Decision No 1/2005 of the EC-Switzerland Joint Committee

of 1 February 2005

replacing tables III and IV(b) of Protocol 2

(2005/79/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972, hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement", as amended by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending the Agreement as regards the provisions applicable to processed agricultural products signed in Luxembourg on 26 October 2004, and its Protocol 2, and in particular Article 7 thereof,

(1) Whereas for the implementation of Protocol 2 to the Agreement, internal reference prices are fixed for the Contracting Parties by the Joint Committee.

(2) Whereas actual prices have changed on the domestic markets of the Contracting Parties as regards raw materials for which price compensation measures are applied.

(3) Whereas it is therefore necessary to update the reference prices and amounts listed in tables III and IV(b) to Protocol 2 accordingly.

(4) Whereas this Decision should enter into force on the date when the provisional application of the amending Agreement signed on 26 October 2004 becomes effective, i.e. the first day of the fourth month following the date of the signature, provided that the implementing measures as defined in Article 5(4) of Protocol 2 are adopted at the same date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Table III and the table under table IV(b) of Protocol 2 are replaced by the tables in Annex I and Annex II to this Decision.

Article 2

This decision shall enter into force on 1 February 2005.

Done at Brussels, 1 February 2005.

For the Joint Committee

The Chairman

Richard Wright

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