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| 28.6.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 162/67 |
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28.6.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 162/67

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DECISION No 1/2023 OF THE EU-SWITZERLAND JOINT COMMITTEE

of 12 June 2023

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 (2023/1314)

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) (‘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 domestic reference prices, for the 12-month reference period from September 2021 to August 2022, 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 domestic reference prices, for the 12-month reference period from September 2021 to August 2022, 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 July 2023.

Done at Brussels, 12 June 2023.

For the Joint Committee

The Chairman

Marco DUEERKOP

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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
  CHF per 100 kg net | EU domestic reference price
  CHF per 100 kg net | Article 4(1)
  Applied on Swiss side Difference Swiss/EU reference price
  CHF per 100 kg net | Article 3(3)
  Applied on EU side Difference Swiss/EU reference price
  EUR per 100 kg net |
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| Common wheat | 55,03 | 34,01 | 21,00 | 0,00 |
| Durum wheat | - | - | 1,20 | 0,00 |
| Rye | 45,00 | 30,60 | 14,40 | 0,00 |
| Barley | - | - | - | - |
| Maize | - | - | - | - |
| Common wheat flour | 95,24 | 60,71 | 34,55 | 0,00 |
| Whole-milk powder | 652,27 | 463,32 | 188,95 | 0,00 |
| Skimmed-milk powder | 437,33 | 372,75 | 64,60 | 0,00 |
| Butter | 1 168,37 | 648,74 | 519,65 | 0,00 |
| White sugar | - | - | - | - |
| Eggs | - | - | 38,00 | 0,00 |
| Fresh potatoes | 40,06 | 15,77 | 24,30 | 0,00 |
| Vegetable fat | - | - | 170,00 | 0,00 ’ |

Agricultural raw material

Swiss domestic reference price

CHF per 100 kg net

EU domestic reference price

CHF per 100 kg net

Article 4(1)

Applied on Swiss side Difference Swiss/EU reference price

CHF per 100 kg net

Article 3(3)

Applied on EU side Difference Swiss/EU reference price

EUR per 100 kg net

Common wheat

55,03

34,01

21,00

0,00

Durum wheat

-

-

1,20

0,00

Rye

45,00

30,60

14,40

0,00

Barley

-

-

-

-

Maize

-

-

-

-

Common wheat flour

95,24

60,71

34,55

0,00

Whole-milk powder

652,27

463,32

188,95

0,00

Skimmed-milk powder

437,33

372,75

64,60

0,00

Butter

1 168,37

648,74

519,65

0,00

White sugar

-

-

-

-

Eggs

-

-

38,00

0,00

Fresh potatoes

40,06

15,77

24,30

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 | 17,10 | 0,00 |
| Durum wheat | 1,00 | 0,00 |
| Rye | 11,05 | 0,00 |
| Barley | - | - |
| Maize | - | - |
| Common wheat flour | 28,15 | 0,00 |
| Whole-milk powder | 154,00 | 0,00 |
| Skimmed-milk powder | 52,65 | 0,00 |
| Butter | 423,50 | 0,00 |
| White sugar | - | - |
| Eggs | 30,95 | 0,00 |
| Fresh potatoes | 18,55 | 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

17,10

0,00

Durum wheat

1,00

0,00

Rye

11,05

0,00

Barley

-

-

Maize

-

-

Common wheat flour

28,15

0,00

Whole-milk powder

154,00

0,00

Skimmed-milk powder

52,65

0,00

Butter

423,50

0,00

White sugar

-

-

Eggs

30,95

0,00

Fresh potatoes

18,55

0,00

Vegetable fat

138,55

0,00 ’

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