Corrigendum to Decision No 3/2004 (2004/419/EC) 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 (OJ L 151, 30.4.2004)
Date: 2004-06-10
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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Corrigendum to Decision No 3/2004 (2004/419/EC) of the Joint Committee of 29 April 2004 on the amend-
ments to the Appendices to Annex 9 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss
Confederation on trade in agricultural products

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

Decision 2004/419/EC should read as follows:

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 Com-
munity 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 food-
stuffs from the Community and Switzerland.

Under Article 8(2) of Annex 9, the Working Party is to review the Parties' internal laws and regula-
tions 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 agri-
cultural 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

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.

For the Joint Committee on Agriculture

The Chairman and Head of the
Community Delegation

The head of the Swiss delegation

The Committee secretary

Aldo LONGO

Christian HÄBERLI

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 indica-
tions 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 refer-
ring 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 food-

stuffs (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

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.

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 feeding-
stuffs.