List of agreements
The European Union is party to a number of agreements that govern trade in wine with its partners around the world. Details of these agreements are outlined below.
Interim Agreement – GI +Traditional terms + Oenological + Tariff – Applicable from 1 April 2009 - OJ L107 of 28/04/2009
Council Decision of 12 June 2006 concerning the signing and conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part
Protocol 3 on reciprocal preferential concessions for certain wines, the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine, spirit drinks and aromatised wine names (SAA protocol 3) (1/9/2006)
Bilateral Wine Agreement - GI +Labelling, including Traditional Terms + Oenological +Tariff
2009 Agreement
EU-Australia wine trade agreement signed (press release, 1/12/2008)
Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine (30/1/2009)
Council Decision of 28 November 2008 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine
Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine (17/10/2008)
Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine (20/11/2007)
1994 Agreement
Council Decision of 24 January 1994 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine
Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine (31/3/1994)
Interim Agreement - GI + Labelling, including Traditional Terms +Tariff – 1/7/2008
Refer to protocol 6 on reciprocal preferential concessions for certain wines, the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine, spirit drinks and aromatised wine names (page 662) in the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part
Trade agreement – GI + Traditional terms + Labelling, including Traditional Terms + Oenological
2004 Agreement
Council Decision of 30 July 2003 on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Community and Canada on trade in wines and spirit drinks
Agreement between the European Community and Canada on trade in wines and spirit drinks (06/02/2004)
1989 Agreement
Agreement between Canada and the European Community Concerning Trade and Commerce in Alcoholic Beverages (OJ L 71 of 15/3/1989)
Bilateral Agreement – GI + Traditional terms + Labelling, including Traditional Terms + Oenological
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
(OJ L 114 of 30/04/2002 (latest update L 155 of 15/6/2012 p.1))
Association Agreement – GI + Traditional terms + Labelling, including Traditional Terms + Oenological
Updates of the 2002 Agreement
- 24 SEPTEMBER 2019
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Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendment of Appendix V to the Agreement on Trade in Wines of the Association Agreement between the European Community and its member states, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (4/1/2009)
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendment of Appendices I, II, III and IV of the Agreement on Trade in Wines of the Association Agreement between the European Community and its member states, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (24/4/2006)
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Chile concerning amendments to the Agreement on Trade in Wines annexed to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its member states, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (24/4/2006)
Decision No 1/2006 of the EU-Chile Association Council of 24 April 2006 eliminating customs duties on wines, spirit drinks and aromatised drinks listed in Annex II to the EU-Chile Association Agreement
2002 Agreement
Council Decision of 18 November 2002 on the signature and provisional application of certain provisions of an Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its member states, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its member states, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (30/12/2002)
Trade Agreement between the European Union and its member states, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part (OJ L 354, 21/12/2012, p.3 - Entry into force with Peru on 1 March 2013 and with Colombia on 1 August 2013)
Association Agreement – GI + Tariff
Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its member states, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (OJ L 346, 15/12/2012, p. 3. – Provisionally entered into force in 2013)
Association Agreement – GI + Tariff
Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their member states, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (OJ L 261, 30/8/2014)
Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 93, 30/3/2012, p. 3 - Entry into force: 1 April 2012)
EU - Japan Economic Partnership Agreement
Decision No 1/2019 of the EU-Japan Working Group on Wine of 1 February 2019 on the forms to be used for certificates for the import of wine products originating in Japan into the European Union and the modalities concerning self-certification [2019/224] (OJ L 35, 7/2/2019, p. 36–42 )
Association Agreement – GI + Tariff
Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its member states, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part (OJ L127, 14/5/2011, p. 6)
Under negotiation
Stabilisation and Association Agreement - GI (foreseen but not yet list established) - Traditional terms, Tariff, Oenological)
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on reciprocal preferential trade concessions for certain wines (OJ L 260 of 30/8/2014 – Entry into force 1 September 2014)
Interim Agreement – GI + Traditional terms + Labelling, including Traditional Terms + Oenological
Council Decision of 15 October 2007 concerning the signing and conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part
Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part (OJ L108 of 29/3/2010 – applicable from 1/1/2008)
Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their member states, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part (OJ L 342, 27/12/2001, p. 11–12)
Council Decision of 3 December 2001 on the conclusion of an Additional Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Interim Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 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 (list of wine names for reciprocal recognition under discussion)
Additional Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their member states, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 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 (27/12/2001)
Commission Decision of 26 October 2004 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the United Mexican States concerning amendments to Annex II of the Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on the mutual recognition an protection of designations for spirit drinks (OJ L 346 of 23/11/2004)
Commission Decision of 28 April 2004 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the United Mexican States concerning amendments to Annex I of the Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on the mutual recognition and protection of designations for spirit drinks, taking into account the enlargement (OJ L 160 of 30/4/2004)
Council Decision of 27 May 1997 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on the mutual recognition and protection of designations for spirit drinks
Agreement between the European Community and the United Mexican States on the mutual recognition and protection of designations for spirit drinks (11/6/1997)
Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand (OJ L, 2024/866, 25.3.2024)
- 5 JUNE 2024
- 5 JUNE 2024
Stabilisation and Association Agreement – GI + Traditional terms + Labelling, including Traditional Terms + Oenological
2013 Stabilisation and Association Agreement
Council and Commission Decision of 22 July 2013 on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their member states, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part (22/7/2013)
Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EU and Serbia (entered into force on 1 September 2013)
2008 Interim Agreement
Protocol 2 on reciprocal preferential concessions for certain wines, the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of wine, spirit drinks and aromatised wine names (30/1/2012)
Association Agreement between the European Union and its member states, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (L 161 of 29/5/2014)
Provisional application 1/11/2014 except for the DCFTA, includes GI(1/1/2016)
Applicable from 1/1/2016
The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
- 26 JANUARY 2021
- 26 JANUARY 2021
Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine - Declarations (10/03/2006)
Council Decision of 14 November 2005 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America on matters related to trade in wine (18/11/2005)
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America on matters related to Trade in Wine (18/11/2005)
- 20 NOVEMBER 2019
- 5 JANUARY 2021
Under negotiation
Bilateral Wine Agreement – GI + Traditional terms + Labelling, including Traditional Terms + Oenological
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa on trade in wine (30/1/2002)
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