2011/51/EU: Council Decision of 18 January 2011 on the signing of 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
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The signing of 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, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement ( 3 ) .
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the Union, the Agreement, subject to its conclusion.
As regards matters relating to Annex 12 to the Agricultural Agreement and the Appendices thereto, the European 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 ( 4 ) .
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
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