2005/45/EC Council Decision of 22 December 2004 concerning the conclusion and the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 as regards the provisions applicable to processed agricultural products
Date: 2004-12-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Switzerland, agricultural trade, interim agreement (EU), ratification of an agreement, trade agreement (EU)

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 December 2004

concerning the conclusion and the provisional application of the Agreement between the European
Community and the Swiss Confederation amending the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 as regards the provisions
applicable to processed agricultural products

(2005/45/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with
Article 300(2) and Article 300(4) thereof,

Article 1

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Council authorised the Commission to negotiate
with the Swiss Confederation an Agreement between the
European Community and the Swiss Confederation
amending
European
Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of
22 July 1972 as regards the provisions applicable to
processed agricultural products.

the Agreement

between

the

By Council Decision of 20 October 2004 (1), and subject
to its conclusion at a later date, the Agreement was
signed on behalf of
the Community on 26 October
2004.

(3)

The Agreement provides for its provisional application
pending its entry into force.

The Agreement between the European Community and the
Swiss Confederation amending the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation
of 22 July 1972 as
the provisions applicable to
processed agricultural products is hereby approved on behalf of
the Community.

regards

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The position to be taken by the Community as regards decisions
or recommendations of the Joint Committee that are based on
Article 7 of Protocol 2 to the Agreement shall be laid down by
the Commission.

Article 3

The President of
the notification
provided for in Article 5(1) of the Agreement on behalf of the
Community (2).

the Council

shall effect

(4)

The Agreement should be approved,

(1) Not published in the Official Journal.

(2) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in
the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat
of the Council.

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Article 4

In accordance with Article 5(2) of the Agreement and pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be
applied on a provisional basis from 1 February 2005, provided that the implementation measures as defined
in Article 5(4) of Protocol 2 are adopted at the same time.

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2004.

For the Council

The President

C. VEERMANN