Decision No 1/2006 of the EC-Switzerland Joint Committee

of 31 January 2006

replacing Tables III and IV(b) of Protocol No 2

(2006/92/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 No 2, and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) For the implementation of Protocol No 2 to the Agreement, internal reference prices are fixed for the Contracting Parties by the Joint Committee.

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

(3) It is therefore necessary to update the reference prices and amounts listed in Tables III and IV(b) to Protocol No 2 accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Table III and the table under Table IV point (b) of Protocol No 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 2006.

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2006.

For the Joint Committee

The Chairman

Bernhard Marfurt

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ANNEX I

"TABLE III

EC and Swiss domestic reference prices

(in CHF per 100 kg net) |

Agricultural raw material | Swiss domestic reference price | EC domestic reference price | Difference Swiss/EC reference price |

Common wheat | 55,36 | 17,88 | 37,48 |

Durum wheat | 35,39 | 26,51 | 8,88 |

Rye | 48,45 | 17,82 | 30,63 |

Barley | 26,48 | 20,33 | 6,15 |

Maize | 29,42 | 20,67 | 8,75 |

Common wheat flour | 99,96 | 37,36 | 62,60 |

Whole-milk powder | 583,10 | 370,70 | 212,40 |

Skimmed-milk powder | 456,50 | 315,29 | 141,21 |

Butter | 897,00 | 433,29 | 463,71 |

White sugar | — | — | 0,00 |

Eggs [1] | 255,00 | 205,50 | 49,50 |

Fresh potatoes | 42,00 | 21,00 | 21,00 |

Vegetable fat [2] | 390,00 | 160,00 | 230,00 |

[1] Derived from the prices for liquid birds’ eggs, not in shell multiplied with factor 0,85.

[2] Prices for vegetable fats (for the baking and food industry) with 100 % fat content."

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ANNEX II

"TABLE IV

(b) The basic amounts for agricultural raw materials taken into account for the calculation of the agricultural components:

(in CHF per 100 kg net) |

Agricultural raw material | Applied basic amount as from the entry into force | Applied basic amount as from three years after the entry into force |

Common wheat | 34,00 | 32,00 |

Durum wheat | 8,00 | 8,00 |

Rye | 28,00 | 26,00 |

Barley | 6,00 | 5,00 |

Maize | 8,00 | 7,00 |

Common wheat flour | 54,00 | 51,00 |

Whole-milk powder | 191,00 | 181,00 |

Skimmed-milk powder | 127,00 | 120,00 |

Butter | 464,00 [1] | 464,00 [1] |

White sugar | Zero | Zero |

Eggs | 36,00 | 36,00 |

Fresh potatoes | 19,00 | 18,00 |

Vegetable fat | 207,00 | 196,00 |

[1] Taking into account benefits from the aid for butter granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 and its successors, the applied basic amount of butter is not reduced compared to the price difference in Table III."

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