Legal provisions of COM(2023)798 - Authorisation of the opening of negotiations between the EU and Switzerland on institutional solutions for EU-Switzerland agreements related to the internal market, on agreements that form the basis for Switzerland’s permanent contribution to the Union’s cohesion and for Switzerland’s association to Union programmes

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dossier COM(2023)798 - Authorisation of the opening of negotiations between the EU and Switzerland on institutional solutions for EU-Switzerland ...
document COM(2023)798
date December 20, 2023


Article 1

The Commission is hereby authorised to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, a broad package of measures related to bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation.

Article 2

The negotiating directives are set out in the Annex.

Article 3

This Decision replaces and repeals Council Decision 6176/14 authorising the opening of negotiations on an agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on an institutional framework governing bilateral relations.

Article 4

The negotiations shall be conducted in consultations with [name of the special committee], acting as special committee in accordance with Article 218(4) TFEU, and on the basis of the directives contained in the annex.

Article 5

The Decision is addressed to the Commission.