AGREEMENT
between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending Annex 11 to the
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in
agricultural products
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,
hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community ’,
andTHE SWISS CONFEDERATION,hereinafter referred to as ‘Switzerland ’,
together referred to hereinafter as ‘the Parties ’,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 21 June 1999 on trade in
agricultural products, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement ’, entered into force on 1 June 2002.
(2) Annex 11 to the Agreement, hereinafter referred to as ‘Annex 11 ’, concerns animal health and zootechnical
measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products.
(3) Switzerland has undertaken to include in its national legislation the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the
non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (1). Consequently, the
Parties have to amend the Agreement to take account of the fact that its scope has been extended to includethe non-commercial movement of pet animals.
(4) Switzerland has undertaken to include in its national legislation the provisions of Council Directive 91/496/EEC of
15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the
Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (2), of
Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinarychecks on products entering the Community from third countries (
3), of Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December
2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of
products of animal origin for human consumption (4), of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification ofcompliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (
5), and all the provisions adopted for
their implementation in the control of imports from third countries into the European Union and, as a result, the
Parties have to adapt the provisions of the Agreement.
(5) The Joint Veterinary Committee does not have the powers to make the amendments and adjustments required asa result of changes to the respective legislation. Annex 11 to the Agreement therefore needs to be updated andamended,EN L 352/24 Official Journal of the European Union 31.12.2008
(1) OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(3) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
HAVE AGREED ON THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
Article 1
1. A third indent shall be added to the end of Article 1(1) of
Annex 11:
‘—non-commercial movements of pet animals. ’.
2. The title of Title I of Annex 11 shall be replaced by the
following:
‘Trade in live animals, their semen, ova and embryos and the
non-commercial movement of pet animals ’.
3. The following shall be substituted for Article 3 of Title I of
Annex 11:
‘Article 3
The Parties hereby agree that trade in live animals, their
semen, ova and embryos and the non-commercialmovement of pet animals shall be carried out in accordancewith the legislation specified in Appendix 2. That legislationshall apply subject to the special rules and procedures laiddown in that Appendix. ’.
4. The following shall be substituted for Article 15 of
Annex 11:
‘Article 15
Animal products: border checks and payment of feesChecks on trade in animal products between the Community
and Switzerland shall be carried out in accordance withAppendix 10. ’.Article 2
This Agreement shall be ratified or approved by the Parties in
accordance with their internal procedures.
The Parties shall notify each other of the completion of these
procedures.
This Agreement shall apply provisionally from 1 January 2009
pending the completion of those procedures.
This Agreement shall enter into force on the day following the
last notification.
Article 3
This Agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian,
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French,German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian,Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian,Spanish and Swedish languages, each text being equallyauthentic.
In witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have
hereunto set their hands.EN 31.12.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 352/25
Съставен в Париж на двадесет и трети декември две хиляди и осма година .
Hecho en París, el veintitrés de diciembre de dos mil ocho.VP a říži dne dvacátého t řetího prosince dva tisíce osm.
Udfærdiget i Paris, den treogtyvende december to tusind og otte
Geschehen zu Paris am dreiundzwanzigsten Dezember zweitausendacht.Sõlmitud kahekümne kolmandal detsembril kahe tuhande kaheksandal aastal Pariisis.
Έγινε στο Παρίσι ,στις είκοσι τρεις Δεκεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες οκτώ .
Done at Paris, on the twenty-third day of December in the year two thousand and eight.Fait à Paris, le vingt-trois décembre deux mil huit.Fatto a Parigi, addì ventitré di dicembre duemilaotto
Parīzē, divt ūksto šastot āgada divdesmit tre šajādecembr ī.
Priimta Pary žiuje du t ūkstan čiai a štuntųjųmetųgruod žio dvide šimt tre čiądien ą.
Kelt Párizsban, a kétezer-nyolcadik év december havának huszonharmadik napján.
Mag ħmul f'Pari ġi, fit-tlieta u g ħoxrin jum ta' Di ċembru elfejn u tmienja.
Gedaan te Parijs op drieëntwintig december tweeduizendacht.Sporz ądzono w Pary żu dnia dwudziestego trzeciego grudnia dwa tysi ące ósmego roku.
Feito em Paris, aos vinte e três de Dezembro de dois mil e oito.
Încheiat la Paris, la dou ăzeci și trei decembrie dou ămii opt.
V Parí ži dvadsiateho tretieho decembra dvetisícosem
Sestavljeno v Parizu, triindvajsetega decembra leta dva tiso čosem.
Tehty Pariisissa kahdentenakymmenentenäkolmantena päivänä joulukuuta vuonna kaksituhattakahdeksan.
