Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation, adding to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation a protocol on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.

If the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters has not entered into force on 1 July 1997, it will be applied provisionally as from that date.