2009/49/EC: Council Decision of 28 November 2008 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine

The Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine including its Annexes, Protocol, Declarations and Consolidated Exchange of Letters (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.

For the purpose of applying Article 29(3) of the Agreement, the Commission is hereby authorised to adopt, in accordance with the procedure referred to, as appropriate, in Article 113(1) or Article 113(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, the measures necessary to implement the Agreement and to amend its Annexes and the Protocol, in accordance with Articles 29 and 30 of the Agreement.

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .