2009/104/EC: Commission Decision of 21 November 2008 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 V 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: 2008-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Chile, European Community, rural development, trade agreement, wine

L 37/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.2.2009

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 November 2008

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 V 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

(2009/104/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

in this Decision are in
The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,

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 V 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 authorised to sign the Exchange of Letters in order to
bind the Community.

Done at Brussels, 21 November 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

regard

Having
2002/979/EC of
to Council Decision
18 November 2002 on the signature and provisional appli­
cation of certain provisions of an Agreement establishing an
association between the
its
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of
the other part (1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,

European Community

and

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

New oenological practices authorised in the Community
were notified to the Republic of Chile on 11 October
2006 in accordance with Article 18 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
(hereinafter referred to as the Agreement on Trade in
Wines).

Taking account of the conclusions of the third EU-Chile
Joint Committee of the Agreement on Trade in Wines
that was held in Santiago de Chile on 10 January 2008,
it is necessary to amend Appendix V of the Agreement
on Trade in Wines in order to add new oenological
practices authorised in the Community.

The Community and the Republic of Chile have therefore
the
negotiated,
in the
Agreement on Trade in Wines, an agreement
form of an Exchange of Letters to amend its Appendix V.

in accordance with Article 29(2) of

(4)

The Exchange of Letters should therefore be approved.

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