2004/881/EC: Commission Decision of 29 November 2004 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to Appendix I to the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks of the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, taking into account the enlargement
Date: 2004-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Chile, accession to the European Union, alcoholic beverage, association agreement (EU), designation of origin, revision of an agreement

L 373/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.12.2004

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 November 2004

on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to Appendix I to the Agreement on
trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks of the Association Agreement between the European
Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part,
taking into account the enlargement

(2004/881/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Spirit Drinks,

in this Decision are in
the Implementation

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Community and the Republic of Chile amending
Appendix I, Section A of the Agreement on trade in spirit
drinks and aromatised drinks of the Association Agreement
between the European Community and its Member States, of
the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, is
hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The Commissioner of Agriculture is hereby empowered to sign
the Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.

Done at Brussels, 29 November 2004.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Decision 2002/979/EC of 18
November 2002 on the signature and provisional application
of certain provisions of an Agreement establishing an asso-
ciation between the European Community and its Member
States, of
the
other part (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

it is necessary to
Taking account of the enlargement,
the Agreement on
amend Appendix I, Section A of
trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks of the Asso-
ciation Agreement between the European Community
and its Member States, of
the one part, and the
Republic of Chile, of the other part, in order to protect
the new spirit terms of the new Member States with
effect from 1 May 2004.

the Community and the Republic of Chile
Therefore,
in accordance with Article 16(2) of
have negotiated,
the aforementioned Agreement, an agreement
in the
form of an Exchange of Letters to amend its Appendix
I, section A. This Exchange of Letters should therefore be
approved.

(1) OJ L 352, 30.12.2002, p. 1.