2009/49/EC: Council Decision of 28 November 2008 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine
Date: 2008-11-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Australia, European Community, designation of origin, product designation, ratification of an agreement, trade agreement (EU), viticulture, wine

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DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 28 November 2008

on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in
wine

(2009/49/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first
sentence of
the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and
Article 300(4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

the Annexes

In order to facilitate the implementation and possible
amendment of
the
Commission should be authorised to adopt the necessary
measures in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 on
the common organisation of the market in wine (3).

to the Agreement,

(6) As from the date of entry into force of the Agreement, the
previous Agreement between the European Community
and Australia on trade in wine, its Protocol and the related
Exchange of Letters, signed at Brussels and Canberra on
26 January 1994 and 31 January 1994, shall be terminated,

(1)

The Agreement between the European Community and
Australia on trade in wine (1), approved by Council
Decision 94/184/EC (2), provides that further negotiations
are required regarding the transitional periods for the
names referred to in Articles 8 and 11 of that Agreement.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

(2) On 23 October 2000,

the Council authorised the
Commission to negotiate a new Agreement on trade in
wine between the Community and Australia.

(3)

Those negotiations have been concluded and the new
Agreement between the European Community and Aus-
tralia on trade in wine (hereinafter referred to as the
Agreement) was initialled by both Parties on 5 June 2007.

The Agreement between the European Community and Australia
on trade in wine including its Annexes, Protocol, Declarations
and Consolidated Exchange of Letters (hereinafter referred to as
the Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

(4)

The Agreement should therefore be approved.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind
the Community.

(1) OJ L 86, 31.3.1994, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 86, 31.3.1994, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 148, 6.6.2008, p. 1.

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Article 3

Article 4

For the purpose of applying Article 29(3) of the Agreement, the
Commission is hereby authorised to adopt, in accordance with
the procedure referred to, as appropriate, in Article 113(1) or
Article 113(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, the measures
necessary to implement
the Agreement and to amend its
Annexes and the Protocol, in accordance with Articles 29 and 30
of the Agreement.

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2008.

For the Council

The President

M. BARNIER