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| 1.4.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 88/16 |
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1.4.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 88/16

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DECISION No 1/2015 OF THE EU-SWITZERLAND JOINT COMMITTEE

of 20 March 2015

amending Tables III and IV(b) of Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 as regards the provisions applicable to processed agricultural products [2015/542]

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972 (1) hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, as amended by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending the Agreement of 22 July 1972 as regards the provisions applicable to processed agricultural products (2) signed in Luxembourg on 26 October 2004, and its Protocol No 2, and in particular Article 7 of that Protocol,

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Whereas:

| (1) | For the implementation of Protocol No 2 to the Agreement, domestic reference prices have been fixed for the Contracting Parties. |
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(1)

For the implementation of Protocol No 2 to the Agreement, domestic reference prices have been fixed for the Contracting Parties.

| (2) | Actual prices have changed on the domestic markets of the Contracting Parties as regards raw materials for which price compensation measures are applied. |
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(2)

Actual prices have changed on the domestic markets of the Contracting Parties as regards raw materials for which price compensation measures are applied.

| (3) | It is therefore necessary to update the reference prices and amounts listed in Tables III and IV(b) of Protocol No 2 accordingly, |
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(3)

It is therefore necessary to update the reference prices and amounts listed in Tables III and IV(b) of Protocol No 2 accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Protocol No 2 to the Agreement is amended as follows:

| (a) | Table III is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Decision; |
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(a)

Table III is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Decision;

| (b) | In Table IV, point (b) is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Decision. |
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(b)

In Table IV, point (b) is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision enters into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Official Journal of the European Union

It shall apply from 1 April 2015.

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2015.

For the Joint Committee

The Chairman

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

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(1)  OJ L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 189.

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(2)  OJ L 23, 26.1.2005, p. 19.

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ANNEX I

‘TABLE III

EU and Swiss domestic reference prices

| Agricultural Raw material | Swiss domestic reference price | EU domestic reference price | Article 4(1)
  Applied on Swiss side Difference Swiss/EU reference price | Article 3(3)
  Applied on EU side Difference Swiss/EU reference price |
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| CHF per 100 kg net | CHF per 100 kg net | CHF per 100 kg net | EUR per 100 kg net |
| Common wheat | 52,35 | 22,60 | 29,75 | 0,00 |
| Durum wheat | — | — | 1,20 | 0,00 |
| Rye | 44,30 | 19,25 | 25,05 | 0,00 |
| Barley | — | — | — | — |
| Maize | — | — | — | — |
| Common wheat flour | 93,05 | 44,90 | 48,15 | 0,00 |
| Whole-milk powder | 648,75 | 393,20 | 255,55 | 0,00 |
| Skimmed-milk powder | 430,00 | 350,70 | 79,30 | 0,00 |
| Butter | 1 101,55 | 435,85 | 665,70 | 0,00 |
| White sugar | — | — | — | — |
| Eggs | — | — | 38,00 | 0,00 |
| Fresh potatoes | 42,05 | 13,35 | 28,70 | 0,00 |
| Vegetable fat | — | — | 170,00 | 0,00’ |

Agricultural Raw material

Swiss domestic reference price

EU domestic reference price

Article 4(1)

Applied on Swiss side Difference Swiss/EU reference price

Article 3(3)

Applied on EU side Difference Swiss/EU reference price

CHF per 100 kg net

CHF per 100 kg net

CHF per 100 kg net

EUR per 100 kg net

Common wheat

52,35

22,60

29,75

0,00

Durum wheat

—

—

1,20

0,00

Rye

44,30

19,25

25,05

0,00

Barley

—

—

—

—

Maize

—

—

—

—

Common wheat flour

93,05

44,90

48,15

0,00

Whole-milk powder

648,75

393,20

255,55

0,00

Skimmed-milk powder

430,00

350,70

79,30

0,00

Butter

1 101,55

435,85

665,70

0,00

White sugar

—

—

—

—

Eggs

—

—

38,00

0,00

Fresh potatoes

42,05

13,35

28,70

0,00

Vegetable fat

—

—

170,00

0,00’

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ANNEX II

TABLE IV

| ‘(b) | The basic amounts for agricultural raw materials taken into account for the calculation of the agricultural components:







  Agricultural raw material | Applied basic amount on the Swiss side
  Art 3(2) | Applied basic amount on the EU side
  Art 4(2) |
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| | CHF per 100 kg net | EUR per 100 kg net |
| Common wheat | 25,00 | 0,00 |
| Durum wheat | 1,00 | 0,00 |
| Rye | 20,90 | 0,00 |
| Barley | — | — |
| Maize | — | — |
| Common wheat flour | 41,00 | 0,00 |
| Whole-milk powder | 215,95 | 0,00 |
| Skimmed-milk powder | 67,00 | 0,00 |
| Butter | 560,60 | 0,00 |
| White sugar | — | — |
| Eggs | 32,00 | 0,00 |
| Fresh potatoes | 22,35 | 0,00 |
| Vegetable fat | 145,00 | 0,00’ |

‘(b)

The basic amounts for agricultural raw materials taken into account for the calculation of the agricultural components:

Agricultural raw material

Applied basic amount on the Swiss side

Art 3(2)

Applied basic amount on the EU side

Art 4(2)

CHF per 100 kg net

EUR per 100 kg net

Common wheat

25,00

0,00

Durum wheat

1,00

0,00

Rye

20,90

0,00

Barley

—

—

Maize

—

—

Common wheat flour

41,00

0,00

Whole-milk powder

215,95

0,00

Skimmed-milk powder

67,00

0,00

Butter

560,60

0,00

White sugar

—

—

Eggs

32,00

0,00

Fresh potatoes

22,35

0,00

Vegetable fat

145,00

0,00’

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