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Decision No 1/2019 of the EU-Japan Working Group on Wine of 1 February 2019 on the forms to be used for certificates for the import of wine products originating in Japan into the European Union and the modalities concerning self-certification [2019/224]
Decision No 1/2019 of the EU-Japan Working Group on Wine of 1 February 2019 on the forms to be used for certificates for the import of wine products originating in Japan into the European Union and the modalities concerning self-certification [2019/224]
Decision No 1/2019 of the EU-Japan Working Group on Wine of 1 February 2019 on the forms to be used for certificates for the import of wine products originating in Japan into the European Union and the modalities concerning self-certification [2019/224]
OJ L 35, 7.2.2019, p. 36–42
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
7.2.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 35/36 |
DECISION No 1/2019 OF THE EU-JAPAN WORKING GROUP ON WINE
of 1 February 2019
on the forms to be used for certificates for the import of wine products originating in Japan into the European Union and the modalities concerning self-certification [2019/224]
THE WORKING GROUP ON WINE,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership, and in particular Articles 2.28 and 2.35 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership (‘the Agreement’) enters into force on 1 February 2019. |
(2) |
Article 22.4 of the Agreement establishes a Working Group on Wine, which, inter alia, is responsible for the effective implementation and operation of Section C of Chapter 2 and Annex 2-E of the Agreement. |
(3) |
Pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 2.28 of the Agreement, a certificate authenticated in conformity with the laws and regulations of Japan, including a self-certificate established by a producer authorised by the competent authority of Japan, suffices as documentation serving as evidence that the requirements for the importation and sale in the European Union of wine products originating in Japan referred to in Article 2.25, 2.26 or 2.27 of the Agreement have been fulfilled. |
(4) |
Pursuant to subparagraph 2(a) of Article 2.28 of the Agreement, the forms to be used for certificates and the information to be provided on the certificates are to be adopted by decision of the Working Group on Wine established pursuant to Article 22.4 of the Agreement. |
(5) |
Pursuant to subparagraph 2(a) of Article 2.35 of the Agreement, the modalities concerning self-certification are to be adopted by the Working Group on Wine, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The form to be used for certificates authenticated in conformity with the laws and regulations of Japan is set out in Annex I to this Decision.
2. The form to be used for self-certificates established by producers authorised by the competent authority of Japan is set out in Annex II to this Decision.
3. The modalities concerning self-certification by producers authorised by the competent authority of Japan are set out in Annex III to this Decision.
Article 2
The forms and modalities laid down in this Decision in accordance with subparagraph 2(a) of Article 2.28 of the Agreement shall enter into force on 1 February 2019.
For the Working Group on Wine, its chairs
Antonia GAMEZ MORENO
Head of Unit A4 Asia-Australasia
Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural development
European Commission
Kazuya OTSUKA
Director of European Union Economic Affairs Division
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
ANNEX III
MODALITIES OF SELF-CERTIFICATION
1. |
The National Research Institute of Brewing, under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance of Japan,
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2. |
The European Union publishes and updates without delay the names and addresses of the authorised producers in the list entitled ‘Third countries' competent bodies, designated laboratories and authorised wine producers and processors for drawing up VI-1 documents for wine imports into the EU’ which is available on the official website of the European Commission: ec.europa.eu/agriculture/sites/agriculture/files/wine/lists/06.pdf |