WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/329
19 June 2002
(02-3401)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English/
French/
Spanish
IMPROVEMENTS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE AGREEMENT
OF 3 APRIL 2001 ESTABLISHING THE INTERNATIONAL
ORGANISATION OF VINE AND WINE
Communication from the International Or ganization of Vine and Wine (OIV)
1. The International Accord establishing the "International Organisation of Vine and Wine" has
been concluded after three and a half years of work focusing on revising the International
Arrangement of 29 November 1924 establishing the International Office of Vine and Wine. TheAccord was concluded during the 4th session of the International Conference of member countries of
the International Office of Vine and Wine on 3 April 2001.
2. The revision was decided on by a resolution of the O.I.V. General Assembly on
5 December 1997 in Buenos Aires. The objectives were the modernisation of the missions and human
and material means of the Office.
3. The International Office of Vine and Wine was made up of 8 producing countries at the time
of its creation. There are now 46 member countries, for which the focus and the interests in the sector
sometimes vary. International trade has developed considerably making it crucial for the O.I.V. to
take into account the new stakes by adopting a balanced approach between the members.
4. The most notable changes contained in this draft agreement concern the missions, decision-
making procedures of the O.I.V. and its structures.
5. The missions of the new Organisation shall be modernised and adapted in order to attain its
objectives as an intergovernmental organisation of a scientific and technical nature of recognised
competence for its work concerning vines, wine, wine-based beverages, grapes, raisins, and other vine
products.
6. In the framework of its competence, the objectives of the O.I.V. shall be as follows:
(a) To inform its members of measures whereby the concerns of producers, consumers
and other players in the vine and wine products sector may be taken into
consideration;
(b) To assist other international organisations, both intergovernmental and non-
governmental, especially those which carry out standardisation activities;
(c) To contribute to international harmonisation of existing practices and standards, as
necessary, to the preparation of new international standards in order to improve the
conditions for producing and marketing vine and wine products, and to help ensure
that the interests of consumers are taken into account.G/SPS/GEN/329
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7. In order to attain these objectives, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine’s
activities shall be:
− To promote and guide scientific and technical research and experimentation;
− To draw up and frame recommendations and monitor implementation of such
recommendations in liaison with its members, especially in the following areas:
conditions for grape production, oenological practices, definition and/or descriptionof products, labelling and marketing conditions, methods for analysing and assessing
vine products;
− To submit to its members all proposals relating to: guaranteeing the authenticity of
vine products, especially with regard to consumers, in particular in connection with
the information provided on labels, protecting geographical indications, especiallyvine- and wine-growing areas and the related appellations of origin, whether
designated by geographical names or not, insofar as they do not call into question
international agreements relating to trade and intellectual property; improving
scientific and technical criteria for recognising and protecting new vitivinicultural
plant varieties;
− To contribute to the harmonisation and adaptation of regulations by its members or
where relevant, to facilitate mutual recognition of practices within its field of
activities;
− To help protect the health of consumers and to contribute to food safety: by specialist
scientific monitoring, making it possible to assess the specific characteristics of vineproducts, by promoting and guiding research into appropriate nutritional and health
aspects, by extending the dissemination of information resulting from research to themedical and healthcare professions.
Decision-making procedure
8. Consensus shall be the normal method whereby the General Assembly shall adopt draft
resolutions of a general, scientific, technical, economic or legal nature, and for the creation or
discontinuance of Commissions and Sub-commissions. The same shall be true for the Executive
Committee when it exercises its functions on these issues.
9. In cases where the General Assembly or Executive Committee do not reach a consensus at the
first instance on a draft resolution or decision, the President shall take all initiatives to consultmembers in the intervening period before the next General Assembly or Executive Committee, in
order to bring the points of view together. When all such efforts to achieve consensus have been
exhausted, the President shall take a vote on the basis of a qualified majority, that being a vote of two
thirds plus one of members present or represented, on a one member one vote basis. Nevertheless, the
vote shall be postponed for a period of one year if a member considers  that its essential nationalinterests are at risk. If the opposition is subsequently confirmed in writing by the Minister of Foreign
Affairs or any other competent political authority of the member concerned, the vote shall not be
taken.
10. This provision is similar to the amendment adopted in July 1999 by the Commission of the
Codex Alimentarius which provides that "The Commission shall make every effort to reach
agreement on the adoption or amendment of standards by consensus. Decisions to adopt or amend
standards may be taken by voting only if such efforts to reach consensus have failed".  However, itG/SPS/GEN/329
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may be noted that in case of a failure in reaching consensus, the O.I.V. has recourse to a two third
qualified majority voting (one country = one vote), whereas the Codex Alimentarius only suggests a
simple majority voting. Moreover , the OIV system foresees a clause if essential national interests are
at risk.
11. For the administrative decisions of the O.I.V., it is provided to have recourse to a qualified
majority voting of two thirds of the weighted votes of members present or represented. For the
election of the President and the Director General, this voting rule is even coupled with a
representativeness rule since at least half of the members present or represented must have expressed
themselves in favour of a candidate.
Structures, members and vote.
12. The organisation structure remains roughly the same (General Assembly, Executive
Committee, Bureau). The voting structure has been changed in order to ensure an objective
distribution of the weighted votes which no longer depend on the choice of the member country based
on their contribution. Each country has two basic votes to which are added a number of additional
votes calculated on the basis of objective criteria which determine the rank of each country in the
world vitivinicultural sector (production, area, consumption).
13. Moreover, the Agreement provides that an international intergovernmental organization may
participate in the O.I.V which guarantees the reciprocity required by the observer status.
14. The official languages are French, Spanish, and English, to these are added Italian and
German, in order to ensure that the constitutive bodies of the O.I.V function in an open and
transparent manner
Procedure for setting up the new Agreement:
15. The Agreement was signed by the following duly authorised representatives of 35 countries:
Republic of Algeria, Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Argentina, Australia, Republic of
Austria, Republic of Bolivia, Federal Republic of Brazil, Republic of Chile, Republic of Cyprus,
Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of Spain, Republic  of Finland, Republic of France, Republic of
Georgia, United Kingdom, Hellenic Republic, Republic  of Hungary, State of Israel, Republic of Italy,
Republic of Lebanon, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, United Mexican States, Republic of Moldavia,
Kingdom of Norway, New Zealand, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Republic of Portugal, Romania,
Republic of Slovakia, Kingdom of Sweden, Swiss Confederation, Czech Republic, Republic of
Tunisia, Republic of Turkey, Eastern Republic of Uruguay.
16. The Agreement is now submitted to the acceptance, approval, or ratification in accordance to
the internal procedures of each signatory country and is open to accession for the non-signing
countries.
17. This Agreement shall enter into force on the firs t day of the year following the deposit of the
thirty-first instrument of acceptance, approval, ratification or accession.
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This Agreement creates a new dynamic in world vitiviniculture in setting up a specific, modern
intergovernmental organisation. The well-balanced details of procedure make up an international
forum for exchanging views and reconciliation leading to the adoptions of resolutions or scientific and
technical recommendations in the field of vines, wine, wine-based beverages, table grapes, raisins andother products of the vine. This is in order to pursue the international harmonisation of practices and
rules necessary for trade development in the interest of the producers, distributors, and consumers.G/SPS/GEN/329
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AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING
THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF VINE AND WINE
Preamble
Through an international Agreement concluded on 29 November 1924, the Governments of Spain,
France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Tunisia gathered to create an International
Wine Office.
Following a decision of its member states on 4 September 1958, the office was renamed International
Vine and Wine Office. This intergovernmental organisation has, at the date of 3 April 2001, forty-fivemember states.
The General Assembly of the International Vine and Wine Office, in its resolution COMEX 2/97,
made at its session of 5 December 1997, held in Buenos Aires (Argentina), decided to proceed, as
necessary, with the adaptation of the International Vine and Wine Office to the new internationalenvironment. This involved adapting its missions, its human, material and budgetary resources and, as
appropriate, its procedures and operating rules, in order to meet the challenges and secure the future
of the world vine and wine sector;
In application of Article 7 of the above-mentioned Agreement the Government of the French
Republic, following a request from 36 member states, convened a Conference of member states on 14,
15, 22 June 2000 and on 3 April 2001 in Paris.
