Annex VIII

Appendix 10 of Annex 11 to the Agricultural Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

‘Appendix 10

Animal products: border checks and payment of fees

CHAPTER I

General provisions

A.

LEGISLATION^f1

European Union

Switzerland

1. Commission Decision 2004/292/EC of 30 March 2004 on the introduction of the Traces system and amending Decision 92/486/EEC (OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 63). 2. Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).

1. Law of 1 July 1966 on epizootic diseases (LFE; RS 916.40), in particular Article 57 thereof; 2. Ordinance of 18 April 2007 on the import, transit and export of animals and animal products (OITE; RS 916.443.10); 3. Ordinance of 27 August 2008 on the import and transit of animal products by air from third countries (OITPA; RS 916.443.13); 4. Ordinance of the DFI of 16 May 2007 on controls on the import and transit of animals and animal products (Ordinance on controls, OITE; RS 916.443.106); 5. Ordinance of 30 October 1985 on the fees levied by the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (Ordinance on the Fees of the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office; RS 916.472).

B.

IMPLEMENTING ARRANGEMENTS

1.

The Commission, in cooperation with the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, shall integrate Switzerland into the TRACES system, in accordance with Commission Decision 2004/292/EC.

2.

The Commission, in cooperation with the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, shall integrate Switzerland into the rapid alert system provided for in Article 50 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 as regards the provisions relating to refusal to allow entry of animal products at borders.

The Commission shall immediately notify Switzerland of any rejection of a batch, a container or a cargo by a competent authority at an EU/Switzerland border post.

Switzerland shall immediately notify the Commission of any rejection of a batch, container or cargo of food or feed by a competent authority at a Swiss border post on the grounds of a direct or indirect risk to human health, and shall comply with the confidentiality rules provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.

The special measures relating to this participation shall be established by the Joint Veterinary Committee.

CHAPTER II

Veterinary checks applicable in trade between the Member States of the European Union and Switzerland

A.

LEGISLATION^f2

Veterinary checks applicable in trade between the Member States of the European Union and Switzerland shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions below:

European Union

Switzerland

1. Council Directive 89/608/EEC of 21 November 1989 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of legislation on veterinary and zootechnical matters (OJ L 351, 2.12.1989, p. 34); 2. Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13); 3. Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11).

1. Law of 1 July 1966 on epizootic diseases (LFE; RS 916.40), in particular Article 57 thereof; 2. Ordinance of 18 April 2007 on the import, transit and export of animals and animal products (OITE; RS 916.443.10); 3. Ordinance of 27 August 2008 on the import and transit of animal products by air from third countries (OITPA; RS 916.443.13); 4. Ordinance of the DFI of 16 May 2007 on controls on the import and transit of animals and animal products (Ordinance on controls, OITE; RS 916.443.106); 5. Ordinance of 28 November 2014 on the importation, the transit and exportation of pet animals (OITE-AC; RS 916.443.14); 6. Ordinance of 30 October 1985 on the fees levied by the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (Ordinance on the Fees of the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office RS 916.472).

B.

IMPLEMENTING ARRANGEMENTS

In the cases provided for in Article 8 of Directive 89/662/EEC, the competent authorities of the place of destination shall contact the competent authorities of the place of dispatch without delay. They shall take all necessary measures and notify the competent authority of the place of dispatch and the Commission of the nature of the checks carried out, the decisions taken and the reasons for such decisions.

The Joint Veterinary Committee shall be responsible for the application of the provisions of Articles 10, 11 and 16 of Directive 89/608/EEC and Articles 9 and 16 of Directive 89/662/EEC.

CHAPTER III

Veterinary checks applicable to imports from third countries

A.

LEGISLATION^f3

Checks on imports from third countries shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions referred to below:

European Union

Switzerland

1. Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 of 22 January 2004 laying down procedures for veterinary checks at Community border inspection posts on products imported from third countries (OJ L 21, 28.1.2004, p. 11). 2. Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2009 of 5 March 2009 on the introduction into the Community of personal consignments of products of animal origin and amending Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 (OJ L 77, 24.3.2009, p.1). 3. Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206). 4. Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1). 5. Council Directive 89/608/EEC of 21 November 1989 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of legislation on veterinary and zootechnical matters (OJ L 351, 2.12.1989, p. 34). 6. Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use in stock farming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists, and repealing Directives 81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 3). 7. Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10). 8. Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9). 9. Commission Decision 2002/657/EC of 12 August 2002 implementing Council Directive 96/23/EC concerning the performance of analytical methods and the interpretation of results (OJ L 221, 17.8.2002, p. 8). 10. Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11); 11. Commission Decision 2005/34/EC of 11 January 2005 laying down harmonised standards for the testing for certain residues in products of animal origin imported from third countries (OJ L 16, 20.1.2005, p. 61). 12. Commission Decision 2007/275/EC of 17 April 2007 concerning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC (OJ L 116, 4.5.2007, p. 9).

