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2002A4430 — EN — 04.05.2012 — 001.001 — 1 This document is meant purely as a documentation tool and the institutions do not assume any liability for its contents ►B AGREEMENT between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132) Amended by: Official Journal No page date ►M1 Decision No 2/2003 of the Joint Veterinary Committee set up by the L 23 27 28.1.2004 Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confed eration on trade in agricultural products of 25 November 2003 ►M2 Decision No 3/2004 of the Joint Committee of 29 April 2004 L 151 125 30.4.2004 ►M3 Decision No 1/2004 of the Joint Veterinary Committee set up under the L 160 115 30.4.2004 Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confed eration on trade in agricultural products of 28 April 2004 ►M4 Decision No 2/2004 of the Joint Veterinary Committee set up under the L 17 1 20.1.2005 Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confed eration on trade in agricultural products of 9 December 2004 ►M5 Decision No 2/2005 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by L 78 50 24.3.2005 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products of 1 March 2005 ►M6 Decision No 1/2005 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by L 131 43 25.5.2005 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products of 25 February 2005 ►M7 Decision No 3/2005 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by L 346 33 29.12.2005 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products of 19 December 2005 ►M8 Decision No 4/2005 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture of 19 L 346 44 29.12.2005 December 2005 ►M9 Decision No 1/2006 of the Joint Veterinary Committee created by an L 32 91 6.2.2007 Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confed eration on trade in agricultural products of 1 December 2006 ►M10 Decision No 1/2007 of the Joint Committee on agriculture set up by the L 173 31 3.7.2007 Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confed eration on trade in agricultural products of 15 June 2007 2002A4430 — EN — 04.05.2012 — 001.001 — 2 ►M11 Decision No 1/2008 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by L 27 21 31.1.2008 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products of 15 January 2008 ►M12 Decision No 2/2008 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by L 228 3 27.8.2008 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products of 24 June 2008 ►M13 Decision No 1/2008 of the Joint Veterinary Committee set up by the L 6 89 10.1.2009 Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confed eration on trade in agricultural products of 23 December 2008 ►M14 Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confed L 136 2 30.5.2009 eration amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products ►M15 Decision No 1/2009 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture of 9 L 115 33 8.5.2010 December 2009 ►M16 Decision No 1/2010 of the Joint Veterinary Committee set up by the L 338 50 22.12.2010 Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confed eration on trade in agricultural products of 1 December 2010 ►M17 Decision No 1/2010 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by L 32 9 8.2.2011 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products of 13 December 2010 ►M18 Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation L 297 3 16.11.2011 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 ►M19 Decision No 1/2012 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, created by L 155 1 15.6.2012 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products of 3 May 2012 ►M20 Decision No 2/2012 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, created by L 155 99 15.6.2012 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products of 3 May 2012 Corrected by: ►C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 208, 10.6.2004, p. 101 (3/2004) ►C2 Corrigendum, OJ L 332, 6.11.2004, p. 59 (3/2004) ►C3 Corrigendum, OJ L 212, 12.6.2004, p. 72 (1/2004) 2002A4430 — EN — 04.05.2012 — 001.001 — 3 ▼B AGREEMENT between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Community’, and THE SWISS CONFEDERATION, hereinafter referred to as ‘Switzerland’, together referred to hereinafter as ‘the Parties’, RESOLVED gradually to eliminate the barriers affecting the bulk of their trade in accordance with the provisions on the establishment of free-trade areas in the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation, Whereas, in Article 15 of the Free Trade Agreement of 22 July 1972, the Parties declared their readiness to foster, so far as their agricultural policies allow, the harmonious development of trade in agricultural products to which that Agreement does not apply, HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 Objective 1. The objective of this Agreement shall be to strengthen the free- trade relations between the Parties by improving the access of each to the market in agricultural products of the other. 2. ‘Agricultural products’ means the products listed in Chapters 1 to 24 of the International Convention on the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System. For the purposes of applying Annexes 1, 2 and 3 to this Agreement, the products falling under Chapter 3 and headings 16.04 and 16.05 of the Harmonised System and the products covered by CN codes 0511 91 10, 0511 91 90, 1902 20 10 and 2301 20 00 shall be excluded. 3. This Agreement shall not apply to the subjects covered by Protocol 2 to the Free Trade Agreement, with the exception of the relevant concessions granted in Annexes 1 and 2 hereto. Article 2 Tariff concessions 1. Without prejudice to the concessions set out in Annex 3, the tariff concessions granted by Switzerland to the Community shall be as listed in Annex 1 hereto. 2. Without prejudice to the concessions set out in Annex 3, the tariff concessions granted by the Community to Switzerland shall be as listed in Annex 2 hereto. 2002A4430 — EN — 04.05.2012 — 001.001 — 4 ▼B Article 3 Concessions regarding cheese The specific provisions applicable to trade in cheeses shall be as set out in Annex 3 hereto. Article 4 Rules on origin The rules on origin mutually applicable under Annexes 1, 2 and 3 to this Agreement shall be as set out in Protocol 3 to the Free Trade Agreement. Article 5 Removing technical barriers to trade 1. ►M18 The way technical obstacles to trade in agricultural products are to be reduced in the following fields shall be as set out in Annexes 4 to 12 hereto: ◄ — Annex 4 on plant health, — Annex 5 on animal feed, — Annex 6 on seeds, — Annex 7 on trade in wine-sector products, — Annex 8 on the mutual recognition and protection of names of spirit drinks and aromatised wine-based drinks, — Annex 9 on organically produced agricultural products and food stuffs, — Annex 10 on recognition of conformity checks for fruit and vegetables subject to marketing standards, — Annex 11 on animal health and zootechnical measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products, ▼M18 — Annex 12 on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs. ▼B 2. Article 1(2) and (3) and Articles 6, 7, 8, and 10 to 13 of this Agreement shall not apply to Annex 11. Article 6 Joint Committee on Agriculture 1. A Joint Committee (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’) made up of representatives of the Parties shall be set up. 2. The Committee shall be responsible for the administration of this Agreement and shall ensure its good functioning. 2002A4430 — EN — 04.05.2012 — 001.001 — 5 ▼B 3. The Committee shall be empowered to adopt decisions as provided for in this Agreement and the Annexes hereto. Such decisions shall be implemented by the Parties in accordance with their own rules. 4. The Committee shall establish its own Rules of Procedure. 5. The Committee shall act by mutual agreement. 6. To ensure the proper implementation of this Agreement, the Parties shall hold consultations within the Committee at the request of either Party. 7. The Committee shall set up the working groups needed to administer the Annexes to this Agreement. Its Rules of Procedure shall specify, in particular, the membership of such working groups and the way they are to operate. ▼M18 8. The Committee is authorised to approve authentic versions of the agreement in new languages. ▼B Article 7 Settlement of disputes Either Party may bring a matter under dispute which concerns the inter pretation or application of this Agreement to the Committee. The latter shall endeavour to settle the dispute.