To this end the member states of the International Vine and Wine Office, hereafter referred to as the
Parties, have agreed to the following:
Chapter I – Objectives and Activities
Article 1
1. The "International Organisation of Vine and Wine" (O.I.V) is hereby established. The O.I.V
shall replace the International Vine and Wine Office established by the Agreement of 29 November
1924, as amended, and shall be subject to the provisions of the present Agreement.
2. The O.I.V shall pursue its objectives and exercise its activities defined in Article 2. The O.I.V
shall be an intergovernmental organisation of a scientific and technical nature of recognised
competence for its work concerning vines, wine, wine-based beverages, grapes, raisins and other vineproducts.
Article 2
1. In the framework of its competence, the objectives of the O.I.V shall be as follows:
a) to inform its members of measures whereby the concerns of producers, consumers and
other players in the vine and wine products sector may be taken into consideration;
b) to assist other international organisations, both intergovernmental and non-governmental,
especially those which carry out standardisation activities;G/SPS/GEN/329
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c) to contribute to international harmonisation of existing practices and standards and, as
necessary, to the preparation of new international standards in order to improve the
conditions for producing and marketing vine and wine products, and to help ensure that the
interests of consumers are taken into account.
2. To attain these objectives, the O.I.V’s activities shall be:
a) to promote and guide scientific and technical research and experimentation in order to
meet the needs expressed by its members, to assess the results, calling on qualified experts
as necessary, and where relevant to circulate the results by appropriate means;
b) to draw up and frame recommendations and monitor implementation of such
recommendations in liaison with its members, especially in the following areas:
(i) conditions for grape production,
(ii) oenological practices,
(iii) definition and/or description of products, labelling and marketing
conditions,
(iv) methods for analysing and assessing vine products;
c) to submit to its members all proposals relating to:
(i) guaranteeing the authenticity of vine products, especially with regard to
consumers, in particular in connection with the information provided on
labels,
(ii) protecting geographical indications, especially vine- and wine-growing
areas and the related appellations of origin, whether designated bygeographical names or not, insofar as they do not call into question
international agreements relating to trade and intellectual property,
(iii) improving scientific and technical criteria for recognising and protecting
new vitivinicultural plant varieties;
d) to contribute to the harmonisation and adaptation of regulations by its members or, where
relevant, to facilitate mutual recognition of practices within its field of activities;
e) to mediate between countries or organisations upon request, any expenses of mediation
being borne by those making the request;
f) to monitor, evaluate and inform its members in good time of scientific or technical
developments likely to have significant and lasting effects on the wine sector;
g) to help protect the health of consumers and to contribute to food safety:
(i) by specialist scientific monitoring, making it possible to assess the specific
characteristics of vine products,
(ii) by promoting and guiding research into appropriate nutritional and health
aspects,
(iii) by extending the dissemination of in formation resulting from such research,
beyond the recipients referred to in Article 2, paragraph n, to the medicaland healthcare professions;
h) to foster co-operation between members through:G/SPS/GEN/329
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(i) administrative collaboration,
(ii) the exchange of specific information,
(iii) the exchange of experts,
(iv) the provision of assistance or expert advice, especially in the establishment
of joint projects and other collaborative research;
i) to take account in its activities of the specific features of each of its members' systems for
producing vine products and methods for making wines and wine- and grape-based spirits;
j) to contribute to the development of traini ng networks relating to wine and vine products;
k) to contribute to the promotion or recognition of the world vine- and wine-growing
heritage and its historical, cultural, human, social and environmental aspects;
l) to grant its patronage to public or private events whose purpose, of a non-commercial
nature, falls within its sphere of competence;
m) to foster an appropriate dialogue in the context of its work and, as necessary, with
players in the sector, and to conclude appropriate arrangements with them;
n) to gather, process and disseminate the most appropriate information and to communicate
it:
(i) to its members and observers,
(ii) to other international organisations, both intergovernmental and
non-governmental,
(iii) to producers, consumers and other players in the vine and wine sector,
(iv) to other interested countries,
(v) to the media and to the general public;
In order to facilitate its role as a source of information and communication, the O.I.V may
ask its members, potential beneficiaries and, where relevant, international organisations, to
provide it with information and data on the basis of reasonable requests;
o) to re-assess regularly the effectiveness of its structures and working procedures.