1. Law of 1 July 1966 on epizootic diseases (LFE; RS 916.40), in particular Article 57 thereof; 2. Ordinance of 18 April 2007 on the import, transit and export of animals and animal products (OITE; RS 916.443.10); 3. Ordinance of 27 August 2008 on the import and transit of animal products by air from third countries (OITPA; RS 916.443.13); 4. Ordinance of the DFI of 16 May 2007 on controls on the import and transit of animals and animal products (Ordinance on controls, OITE; RS 916.443.106); 5. Ordinance of 28 November 2014 on the importation, the transit and exportation of pet animals (OITE-AC; RS 916.443.14); 6. Ordinance of 30 October 1985 on the fees levied by the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (Ordinance on the Fees of the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office; RS 916.472); 7. Law of 9 October 1992 on foodstuffs (LDAL; RS 817.0); 8. Ordinance of 23 November 2005 on foodstuffs and consumer products (ODAlOUs, RS 817.02); 9. Ordinance of 23 November 2005 on the implementation of foodstuffs legislation (RS 817.025.21); 10. Ordinance of the DFI of 26 June 1995 on foreign substances and components in foodstuffs (OSEC; RS 817.021.23).

B.

IMPLEMENTING ARRANGEMENTS

1.

For the purposes of applying Article 6 of Directive 97/78/EC, the border inspection posts of the Member States of the European Union shall be the following: the border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks on animal products listed in Annex I to the amended Decision 2009/821/EC..

2.

For the purposes of implementing Article 6 of Directive 97/78/EEC, the border inspection posts for Switzerland shall be:

By reference to the approval categories defined in Decision 2009/821/EC.
Name	TRACES code	Type	Inspection centre	Type of approval
Zürich Airport	CHZRH4	A	Centre 1	NHCf4
			Centre 2	HC(2)
Geneva Airport	CHGVA4	A	Centre 2	HC(2), NHC

The Joint Veterinary Committee shall be responsible for any subsequent amendments to the list of border inspection posts, their inspection centres and their type of approval.

On-the-spot inspections are carried out under the responsibility of the Joint Veterinary Committee in accordance in particular with Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and Article 57 of the Law on epizootic diseases.

CHAPTER IV

Health requirements and control requirements relating to trade between the European Union and Switzerland

For sectors where recognition of equivalence is mutual, animal products traded between the Member States of the European Union and Switzerland shall move under the same conditions as products traded between the Member States of the European Union. Where necessary, these products are accompanied by the health certificates required for trade between the Member States of the European Union or defined in this Annex and available in the TRACES system.

For the other sectors, the health requirements laid down in Chapter II of Appendix 6 shall continue to apply.

CHAPTER V

Health requirements and control requirements relating to imports from third countries

I.

EUROPEAN UNION — LEGISLATION^f5

A.

Public health measures

1.

Directive 2009/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (OJ L 141, 6.6.2009, p. 3);

2.

Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 34);

3.

Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 11);

4.

Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food (OJ L 37, 13.2.1993, p. 1);

5.

Commission Directive 95/45/EC of 26 July 1995 laying down specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs (OJ L 226, 22.9.1995, p. 1);

6.

Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use in stock farming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists, and repealing Directives 81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 3);

7.

Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10);

8.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012 of 1 October 2012 adopting the list of flavouring substances provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council, introducing it in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 and Commission Decision 1999/217/EC (OJ L 267, 2.10.2012, p. 1);

9.

Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation (OJ L 66, 13.3.1999, p. 16);

10.

Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the establishment of a Community list of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation (OJ L 66, 13.3.1999, p. 24);

11.

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1);

12.

Commission Decision 2002/840/EC of 23 October 2002 adopting the list of approved facilities in third countries for the irradiation of foods (OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 40);

13.

Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents (OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 1);

14.

Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November 2003 on smoke flavourings used or intended for use in or on foods (OJ L 309, 26.11.2003, p. 1);

15.

Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 repealing certain directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33);

16.

Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55);

17.

Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206);

18.

