2001/920/EC: Council Decision of 4 December 2001 on the conclusion of an Additional Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of the negotiations between the parties on reciprocal preferential concessions for certain wines, the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine names and the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of designations for spirits and aromatised drinks

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Article 1

The Additional Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of the negotiations between the parties on reciprocal preferential trade concessions for certain wines, the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine names and the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of designations for spirits and aromatised drinks (hereinafter referred to as "the Protocol"), is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

1. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Community in order to express the consent of the Community to be bound. 2. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, make the notification of approval provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol.

Article 3

Provisions for the application of the tariff quotas for certain wines provided in Annex I to the Protocol, as well as amendments and technical adaptations to the implementing Regulations necessary following changes to the Combined Nomenclature codes and to the TARIC subdivisions or arising from the conclusion of new agreements, protocols, exchanges of letters or other acts between the Community and the Republic of Slovenia, shall be adopted by the Commission according to the procedure set out in Article 4(2) of this Decision, without prejudice to Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.

Article 4

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee set up by Article 248a of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months. 3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 5

1. For the purposes of the decisions of the Association Committee concerning the establishment of lists of protected names provided for in Article 4(7) and in Article 14(2)(a) of the Agreement on the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine names, the Community's position shall be established by the Council acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, for the purposes of Articles 13 and 14 of the Agreement on the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine names, the Commission shall conclude the necessary acts amending the lists and the Protocol to the Agreement according to the procedure set out in Article 6(2) of this Decision. For all other cases coming under the above Articles, the Community position shall be established and presented by the Commission.

Article 6

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for Wine instituted by Article 74 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month. 3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 7

1. For the purposes of the decisions of the Association Committee concerning the establishment of lists of protected designations provided for in Article 4(7) and in Article 14(2)(a) of the Agreement on the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of designations for spirits and aromatised drinks, the Community's position shall be established by the Council acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, for the purposes of Articles 13 and 14 of the Agreement on the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of designations for spirits and aromatised drinks, the Commission shall conclude the necessary acts amending the lists and the Protocol to the Agreement according to the procedure set out in Article 8(2) of this Decision. For all other cases coming under the above Articles, the Community position shall be established and presented by the Commission.

Article 8

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Implementation Committee for Spirit Drinks set up by Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 and by the Implementation Committee for Aromatised Wines, Aromatised Wine-Based Drinks and Aromatised Wine-Product Cocktails set up by Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. The period provided for in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month. 3. The Committee shall adopt their rules of procedure.

Article 9

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 4 December 2001. For the Council The President D. Reynders (1) OJ L 51, 26.2.1999, p. 3. (2) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 (OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 17). (3) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 (OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2). (4) OJ L 160, 12.6.1989, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3378/94 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 366, 31.12.1994, p. 1). (5) OJ L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2061/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 277, 30.10.1996, p. 1). (6) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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