2008/219/EC: Decision No 1/2008 of the EC-Switzerland Joint Committee of 22 February 2008 replacing Tables III and IV(b) of Protocol No 2
Date: 2008-02-22
Institutions: EC–Switzerland Joint Committee
Subjects: European Union, Switzerland, agricultural trade, agro-industry, revision of an agreement, trade agreement (EU)

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

DECISION No 1/2008 OF THE EC-SWITZERLAND JOINT COMMITTEE

of 22 February 2008

replacing Tables III and IV(b) of Protocol No 2

(2008/219/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

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
the
Confederation amending
provisions applicable to processed agricultural products signed
in Luxembourg on 26 October 2004, and its Protocol No 2,
and in particular Article 7 thereof,

the Agreement

regards

as

being the introduction of price compensatory measures
on the European border, given that domestic prices of
certain basic products in Switzerland have proved to be
lower than the domestic prices for those products.

(5)

As the volatility of the market is expected to continue,
the partners will exchange information on a bimonthly
basis and if substantial differences are signaled a modifi-
cation of this decision could follow,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

the implementation of Protocol No 2 to the
internal reference prices are fixed for the

For
Agreement,
Contracting Parties by the Joint Committee.

Article 1

Table III and IV(b) of Protocol No 2 are replaced by the tables
in Annex I and Annex II to this Decision.

Actual prices have changed on the domestic markets of
the Contracting Parties as regards raw materials for which
price compensation measures are applied.

This Decision shall apply as of 1 February 2008.

Article 2

It is therefore necessary to update the reference prices
and amounts listed in Tables III and IV(b) to Protocol
No 2 accordingly.

Done at Brussels, 22 February 2008.

The current market situation has changed significantly
compared to previous years with a new development

For the Joint Committee
The Chairman

Jacques DE WATTEVILLE

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ANNEX I

‘TABLE III

EC and Swiss domestic reference prices

Agricultural raw material

Swiss domestic reference
price
(CHF/100 kg net)

EC domestic reference
price
(CHF/100 kg net)

Article 4(1)
Applied on Swiss side
Difference Swiss/EC
reference price
(CHF/100 kg net)

Article 3(3)
Applied on EU side
Difference Swiss EC
reference price
(EUR/100 kg net)

Common wheat

Durum wheat

Rye

Barley

Maize

Common wheat flour

Whole-milk powder

Skimmed-milk powder

Butter

White sugar

Eggs (1)

Fresh potatoes

Vegetable fat (2)

59,71

71,05

59,15

52,65

37,94

104,00

582,00

447,10

922,00

—

255,00

42,00

390,00

44,14

68,55

40,61

52,65

37,94

68,55

651,20

610,44

690,12

—

205,50

23,80

160,00

15,55

2,50

18,54

0,00

0,00

35,45

0,00

0,00

231,90

—

49,50

18,20

230,00

(1) Derived from the prices for liquid birds’ eggs, not in shell multiplied with factor 0,85.
(2) Prices for vegetable fats (for the baking and food industry) with 100 % fat content.’

0,00

0,00

0,00

0,00

0,00

0,00

35,32

83,20

0,00

—

0,00

0,00

0,00

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ANNEX II

‘TABLE IV

(b) The basic amounts for agricultural raw materials taken into account

for the calculation of

the agricultural

components:

Agricultural raw material

Applied on the Swiss side Article 3(2)
Applied basic amount
CHF/100 kg net

Applied on the EC side Article 4(2)
Applied basic amount
EUR/100 kg net

Common wheat

Durum wheat

Rye

Barley

Maize

Common wheat flour

Whole-milk powder

Skimmed-milk powder

Butter

White sugar

Eggs

Fresh potatoes

Vegetable fat

13,20

2,00

15,60

0,00

0,00

30,00

0,00

0,00

197,00

0,00

34,00

15,00

196,00

0,00

0,00

0,00

0,00

0,00

0,00

41,42 (1)

97,78 (1)

0,00

0,00

0,00

0,00

0,00

(1) The export support in the form of price compensation is subject to Article 11 of the WTO Agreement.’