Commission Implementing Decision of 28 February 2024 approving, on behalf of the European Union, the amendment of Annex IV(a) to the Agreement between the European Community and Canada on trade in wines and spirit drinks

The amendment to Annex IV(a) to the Agreement, as set out in the draft Decision of the Joint Committee, is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. The text of the amending agreement, in the form of a draft Decision of the Joint Committee, is attached to this Decision.

The representative of the Union in the Joint Committee is authorised to approve the adoption of the Decision of the Joint Committee on behalf of the Union.

The Decision of the Joint Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union after its adoption.

1 In Annex I, Part B, the following entries are added: ‘38. Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, at a maximum level of use of 0.01 % 39. Dimethyldicarbonate (DMDC), at a maximum level of use of 200 ppm 40. Lactic acid 41. Oak chips 42. Polygalacturonase (as “pectinase”), from Trichoderma reesei RF6197 43. Potassium carbonate 44. Potassium Polyaspartate, at a maximum level of use of 0.01 % 45. Yeast mannoproteins, at a maximum level of use of 0.04 % 46. In Canada there is no regulatory requirement for preclearance of processing aids or physical processes that are applied to wines or to ingredients that are used to manufacture wines, such as: a) Aeration or oxygenation b) Cation exchangers for acidification c) Cation exchangers for tartaric stabilisation d) Elimination of sulphur dioxide by physical processes e) Ion exchange resins f) Management of dissolved gas in wine using membrane contactors g) Membrane coupling h) Treatment by continuous high pressure processes i) Treatment by discontinuous high pressure processes However, in all cases, wine that is imported into Canada is required to satisfy the requirements set out in Canada's standard for wine found in the Food and Drug Regulation section B.02.100.’

2 In Annex III(a), the following section is added: ‘IN THE EUROPEAN UNION The following table lists wine geographical indications originating in the European Union and protected under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products: OriginGeographical indicationSpainCampo de CartagenaSpainCatalunyaSpainJerezSpainPenedèsSpainPRIORATSpainSherrySpainXérèsFranceBourgogne Passe-tout-grainsItalyColli AltotiberiniItalyColli AsolaniItalyConegliano ValdobbiadeneItalyCorti Benedettine del PadovanoItalyOlevano RomanoItalyOrmeasco di PornassioItalyProseccoItalyRiviera del BrentaItalyTerre dell' Alta Val d' AgriItalyTorgiano Rosso RiservaItalyValcamonicaItalyValtellina RossoCyprusCommandariaHungaryTokaj / Tokaji’

3 In Annex III(b), the following entries are added: ‘BC Gulf Islands Beamsville Bench British Columbia Creek Shores Four Mile Creek Lincoln Lakeshore Niagara Escarpment Niagara Lakeshore Niagara River Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario Short Hills Bench St. David's Bench Twenty Mile Bench Vinemount Ridge’

4 In Annex IV(a), the following section is added: ‘The following table lists geographical indications of spirit drinks originating in the European Union and protected under Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks : OriginGeographical indicationProduct categoryFranceCalvados Pays d'AugeCider spirits and perry spirits’

5 In Annex VI, the list of competent bodies is amended as follows: ‘British Columbia Wine Institute (VQA Rules)’ in subparagraph (a) is replaced with ‘British Columbia Wine Association (VQA Rules)’ A third subparagraph is added: ‘(c) Conseil des Appellations Réservées et des Termes Valorisants’.

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Contracting Parties have exchanged diplomatic notes confirming the completion of their respective procedures necessary for its entry into force. This Decision is drawn up in duplicate in the authentic languages of the Agreement provided for in Article 40 of the Agreement each version being equally authentic.