Council Decision (EU) 2019/848 of 17 May 2019 on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2019/848
• Articles: 5

Article 1

The International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015, is hereby approved on behalf of the Union  ( 2 ) .

Article 2

The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Union, the instrument of approval provided for in Article 28(4) of the Agreement  ( 3 ) .

Article 3

The Commission shall represent the Union in the Council of Members.

Article 4

Where the Council of Members is called upon to adopt amendments to the designations and definitions of olive oils, olive pomace oils and table olives provided for in Annexes B and C to the Agreement, in accordance with Article 19(2) of the Agreement, the Commission shall be authorised to approve the proposed amendments on behalf of the Union, under the following conditions:

(1)

The Commission shall ensure that the approval on behalf of the Union:

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is in the interests of the Union,

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serves the objectives pursued by the Union within the framework of its trade policy,

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takes into account the interests of the producers, traders and consumers of the Union,

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is not contrary to Union law or international law, and in particular is not contrary to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 4 ) , without prejudice to the Commission's right to adopt delegated acts amending the Union's rules in accordance with the amendments to the Agreement adopted by the Council of Members, particularly as regards marketing standards in the olive oil and table olives sector, as referred to in Article 75 of that Regulation,

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where applicable, supports the improvement of the quality of olive products by improving the detection of fraudulent and misleading practices and adulteration,

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where applicable, takes better into account the diversity of authentic olive products,

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where applicable, aims at the approximation of international standards relating to the physico-chemical and organoleptic characteristics of olive oils, olive pomace oils and table olives,

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where applicable, avoids creating obstacles to innovation, and

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where applicable, facilitates the trade in olive products.

(2)

Before the Commission approves such proposed amendments on behalf of the Union, the Commission shall submit them to the Council sufficiently in advance and at least 15 working days before the session where the Council of Members is called upon to adopt those proposed amendments.

The conformity of the proposed amendments with the criteria laid down in paragraph (1) of this Article shall be assessed by Coreper.

The Commission shall approve the proposed amendments on behalf of the Union unless a number of Member States representing a blocking minority of the Council in accordance with Article 16(4) TEU object to them. If there is such a blocking minority, the Commission shall reject the proposed amendments on behalf of the Union.

Article 5

This Decision shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .