Legal provisions of COM(2010)426 - Conclusion of an Agreement with Switzerland establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (2007-2013)

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dossier COM(2010)426 - Conclusion of an Agreement with Switzerland establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of Switzerland in ...
document COM(2010)426 EN
date January 31, 2011

Contents

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (2007 to 2013) (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (4).

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notifications provided for in Articles 3 and 5 of the Agreement.

Article 3

The Agreement is linked to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons (5) (hereinafter ‘the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons’), concluded by Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom (6) of the Council and of the Commission as provided for in Article 3 of the Agreement.

Article 4

In the event of denunciation of the Agreement, the Commission shall be authorised to settle the consequences of such denunciation with Switzerland in accordance with Article 3 of the Agreement.

Article 5

The Union’s position as regards the decisions of the Joint Committee of the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons referred to in Article 4 of the Agreement (hereinafter ‘the Joint Committee’) shall be decided by the Commission when amendments are to be made to the Annexes to the Agreement in order to adapt them to the amendments of the acts of the Union referred to in the Agreement. For all other decisions of the Joint Committee regarding amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement, the Union’s position shall be decided by the Commission after having consulted the committee of the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and/or the committee of the action programme in the field of lifelong learning as applicable in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2) of Decision No 1719/2006/EC and Article 10(2) of Decision No 1720/2006/EC.

Article 6

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.