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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1569/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/1569",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/1569 of 16 September 2019 on the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, within the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, as regards the amendment of Annexes 1 and 2 to the Agreement",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1569",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/1569\nof 16 September 2019\non the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, within the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, as regards the amendment of Annexes 1 and 2 to the Agreement\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 1 June 2002.\n(2)\nArticle 6 of the Agreement provides for the setting up of a Joint Committee on Agriculture (‘the Committee’), which is responsible for the administration of the Agreement and ensures its good functioning.\n(3)\nIn accordance with Article 11 of the Agreement, the Committee may decide to amend the Annexes to the Agreement.\n(4)\nThe Committee has to adopt a decision amending Annexes 1 and 2 to the Agreement in order to update the numeric codes of the Agreement following the latest review of the Harmonised System, correct an error made in the latest adaptation of Annex 1 to the Agreement concerning the tariff concession for boneless hams, and incorporate into Annex 1 to the Agreement the tariff concessions granted by Switzerland in 1996 for dog and cat food intended for sale.\n(5)\nIt is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Committee, as the envisaged decision will be binding on the Union,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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