# CE2013051EN.01016701.xml

| 22.2.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 51/167 |
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22.2.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 51/167

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Tuesday 13 September 2011EU-Switzerland Agreement on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs ***

P7_TA(2011)0352

European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 September 2011 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs, amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (16198/2010 – C7– 0126/2011 – 2010/0317(NLE))

2013/C 51 E/37

(Consent)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the draft Council decision (16198/2010), |
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having regard to the draft Council decision (16198/2010),

| — | having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs, amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (16199/2010), |
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having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs, amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (16199/2010),

| — | having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first subparagraph and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0126/2011), |
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having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first subparagraph and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0126/2011),

| — | having regard to Rules 81 and 90(8) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 81 and 90(8) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade and the opinion of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A7-0247/2011), |
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having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade and the opinion of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A7-0247/2011),

| 1. | Consents to conclusion of the Agreement; |
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Consents to conclusion of the Agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Swiss Confederation. |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Swiss Confederation.

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