Commission Decision 2005/34/EC of 11 January 2005 laying down harmonised standards for the testing for certain residues in products of animal origin imported from third countries (OJ L 16, 20.1.2005, p. 61);

19.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs (OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 12);

20.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (OJ L 364, 20.12.2006, p. 5);

21.

Commission Regulation (EU) No 252/2012 of 21 March 2012 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1883/2006 (OJ L 84, 23.3.2012, p. 1);

22.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 of 28 March 2007 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, inorganic tin, 3-MCPD and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in foodstuffs (OJ L 88, 29.3.2007, p. 29).

B.

Animal health rules

1.

Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (1) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49).

2.

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1).

3.

Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1.)

4.

Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1).

5.

Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11).

6.

Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14).

C.

Other specific provisions^f6

1.

Interim Agreement on trade and customs union between the European Economic Community and the Republic of San Marino — Joint Declaration — Declaration by the Community (OJ L 359, 9.12.1992, p. 14).

2.

Decision 94/1/EC, ECSC of the Council and the Commission of 13 December 1993 on the conclusion of the Agreement on the European Economic Area between the European Communities, their Member States and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation (OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 1).

3.

Council Decision 97/132/EC of 17 December 1996 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (OJ L 57, 26.2.1997, p. 4).

4.

Council Decision 97/345/EC of 17 February 1997 concerning the conclusion of a Protocol on veterinary matters supplementary to the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra (OJ L 148, 6.6.1997, p. 15).

5.

Council Decision 98/258/EC of 16 March 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products (OJ L 118, 21.4.1998, p. 1).

6.

Council Decision 98/504/EC of 29 June 1998 concerning the conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part (OJ L 226, 13.8.1998, p. 24).

7.

Council Decision 1999/201/EC of 14 December 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products (OJ L 71, 18.3.1999, p. 1).

8.

Council Decision 1999/778/EC of 15 November 1999 concerning the conclusion of a Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part (OJ L 305, 30.11.1999, p. 25).

9.

Protocol 1999/1130/EC on veterinary matters supplementing the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part (OJ L 305, 30.11.1999, p. 26).

10.

Council Decision 2002/979/EC of 18 November 2002 on the signature and provisional application of certain provisions of an Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (OJ L 352, 30.12.2002, p. 1).

2.

Switzerland – Legislation^f7

A.

Ordinance of 18 April 2007 on the import, transit and export of animals and animal products (OITE; RS 916.443.10);

B.

Ordinance of 27 August 2008 on the import and transit of animal products by air from third countries (OITPA; RS 916.443.13).

3.

Implementing arrangements

A.

The Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office shall apply, simultaneously with the Member States of the European Union, the import conditions set out in the acts mentioned in chapter I of this Appendix, the implementing measures and the lists of establishments from which the corresponding imports are authorised. This undertaking shall apply to all the relevant acts, irrespective of their date of adoption.

The Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office may adopt more restrictive measures and require additional guarantees. Consultations shall be held within the Joint Veterinary Committee to find suitable solutions.

The Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office and the Member States of the European Union shall notify each other of the specific import conditions established bilaterally which have not been harmonised at Union level.

B.

The border inspection posts of the Member States of the European Union referred to in point 1 of Part B of Chapter III of this Appendix shall check imports from third countries destined for Switzerland in accordance with part A of Chapter III of this Appendix.

C.

The Swiss border inspection posts mentioned in point 2 of Part B of Chapter III of this Appendix shall check imports from third countries destined for the Member States of the European Union in accordance with part A of Chapter III of this Appendix.

D.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Ordinance of 27 August 2008 on the import and transit of animal products by air from third countries (OITPA; RS 916.443.13), the Swiss Confederation shall retain the possibility of importing bovine meat from cattle potentially treated with hormonal growth-promoters. The export of such meat to the European Union shall be prohibited. In addition, the Swiss Confederation shall:

• confine the use of such meat to direct selling by retail establishments to consumers under appropriate labelling conditions;

• allow such meat to be introduced into Switzerland only through Swiss border inspection posts;

• maintain an appropriate traceability and channelling system to prevent any possibility of such meat being subsequently introduced into the territory of the Member States of the European Union;

• present once a year a report to the Commission on the origin and destination of the imports, plus an account of the checks carried out to ensure compliance with the conditions listed in the foregoing indents;

• where there are concerns, these provisions shall be examined by the Joint Veterinary Committee.

CHAPTER VI

Fees

1.

No fees shall be charged for veterinary checks carried out in trade between the Member States of the European Union and Switzerland.

2.

For veterinary checks on imports from third countries, the Swiss authorities undertake to collect the official control fees provided for in Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1).’.