COUNCIL DECISION
of 11 March 2014
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, as regards amendment of the Annex to the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein
(2014/144/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") entered into force on 1 June 2002.
(2)
Article 6 of the Agreement sets up a Joint Committee on Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee"), which is responsible for the administration of the Agreement and ensures its good functioning.
(3)
An Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (2) (hereinafter referred to as the "Additional Agreement") entered into force on 27 September 2007.
(4)
Pursuant to Article 2(2) of the Additional Agreement, the Committee may modify the Annex to the Additional Agreement, in accordance with Articles 6 and 11 of the Agreement.
(5)
It is necessary to amend the Annex to the Additional Agreement in order to update the details of the competent agency of the Liechtenstein government and to reflect the amendments to Annex 7 and Annex 12 to the Agreement.
(6)
The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Joint Committee on Agriculture shall be based on the draft Decision of the Committee attached to this Decision.
Technical amendments to the draft Decision may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union within the Committee without the need for a further Council Decision.
Article 2
The Decision of the Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 11 March 2014.