2006/93/EC: Decision No 2/2006 of the EC-Switzerland Joint Committee of  31 January 2006  amending Table I, Table II, Table IV(c) and the Appendix to Table IV of Protocol 2
Date: 2006-01-31
Institutions: EEC–Switzerland Joint Committee
Subjects: Switzerland, alcoholic beverage, customs tariff, joint committee (EU), mineral water, spirits, tariff policy

15.2.2006

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DECISION No 2/2006 OF THE EC-SWITZERLAND JOINT COMMITTEE

of 31 January 2006

amending Table I, Table II, Table IV(c) and the Appendix to Table IV of Protocol 2

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

(2006/93/EC)

(3)

Having regard to the Agreement between the European
Economic Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confed-
eration, of the other part signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972,
hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, as amended by the
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss
Confederation amending
the
provisions applicable to processed agricultural products signed
in Luxembourg on 26 October 2004, and its Protocol 2, and in
particular Article 7 thereof,

the Agreement

regards

as

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

free market access for undenatured ethyl
The mutual
alcohol
shall be completed by adding undenatured
ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of
less than 80 % vol. of the HS heading No 2208.90 to
Table I and Table IV(c) of Protocol 2.

in tariff no 1901.2099. Therefore,

The Swiss customs tariff does not classify products
containing fat
the
standard recipe of this tariff number in the Appendix
to Table IV shall be adapted by removing the butter
content and replacing it partially by an increased wheat
flour content.

Beverages containing milk components shall be subject
to price compensation measures and therefore listed in
Table I of Protocol 2. Following the modification of
Table I, Table II of Protocol 2 must also be amended.
As no import duties are imposed on preferential imports
to Switzerland, these products shall be listed in Table
IV(c) of Protocol 2 as well,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Table I, Table II, Table IV(c) and Appendix to Table IV of
Protocol 2 are amended as indicated in Annex I to Annex IV
to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 February 2006.

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2006.

For the Joint Committee
The Chairman

Bernhard MARFURT

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ANNEX I

‘TABLE I

Description of products

unchanged

Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening
matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of
heading No 2009

HS
Heading No

0403
to
2106

2202

.90

- Other:

ex .90

- - Containing milk components of headings No 0401 and No 0402

2208

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % vol.; spirits, liqueurs
and other spirituous beverages:

.90

- Other:

ex .90

- - Other than concentrated grape juice containing added spirit

3501

unchanged’

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ANNEX II

‘TABLE II

HS
Heading No

Description of products

0501
to
2201

2202

2203
to
2209

unchanged

Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening
matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of
heading No 2009

- Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening

matter or flavoured

- Other:

.10

.90

ex .90

- - Other than fruit juice or vegetable juice diluted with water or aerated and other than containing

milk components of headings No 0401 and No 0402

unchanged’

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Part (c) of Table IV is amended as follows:

‘(c) The customs duty for the products listed in the table below is zero.

ANNEX III

Swiss tariff heading

Comments

1901.9099

1904.9020

1905.9040

2103.2000

ex 2103.9000

Other than mango chutney, liquid

2104.1000

2106.9010

2106.9024

2106.9029

2106.9030

2106.9040

2106.9099

ex 2202.9090

Containing milk components of headings 0401 and 0402

2208.9010

2208.9099’

ANNEX IV

The Appendix to Table IV is replaced by the following text:

‘Appendix

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