Undertecknat i Paris den tjugotredje december tjugohundraåtta.EN L 352/26 Official Journal of the European Union 31.12.2008
За Европейската общност
Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské spole čenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische GemeinschaftEuroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα
For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas v ārdā
Europos bendrijos v ārdā
az Európai Közösség részér ől
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Pentru Comunitatea European ă
Za Európske spolo čenstvo
Za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar
За Конфедерация ШвейцарияPor la Confederación Suiza
ZaŠvýcarskou konfederaci
For Det Schweiziske Forbund
Für die Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Šveitsi Konföderatsiooni nimel
Για την Ελβετική Συνομοσπονδία
For the Swiss Confederation
Pour la Confédération suisse
Per la Confederazione svizzeraŠveices Konfeder ācijas v ārdā
Šveicarijos Konfederacijos vardu
a Svájci Államszövetség részér ől
Għall-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera
Voor de Zwitserse Bondsstaat
W imieniu Konfederacji Szwajcarskiej
Pela Confederação Suíça
Pentru Confedera ția Elve țiană
ZaŠvajčiarsku konfederáciu
ZaŠvicarsko konfederacijo
Sveitsin valaliiton puolesta
På Schweiziska edsförbundets vägnar
EN 31.12.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 352/27
FINAL ACT
The representatives of
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,
of the one part, and ofTHE SWISS CONFEDERATION,of the other part,
meeting on the twenty-third day of December in the year two thousand and eight in Paris for the signature of the
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending Annex 11 to the Agreement
between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, have adopted theDeclaration by Switzerland set out below and attached to this Final Act:
—Declaration by Switzerland on the importation of meat produced using hormones to boost animal performance.
Съставен в Париж на двадесет и трети декември две хиляди и осма година .
Hecho en París, el veintitrés de diciembre de dos mil ocho.
VP a říži dne dvacátého t řetího prosince dva tisíce osm.
Udfærdiget i Paris, den treogtyvende december to tusind og otte
Geschehen zu Paris am dreiundzwanzigsten Dezember zweitausendacht.
Sõlmitud kahekümne kolmandal detsembril kahe tuhande kaheksandal aastal Pariisis.Έγινε στο Παρίσι ,στις είκοσι τρεις Δεκεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες οκτώ .
Done at Paris, on the twenty-third day of December in the year two thousand and eight.
Fait à Paris, le vingt-trois décembre deux mil huit.Fatto a Parigi, addì ventitré di dicembre duemilaotto
Parīzē, divt ūksto šastot āgada divdesmit tre šajādecembr ī.
Priimta Pary žiuje du t ūkstan čiai a štuntųjųmetųgruod žio dvide šimt tre čiądien ą.
Kelt Párizsban, a kétezer-nyolcadik év december havának huszonharmadik napján.
Mag ħmul f'Pari ġi, fit-tlieta u g ħoxrin jum ta' Di ċembru elfejn u tmienja.
Gedaan te Parijs op drieëntwintig december tweeduizendacht.Sporz ądzono w Pary żu dnia dwudziestego trzeciego grudnia dwa tysi ące ósmego roku.
Feito em Paris, aos vinte e três de Dezembro de dois mil e oito.
Încheiat la Paris, la dou ăzeci și trei decembrie dou ămii opt.
V Parí ži dvadsiateho tretieho decembra dvetisícosem
Sestavljeno v Parizu, triindvajsetega decembra leta dva tiso čosem.
Tehty Pariisissa kahdentenakymmenentenäkolmantena päivänä joulukuuta vuonna kaksituhattakahdeksan.Undertecknat i Paris den tjugotredje december tjugohundraåtta.EN L 352/28 Official Journal of the European Union 31.12.2008
За Европейската общност
Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské spole čenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimelΓια την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα
For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européennePer la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas v ārdā
Europos bendrijos v ārdā
az Európai Közösség részér ől
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese GemeenschapW imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Pentru Comunitatea European ă
Za Európske spolo čenstvo
Za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolestaPå Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar
За Конфедерация Швейцария
Por la Confederación Suiza
ZaŠvýcarskou konfederaci
For Det Schweiziske Forbund
Für die Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Šveitsi Konföderatsiooni nimel
Για την Ελβετική Συνομοσπονδία
For the Swiss Confederation
Pour la Confédération suissePer la Confederazione svizzera
Šveices Konfeder ācijas v ārdā
Šveicarijos Konfederacijos vardu
a Svájci Államszövetség részér ől
Għall-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera
Voor de Zwitserse BondsstaatW imieniu Konfederacji Szwajcarskiej
Pela Confederação Suíça
Pentru Confedera ția Elve țiană
ZaŠvajčiarsku konfederáciu
ZaŠvicarsko konfederacijo
Sveitsin valaliiton puolestaPå Schweiziska edsförbundets vägnar
EN 31.12.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 352/29
DECLARATION BY SWITZERLAND
on the importation of meat produced using hormones to boost animal performance
Switzerland declares that it will take due account of the final decision of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as regards
the possibility of prohibiting the importation of meat produced using hormones to boost animal performance, and that itwill accordingly review its rules governing the importation of meat from countries which do not prohibit the use ofhormones to boost animal performance, and if necessary align them on the relevant Community rules.EN L 352/30 Official Journal of the European Union 31.12.2008