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Legal instrument	Decision
Number legal act	Decision 2004/387
Original proposal	COM(2003)406
CELEX number i	32004D0387

L 144/62 Official Journal of the European Union EN 30.4.2004

on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United Mexican States concerning amendments to Annex I to the Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on the mutual recognition and protection of designations for spirit drinks, taking

(2004/387/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 97/361/EC of 27 May 1997 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on mutual recognition and protection of designations for spirit drinks¹, and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

• (1) 

  Taking account of the enlargement, it is necessary to amend Annex I to the Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on the mutual recognition and protection of spirit drinks 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 United Mexican States have negotiated, in accordance with Article 18 of the abovementioned Agreement, an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters to amend its Annex I. 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,

OJ L 152, 11.6.1997, p. 15.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United Mexican States amending Annex I to the Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on mutual recognition and protection of designations for spirit drinks 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, 28 April 2004.

For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

ANNEX

AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

between the European Community and the United Mexican States concerning amendment of Annex I to the Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on the mutual recognition and protection of designations for spirit drinks

Letter No 1

Letter from the European Community

Brussels, ... 2004

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to meetings related to technical adaptations which have been held under Article 18 of the Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on the mutual recognition and protection of designations for spirit drinks, of 27 May 1997, which provides that the Contracting Parties may, by mutual consent, amend this Agreement.

As you are already aware the enlargement of the European Union will take place on 1 May 2004. Therefore, in this context it is necessary to make technical adaptations to Annex I to the abovementioned 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 Annex I to the Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on the mutual recognition and protection of designations for spirit drinks be replaced by the Annex attached hereto, with effect as of 1 May 2004, subject to the entry into force on the same date 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...

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