Proposal for a Council Decision on the European Union position on Decision No 1/2012 of the Joint Veterinary Committee set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products regarding the amendment of Appendices 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 10 of Annex 11

The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products ("the Agriculture Agreement") entered into force on 1 June 2002. A number of legislative provisions have been amended or updated since the last amendment to the appendices of Annex 11 to the Agriculture Agreement. In particular, the legislation affecting animal by-products not intended for human consumption has been revised.

Legislation on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter has been updated and Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 will enter into force at the start of 2013. For animal products exported to the EU, third countries are required to meet requirements which are at least equivalent to those set out in the Regulation. Switzerland has adopted legislation equivalent to that of the European Union.

Since its entry into force, the legislative provisions of Appendices 1, 2, 5, 6 and 10 of Annex 11 to the Agriculture Agreement have been amended. These provisions should be adopted accordingly.

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EUR-Lex: COM(2012)696: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2012:696:FIN

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