Article 4

Amendments to the lists of products in Annexes I and II to the Agreement made in accordance with point (b) of Article 8(3) of the Agreement shall be approved by the Commission on behalf of the Union.

Before the Commission approves such amendments, it shall inform the representatives of the Member States of the anticipated position of the Union by providing an information document setting out the results of the equivalence assessment carried out with regard to the new or updated list of products in Annex I or II, including:

  1. (a)

    the list of products concerned, together with an indication of the expected quantities for export to the Union;

  2. (b)

    the production rules applied to the products concerned in the Republic of Chile, together with an indication of how any substantial difference with the relevant Union provisions has been resolved;

  3. (c)

    if relevant, the new or updated control system applied to the products concerned, together with an indication of how any substantial difference with the relevant Union provisions has been resolved;

  4. (d)

    any other information deemed relevant by the Commission.

Where a number of representatives of the Member States representing a blocking minority in accordance with the second subparagraph of point (a) of Article 238(3) of the Treaty object, the Commission shall make a proposal in accordance with Article 218(9) of the Treaty.