Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending Annex 11 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
Date: 2008-12-23
Institutions: European Community, Switzerland
Subjects: EFTA countries, Switzerland, animal health, animal product, live animal, revision of an agreement, tariff quota, trade agreement (EU), zootechnics

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between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending Annex 11 to the
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in
agricultural products

AGREEMENT

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,

hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community’,

and

THE SWISS CONFEDERATION,

hereinafter referred to as ‘Switzerland’,

together referred to hereinafter as ‘the Parties’,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 21 June 1999 on trade in
agricultural products, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, entered into force on 1 June 2002.

Annex 11 to the Agreement, hereinafter referred to as ‘Annex 11’, concerns animal health and zootechnical
measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products.

Switzerland has undertaken to include in its national legislation the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the
non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (1). Consequently, the
Parties have to amend the Agreement to take account of the fact that its scope has been extended to include
the non-commercial movement of pet animals.

Switzerland has undertaken to include in its national legislation the provisions of Council Directive 91/496/EEC of
15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the
Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (2), of
Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary
checks on products entering the Community from third countries (3), of Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December
2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of
products of animal origin for human consumption (4), of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of
the European
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of
compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (5), and all the provisions adopted for
their implementation in the control of imports from third countries into the European Union and, as a result, the
Parties have to adapt the provisions of the Agreement.

(5)

The Joint Veterinary Committee does not have the powers to make the amendments and adjustments required as
a result of changes to the respective legislation. Annex 11 to the Agreement therefore needs to be updated and
amended,

(1) OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(3) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

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HAVE AGREED ON THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:

Article 1

Article 2

1. A third indent shall be added to the end of Article 1(1) of

Annex 11:

This Agreement shall be ratified or approved by the Parties in
accordance with their internal procedures.

‘— non-commercial movements of pet animals.’.

2. The title of Title I of Annex 11 shall be replaced by the

following:

‘Trade in live animals, their semen, ova and embryos and the
non-commercial movement of pet animals’.

3. The following shall be substituted for Article 3 of Title I of

Annex 11:

‘Article 3

ova

and

embryos

The Parties hereby agree that trade in live animals, their
semen,
the non-commercial
movement of pet animals shall be carried out in accordance
with the legislation specified in Appendix 2. That legislation
shall apply subject to the special rules and procedures laid
down in that Appendix.’.

and

4. The

following shall be

substituted for Article 15 of

Annex 11:

‘Article 15

Animal products: border checks and payment of fees

Checks on trade in animal products between the Community
and Switzerland shall be carried out
in accordance with
Appendix 10.’.

The Parties shall notify each other of the completion of these
procedures.

This Agreement shall apply provisionally from 1 January 2009
pending the completion of those procedures.

This Agreement shall enter into force on the day following the
last notification.

Article 3

This Agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian,
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French,
Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian,
Irish,
German, Greek, Hungarian,
Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian,
Spanish and Swedish languages,
each text being equally
authentic.

In witness whereof,
hereunto set their hands.

the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have

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Съставен в Париж на двадесет и трети декември две хиляди и осма година.
Hecho en París, el veintitrés de diciembre de dos mil ocho.
V Paříži dne dvacátého třetího prosince dva tisíce osm.
Udfærdiget i Paris, den treogtyvende december to tusind og otte
Geschehen zu Paris am dreiundzwanzigsten Dezember zweitausendacht.
Sõlmitud kahekümne kolmandal detsembril kahe tuhande kaheksandal aastal Pariisis.
Έγινε στο Παρίσι, στις είκοσι τρεις Δεκεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες οκτώ.
Done at Paris, on the twenty-third day of December in the year two thousand and eight.
Fait à Paris, le vingt-trois décembre deux mil huit.
Fatto a Parigi, addì ventitré di dicembre duemilaotto
Parīzē, divtūkstoš astotā gada divdesmit trešajā decembrī.
Priimta Paryžiuje du tūkstančiai aštuntųjų metų gruodžio dvidešimt trečią dieną.
Kelt Párizsban, a kétezer-nyolcadik év december havának huszonharmadik napján.
Magħmul f'Pariġi, fit-tlieta u għoxrin jum ta' Diċembru elfejn u tmienja.
Gedaan te Parijs op drieëntwintig december tweeduizendacht.
Sporządzono w Paryżu dnia dwudziestego trzeciego grudnia dwa tysiące ósmego roku.
Feito em Paris, aos vinte e três de Dezembro de dois mil e oito.
Încheiat la Paris, la douăzeci și trei decembrie două mii opt.
V Paríži dvadsiateho tretieho decembra dvetisícosem
Sestavljeno v Parizu, triindvajsetega decembra leta dva tisoč osem.
Tehty Pariisissa kahdentenakymmenentenäkolmantena päivänä joulukuuta vuonna kaksituhattakahdeksan.
Undertecknat i Paris den tjugotredje december tjugohundraåtta.

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За Европейската общност

Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
Europos bendrijos vārdā
az Európai Közösség részéről
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Pentru Comunitatea Europeană
Za Európske spoločenstvo
Za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

За Конфедерация Швейцария

Por la Confederación Suiza
Za Švýcarskou konfederaci
For Det Schweiziske Forbund
Für die Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Šveitsi Konföderatsiooni nimel
Για την Ελβετική Συνομοσπονδία

For the Swiss Confederation
Pour la Confédération suisse
Per la Confederazione svizzera
Šveices Konfederācijas vārdā
Šveicarijos Konfederacijos vardu
a Svájci Államszövetség részéről
Għall-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera
Voor de Zwitserse Bondsstaat
W imieniu Konfederacji Szwajcarskiej
Pela Confederação Suíça
Pentru Confederația Elvețiană
Za Švajčiarsku konfederáciu
Za Švicarsko konfederacijo
Sveitsin valaliiton puolesta
På Schweiziska edsförbundets vägnar

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FINAL ACT

The representatives of

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,

of the one part, and of

THE SWISS CONFEDERATION,

of the other part,

meeting on the twenty-third day of December in the year two thousand and eight in Paris for the signature of the
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending Annex 11 to the Agreement
between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, have adopted the
Declaration by Switzerland set out below and attached to this Final Act:

— Declaration by Switzerland on the importation of meat produced using hormones to boost animal performance.

Съставен в Париж на двадесет и трети декември две хиляди и осма година.
Hecho en París, el veintitrés de diciembre de dos mil ocho.
V Paříži dne dvacátého třetího prosince dva tisíce osm.
Udfærdiget i Paris, den treogtyvende december to tusind og otte
Geschehen zu Paris am dreiundzwanzigsten Dezember zweitausendacht.

Sõlmitud kahekümne kolmandal detsembril kahe tuhande kaheksandal aastal Pariisis.
Έγινε στο Παρίσι, στις είκοσι τρεις Δεκεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες οκτώ.
Done at Paris, on the twenty-third day of December in the year two thousand and eight.

Fait à Paris, le vingt-trois décembre deux mil huit.

Fatto a Parigi, addì ventitré di dicembre duemilaotto
Parīzē, divtūkstoš astotā gada divdesmit trešajā decembrī.
Priimta Paryžiuje du tūkstančiai aštuntųjų metų gruodžio dvidešimt trečią dieną.
Kelt Párizsban, a kétezer-nyolcadik év december havának huszonharmadik napján.
Magħmul f'Pariġi, fit-tlieta u għoxrin jum ta' Diċembru elfejn u tmienja.
Gedaan te Parijs op drieëntwintig december tweeduizendacht.
Sporządzono w Paryżu dnia dwudziestego trzeciego grudnia dwa tysiące ósmego roku.
Feito em Paris, aos vinte e três de Dezembro de dois mil e oito.
Încheiat la Paris, la douăzeci și trei decembrie două mii opt.
V Paríži dvadsiateho tretieho decembra dvetisícosem
Sestavljeno v Parizu, triindvajsetega decembra leta dva tisoč osem.
Tehty Pariisissa kahdentenakymmenentenäkolmantena päivänä joulukuuta vuonna kaksituhattakahdeksan.

Undertecknat i Paris den tjugotredje december tjugohundraåtta.

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За Европейската общност

Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft

Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

For the European Community

Pour la Communauté européenne

Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
Europos bendrijos vārdā
az Európai Közösség részéről
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap

W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Pentru Comunitatea Europeană
Za Európske spoločenstvo
Za Evropsko skupnost

Euroopan yhteisön puolesta

På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

За Конфедерация Швейцария

Por la Confederación Suiza
Za Švýcarskou konfederaci
For Det Schweiziske Forbund
Für die Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Šveitsi Konföderatsiooni nimel
Για την Ελβετική Συνομοσπονδία

For the Swiss Confederation

Pour la Confédération suisse

Per la Confederazione svizzera
Šveices Konfederācijas vārdā
Šveicarijos Konfederacijos vardu
a Svájci Államszövetség részéről
Għall-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera
Voor de Zwitserse Bondsstaat

W imieniu Konfederacji Szwajcarskiej
Pela Confederação Suíça
Pentru Confederația Elvețiană
Za Švajčiarsku konfederáciu
Za Švicarsko konfederacijo
Sveitsin valaliiton puolesta

På Schweiziska edsförbundets vägnar

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DECLARATION BY SWITZERLAND

on the importation of meat produced using hormones to boost animal performance

Switzerland declares that it will take due account of the final decision of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as regards
the possibility of prohibiting the importation of meat produced using hormones to boost animal performance, and that it
will accordingly review its rules governing the importation of meat from countries which do not prohibit the use of
hormones to boost animal performance, and if necessary align them on the relevant Community rules.