2004/419/EC:Decision No 3/2004 of the Joint Committee of 29 April 2004 on the amendments to the Appendices to Annex 9 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: EC–Switzerland Joint Committee
Subjects: Switzerland, agreement (EU), agricultural product, exchange of information, joint committee (EU), organic farming, organic product

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DECISION No 3/2004 

OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE   

of 29 April 2004 

on the amendments to the Appendices to Annex 9 to the Agreement between the 
European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products 

(2004/419/EC) 

THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, 

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation 
on trade in agricultural products, and in particular Article 11 thereof, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

This Agreement entered into force on 1 June 2002. 

The purpose of Annex 9 is to foster trade in organically produced agricultural products 
and foodstuffs from the Community and Switzerland. 

Under Article 8(2) of Annex 9, the Working Party is to review the Parties' internal laws 
and regulations and put forward proposals to the Joint Committee on Agriculture with a 
view to adapting and updating the relevant Appendices. 

Appendix 1 to Annex 9 concerns the laws and regulations applicable to the marketing of 
agricultural  products  and  foodstuffs  organically  produced  in  the  Community  and  in 
Switzerland, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Appendix 1 is hereby replaced by the text attached to this Decision. 

Article 1 

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 2004. 

Article 2 

 
 
 
 
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Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004. 

For the Joint Committee on Agriculture  

The Chairman and Head of the Community 
Delegation 

Aldo LONGO 

The head of the Swiss delegation 

Christian HÄBERLI 

The Committee secretary 

Hans-Christian BEAUMOND  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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APPENDIX 1 TO ANNEX 9 

List of acts referred to in Article 3 relating to organically produced agricultural products 
and foodstuffs 

Regulations applicable in the Community 

–  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural 
products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 198, 
22.7.1991,  p.  1),  as  last  amended  by  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  599/2003  of  1  April 
2003 (OJ L 85, 2.4.2003, p.15) 

–  Commission  Regulation  (EEC)  No  94/92  of  14  January  1992  laying  down  detailed  rules  for 
implementing  the  arrangements  for  imports  from  third  countries  provided  for  in  Regulation 
(EEC)  No  2092/91  on  organic  production  of  agricultural  products  and  indications  referring 
thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 11, 17.1.1992, p. 14), as last amended by 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 545/2003 of 27 March 2003 (OJ L 81, 28.3.2003, p.10) 

–  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 207/93 of 29 January 1993 defining the content of Annex 
VI  to  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2092/91  of  24  June  1991  on  organic  production  of  agricultural 
products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs and laying 
down detailed rules for implementing the provisions of Article 5(4) thereof (OJ L 25, 2.2.1993, 
p. 5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2000 of 25 September 2000 
(OJ L 241, 26.9.2000, p. 39)  

–  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1788/2001 of 7 September 2001 laying down detailed rules 
for implementing the provisions concerning the certificate of inspection for imports from third 
countries  under  Article  11  of  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2092/91  of  24  June  1991  on 
organic  production  of  agricultural  products  and  indications  referring  thereto  on  agricultural 
products and foodstuffs (OJ L 243, 13.9.2001, p.  3),  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1918/2002 of 25 October 2002 (OJ L 289, 26.10.2002, p. 15) 

–  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  223/2003  of  5  February  2003  on  labelling  requirements 
related to the organic production method for feedingstuffs, compound feedingstuffs and feed 
materials and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (OJ L 31, 6.2.2003, p. 3)) 

Regulations applicable in Switzerland 

–  Ordinance  of  22  September  1997  on  organic  farming  and  the  labelling  of  organically 
produced  products  and  foodstuffs  (Ordinance  on  organic  farming),  as  last  amended  on  26 
November 2003 (RO 2003 5347) 

–  Ordinance  of  the  Département  Fédéral  de  l'Economie  of  22  September  1997  on  organic 

farming, as last amended on 26 November 2003 (RO 2003 5357). 

Exclusion from the equivalence arrangements 

 
 
 
 
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–  Swiss  products  based  on  ingredients  produced  under  the  arrangements  for  conversion  to 

organic farming. 

–  Swiss goat products, where the animals are covered by the derogation provided for in Article 
39d  of  Ordinance  910.18  on  organic  farming  and  the  labelling  of  organically  produced 
products and foodstuffs. 

 
 
 
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APPENDIX 2 TO ANNEX 9 

Implementing rules 

The labelling rules of the importing Party shall apply to labelling related to the organic production 
method for feedingstuffs.