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28.1.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
25/3
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 January 2011
on the signing 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
(2011/51/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(6) The
Agreement
should
be
signed
on
behalf
of
the
Union,
subject to its conclusion at a later date,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
Article 1
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and
Whereas:
the Swiss Confederation on the protection of designations of
origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and
(1) The
Agreement
between
the
European
Community
and foodstuffs, amending the Agreement between the European
the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural
Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agri
products ( 1 ) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agricultural
cultural products is hereby approved on behalf of the Union,
Agreement’) entered into force on 1 June 2002.
subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement ( 3 ).
(2) Article
12
of
the
Agricultural
Agreement
provides
that
Article 2
the Agricultural Agreement may be reviewed at the
request of either Party.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate

the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the Union, the
Agreement, subject to its conclusion.
(3) A
Joint
Declaration
on
the
protection
of
geographical
indications and designations of origin of agricultural
products and foodstuffs has been attached to the Final
Article 3
Act of the Agricultural Agreement.
As regards matters relating to Annex 12 to the Agricultural
Agreement and the Appendices thereto, the European Union’s
(4) The
Commission
has
negotiated,
on
behalf
of
the
Union, position on matters which are subject to the Decisions of the
an Agreement between the European Union and the
Joint Committee for Agriculture as referred to in Article 6(3) of
Swiss Confederation on the protection of designations
the Agricultural Agreement shall be adopted by the Commission
of origin and geographical indications for agricultural
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15 of
products and foodstuffs (hereinafter referred to as the
Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 ( 4 ).
‘Agreement’), which amends the Agricultural Agreement
by inserting a new Annex 12.
Article 4
(5) Decision
2002/309/EC,
Euratom
of
the
Council,
and
of This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
the Commission as regards the Agreement on Scientific
and Technological Cooperation, of 4 April 2002 on the
conclusion of seven Agreements with the Swiss Confed
eration (
Done at Brussels, 18 January 2011.

2 ) defines the internal procedure for adopting the
Union’s position on matters subject to decisions of the
Joint Committee referred to in Article 6(3) of the Agri
For the Council
cultural Agreement. The internal procedure for estab
lishing the Union’s position on matters relating to
The President
Annex 12 to that Agreement should likewise be defined.
MATOLCSY Gy.
( 3 ) The text of the Agreement will be published together with the
( 1 ) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132.
Decision on its conclusion.
( 2 ) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 1.
( 4 ) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

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