Decision (EU) 2019/136 on the position to be taken within the Working Group on Wine established by the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Japan

Summary:

Council Decision of 28 January 2019 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the Union concerning a decision of the EU-Japan Working Group on Wine.

Further information:

The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and Japan enters into force on 1 February 2019. The agreement aims to liberalise and facilitate trade and investment, as well as to promote a closer economic relationship between the Parties. The Working Group on Wine is responsible for the effective implementation and operation of Section C and Annex 2-E of the agreement.

During its first meeting, the Working Group is to adopt a decision on the forms to be used as certificates for the import of wine products originating in Japan into the EU and the modalities concerning the implementation of self-certification. The purpose of the decision is to allow the effective implementation of the agreement and thus simplify the import of wine products originating in Japan.

• Primary Source

EUR-Lex: COM(2018)837: Proposal for a Decision on the position to be taken within the Working Group on Wine set up by the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Japan https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2018:837:FIN

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