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The Contracting Parties shall, on the basis of non-discrimination and reciprocity, facilitate and promote trade in wine produced in South Africa and the Community, in accordance with the conditions provided for in this Agreement. As regards the application scope, article 2 determines the wines to which this Agreement shall apply. Importation and marketing shall be conducted in compliance with the laws and regulations applying in the territory of the Contracting Party concerned (art. 4). The Agreement is divided into the following six Titles: (I) Oenological practices and processes and product specifications; (II) Reciprocal protection of wine names and related provisions on description and presentation; (III) Import certificatio n requirements; (IV) Mutual assistance between enforcement authorities; (V) Management of the agreement; (VI) General provisions. Article 5 sets forth the mutual recognition principle. On the basis of such principle, the Community shall authorise the importation into the Community and the marketing in its territory for direct human consumption of all wines originating in South Africa and produced in accordance with one or more of the oenological practices or processes, compositional and other pr oduct specifications as referred to in point 1 of Annex I and in the Protocol. On the other hand, South Africa shall authorise the importation into South Africa and the marketing in its territory for direct human consumption of all wines originating in the Community and produced in accordance with one or more of the oenological practices or processes, compositional and other product specifications as referred to in point 2 to Annex I and in the Protocol. Nevertheless, article 6 contains safegu ard provisions applicable in respect of new oenological practices. The reciprocity principle shall apply also in matter of protection of wine names, as prescribed by article 7. With a view to better implementing this Agreement, article 19 provides for the establishment of a Joint Committee. Annex I contains the list of oenological practices and processes authorised for wines originating in the Republic of South Africa with the following prescriptions or, in their absence, under the conditions la id down in South African rules as well as the list of oenological practices and processes authorised for wines originating in the Community with the following prescriptions or, in their absence, under the conditions laid down in Community rules. Annex II contains the list of geographical indications.; FAO Descriptors: 110; 436; 410; 086; 114
