Corrigendum to Decision No 3/2004 of the Community/Switzerland Air Transport Committee of 22 April 2004 amending the Annex to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport

( Official Journal of the European Union L 151 of 30 April 2004 )

Decision No 3/2004 (2004/406/EC) should read as follows:

DECISION No 3/2004 OF THE COMMUNITY/SWITZERLAND AIR TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

of 22 April 2004

amending the Annex to the Agreement between 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 European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, 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 (1):

‘2002/30 Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 March 2002 on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Community airports. (Articles 1 to 12 and 14 to 18) The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes 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 (1), after the inclusion referred to in Article 1(1) of this Decision:

‘2000/79/EC Council Directive of 27 November 2000 concerning the European Agreement on the Organisation of Working Time of Mobile Workers in Civil Aviation concluded by the Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), the European Cockpit Association (ECA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA). The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes 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 this Decision:

‘93/104/EC Council Directive of 23 November 1993 concerning certain 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 purposes 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 reference 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 purposes of the Agreement, be read with the following adaptation: Switzerland shall apply the Regulation after a transitional period of the same length as the implementation period laid down in the Regulation 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.