Chapter II – Organisation
Article 3
1. The organs of the O.I.V shall be:
a) the General Assembly;
b) the President;c) the Vice-Presidents;
d) the Director General;
e) the Executive Committee;
f) the Scientific and Technical Committee;
g) the Steering Committee;h) Commissions, sub-Commissions and groups of experts;
i) the Secretariat.G/SPS/GEN/329
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2. Each member of the O.I.V shall be represented by delegates of its choice. The General
Assembly shall be the O.I.V's plenary body and shall be composed of the delegates nominated by
members. It may delegate some of its powers to the Executive Committee, which shall comprise one
delegate per member. The Executive Committee may, under its authority, entrust some of its routineadministrative powers to the O.I.V Steering Committee, which shall comprise the President and Vice-
Presidents of the O.I.V and the Presidents of  O.I.V Commissions and Sub-Commissions. The
President, the first Vice-President and the Presidents of Commissions shall be of different
nationalities.
3. The O.I.V shall conduct its scientific activity through experts groups, sub-commissions and
commissions, co-ordinated by a Scientific and Technical Committee, within the framework of a
strategic plan approved by the General Assembly.
4. The Director General shall be responsible for the internal administration of the O.I.V and for
the recruitment and management of the staff. The procedures for staff recruitment shall ensure, as far
as possible, the international character of the organisation.
5. The O.I.V may also include observers. Observers shall be admitted only after they agree in
writing to the provisions contained in this Agreement and in the Internal Rules.
6. The headquarters of the Organisation shall be in Paris (France).
Chapter III – Voting Rights
Article 4
Each member shall determine the number of its de legates but shall have only two basic votes plus,
where relevant, an additional number of votes calculated from objective criteria that determine the
relative position of each member state in the vine and wine sector under the conditions set forth in
Annexes 1 and 2 to this Agreement, which form an integral part thereof. The sum of these two figuresshall constitute the number of weighted votes. The coefficient determining the situation of each
member state within the vine and wine sector shall be updated on a regular basis in accordance with
provisions  in Annex 1.
Chapter IV – Working Methods, Decision-making Processes
Article 5
1. The General Assembly shall be the supreme organ of the O.I.V. It shall discuss and adopt
regulations relating to the organisation and working of the O.I.V and draft resolutions of a general,
scientific, technical, economic or legal nature, as well as for the creation or discontinuance ofCommissions and Sub-Commissions. It shall decide the budget for receipts and expenditures within
the limit of existing appropriations, and shall audit and approve the accounts. The General Assembly
shall adopt co-operation and collaboration protocols on matters relating to vine and wine products that
the O.I.V may conclude with international organisations. It shall meet once a year. Extraordinary
sessions may be convened at the request of one-third of O.I.V members.G/SPS/GEN/329
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2. Delegates from one-third of the members representing at least half the weighted votes must be
present for sessions to be quorate. A member may be represented by the delegation of another
member, but a delegation may not represent more than one member.
3. (a) Consensus shall be the normal method whereby the General Assembly shall adopt
draft  resolutions of a general, scientific, technical, economic or legal nature, and forthe creation or discontinuance of Comm issions and Sub-Commissions. The same
shall be true for the Executive Committee when it exercises its functions on these
issues.
(b) Consensus shall not be required for the election of the President of the O.I.V, the
Presidents of Commissions and Sub-Commi ssions or for the Director General, nor
shall it apply to the budget or to member’s financial contributions. Moreover it  shall
not apply to other financial decisions as determined in the Internal Rules.
