13.3.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 69/34 |
DECISION No 1/2008 OF THE EC-SWITZERLAND JOINT COMMITTEE
of 22 February 2008
replacing Tables III and IV(b) of Protocol No 2
(2008/219/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. |
(4) |
The current market situation has changed significantly compared to previous years with a new development being the introduction of price compensatory measures on the European border, given that domestic prices of certain basic products in Switzerland have proved to be lower than the domestic prices for those products. |
(5) |
As the volatility of the market is expected to continue, the partners will exchange information on a bimonthly basis and if substantial differences are signaled a modification of this decision could follow, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Table III and IV(b) of Protocol No 2 are replaced by the tables in Annex I and Annex II to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply as of 1 February 2008.
Done at Brussels, 22 February 2008.
For the Joint Committee
The Chairman
Jacques DE WATTEVILLE
ANNEX I
‘TABLE III
EC and Swiss domestic reference prices
Agricultural raw material |
Swiss domestic reference price (CHF/100 kg net) |
EC domestic reference price (CHF/100 kg net) |
Article 4(1) Applied on Swiss side Difference Swiss/EC reference price (CHF/100 kg net) |
Article 3(3) Applied on EU side Difference Swiss EC reference price (EUR/100 kg net) |
Common wheat |
59,71 |
44,14 |
15,55 |
0,00 |
Durum wheat |
71,05 |
68,55 |
2,50 |
0,00 |
Rye |
59,15 |
40,61 |
18,54 |
0,00 |
Barley |
52,65 |
52,65 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
Maize |
37,94 |
37,94 |
0,00 |
0,00 |
Common wheat flour |
104,00 |
68,55 |
35,45 |
0,00 |
Whole-milk powder |
582,00 |
651,20 |
0,00 |
35,32 |
Skimmed-milk powder |
447,10 |
610,44 |
0,00 |
83,20 |
Butter |
922,00 |
690,12 |
231,90 |
0,00 |
White sugar |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Eggs (1) |
255,00 |
205,50 |
49,50 |
0,00 |
Fresh potatoes |
42,00 |
23,80 |
18,20 |
0,00 |
Vegetable fat (2) |
390,00 |
160,00 |
230,00 |
0,00 |
(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.’
ANNEX II
‘TABLE IV
(b) |
The basic amounts for agricultural raw materials taken into account for the calculation of the agricultural components: |
Agricultural raw material |
Applied on the Swiss side Article 3(2) Applied basic amount CHF/100 kg net |
Applied on the EC side Article 4(2) Applied basic amount EUR/100 kg net |
Common wheat |
13,20 |
0,00 |
Durum wheat |
2,00 |
0,00 |
Rye |
15,60 |
0,00 |
Barley |
0,00 |
0,00 |
Maize |
0,00 |
0,00 |
Common wheat flour |
30,00 |
0,00 |
Whole-milk powder |
0,00 |
41,42 (1) |
Skimmed-milk powder |
0,00 |
97,78 (1) |
Butter |
197,00 |
0,00 |
White sugar |
0,00 |
0,00 |
Eggs |
34,00 |
0,00 |
Fresh potatoes |
15,00 |
0,00 |
Vegetable fat |
196,00 |
0,00 |
(1) The export support in the form of price compensation is subject to Article 11 of the WTO Agreement.’