2003/809/EC: Decision No 2/2003 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement with Switzerland on trade in agricultural products of 21 October 2003 concerning the setting-up of the working groups and the adoption of the terms of reference of those groups - Main contents

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2003/809/EC: Decision No 2/2003 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products of 21 October 2003 concerning the setting-up of the working groups and the adoption of the terms of reference of those groups

Official Journal L 303 , 21/11/2003 P. 0027 - 0030

Decision No 2/2003 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products

of 21 October 2003

concerning the setting-up of the working groups and the adoption of the terms of reference of those groups

(2003/809/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on trade in agricultural products (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement"), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,

Whereas that Agreement entered into force on 1 June 2002,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The following Working Groups shall be set up under the Agreement:

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  Working Group on Plant Health,

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  Working Group on Animal Feed,

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  Working Group on Seeds,

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  Working Group on Wine-Sector Products,

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  Working Group on Spirit Drinks,

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  Working Group on Organic Products,

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  Working Group on Fruit and Vegetables,

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  Working Group on PDOs and PGIs,

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  Working Group on Cheeses and Yogurt,

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  Working Group on Enlargement.

The respective terms of reference of these working groups appear in the Annex to this Decision.

For the Joint Committee on Agriculture

The Heads of Delegation

Signed at Brussels, 21 October 2003.

For the Swiss Confederation

Christian Häberli

For the European Community

Aldo Longo

For the Secretariat of the Joint Committee on Agriculture

Remigi Winzap

ANNEX

Working Group on Plant Health

Basis in the Agreement (Annex 4)

Article 10 of Annex 4 on plant health.

Terms of reference of the Working Group according to Articles 3, 5, 8 and 10

• 1. 

  Assess the consequences for Annex 4 to the Agreement of changes in legislation on plant-health measures with a view to proposing any amendments to the relevant Appendices (Article 3);

• 2. 

  Propose, on the basis of best practice in the field, the percentage of checks to be conducted at borders on consignments of plants subject to plant-health sampling checks, and propose a reduction in this percentage (Article 5);

• 3. 

  Propose the procedure for joint checks at borders (Article 8);

• 4. 

  Consider all matters which may arise in connection with Annex 4 and its implementation; periodically consider the state of the laws and regulations of the two Parties and put forward proposals with a view to adapting and updating the Appendices to Annex 4 (Article 10).

Working Group on Animal Feed

Basis in the Agreement (Annex 5)

Article 11 of Annex 5 on animal feed.

Terms of reference of the Working Group according to Article 11

• 1. 

  Consider all matters which may arise in connection with Annex 5 and its implementation;

• 2. 

  Periodically consider the state of the domestic laws and regulations of the two Parties;

• 3. 

  Put forward proposals with a view to updating the Appendices to Annex 5.

Working Group on Seeds

Basis in the Agreement (Annex 6)

Article 9 of Annex 6 on seeds.

Terms of reference of the Working Group according to Articles 5, 8 and 9

• 1. 

  Technical consultations with a view to assessing the data on which acceptance of a given variety is based; cooperation concerning the registration of varieties in the catalogue (Article 5);

• 2. 

  Comparative trials in the Parties (Article 8);

• 3. 

  Consider all matters which may...

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