COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2024/2713

of 10 October 2024

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council with respect to the accession of San Marino to the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207 (4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 (the ‘Agreement’) was concluded on behalf of the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2019/848 (1).

(2) Pursuant to Article 29 of the Agreement, the Council of Members of the International Olive Council (the ‘Council of Members’) is to establish the conditions for the accession of a Government to the Agreement.

(3) The Government of San Marino has formally applied to accede to the Agreement. The Council of Members will therefore be invited, during a future session thereof, or within the framework of a procedure for adoption of decisions by the Council of Members by exchange of correspondence, to establish the conditions for the accession of San Marino, in respect of the participation shares in the International Olive Council (IOC) and the time limit for the deposit of the instrument of accession.

(4) Given that San Marino is developing its olive sector as regards consumption and intends to develop its production, its accession could, under certain conditions, reinforce the IOC, in particular as regards the achievement of uniformity in national and international legislation relating to the characteristics of olive products in order to prevent any obstacle to trade.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Council of Members, as the decisions to be adopted will have legal effects on the Union by impacting the decisional balance within the Council of Members when decisions are not adopted by consensus in accordance with Article 10(4) of the Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council (the ‘Council of Members’) during a future session thereof, or within the framework of a procedure for adoption of decisions by the Council of Members by exchange of correspondence, as regards the conditions for the accession of the Government of San Marino to the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015, is set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 10 October 2024.

For the Council

The President

PINTÉR S.

(1) Council Decision (EU) 2019/848 of 17 May 2019 on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 (

OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 1

, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/848/oj).

ANNEX

The Union shall support the accession of the Government of San Marino to the Agreement, at a future session of the Council of Members or within the framework of a procedure for adoption by the Council of Members by exchange of correspondence, provided that the participation shares of San Marino are calculated according to the formula specified in Article 11 of the Agreement and that the time limit for the deposit of the instrument of accession does not exceed 18 months following the decision of the Council of Members. If the deposit of the instrument of accession is delayed, the Union may support, in subsequent decisions to be adopted by the Council of Members, the extension of the time limit for the deposit of the instrument of accession.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2713/oj

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