(c) In cases where the General Assembly or Executive Committee do not reach a
consensus at the first instance on a draft resolution or decision, the President shall
take all initiatives to consult members in the intervening period before the next
General Assembly or Executive Committee, in order to bring the points of viewtogether. When all such efforts to achieve consensus have been exhausted, the
President shall take a vote on the basis of a qualified majority, that being a vote of
two thirds plus one of members present or represented, on a one member one vote
basis. Nevertheless, the vote shall be postponed for a period of one year if a member
considers  that its essential national interests are at risk. If the opposition issubsequently confirmed in writing by the Minister of Foreign Affairs or any other
competent political authority of the member concerned, the vote shall not be taken.
4. (a) The O.I.V President, the Presidents of  Commissions and Sub-Commissions and the
Director General shall be elected by a weighted qualified majority vote, that is, twothirds plus one of the weighted votes of members present or represented, provided
that half plus one of the members present or represented have voted for the candidate.
Should these conditions not be met, an extraordinary session of the General Assembly
shall be convened within a maximum of three months. The existing President,
Presidents of Commissions and Sub-Commi ssions and Director General shall remain
in office during the interim period, depending on the case.
(b) The O.I.V President, the Presidents of the Commissions and Sub-Commissions shall
be elected for three-year terms. The Director General shall be elected for a five-year
term of office; the Director General may be re-elected for a second five-year term
under the same conditions as for his or her election. The General Assembly may
remove the Director General, on the basis of both the weighted qualified majority and
the majority of member states used for his or her election.
5. A weighted qualified majority vote, that being two thirds plus one of the weighted votes of
members present or represented, shall apply to votes on the budget or to members' financial
contributions.  The General Assembly shall nominate a financial auditor, under the same
conditions, on a joint proposal from the Director General and the O.I.V Steering Committee with thefavourable opinion of the Executive Committee.
6. The official languages shall be French, Spanish and English. The corresponding funding shall
be determined according to Annex 2 to this Agreement. Nevertheless, the General Assembly may
adapt it, if necessary, under the conditions defined in Article 5, paragraph 3.a. At the request of one or
more members, other languages shall be added according to the same methods of funding, notablyG/SPS/GEN/329
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Italian and German, in order to improve communication between members. Beforehand, the
concerned users shall formally accept the new financial contributions that result from their request.
Beyond a total of five languages, any new request shall be submitted to the General Assembly which
shall take its decision in accordance with the conditions defined in Article 5, paragraph 3.a. French
shall remain the reference language in the event of any dispute with third parties who are not membersof the Organisation.
7. The constitutive bodies of the O.I.V shall function in an open and transparent manner.
Chapter V – Funding of the O.I.V
Article 6
1. Every member of the O.I.V shall pay a financial contribution decided each year by the
General Assembly, the amount of which shall be determined by applying the provisions of Annexes 1
and 2 to this Agreement. The General Assembly shall decide the financial contribution of any new
members on the basis of the provisions of Annexes 1 and 2 to this Agreement.
2. The O.I.V’s financial resources shall comprise the annual compulsory contribution of each
member and observer and income from its own activities. Compulsory payments shall be paid to the
O.I.V during the calendar year concerned. Beyond that time, payment shall be deemed late.
3. The O.I.V’s financial resources may also include voluntary contributions from its members,
donations, grants, subsidies or payments of any kind from international and national organisations of a
public, semi-public or private nature, provided such payments are made in accordance with guidelineswhich shall be established by the General Assembly in accordance with Article 5, paragraph 3.a and
shall be included in the Internal Rules.
Article 7
1. Should a member fail to pay two contributions it s voting rights and participation, in the next
Executive Committee meeting and General Assembly after such failure has been ascertained, shall be
automatically suspended. The Executive Committee shall determine, on a case by case basis, the
conditions under which the member concerned may regularise its situation or, failing that, be deemed
to have denounced the Agreement.
2. In the case that three successive contributions have not been paid, the Director General shall
notify the member or observer concerned of this situation. If the situation is not  regularised duringthe two years following the thirty-first of December of the third year, the member or the observer
concerned shall be automatically excluded.
