Document ID: 32004D0278

Commission Decision
of 10 February 2004
on the Community position on the amendment of the Appendices to Annex 4 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
(2004/278/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom of the Council and of the Commission as regards the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, of 4 April 2002 on the conclusion of seven agreements with the Swiss Confederation(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, hereinafter, "the Agriculture Agreement", entered into force on 1 June 2002.
(2) Article 6 of the Agriculture Agreement sets up a Joint Committee for Agriculture responsible for administering the Agriculture Agreement and ensuring that it operates smoothly.
(3) Article 11 of the Agriculture Agreement provides that the Joint Committee for Agriculture may decide to amend Annexes 1 and 2 and the Appendices to the other Annexes to the Agreement.
(4) The Community position to be taken by the Commission in the Joint Committee for Agriculture regarding the amendments to the Appendices must be defined.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Community position to be adopted by the Commission in the Joint Committee for Agriculture set up by Article 6 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products shall be based on the draft Decision of the Joint Committee for Agriculture annexed to this Decision.
Article 2
The decision of the Joint Committee for Agriculture shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union after adoption.
Done at Brussels, 10 February 2004.

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