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DECISION No 3/2004 
OF THE COMMUNITY/SWITZERLAND AIR TRANSPORT COMMITTEE  
No 3/2004 
 
of 22 April 2004 
amending the Annex to the Agreement betw een the European Community and the Swiss 
Confederation on Air Transport 
 
(2004/406/EC) 
THE COMMUNITY/SWITZERLAND AIR TRANSPORT COMMITTEE, 
Having regard to the Agreement between the Europe an Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air 
Transport, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreem ent’, and in particular Article 23(4) thereof, 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
1. The following shall be added to point 1 (Third aviation package of liberalisation and other civil 
aviation rules) of the Annex to the Agreement, after the reference to Council Regulation (EEC) No 
2299/89:  
‘2002/30 
 Directive of the European Parliament and of the Co uncil of 26 March 2002 on th e establishment of rules 
and procedures with regard to the introduction of  noise-related operating restrictions at Community 
airports. (Articles 1-12, 14-18)   
The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purpos es of the Agreement, be read with the following 
adaptation:   Switzerland shall apply the Directive after a transitional period of the same length as the implementation 
period laid down in the Directive for the Member States of the Community.’ 
2. The following shall be added to point 1 (Third aviation package of liberalisation and other civil 
aviation rules) of the Annex to the Agreement, after the inclusion referred to in article 1.1 of the present 
Decision:  
‘2000/79 
 Council Directive of 27 November 2000 concerning th e European Agreement on the Organisation of 
Working Time of Mobile Workers in Civil Aviation concluded by the Association of European Airlines 
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(AEA), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), the European Cockpit Association (ECA), the 
European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and th e International Air Carrier Association (IACA).  
 The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purpos es of the Agreement, be read with the following 
adaptation:   Switzerland shall apply the Directive after a transitional period of the same length as the implementation 
period laid down in the Directive for the Member States of the Community.’ 
3. The following shall be added to point 1 (Third  aviation package of liberalisation and other 
civil aviation rules) of the Annex to the Agreement, after the inclusion referred to in article 1.2 of the 
present Decision:  ‘93/104  
Council Directive of 23 November 1993 concerning cert ain aspects of the organization of working time 
as amended by Directive 2000 /34/EC of 22 June 2000.  
 The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purpos es of the Agreement, be read with the following 
adaptation:   Switzerland shall apply the Directive after a transitional period of the same length as the implementation 
period laid down in the Directive for the Member States of the Community.’ 
Article 2 
The following shall be added to the referenc e to Commission Regulation 1617/93 in point 2 
(Competition rules) of the Annex to the Agreement: 
‘, and by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1105/2002 of 25 June 2002. 
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purp oses of the Agreement, be  read with the following 
adaptation: 
Switzerland shall apply the Regulation after a tr ansitional period of the same length as the 
implementation period laid down in the Regula tion for the Member States of the Community.’ 
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and the Official Compendium 
of Swiss Federal Law.  It will enter into force on the first day of the second month following its adoption. 
Done at Brussels, 22 April 2004. 
 For the Joint Committee 
 The Head of the Community Delegation 
 Enrico Grillo PASQUARELLI 
 
 The Head of the Swiss Delegation 
 Dante MARTINELLI