2006/567/EC: Commission Decision of 10 January 2006 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 Appendices I, II, III and IV of the Agreement on Trade in Wines annexed to the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
Date: 2006-01-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Chile, association agreement (EU), designation of origin, product designation, product quality, ratification of an agreement, trade agreement (EU), wine

24.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 231/1

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 January 2006

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 Appendices I, II, III and IV of the
Agreement on Trade in Wines annexed to the Association Agreement between the European
Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part

(2006/567/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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

Whereas:

(1)

Taking account of the enlargement of the European Com-
munity, the conclusions of the EU-Chile first Joint Com-
mittee of the Agreement on Trade in Wines that was held
in Santiago de Chile on 8 January 2004, the conclusions
of the Association Committee meeting that was held in
December 2004 in Santiago de Chile and of the conclu-
sions of the second Joint Committee meeting of the Agree-
ment on Trade in Wines and first Joint Committee meeting
of the Agreement on Trade in Spirit Drinks and Aroma-
tised Drinks of the EU-Chile Association Agreement of
13-14 June 2005, both held in Madrid, it is necessary to
amend Appendices I, II, III, and IV of the Agreement on
Trade in Wines 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, in order
to protect the new geographical indications of the Com-
munity and of Chile, the traditional expressions of the
Community and complementary quality mentions of
Chile, with effect from 24 April 2006.

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Community and the Republic of Chile have therefore
negotiated, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the Agree-
ment on Trade in Wines, an agreement in the form of an
Exchange of Letters to amend its Appendices I, II, III
and IV.

The Exchange of Letters should therefore be approved.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee
for Wine,

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
Appendices I, II, III and IV of the Agreement on Trade in Wines
annexed to 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 and Rural Development is
hereby empowered to sign the Exchange of Letters in order to
bind the Community.

Done at Brussels, 10 January 2006.

For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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