DECISION No 4/2004 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE SET UP UNDER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE SWISS CONFEDERATION ON TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSof …concerning the amendments to the Appendices to Annex 6(…/…/…)
THE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The Agreement entered into force on 1 June 2002.
(2)Annex 6 concerns seeds and propagating material of agricultural, vegetable, fruit and ornamental plant species and of vines. The said Annex 6 is supplemented by four appendices.
(3)Appendix 1, section 1, defines the legislation of both parties and recognises that the requirements laid down in those legislations have the same effects.
(4)Appendix 1, section 2, defines the legislation of both parties and mutually recognises the certificates drawn up in accordance with the legislation of the other by defined bodies.
(5)Appendix 2 lists the bodies responsible for conformity checks of seeds in the European Community as well as in Switzerland.
(6)Appendix 3 lists the derogations authorised by the European Community and by Switzerland.
(7)Appendix 4 lists the third countries recognised by both parties from which the seed may be imported. Furthermore it defines the species concerned and the scope of recognition.
(8)The above mentioned Appendices should be amended to take account of changes in legislation since the end of negotiations,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Appendices to Annex 6 to the Agreement are hereby replaced by the appendices to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.
Done at Brussels, 5 July 2004.
For the European Community
Michael Scannell
For the Swiss Confederation
Christian Häberli
For the Secretariat of the Joint Committee on Agriculture
Hans-Christian Beaumond