Decision 2019/1569 - EU position within the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement with Switzerland on trade in agricultural products, as regards the amendment of Annexes 1 and 2 to the Agreement - Main contents
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Council Decision (EU) 2019/1569 of 16 September 2019 on the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, within the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, as regards the amendment of Annexes 1 and 2 to the Agreement| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2019/1569 |
| Original proposal | COM(2019)326  |
| CELEX number i | 32019D1569 |
| Document | 16-09-2019; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 20-09-2019; OJ L 242 p. 3-19 |
| Effect | 16-09-2019; Entry into force Date of document See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
20.9.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 242/3 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1569
of 16 September 2019
on the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, within the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, as regards the amendment of Annexes 1 and 2 to the Agreement
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 1 June 2002. |
(2) |
Article 6 of the Agreement provides for the setting up of a Joint Committee on Agriculture (‘the Committee’), which is responsible for the administration of the Agreement and ensures its good functioning. |
(3) |
In accordance with Article 11 of the Agreement, the Committee may decide to amend the Annexes to the Agreement. |
(4) |
The Committee has to adopt a decision amending Annexes 1 and 2 to the Agreement in order to update the numeric codes of the Agreement following the latest review of the Harmonised System, correct an error made in the latest adaptation of Annex 1 to the Agreement concerning the tariff concession for boneless hams, and incorporate into Annex 1 to the Agreement the tariff concessions granted by Switzerland in 1996 for dog and cat food intended for sale. |
(5) |
It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Committee, as the envisaged decision will be binding on the Union, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be taken, on behalf of the Union, within the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by Article 6 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products shall be based on the draft decision of the Joint Committee on Agriculture attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 16 September 2019.
For the Council
The President
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T.TUPPURAINEN
DECISION No XX/2019 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
of …
amending Annexes 1 and 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 1 June 2002. |
(2) |
Annexes 1 and 2 to the Agreement list the tariff concessions granted by the Swiss Confederation and the European Union (‘the Parties’), respectively. |
(3) |
The Parties have agreed to amend Annexes 1 and 2 to the Agreement following the latest review of the Harmonised System and an error made in the latest adaptation of Annex 1 concerning the tariff concession for boneless hams. It has also been decided to incorporate into Annex 1 to the Agreement the tariff concessions granted by Switzerland in 1996 for dog and cat food intended for sale, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Annexes 1 and 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products shall be replaced, respectively, by the texts contained in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on … 2019.
Done at …...
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