2014/144/EU: Council Decision of 11 March 2014 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, as regards amendment of the Annex to the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein

The position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Joint Committee on Agriculture shall be based on the draft Decision of the Committee attached to this Decision. Technical amendments to the draft Decision may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union within the Committee without the need for a further Council Decision.

The Decision of the Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The Annex to the Additional Agreement is amended as follows: 1) The second paragraph under the heading 'Principle' is replaced by the following: ‘Where Swiss canton authorities are assigned duties, responsibilities and powers, these shall be incumbent on the competent Liechtenstein government agencies. For matters handled by the canton agricultural authorities this means the Office for the Environment, Agriculture Department ('Amt für Umwelt, Abteilung Landwirtschaft'), Dr Grass-Strasse 12, FL-9490 Vaduz, and for matters handled by the canton veterinary and food authorities it means the Office of Food Inspection and Veterinary Affairs (OFV) ('Amt für Lebensmittelkontrolle und Veterinärwesen'), Postplatz 2, FL-9494 Schaan’. 2) Under the entry 'Annex 7, Trade in wine products', the subheading 'Protected names of wine products originating in Liechtenstein (within the meaning of Article 6 of Annex 7)' is replaced by the following subheading: 'Protected names of wine products originating in Liechtenstein (within the meaning of Article 5 of Annex 7)'. 3) The following geographical indication is added to the list of Swiss geographical indications protected under Appendix 1 to Annex 12 to the Agreement, the geographical area of which also includes the territory of Liechtenstein: ‘Werdenberger Sauerkäse/Liechtensteiner Sauerkäse/Bloderkäse (PDO)’.

This Decision shall enter into force on … 2014.