2011/739/: Council Decision of 20 October 2011 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein amending the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products

The Agreement between the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein amending the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

The President of the Council shall designate the person empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, with the deposit of the instrument of approval provided for in Article 3 of the Agreement in order to bind the Union.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

The Additional Agreement is hereby amended as follows: (1) Article 1(2) is replaced by the following: 'The adjustments specific to Liechtenstein concerning Annexes 4 to 12 of the Agricultural Agreement are laid down in the Annex to this Agreement (Additional Agreement), which shall constitute an integral part thereof.'; (2) The title 'Adjustments/additions concerning Annexes 4 to 11 of the Agricultural Agreement' in the Annex is replaced as follows: 'Adjustments/additions concerning Annexes 4 to 12 of the Agricultural Agreement'; (3) The following paragraph is added to the above-mentioned title: 'Annex 12, Protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs. The geographical area of the following Swiss GIs that are protected pursuant to Appendix 1 to Annex 12 also includes the territory of Liechtenstein: Rheintaler Ribel/Türggen Ribel (PDO), St. Galler Bratwurst/St. Galler Kalbsbratwurst (PGI).'.

This Agreement shall be drawn up in triplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, each of those texts being equally authentic.

1 This Agreement shall be ratified or approved by the Parties in accordance with their internal procedures.

2 The Parties shall notify each other of the completion of these procedures.

3 This Agreement shall enter into force on the day of the entry into force 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.