27.12.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 342/79 COUNCIL DECISION of 4 December 2001 on the conclusion of an Additional Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of the negotiations between the parties on reciprocal preferential concessions for certain wines, the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine names and the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of designations for spirits and aromatised drinks (2001/920/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and with Article 300(4), thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1)  The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part ('), hereinafter referred to as the ‘Europe Agreement’, entered into force on 1 February 1999. (20 In accordance with the Directives adopted by the Council on 17 April 1996, the Commission and the Republic of Slovenia have completed negotiations on new reciprocal trade concessions for certain wines and on the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine names and spirit designations. In order to ensure consistency with other applicant countries, the results of these negotiations should be integrated into the frame- work of the Europe Agreement in the form of an Addi- tional Protocol. (3)  Provision to adopt the implementing Regulations on preferential trade concessions provided for certain wines, should be made by the Commission, assisted by the Customs Code Committee set up by Article 248a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (), notwithstanding Article 62 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organ- isation of the market in wine (}). The Commission should make the necessary amendments and technical adaptations to the implementing Regulations which might result from new preferential agreements, proto- cols, Exchanges of Letters or other acts concluded () O] L 51, 26.2.1999, p. 3. (*) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2700/2000 (O] L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 17). () O] L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2826/2000 (O] L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2). between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia, or which are necessary following the changes to the Combined Nomenclature and TARIC codes. @  In order to facilitate the implementation of certain provisions of the Protocol, the Commission should be authorised to approve, on behalf of the Community, decisions amending the lists and the Protocols to the Agreement on the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine names (Annex II to the Protocol) and to the Agreement on the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of designations of spirits and aromatised drinks (Annex III to the Protocol). In adopting these acts, the Commission should be assisted by the Management Committee for Wine set up by Article 74 of Regulation (EC) No 14931999, on the one hand, and by the Imple- mentation Committee for Spirit Drinks set up by Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (*) and by the Implementation Committee set up by Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/1991 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatised wines, wine- based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails (%), on the other hand. (5)  The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (¢), HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Additional Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of the negotiations between the parties on reciprocal preferential trade concessions for certain wines, the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine names and the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of designations for spirits and aromatised drinks (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Protocol)), is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. (*) OJ L 160, 12.6.1989, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 3378/94 of the European Parliament and ofg the Council (O] L 366, 31.12.1994, p. 1). () OJ L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 1. Reguﬁtion as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2061/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 277, 30.10.1996, p. 1). (9 OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.