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| 22.9.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 245/66 |
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22.9.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 245/66

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DECISION No 1/2022 OF THE EU-SWITZERLAND JOINT COMMITTEE

of 6 September 2022

amending Tables III and IV of Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972, as amended [2022/1635]

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 (1), as amended by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 26 October 2004 amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 as regards the provisions applicable to processed agricultural products (2), hereinafter ‘Agreement’, and in particular Article 7 of its Protocol 2,

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with Article 5(2) of Protocol 2 to the Agreement, the Union and the Swiss Confederation, as Contracting Parties, provided to the Joint Committee the 2021 domestic reference prices of all raw materials for which price compensation measures are applied. It follows from those prices that the actual price situation regarding those raw materials in the territory of the Contracting Parties has changed. |
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(1)

In accordance with Article 5(2) of Protocol 2 to the Agreement, the Union and the Swiss Confederation, as Contracting Parties, provided to the Joint Committee the 2021 domestic reference prices of all raw materials for which price compensation measures are applied. It follows from those prices that the actual price situation regarding those raw materials in the territory of the Contracting Parties has changed.

| (2) | It is therefore necessary to update the domestic reference prices and the price differences for agricultural raw materials listed in Table III of Protocol 2 to the Agreement, as well as to adapt the basic amounts of the agricultural raw materials listed in Table IV of that Protocol, |
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(2)

It is therefore necessary to update the domestic reference prices and the price differences for agricultural raw materials listed in Table III of Protocol 2 to the Agreement, as well as to adapt the basic amounts of the agricultural raw materials listed in Table IV of that Protocol,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Protocol 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 shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 October 2022.

Done at Brussels, 6 September 2022.

For the Joint Committee

The Chairman

p.p. Rita ADAM

Head of Mission

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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.

2

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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 | 51,80 | 23,54 | 28,25 | 0,00 |
| Durum wheat | — | — | 1,20 | 0,00 |
| Rye | 42,80 | 18,50 | 24,30 | 0,00 |
| Barley | — | — | — | — |
| Maize | — | — | — | — |
| Common wheat flour | 91,60 | 46,68 | 44,90 | 0,00 |
| Whole-milk powder | 629,60 | 323,59 | 306,00 | 0,00 |
| Skimmed-milk powder | 420,10 | 260,22 | 159,90 | 0,00 |
| Butter | 1 128,35 | 409,97 | 718,40 | 0,00 |
| White sugar | — | — | — | — |
| Eggs | — | — | 38,00 | 0,00 |
| Fresh potatoes | 40,05 | 17,05 | 23,00 | 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

51,80

23,54

28,25

0,00

Durum wheat

—

—

1,20

0,00

Rye

42,80

18,50

24,30

0,00

Barley

—

—

—

—

Maize

—

—

—

—

Common wheat flour

91,60

46,68

44,90

0,00

Whole-milk powder

629,60

323,59

306,00

0,00

Skimmed-milk powder

420,10

260,22

159,90

0,00

Butter

1 128,35

409,97

718,40

0,00

White sugar

—

—

—

—

Eggs

—

—

38,00

0,00

Fresh potatoes

40,05

17,05

23,00

0,00

Vegetable fat

—

—

170,00

0,00 ’

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ANNEX II

| ‘(b) | 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 | 23,00 | 0,00 |
| Durum wheat | 1,00 | 0,00 |
| Rye | 19,80 | 0,00 |
| Barley | — | — |
| Maize | — | — |
| Common wheat flour | 36,60 | 0,00 |
| Whole-milk powder | 248,45 | 0,00 |
| Skimmed-milk powder | 130,30 | 0,00 |
| Butter | 570,15 | 0,00 |
| White sugar | — | — |
| Eggs | 30,95 | 0,00 |
| Fresh potatoes | 18,20 | 0,00 |
| Vegetable fat | 138,55 | 0,00 ’ |

‘(b)

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

23,00

0,00

Durum wheat

1,00

0,00

Rye

19,80

0,00

Barley

—

—

Maize

—

—

Common wheat flour

36,60

0,00

Whole-milk powder

248,45

0,00

Skimmed-milk powder

130,30

0,00

Butter

570,15

0,00

White sugar

—

—

Eggs

30,95

0,00

Fresh potatoes

18,20

0,00

Vegetable fat

138,55

0,00 ’

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