2004/406/EC:Decision No 3/2004 of the Community/Switzerland Air Transport Committee No 3/2004 of 22 April 2004 amending the Annex to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport
Date: 2004-04-22
Institutions: EEC–Switzerland Joint Committee
Subjects: Switzerland, air transport, arrangement of working time, competition law, joint body (EU), noise protection

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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 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 

The following shall be added to point 1 (Third aviation package of liberalisation and other civil 
1. 
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 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 1-12, 14-18)   

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, after the inclusion referred to in article 1.1 of the present 
Decision: 

‘2000/79 

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 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(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 the 
present Decision: 
‘93/104 

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. 

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