Council Decision (EU) 2022/2109 of 24 October 2022 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union with regard to certain resolutions to be voted at the 20th General Assembly of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine, to be held on 4 November 2022

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 20th OIV General Assembly scheduled for 4 November 2022 is set out in the Annex to this Decision.

The position referred to in Article 1 shall be expressed by the Member States which are Members of the OIV, acting jointly in the interest of the Union.

1 Where the position referred to in Article 1 is likely to be affected by new scientific or technical information presented before or during the OIV meetings, Member States which are Members of the OIV shall request that the voting in the OIV General Assembly be postponed until the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf is established on the basis of the new information.

2 Following coordination meetings and without further decision of the Council establishing the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf, the Member States which are Members of the OIV, acting jointly in the interest of the Union, may agree to technical changes to the draft OIV resolutions referred to in the Annex to this Decision which do not alter the substance thereof.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.