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16.11.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
297/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 October 2011
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on
the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and
foodstuffs, amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss
Confederation on trade in agricultural products
(2011/738/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
conclusion of seven Agreements with the Swiss Confed
eration ( 3 ) defines the internal procedure for adopting the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union’s position on matters subject to decisions of the
Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of
Joint Committee referred to in Article 6(3) of the Agri
Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) thereof,
cultural Agreement. The internal procedure for estab
lishing the Union’s position on matters relating to
Annex 12 of that Agreement should likewise be defined.
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
(6) The
Agreement
should
be
approved
on
behalf
of
the
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament ( 1 ),
European Union,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(1) The
Agreement
between
the
European
Community
and
Article 1
the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural
The Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss
products ( 2 ) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agricultural
Confederation on the protection of designations of origin and
Agreement’) entered into force on 1 June 2002.
geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs,
amending the Agreement between the European Community
(2) Article
12
of
the
Agricultural
Agreement
provides
that and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
the Agricultural Agreement may be reviewed at the
is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
request of either Party.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
(3) A
Joint
Declaration
on
the
protection
of
geographical
indications and designations of origin of agricultural
Article 2
products and foodstuffs has been attached to the Final
Act of the Agricultural Agreement.
The President of the Council shall designate the person(s)
empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Union, the instrument
of approval provided for in Article 3 of the Agreement, in order
(4) The
Commission
has
negotiated,
on
behalf
of
the
Union, to express the consent of the European Union to be bound by
an Agreement between the European Union and the
the Agreement.
Swiss Confederation on the protection of designations
of origin and geographical indications for agricultural
products and foodstuffs (hereinafter referred to as the
Article 3
‘Agreement’), which amends the Agricultural Agreement
As regards matters relating to Annex 12 to the Agricultural
by inserting a new Annex 12.
Agreement and the Appendices thereto, the Union’s position
on matters which are subject to the Decisions of the Joint
(5) Decision
2002/309/EC,
Euratom
of
the
Council,
and
of Committee for Agriculture as referred to in Article 6(3) of the
the Commission as regards the Agreement on Scientific
Agricultural Agreement shall be adopted by the Commission in
and Technological Cooperation, of 4 April 2002 on the
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15 of
Regulation (EC) No 510/2006.
( 1 ) Consent of 24 June 2011 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
( 2 ) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132.
( 3 ) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 1.

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Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption ( 1 ).
Done at Luxembourg, 20 October 2011.
For the Council
The President
M. SAWICKI
( 1 ) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the
General Secretariat of the Council.

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