Chapter VI – Participation of Intern ational Intergovernmental Organisations
Article 8
An international intergovernmental organisation may participate in or be a member of the O.I.V and
may help to fund the O.I.V under conditions determined, on a case by case basis, by the General
Assembly on a proposal from the Executive Committee.G/SPS/GEN/329
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Chapter VII – Amendment and Revision of the Agreement
Article 9
1. Each member may, by written communication to the Director General, propose amendments
to this Agreement. The Director General shall communicate  these proposals to all Organisation
members. If, within six months from the date of the communication, one half plus one of the members
reply favourably to the proposal, the Director General shall present it for adoption at the first General
Assembly held after this period. Amendments shall be adopted by consensus of the members present
or represented. Once adopted by the General Assembly, amendments shall be subject to internal
procedures for acceptance, approval or ratification set out in the domestic legislation of members.
Amendments shall enter into force thirty days after the deposit of the instrument of acceptance,
approval, ratification or accession representing  two thirds plus one of the members of the
organisation.
2. This Agreement shall be reviewed if two thirds plus one of members approve a request to that
effect. In such case, the Government of the French Republic shall convene a conference of members
within six months. The programme as well as the revision proposed shall be provided to members atleast two months before the conference meets. The conference shall decide its own rules of procedure.
The Director General of the O.I.V shall act as Secretary General.
3. Before a revised agreement enters into force, the General Assembly of the Organisation shall
define, under conditions determined by the present Agreement and by the Internal Rules in Article 10,
to what extent the members party to the present Agreement, who have not deposited an instrument ofacceptance, approval, ratification or accession may participate in the O.I.V’s activities  after it has
entered into force.
Chapter VIII – Internal Rules
Article 10
The General Assembly shall adopt the O.I.V's Intern al Rules setting out, as necessary, the terms and
conditions for implementation of this Agreement. Until this adoption, the rules of the International
Vine and Wine Office  shall apply to the O.I.V. In particular, they shall determine the remit and
operating rules of the bodies referred to in the foregoing Articles, the conditions under which
observers may participate, the conditions for examining the proposed reservations to the presentAgreement and the provisions for the administrative and financial management of the O.I.V. They
shall also describe the conditions for communicating documents, particularly those concerning
funding, to the members of the General Assembly and the Executive Committee prior to making
decisions.
Chapter IX – Final Clauses
Article 11
The O.I.V shall have legal personality, and shall be accorded by each of its members such legal
capacity as may be necessary for the exercise of its activities.G/SPS/GEN/329
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Article 12
Proposed reservations to this Agreement may be formulated. They shall be accepted by the General
Assembly in accordance with the provisions of Article 5, paragraph 3.a.
Article 13
This Agreement shall be open for signature by all Member States of the International Vine and Wine
Office until 31 July 2001. This Agreement shall be subject to acceptance, approval, ratification or
accession.
Article 14
Any state not referred to in Article 13 of this Agreement may apply to become a member.
Applications for membership shall be made directly  to the O.I.V, with a copy to the Government of
the French Republic, which shall notify signatories of, or Parties to the Agreement of such
applications. The O.I.V shall provide information to its members concerning applications formembership and any observations made. Members have six months in which to inform the O.I.V of
their opinion. The application shall be accepted if at the expiration of six months from the date of
notification a majority of members has not opposed it. The depository shall notify the State of the
outcome of its application. If the application is successful, the State concerned shall have twelve
months within which to deposit its instrument of accession with the depository. States referred to inArticle 13 that have not signed this Agreement within the given time limit may accede at any time.
Article 15
Instruments of acceptance, approval, ratification or accession shall be deposited with the Government
of the French Republic, which shall notify  signatories and Parties to this Agreement of these
instruments. Instruments of acceptance, approval, ratification or accession shall be filed in the
archives of the Government of the French Republic.
Article 16
1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the firs t day of the year following the deposit of the
thirty-first instrument of acceptance, approval, ratification or accession.
2. For each State which accepts, approves or ratifies this Agreement or accedes to it thereafter,
this Agreement shall enter into force on the thirti eth day following the deposit by this State of its
instrument of acceptance, approval, ratification or accession.
3. The General Assembly of the International Vine and Wine Office shall define, under
conditions determined by the Agreement of 29 November 1924, as amended and by the Rules of
Procedure attached to it, to what extent the States which have not deposited their instrument of
acceptance, approval, ratification or accession, may participate in O.I.V activities after the entry intoforce of this Agreement.
Article 17
1. The Agreement of 29 November 1924, as amended, shall be terminated by the unanimous
decision of the first General Assembly following th e entry into force of this Agreement, unless allG/SPS/GEN/329
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Parties to the Agreement have unanimously agreed, pr ior to the entry into force of this Agreement, on
conditions for its termination.
2. The "International Organisation of Vine and Wine" shall replace the International Vine and
Wine Office with regard to all its rights and obligations.
Article 18
Any Party to this Agreement may denounce it at any time with six months written notice sent to the
Director General of the O.I.V and the Government of the French Republic. Observers may decide to
withdraw with six months written notice sent to the Director General of the O.I.V.
Article  19
The original of this Agreement, of which the French, Spanish and English, texts are equally authentic,
shall be deposited with the Government of the French Republic.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned being duly authorised thereto by their Governments have
signed the Agreement establishing the "Interna tional Organisation of Vine and Wine (O.I.V)
Done at Paris on 3 April 2001.G/SPS/GEN/329
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Annex 1 referred to in Articles 4 and 6 of this Agreement
Method for determining the position of each member state
in the vine and wine sector
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1. Objective criteria determining the relative position of each member state in the vine and wine
sector:
(a) Average production of wines, special wines, musts, grape- or wine-based spirits (expressed in
swine equivalents) over the last five-year period for which statistics are available, stripping
out the two extreme values (P);
(b) Average total surface area of the vineyard in the last three-year period for which statistics are
available (S);
(c) Average apparent consumption of wine and wine equivalents over the last three years for
which statistics are available (C) = (P) production - E (exports)+ I (imports)
2. Formula for determining the coefficient for each member state:
X %  = ( 0.60  P (member state) + 0.20 S (member state) + 0.20 C (member state) ) 100
P (O.I.V Total) S (O.I.V Total) C (O.I.V Total)
3. The coefficient of each member state is updated:
(a) at the start of the budget year following the accession of a new member;
(b) every three years in light of the most recent available statistics.
4. New members:
New members joining the O.I.V in future years must pay a compulsory financial contribution
calculated according to the formula defined in the present Annex, with the addition of their
participation to the specific funding for lang uages, in the conditions fixed in Annex 2.G/SPS/GEN/329
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Annex 2 referred to in Articles 4, 5 and 6 of this Agreement
Method for determining member states' voting rights, compulsory financial contributions and
methods for language funding
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1. Basic votes :
Each member state has two basic votes.
2. Additional votes :
The total number of additional votes is equal to half the total number of basic votes. Up to such
amount, additional votes are allocated as appropriate, in addition to basic votes, to certain member
states according to their relative position in the  vine and wine sector, according to the formula given
in Annex 1.
3. Weighted votes :
The number of each member state's weighted votes is equal to the sum of its basic votes and
additional votes, if any.
4. Allocation of compulsory contributions :
The total amount of compulsory contributions to be paid by members is calculated on the basis of the
budget adopted by the General Assembly.
One-third of the total amount of compulsory contributions is divided equally between the basic votes.
Two-thirds of the total amount of compulsory contributions are divided in proportion to additionalvotes.
In order to facilitate the transition between the former and present Agreement, the financial
contribution corresponding to the two basic votes of each member state may not be lower, for the first
budget year, than the "Unit of contribution" prior to the present Agreement entering into force. If
necessary, the amount of financial contributions for additional votes are adjusted consequently to
reach the total amount of compulsory contributions fixed by the adopted budget.
5. Funding of languages :
The funding of languages is fully provided for in the general budget of the O.I.V and without any
specific contribution by each linguistic group composed of members and observer users.
The detailed arrangements for implementing languages shall be determined by appropriateprovisions in the Internal Rules
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