Date: 2025-11-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (EU) 2025/2381 of 13 November 2025 authorising the opening of negotiations to amend the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015
**Executive Summary**
This Council Decision (EU) 2025/2381, dated November 13, 2025, authorizes the opening of negotiations to amend the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015. It nominates the Commission as the Union negotiator and mandates consultations with the Working Party on Commodities (PROBA) during the negotiations. The decision is addressed to the Commission.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Authorization to Negotiate:**
* The Commission is authorized to participate in negotiations to amend the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015.
* **Negotiating Directives:**
* The negotiations shall be conducted according to the negotiating directives of the Council, as detailed in the addendum to the Decision.
* **Union Negotiator:**
* The Commission is nominated as the Union negotiator for these negotiations.
* **Consultation Requirements:**
* The negotiations must be conducted in consultation with the Working Party on Commodities (PROBA).
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Commission
* **Impact:** The Commission is authorized and responsible for representing the Union in the upcoming negotiations to amend the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015.
* **Action Required:** The Commission must engage in negotiations based on the Council's negotiating directives. They must also consult with the Working Party on Commodities (PROBA) during the negotiation process.
**Stakeholder:** Working Party on Commodities (PROBA)
* **Impact:** The Working Party on Commodities is expected to provide guidance and consultation during the negotiations.
* **Action Required:** Participate in consultations with the Commission during the negotiation process.
Key Entities Referenced
International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015: The agreement that Council Decision (EU) 2025/2381 authorises the opening of negotiations to amend.
European Commission: The entity to which the Council Decision (EU) 2025/2381 is addressed and is authorized to take part in negotiations to amend the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015.
Council of Members of the International Olive Council: The body within which negotiations to amend the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 will be held.
Working Party on Commodities (PROBA): The body with which negotiations to amend the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 shall be conducted in consultation.
Brussels: Location where Council Decision (EU) 2025/2381 was adopted.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/2381 24.11.2025
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2025/2381
of 13 November 2025
authorising the opening of negotiations to amend 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(3) and (4) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Union is a Contracting Party to the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015(1) (the
‘Agreement’).
(2) It is in the Union’s interest to take part in the forthcoming negotiations that will be held in the Council of Members
of the International Olive Council of the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015 (the ‘Council
of Members’) to amend the Agreement, considering the importance of that sector for the economy of the Union. The
institutional framework of the Agreement should be updated, in particular as regards some of its objectives, the
procedure to settle Members’ contributions and the procedure for the adoption of amendments to the Agreement.
(3) Pursuant to Article 32 of the Agreement, the Council of Members may adopt decisions that amend the Agreement,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The Commission is hereby authorised to take part in the negotiations to amend the Agreement on Olive Oil and Table
Olives, 2015.
2. The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives of the Council set out in the addendum
to this Decision.
Article 2
The Commission is hereby nominated as the Union negotiator.
Article 3
The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Working Party on Commodities (PROBA).
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Commission.
Done at Brussels, 13 November 2025.
For the Council
The President
S. LOSE
(1) OJ L 293, 28.10.2016, p. 4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2016/1892/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2381/oj 1/1