Commission Decision

of 11 July 2011

on the position to be taken by the European Union, within the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee, on the rules of procedure to be adopted by it in accordance with Article 19(4) of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods and on customs security measures

(2011/409/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the Agreement of 25 June 2009 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods and on customs security measures1 (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’),
Having regard to Council Decision 2009/556/EC of 25 June 2009 concerning the provisional application and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods and on customs security measures2, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

Article 19(4) of the Agreement states that the joint committee set up by that Agreement (hereinafter ‘the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee’) must adopt its rules of procedure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: