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Brussels, 31.01.2006

SEC(2006) 120 final

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DECISION No 2/2006 of the EC – SWITZERLAND JOINT COMMITTEE

amending Table I, Table II, Table IV c) and Appendix to Table IV of Protocol No 2

- Draft common position of the Community - (presented by the Commission)

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DECISION No 2/2006 of the EC – SWITZERLAND JOINT COMMITTEE

amending Table I, Table II, Table IV c) and Appendix to Table IV of Protocol No 2

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, as amended by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending the Agreement as regards the provisions applicable to processed agricultural products signed in Luxembourg on 26 October 2004, and its Protocol No 2, and in particular Article 7 thereof,

(1) Whereas the mutual free market access for undenatured ethyl alcohol shall be completed by adding undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol of the HS heading no 2208.90 to Table I and Table IV c) of Protocol No 2,

(2) Whereas the Swiss customs tariff does not classify products containing fat in tariff no 1901.2099. Therefore, the standard recipe of this tariff number in the Appendix to Table IV shall be adapted by removing the butter content and replacing it partially by an increased wheat flour content,

(3) Whereas beverages containing milk components shall be subject to price compensation measures and therefore listed in Table I of Protocol No 2. Following the modification of Table I, Table II of Protocol No 2 must also be amended. As no import duties are imposed on preferential imports to Switzerland, these products shall be listed in Table IVc) of Protocol No 2 as well,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Table I, Table II, Table IVc) and Appendix to Table IV of Protocol No 2 are amended as indicated in Annex I to Annex IV to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 February 2006.

Done at Brussels,

For the Joint Committee

The Chairman

ANNEX I

Amendment of Table I

HS Heading No | Description of products |

0403 to |

2106 | unchanged |

2202 | Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading No 2009 |

.90 | - Other: |

ex .90 | - - Containing milk components of headings 0401 and 0402 |

2208 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: |

.90 | - Other: |

ex .90 | - - Other than concentrated grape juice containing added spirit |

3501 | unchanged |

ANNEX II

Amendment of Table II

HS Heading No | Description of products |

0501 |

to |

2201 | unchanged |

2202 | Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading No 2009 |

.10 | - Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured |

.90 | - Other: |

ex .90 | - - Other than fruit juice or vegetable juice diluted with water or aerated and other than containing milk components of headings 0401 and 0402 |

2203 |

to |

2209 | unchanged |

ANNEX III

The Table IV is replaced by:

(c) The customs duty for the products listed in the table below is zero.

Swiss tariff heading | Comments |

1901.9099 |

1904.9020 |

1905.9040 |

2103.2000 |

ex 2103.9000 | Other than mango chutney, liquid |

2104.1000 |

2106.9010 |

2106.9024 |

2106.9029 |

2106.9030 |

2106.9040 |

2106.9099 |

ex 2202.9090 | Containing milk components of headings 0401 and 0402 |

2208.9010 |

2208.9099 |

ANNEX IV

Amendment of the Appendix to Table IV

The standard recipe of the Swiss tariff heading No 1901.2099 in the Appendix to Table IV is replaced by:

1901.2099 | | | | | | |90 | | | |20 | | | | |