Article 1 
The Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs, amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Union, the instrument of approval provided for in Article 3 of the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the European Union to be bound by the Agreement.
Article 3 
As regards matters relating to Annex 12 to the Agricultural Agreement and the Appendices thereto, the Union’s position on matters which are subject to the Decisions of the Joint Committee for Agriculture as referred to in Article 6(3) of the Agricultural Agreement shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption ( 4 ) .