Brussels, 3.7.2025

COM(2025) 358 final

ANNEX

to the

Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION

concerning the Union’s approval of the amendment of article 36 of the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015


ANNEX

The International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 (‘the Agreement’) is amended as follows:

Article 36 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 36

Duration, extension and termination

1. This Agreement shall remain in force until 31 December 2026, unless extended under paragraph 2 of this article or terminated earlier under paragraph 3 of this article.

2. The Council of Members may extend this Agreement for successive periods, not exceeding five years on each occasion. The Council of Members shall notify the depositary of any such extension. Any member which does not accept any such extension of this Agreement shall so inform the Council of Members and shall cease to be a Contracting Party to this Agreement from the beginning of the period of extension.

3. The Council of Members may decide on the termination of this Agreement by consensus. The obligations of the members shall continue until the date of termination as determined by the Council of Members.

4. Notwithstanding the expiry or termination of this Agreement, the International Olive Council shall continue in being for as long as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out the liquidation of the International Olive Council, including the settlement of accounts, and shall have during that period such powers and functions as may be necessary for these purposes.

5. The Council of Members shall notify the depositary of any decision taken under this article.’.