2000/239/EC: Council Decision of 13 March 2000 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation
Date: 2000-03-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Switzerland, agreement (EU), agricultural product, agro-industry, import policy

25.3.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 76/11

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 March 2000

concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the
European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on Protocol
2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation

(2000/239/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with
the first sentence of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Article 2

The measures necessary for
this
Decision shall be adopted in accordance with the management
procedure referred to in Article 3(2).

the implementation of

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community, of the one part, and
the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, concerning
Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation (1),
has been negotiated on a reciprocal basis in order to
improve the trading arrangements and solve certain
related problems.

The measures necessary for the implementation of this
Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council
Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down
the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers
conferred on the Commission (2).

(3)

The Agreement should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss
Confederation, of the other part, concerning Protocol 2 to the
Agreement between the European Economic Community and
the Swiss Confederation is hereby approved on behalf of the
Community.

Article 3

The Commission shall be assisted by the management
1.
committee on horizontal questions
in
processed agricultural products not listed in Annex II referred
to in Article 15 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 (3).

concerning trade

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and
7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period referred to in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall be set at one month.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 4

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind
the Community.

Article 5

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. PINA MOURA

(1) OJ L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 189.
(2) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(3) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2491/98 (OJ L 309, 19.11.1998, p. 28).