at any request of the competent authorities of the Member State of destination.The data referred to in the first subparagraph may be requested in the form of a paper document in which the data shall be displayed in the form of data elements, expressed in the same manner as in the electronic document.’