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. For the Commission David Byrne Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 1. ANNEX DECISION No 1/2004 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE SET UP UNDER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE SWISS CONFEDERATION ON TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS of 17 February 2004 concerning the amendments to the Appendices to Annex 4 (2004/.../EC) 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) The purpose of Annex 4 is to facilitate trade between the Parties in plants, plant products and other objects subject to plant health measures. The said Annex 4 is to be supplemented by a number of Appendices as described in the Joint Declaration on the implementation of Annex 4 annexed to the Agreement (with the exception of Appendix 5, which was adopted at the time the Agreement was concluded). (3) The text annexed to this Decision divides up the subjects covered by the Appendices as follows. (4) Appendix 1.A to this Decision defines the plants, plant products and other objects, originating in either Party, for which both Parties have similar legislation leading to equivalent results and which may be traded between them with a plant passport. (5) Appendix 1.B to this Decision defines the plants, plant products and other objects, originating outside the territories of the Parties, for which the plant health provisions of both Parties relating to imports lead to equivalent results and which may be traded between them with a plant passport if they are listed in Appendix 1.A or freely if not listed therein. (6) Appendix 1.C to this Decision defines the plants, plant products and other objects, originating in either Party, for which the Parties do not have similar legislation and do not recognise the plant passport. (7) Plants, plant products and other objects not explicitly listed in Appendix 1 and not subject to plant health measures in either Parties may be traded between the Parties without documentary, identity or plant health checks in connection with plant health measures. (8) Appendix 2 defines the legislation of both Parties having similar results. (9) Appendix 3 lists the authorities responsible for issuing plant passports. (10) Appendix 4 defines the zones referred to in Article 4 of Annex 4 and the specific requirements relating thereto which must be complied with by both Parties. (11) The references to the legislation in Appendix 5 should be amended to take account of changes in the legislation since the end of negotiations, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: