DECISION No 2/2022 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

of 17 November 2022

concerning the amendment of Annex 12 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products [2022/2416]

THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products ( 1 ) , and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 1 June 2002.

(2) Annex 12 to the Agreement concerns the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications (GIs) for agricultural products and foodstuffs.

(3) In accordance with Article 16(1) of Annex 12 to the Agreement, Switzerland and the European Union examined the GIs registered in the European Union and Switzerland respectively in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and carried out the public consultation provided for in Article 3 of the said Annex, with a view to their protection. Further to that examination, Annex 12 should be amended to include the GIs registered in the European Union and Switzerland during that period.

(4) Following the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community ( 2 ) and the end of the transition period provided for in Article 126 of that Agreement, the GIs originating in the United Kingdom are no longer considered as originating in the European Union and should therefore be deleted from Annex 12.

(5) For reasons of transparency, to take account of the fact that some European Union GIs originate in more than one Member State, a column specifying the origin of the GIs has been added to the list of European Union GIs.

(6) Pursuant to Article 15(6) of Annex 12 to the Agreement, the Working Group on PDOs and PGIs set up in accordance with Article 6(7) of the Agreement assists the Committee at the latter’s request. The Working Group has recommended to the Committee that the list of GIs in Appendix 1 and the list of the Parties’ legislation in Appendix 2 to Annex 12 to the Agreement be amended,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Appendices 1 and 2 to Annex 12 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products are hereby replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2023.

Done at Brussels, 17 November 2022.

For the Joint Committee on Agriculture

The Chair and Head of the European Union Delegation

Frank BOLLEN

The Head of the Swiss Delegation

Michèle DÄPPEN

The Committee Secretary

Luis QUEVEDO LEY

( 1 ) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132 .

( 2 ) OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7 .

ANNEX

‘Appendix 1

LISTS OF THE PARTIES’ GIs PROTECTED BY THE OTHER PARTY

1. List of Swiss GIs

Type of product	Name	Protection (1)
Spices:	Munder Safran	PDO
Cheeses:	Berner Alpkäse/Berner Hobelkäse	PDO
	Formaggio d’alpe ticinese	PDO
	Glarner Alpkäse	PDO
	L’Etivaz	PDO
	Gruyère	PDO
	Raclette du Valais/Walliser Raclette	PDO
	Sbrinz	PDO
	Tête de Moine, Fromage de Bellelay	PDO
	Vacherin fribourgeois	PDO
	Vacherin Mont-d’Or	PDO
	Werdenberger Sauerkäse/Liechtensteiner Sauerkäse/Bloderkäse	PDO
Fruit:	Poire à Botzi	PDO
Vegetables:	Cardon épineux genevois	PDO
Meat products and charcuterie:	Appenzeller Mostbröckli	PGI
	Appenzeller Pantli	PGI
	Appenzeller Siedwurst	PGI
	Berner Zungenwurst	PGI
	Bündnerfleisch	PGI
	Glarner Kalberwurst	PGI
	Jambon cru du Valais	PGI
	Lard sec du Valais	PGI
	Longeole	PGI
	Saucisse aux choux vaudoise	PGI
	Saucisse d’Ajoie	PGI
	Saucisson neuchâtelois/Saucisse neuchâteloise	PGI
	Saucisson vaudois	PGI
	St. Galler Bratwurst/St. Galler Kalbsbratwurst	PGI
	Viande séchée du Valais	PGI
Baked products:	Cuchaule/Freiburger Safranbrot	PDO
	Zuger Kirschtorte	PGI
	Pain de seigle valaisan/Walliser Roggenbrot	PDO
Milled products:	Rheintaler Ribel/Türggen Ribel	PDO

2. List of the EU’s GIs

The classes of products are listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 ( OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36 ).