Considerations on COM(2010)648 - Conclusion of the Agreement with Switzerland on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs, amending the Agreement with Switzerland on trade in agricultural products - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2010)648 - Conclusion of the Agreement with Switzerland on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for ... |
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| document | COM(2010)648  |
| date | October 20, 2011 |
| (2) | Article 12 of the Agricultural Agreement provides that the Agricultural Agreement may be reviewed at the request of either Party. |
| (3) | A Joint Declaration on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin of agricultural products and foodstuffs has been attached to the Final Act of the Agricultural Agreement. |
| (4) | The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Union, an Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’), which amends the Agricultural Agreement by inserting a new Annex 12. |
| (5) | 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 (3) defines the internal procedure for adopting the Union’s position on matters subject to decisions of the Joint Committee referred to in Article 6(3) of the Agricultural Agreement. The internal procedure for establishing the Union’s position on matters relating to Annex 12 of that Agreement should likewise be defined. |
| (6) | The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the European Union, |