EN Official Journal of the European Union L 80/31

DECISION No 1/2011 OF THE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE SWISS CONFEDERATION ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION IN RELATION TO CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

of 20 December 2011

on the inclusion in Annex 1 of a new Chapter 19 on cableway installations and the update of legal references listed in Annex 1

(2012/162/EU)

THE COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment (‘the Agreement’) and in particular Article 10(4) and (5) and Article 18(2) thereof;

Whereas Article 10(5) of the Agreement provides that the Committee may, on a proposal from one of the Parties, modify the Annexes to the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Annex 1 on product sectors to the Agreement is modified in order to include a new Chapter 19 on cableway installations in accordance with the provisions set out in Attachment A annexed to this Decision.

2. Annex 1 on product sectors to the Agreement is amended in accordance with the provisions set out in Attachment B annexed to this Decision.

3. This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Committee who are authorised to act on behalf of the Parties. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.

Signed at Bern, 20 December 2011. On behalf of the Swiss Confederation Christophe PERRITAZ Signed at Brussels, 14 December 2011. On behalf of the European Union Fernando PERREAU DE PINNINCK

ATTACHMENT A In Annex 1, Product sectors, the following Chapter 19 on cableway installations shall be introduced: ‘CHAPTER 19 CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS SECTION I Legislative, regulatory and administrative provisions Provisions covered by Article 1(2) European Union Directive 2000/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 relating to cableway installations designed to carry persons (OJ L 106, 3.5.2000, p. 21; hereinafter referred to as Directive 2000/9/EC) Switzerland Federal Law of 23 June 2006 on cableway installations designed to carry persons (RO 2006 5753), as last amended on 20 March 2009 (RO 2009 5597) Ordinance of 21 December 2006 on cableway installations designed to carry persons (RO 2007 39), as last amended on 11 June 2010 (RO 2010 2749) SECTION II Conformity assessment bodies The Committee established under Article 10 of this Agreement shall draw up and keep up to date, according to the procedure described in Article 11 of the Agreement, a list of the conformity assessment bodies. SECTION III Designating authorities The Committee established under Article 10 of this Agreement shall draw up and keep up to date a list of the designating authorities notified by the Parties. SECTION IV Special rules relating to the designation of conformity assessment bodies For the designation of conformity assessment bodies, the designating authorities shall comply with the general principles contained in Annex 2 to this Agreement and the assessment criteria set out in Annex VIII to Directive 2000/9/EC. SECTION V Supplementary provisions 1. Information exchange In accordance with Articles 9 and 12 of this Agreement, the Parties shall exchange information needed to ensure a proper implementation of this Chapter. The competent authorities in Switzerland and in the Member States as well as the European Commission shall in particular exchange the information referred to in Article 11 and Article 14 of Directive 2000/9/EC. The conformity assessment bodies designated according to Section IV of this Annex shall exchange the information referred to in Annex V to Directive 2000/9/EC, as regards Module B points 7 and 8, Module D point 6, and Module H points 6 and 7.5. 2. Technical documentation It shall be sufficient for manufacturers, their authorised representatives or the person responsible for placing products on the market to hold the technical documentation as required by Directive 2000/9/EC in the territory of one of the Parties. The Parties hereby undertake to forward all relevant technical documents at the request of the authorities of the other Party. 3. Market surveillance The Parties shall notify each other of the authorities established on their territory responsible for carrying out the surveillance tasks involved in the implementation of their legislation as set out in Section I. The Parties shall notify each other of their market surveillance activities within the bodies designated for this purpose.’