
Article 1 
Germany is hereby authorised to continue to use, on a trial basis, oak wood chips and shavings in the wine ageing process until 31 July 2008, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 41(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000.
Article 2 
This decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2005.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission