Having regard to Council Decision 2002/979/EC of 18 November 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(2) thereof,

21.12.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 373/44 ---|---|---|--- * * * COMMISSION DECISION of 29 November 2004 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 I to the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks 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, taking into account the enlargement (2004/881/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 November 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(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) | Taking account of the enlargement, it is necessary to amend Appendix I, Section A of the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks 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 spirit terms of the new Member States with effect from 1 May 2004. ---|--- (2) | Therefore, the Community and the Republic of Chile have negotiated, in accordance with Article 16(2) of the aforementioned Agreement, an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters to amend its Appendix I, section A. This Exchange of Letters should therefore be approved. ---|--- (3) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Implementation Committee for Spirit Drinks, ---|--- 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 I, Section A of the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks 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, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. Article 2 The Commissioner of Agriculture is hereby empowered to sign the Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community. Done at Brussels, 29 November 2004. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission * * * (1) OJ L 352, 30.12.2002, p. 1. * * * AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendment of Appendix I to the Agreement on trade in spirits drinks and aromatised drinks 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 Brussels, 30 November 2004 Sir, I have the honour to refer to meetings related to technical adaptations which have been held under Article 16(2) of the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks 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, of 18 November 2002, which provides that the Contracting Parties may, by mutual consent, amend this Agreement. As you are already aware the enlargement of the European Union took place on 1 May 2004. Therefore, in this context it is necessary to make technical adaptations to Appendix I, Section A (List of protected designations for spirit drinks originating in the Community) of the above-mentioned Agreement, in order to include the recognition and protection of designations for spirit drinks of the new Member States with a view to be applied by the Parties with effect from 1 May 2004. I have therefore the honour to propose that Appendix I, Section A to the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks 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, be replaced by the Appendix attached hereto, with effect as of 1 May 2004, i.e. the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia. I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the contents of this letter. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. On behalf of the European Community Mariann FISCHER BOEL Brussels, 30 November 2004 Madam, I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 30 November 2004 which reads as follows: ‘I have the honour to refer to meetings related to technical adaptations which have been held under Article 16(2) of the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks 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, of 18 November 2002, which provides that the Contracting Parties may, by mutual consent, amend this Agreement. As you are already aware the enlargement of the European Union took place on 1 May 2004. Therefore, in this context it is necessary to make technical adaptations to Appendix I, Section A (List of protected designations for spirit drinks originating in the Community) of the above-mentioned Agreement, in order to include the recognition and protection of designations for spirit drinks of the new Member States with a view to be applied by the Parties with effect from 1 May 2004. I have therefore the honour to propose that Appendix I, Section A to the Agreement on trade in spirit drinks and aromatised drinks 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, be replaced by the Appendix attached hereto, with effect as of 1 May 2004, i.e. the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia. I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the contents of this letter.’ I have the honour to inform you that the Republic of Chile is in agreement with the content of this letter. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. On behalf of the Republic of Chile Alberto VAN KLAVEREN ‘APPENDIX 1 (referred to in Article 6) PROTECTED DESIGNATIONS FOR SPIRIT DRINKS AND AROMATISED DRINKS A. List of protected designations of spirit drinks originating in the Community 1\. Rum | Rhum de la Martinique/Rhum de la Martinique traditionnel ---|--- | Rhum de la Guadeloupe/Rhum de la Guadeloupe traditionnel ---|--- | Rhum de la Réunion/Rhum de la Réunion traditionnel ---|--- | Rhum de la Guyane/Rhum de la Guyane traditionnel ---|--- | Ron de Málaga ---|--- | Ron de Granada ---|--- | Rum da Madeira ---|--- 2\. (a) Whisky | Scotch Whisky ---|--- | Irish Whisky ---|--- | Whisky español ---|--- (These designations may be supplemented by the terms “malt” or “grain”) 2\. (b) Whiskey | Irish Whiskey ---|--- | Uisce Beatha Eireannach/Irish Whiskey ---|--- (These designations may be supplemented by the terms “Pot Still”) 3\. Grain spirit | Eau-de-vie de seigle de marque nationale luxembourgeoise ---|--- | Korn ---|--- | Kornbrand ---|--- 4\. Wine spirit | Eau-de-vie de Cognac ---|--- | Eau-de-vie des Charentes ---|--- | Cognac (The designation “Cognac” may be supplemented by the following terms: | — | Fine ---|--- — | Grande Fine Champagne ---|--- — | Grande Champagne ---|--- — | Petite Champagne ---|--- — | Petite Fine Champagne ---|--- — | Fine Champagne ---|--- — | Borderies ---|--- — | Fins Bois ---|--- — | Bons Bois) ---|--- | Fine Bordeaux ---|--- | Armagnac ---|--- | Bas Armagnac ---|--- | Haut Armagnac ---|--- | Ténarèse ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de vin de la Marne ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de vin originaire d'Aquitaine ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de vin de Bourgogne ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de vin originaire du Centre-Est ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de vin originaire de Franche-Comté ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de vin originaire du Bugey ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de vin de Savoie ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de vin originaire des Coteaux de la Loire ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de vin des Côtes-du-Rhône ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de vin originaire de Provence ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de Faugères/Faugères ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de vin originaire du Languedoc ---|--- | Aguardente do Minho ---|--- | Aguardente do Douro ---|--- | Aguardente da Beira Interior ---|--- | Aguardente da Bairrada ---|--- | Aguardente do Oeste ---|--- | Aguardente do Ribatejo ---|--- | Aguardente do Alentejo ---|--- | Aguardente do Algarve ---|--- | Aguardente de Vinho da Região dos Vinhos Verdes ---|--- | Aguardente da Região dos Vinhos Verdes Alvarinho ---|--- | Lourinhã ---|--- 5\. Brandy | Brandy de Jerez ---|--- | Brandy del Penedés ---|--- | Brandy italiano ---|--- | Brandy Αττικής/Brandy of Attica ---|--- | Brandy Πελλοπονήσου/Brandy of the Peloponnese ---|--- | Brandy Κεντρικής Ελλάδας/Brandy of Central Greece ---|--- | Deutscher Weinbrand ---|--- | Wachauer Weinbrand ---|--- | Weinbrand Dürnstein ---|--- | Karpatské brandy špeciál ---|--- 6\. Grape marc spirit | Eau-de-vie de marc de Champagne ou Marc de Champagne ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de marc originaire d'Aquitaine ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de marc de Bourgogne ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de marc originaire du Centre-Est ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Franche-Comté ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Bugey ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Savoie ---|--- | Marc de Bourgogne ---|--- | Marc de Savoie ---|--- | Marc d'Auvergne ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de marc originaire des Coteaux de la Loire ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de marc des Côtes-du-Rhône ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de marc originaire de Provence ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de marc originaire du Languedoc ---|--- | Marc d'Alsace Gewürztraminer ---|--- | Marc de Lorraine ---|--- | Bagaceira do Minho ---|--- | Bagaceira do Douro ---|--- | Bagaceira da Beira Interior ---|--- | Bagaceira da Bairrada ---|--- | Bagaceira do Oeste ---|--- | Bagaceira do Ribatejo ---|--- | Bagaceira do Alentejo ---|--- | Bagaceira do Algarve ---|--- | Aguardente Bagaceira da Região dos Vinhos Verdes ---|--- | Bagaceira da Região dos Vinhos Verdes Alvarinho ---|--- | Orujo gallego ---|--- | Grappa ---|--- | Grappa di Barolo ---|--- | Grappa piemontese/Grappa del Piemonte ---|--- | Grappa lombarda/Grappa di Lombardia ---|--- | Grappa trentina/Grappa del Trentino ---|--- | Grappa friulana/Grappa del Friuli ---|--- | Grappa veneta/Grappa del Veneto ---|--- | Südtiroler Grappa/Grappa dell'Alto Adige ---|--- | Τσικουδιά Κρήτης/Tsikoudia of Crete ---|--- | Τσίπουρο Μακεδονίας/Tsipouro of Macedonia ---|--- | Τσίπουρο Θεσσαλίας/Tsipouro of Thessaly ---|--- | Τσίπουρο Τυρνάβου/Tsipouro of Tyrnavos ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de marc de marque nationale luxembourgeoise ---|--- | Ζιβανία/Zivania ---|--- | Pálinka ---|--- 7\. Fruit spirit | Schwarzwälder Kirschwasser ---|--- | Schwarzwälder Himbeergeist ---|--- | Schwarzwälder Mirabellenwasser ---|--- | Schwarzwälder Williamsbirne ---|--- | Schwarzwälder Zwetschgenwasser ---|--- | Fränkisches Zwetschgenwasser ---|--- | Fränkisches Kirschwasser ---|--- | Fränkischer Obstler ---|--- | Mirabelle de Lorraine ---|--- | Kirsch d'Alsace ---|--- | Quetsch d'Alsace ---|--- | Framboise d'Alsace ---|--- | Mirabelle d'Alsace ---|--- | Kirsch de Fougerolles ---|--- | Südtiroler Williams/Williams dell'Alto Adige ---|--- | Südtiroler Aprikot/Südtiroler ---|--- | Marille/Aprikot dell'Alto Adige/Marille dell'Alto Adige ---|--- | Südtiroler Kirsch/Kirsch dell'Alto Adige ---|--- | Südtiroler Zwetschgeler/Zwetschgeler dell'Alto Adige ---|--- | Südtiroler Obstler/Obstler dell'Alto Adige ---|--- | Südtiroler Gravensteiner/Gravensteiner dell'Alto Adige ---|--- | Südtiroler Golden Delicious/Golden Delicious dell'Alto Adige ---|--- | Williams friulano o del Friuli ---|--- | Sliwovitz del Veneto ---|--- | Sliwovitz del Friuli-Venezia Giulia ---|--- | Sliwovitz del Trentino-Alto Adige ---|--- | Distillato di mele trentino o del Trentino ---|--- | Williams trentino o del Trentino ---|--- | Sliwovitz trentino o del Trentino ---|--- | Aprikot trentino o del Trentino ---|--- | Medronheira do Algarve ---|--- | Medronheira do Buçaco ---|--- | Kirsch o Kirschwasser friulano ---|--- | Kirsch o Kirschwasser trentino ---|--- | Kirsch o Kirschwasser Veneto ---|--- | Aguardente de pêra da Lousã ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de pommes de marque nationale luxembourgeoise ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de poires de marque nationale luxembourgeoise ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de kirsch de marque nationale luxembourgeoise ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de quetsch de marque nationale luxembourgeoise ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de mirabelle de marque nationale luxembourgeoise ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de prunelles de marque nationale luxembourgeoise ---|--- | Wachauer Marillenbrand ---|--- | Bošácka Slivovica ---|--- | Szatmári Szilvapálinka ---|--- | Kecskeméti Barackpálinka ---|--- | Békési Szilvapálinka ---|--- | Szabolcsi Almapálinka ---|--- | Slivovice ---|--- | Pálinka ---|--- 8\. Cider spirit and perry spirit | Calvados ---|--- | Calvados du Pays d'Auge ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de cidre de Bretagne ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de poiré de Bretagne ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de cidre de Normandie ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de poiré de Normandie ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de cidre du Maine ---|--- | Aguardiente de sidra de Asturias ---|--- | Eau-de-vie de poiré du Maine ---|--- 9\. Gentian spirit | Bayerischer Gebirgsenzian ---|--- | Südtiroler Enzian/Genzians dell'Alto Adige ---|--- | Genziana trentina o del Trentino ---|--- 10\. Fruit spirit drinks | Pacharán ---|--- | Pacharán navarro ---|--- 11\. Juniper-flavoured spirit drinks | Ostfriesischer Korngenever ---|--- | Genièvre Flandres Artois ---|--- | Hasseltse jenever ---|--- | Balegemse jenever ---|--- | Péket de Wallonie ---|--- | Steinhäger ---|--- | Plymouth Gin ---|--- | Gin de Mahón ---|--- | Vilniaus Džinas ---|--- | Spišská Borovička ---|--- | Slovenská Borovička Juniperus ---|--- | Slovenská Borovička ---|--- | Inovecká Borovička ---|--- | Liptovská Borovička ---|--- 12\. Caraway-flavoured spirit drinks | Dansk Akvavit/Dansk Aquavit ---|--- | Svensk Aquavit/Svensk Akvavit/Swedish Aquavit ---|--- 13\. Aniseed-flavoured spirit drinks | Anís español ---|--- | Évora anisada ---|--- | Cazalla ---|--- | Chinchón ---|--- | Ojén ---|--- | Rute ---|--- | Oύζο/Ouzo ---|--- 14\. Liqueur | Berliner Kümmel ---|--- | Hamburger Kümmel ---|--- | Münchener Kümmel ---|--- | Chiemseer Klosterlikör ---|--- | Bayerischer Kräuterlikör ---|--- | Cassis de Dijon ---|--- | Cassis de Beaufort ---|--- | Irish Cream ---|--- | Palo de Mallorca ---|--- | Ginjinha portuguesa ---|--- | Licor de Singeverga ---|--- | Benediktbeurer Klosterlikör ---|--- | Ettaler Klosterlikör ---|--- | Ratafia de Champagne ---|--- | Ratafia catalana ---|--- | Anis português ---|--- | Finnish berry/Finnish fruit liqueur ---|--- | Grossglockner Alpenbitter ---|--- | Mariazeller Magenlikör ---|--- | Mariazeller Jagasaftl ---|--- | Puchheimer Bitter ---|--- | Puchheimer Schlossgeist ---|--- | Steinfelder Magenbitter ---|--- | Wachauer Marillenlikör ---|--- | Jägertee/Jagertee/Jagatee ---|--- | Allažu Kimelis ---|--- | Čepkelių ---|--- | Demänovka Bylinný Likér ---|--- | Polish Cherry ---|--- | Karlovarská Hořká ---|--- 15\. Spirit drinks | Pommeau de Bretagne ---|--- | Pommeau du Maine ---|--- | Pommeau de Normandie ---|--- | Svensk Punsch/Swedish Punch ---|--- | Slivovice ---|--- 16\. Vodka | Svensk Vodka/Swedish Vodka ---|--- | Suomalainen Vodka/Finsk Vodka/Vodka of Finland ---|--- | Polska Wódka/Polish Vodka ---|--- | Laugarício Vodka ---|--- | Originali Lietuviška degtiné ---|--- | Wódka ziołowa z Niziny Północnopodlaskiej aromatyzowana ekstraktem z trawy żubrowej/Herbal Vodka from the North Podlasie Lowland aromatised with an extract of bison grass ---|--- | Latvijas Dzidrais ---|--- | Rīgas Degvīns ---|--- | LB Degvīns ---|--- | LB Vodka ---|--- 17\. Bitter-tasting spirit drinks | Rīgas melnais Balzāms/Riga Black Balsam ---|--- | Demänovka bylinná horká’. ---|--- * * *