title: 2012/562/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 10 May 2012 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2010#Resolution of the European Parliament of 10 May 2012 with observations forming an integral part of its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2010

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               17.10.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 286/141

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 10 May 2012
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2010
   (2012/562/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2010,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2010, together with the Centre’s replies (1),

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 21 February 2012 (06083/2012 – C7-0051/2012),

               —

               having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 185 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 of 28 November 1994 setting up a Translation Centre for bodies of the European Union (3), and in particular Article 14 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Rule 77 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0125/2012),

               1.

               Grants the Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2010;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to the Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 366, 15.12.2011, p. 117.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 314, 7.12.1994, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

      RESOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
      of 10 May 2012
      with observations forming an integral part of its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2010
      THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

                  —

                  having regard to the final annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2010,

                  —

                  having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2010, together with the Centre’s replies (1),

                  —

                  having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 21 February 2012 (06083/2012 – C7-0051/2012),

                  —

                  having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

                  —

                  having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 185 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 of 28 November 1994 setting up a Translation Centre for bodies of the European Union (3), and in particular Article 14 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Rule 77 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,

                  —

                  having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0125/2012),

                  A.

                  whereas the Court of Auditors has stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (‘the Centre’) for the financial year 2010 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular,

                  B.

                  whereas on 10 May 2011 Parliament granted the Director of the Centre discharge for implementation of its budget for the financial year 2009 (5), and whereas in its resolution accompanying the discharge decision, inter alia, called on the Centre:

                              —

                              to further develop the evaluation of its performance by improving the links between its strategic actions and the actions envisaged in its Annual Work Programme and by reviewing the indicators for monitoring its performance in order to comply with SMART criteria,

                              —

                              to take more effective measures to remedy its constant rise in surplus; in 2009 the surplus amounted to EUR 24 000 000, whereas it was EUR 26 700 000 in 2008, EUR 16 900 000 in 2006, EUR 10 500 000 in 2005 and EUR 3 500 000 in 2004,

                              —

                              to inform the discharge authority of the steps put forward for making the ABAC accounting system effectively operational,

                  C.

                  whereas the Centre’s final budget for 2010 was EUR 55 928 077 compared with EUR 62 630 000 in 2009, which represents a decrease of 11,98 %,

                  D.

                  whereas the volume of translation in 2010 was the highest since the establishment of the Centre, representing an increase of 20,1 % of the number of translated pages compared to 2009,

         Budget and financial management

                  1.

                  Notes from the its Annual Activity Report (AAR) and its annual accounts for the financial year 2010 that the original budget of the Centre, EUR 48 100 000, was the subject of two amending budgets; acknowledges in particular that the purpose of the two amending budgets was twofold:

                              —

                              to include the budgetary surplus from previous years, of EUR 24 000 000, in order to pay the employers’ contributions to the Commission for pensions from 1998 -2009, namely a total sum of EUR 18 400 000 and to reimburse the Centre’s largest client agency, the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, with the economic outturn for 2009, namely the sum of EUR 6 121 255,

                              —

                              to rebalance the budget with the sum of EUR 8 000 000, following a significant increase in client forecasts;

                  2.

                  Acknowledges from its AAR that, due to the higher total number of pages translated in 2010, the revenue of the Centre rose to EUR 51 200 000 in 2010, an increase of 13,71 % compared to 2009; notes also from its AAR that the Centre’s implementation rate of expenditure rose to EUR 43 040 000, i.e. 86,79 % of the appropriations, which represents an increase of 18,27 % compared to 2009;

                  3.

                  Recalls that, under Article 10 of its founding Regulation (EC) No 2965/94, the Centre revenue and expenditure shown in its budget must be balanced; notes that for the financial year 2010 the Centre’s accumulated 2009 surplus amounted to EUR 24 000 000; takes note, however, that principally through the transfer of funds to the Union’s pension scheme and the reimbursements to its clients, the Centre managed to reduce the aforementioned surplus to EUR 9 200 000; acknowledges moreover from the Centre that the Management Board decided in 2011 to use these EUR 9 200 000 to create a reserve for exceptional investment (EUR 4 300 000) and a reserve for price stabilisation (EUR 4 900 000);

                  4.

                  Welcomes the settlement of the long-lasting dispute between the Centre and the Commission on the question of the employer’s contribution to the Union’s pension scheme;

                  5.

                  Welcomes the above-mentioned decision of the Management Board, adopted in 2011, to create a reserve of EUR 4 300 000 for investments into an e-CDT programme to be realised over the years 2012-2013 and a reserve of EUR 4 900 000 for the stabilisation of the prices, in order to compensate for the potential decrease of its revenue due to the anticipated reduction of translation requests from its clients;

                  6.

                  Welcomes that following the request of the discharge authority the final annual accounts of the Centre for the financial year 2010 have been made publicly available on the Centre’s website;

         Procurement procedures

                  7.

                  Calls on the Centre to ensure compliance with Article 60 of its Financial Regulation by establishing financing decisions for operational expenditure; asks the Centre in particular to establish stronger controls in the process of procurement planning;

                  8.

                  Acknowledges from its AAR that the Centre launched two new procedures for the provision of translation/revision services in the rail and maritime fields;

                  9.

                  Notes also that a total of 47 framework contracts were signed;

         Human resources (HR)

                  10.

                  Acknowledges that, given that eight staff members with higher points were not promoted whereas some other staff in the same grade were promoted, Article 45 of its Staff Regulations was not respected, as additional discretionary elements were actually incorporated into the final decision to award promotion; notes the Centre’s statement according to which the Internal Audit Service (IAS) acknowledged that the decisions on career and promotion of officials and of temporary staff adopted by the Management Board on 7 February 2008 were subject to interpretation and that following the final IAS assessment on ‘Implementation of the staff promotion’, issued in September 2010, the Centre adapted its interpretation to the one of the IAS while the additional criteria which were previously used for promotion were abandoned;

                  11.

                  Acknowledges, in addition, from its AAR that the Centre conducted 22 selection procedures for temporary and contract staff, as well as two competitions for established posts in 2010;

                  12.

                  Notes that the Centre implemented a professional orientation service in order to identify possibilities for staff and enable mobility or career orientation;

         Performance

                  13.

                  Welcomes the Centre’s increase of its services, in terms of volume of translation, to the Union institutions compared to 2009, and notably the increase by 20,1 % of the number of translated documents, while its budget was reduced by 11,98 % compared to the previous year;

                  14.

                  Notes from the Centre’s AAR that in 2010 agreements were signed with six new clients, i.e. the Joint Undertakings Artemis, ENIAC, IMI and FCH, the European Asylum Support Office and the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators and first contacts were established with the European Banking Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority;

                  15.

                  Acknowledges from the Centre’s AAR that during the financial year 2010 around 55 % of the total volume of pages translated was outsourced; notes from its AAR that the Centre took steps to consolidate the management of its translation workflow in 2010 by merging the Demand Management and Freelance Management Sections; acknowledges, in particular, that an external study on validation of the ratio between works carried out internally and outsourcing has been completed and that the calculation model used by the Centre was validated;

                  16.

                  Welcomes the efforts of the Centre to improve the quality of translation; underlines the fact that 17 terminology projects were finalised until the end of 2010, which improved the terminology database; supports the Centre in organising training events for its translators, which helps to improve their productivity;

                  17.

                  Calls on the Centre to analyse the current data flow and tools used for budget planning and establish controls; notes, in this respect, that the Centre’s budget planning is based on excel tools and manual or system-based controls of data which could result in calculation errors and wrong expenditure planning, and ultimately have a negative impact on the Centre’s pricing;

                  18.

                  Encourages the Centre to apply minimum requirements for forecasting information and enhance the cooperation and exchange on forecasting with selected clients, in order to avoid overestimate of expenditure and pricing;

         Internal audit

                  19.

                  Notes that 12 ‘very important’ recommendations from the IAS were still open as at 31 December 2010; is concerned that the implementation of seven of those recommendations was delayed; acknowledges, in particular, that those delays concern the following important issues:

                              —

                              the quality of client forecast,

                              —

                              the disclosure of the 2008 exercise,

                              —

                              the assessment of the Internal Control System,

                        calls therefore on the Centre to explain those delays to the discharge authority and to remedy the situation;

                  20.

                  Notes that out of the 12 ‘very important’ recommendations from the IAS, the Centre rejected the recommendation on financial reporting; calls on the Centre to inform the discharge authority about the reasons for this decision;

                  21.

                  Observes that the IAS conducted an audit on ‘Budgeting of expenditures’, finalised a follow-up audit on ‘HR management’ and on the ‘implementation of internal control standards’, and carried out an IT risk assessment;

                  22.

                  Notes from the Centre’s AAR that the IAS final audit follow-up report revealed that 41 recommendations were made, 29 recommendations were still in progress, 10 implemented and two partially or not accepted;

                  23.

                  Acknowledges that the Internal Audit Capability carried out formal consulting activities on the following areas:

                              —

                              advice on the optimisation of the organisational structure and related cost reduction,

                              —

                              coordination of the IT risk assessment exercise,

                              —

                              facilitation and advice for the Centre’s annual risk management exercise,

                              —

                              support and guidance to the Quality Audit activity;

                  24.

                  Draws attention to its recommendations from previous discharge reports, as set out in the Annex to this resolution;

                  25.

                  Refers, in respect of the other observations accompanying its Decision on discharge, which are of a horizontal nature, to its resolution of 10 May 2012 (6) on the performance, financial management and control of the agencies.

         (1)  OJ C 366, 15.12.2011, p. 117.

         (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

         (3)  OJ L 314, 7.12.1994, p. 1.

         (4)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

         (5)  OJ L 250, 27.9.2011, p. 125.

         (6)  Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0164 (see page 388 of this Official Journal).

      ANNEX

         EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RECOMMENDATIONS OVER THE PAST YEARS

                  Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union

                  2006

                  2007

                  2008

                  2009

                  Performance

                  n.a.

                              —

                              Objectives and performance indicators are often not measurable

                              —

                              Notes that in 2007 refunded EUR 9 300 000 to its client

                              —

                              Improvements in IT (FLOSYSWEB)

                              —

                              Notes that in 2008 refunded EUR 11 450 000 to its client.

                  Calls on the Centre to further develop the evaluation of its performance by improving the links between its strategic actions and the actions foreseen in its Work Programme and by reviewing the indicators for monitoring its performance in order to comply with SMART criteria

                  Budgetary and financial management

                  n.a.

                  The programming should be based on a clear and consistent link between the set objectives and the implementation of the budgetary resources needed to achieve them

                              —

                              Calls on the Centre to take more effective measures to remedy the constant rise in its surplus → 2008: EUR 26 700 000; 2006: EUR 10 500 000

                              —

                              Calls on the Commission to examine the scope of the Centre’s cash holdings: EUR 48 405 006

                              —

                              Calls on the Centre to offer its clients cost-covering services in the future

                              —

                              Calls on the Centre to systematically apply Article 8.2 of its Financial Regulation in which it is stated that ‘commitment appropriations shall cover the total cost of the legal commitments entered into the current financial year’

                              —

                              Calls on the Centre to take more effective measures to remedy its constant rise in surplus, this surplus is mainly linked to the lack of precision in the forecasts for translation requests received from its clients

                  Human resources

                              —

                              Weaknesses in the recruitment procedures: no written evidence of the rules applied to the evaluation of the candidates’ file

                              —

                              The conflict between the Centre and the Commission on the employer’s share contributions for staff has not been solved

                  n.a.

                              —

                              The Centre should plan its recruitment procedures more realistically and effectively in order to respect the time limits and meet all the needs arising from an increase in the Centre’s staff (in quantitative and qualitative terms)

                              —

                              The conflict between the Centre and the Commission on the employer’s share contributions for staff has not been solved

                              —

                              Calls on the Centre to include information on sensitive functions in job descriptions and ensure that all mitigating controls put in place are identified

                              —

                              Encourages the Centre to update the implementing rules for training and define new timing for this.

                  Internal audit

                  n.a.

                  n.a.

                  n.a.

                  Calls on the Centre to issue a comprehensive written procedure defining roles, riming and workflows for the establishment, validation and booking of recovery orders for transactions delivered to customers


title: 2011/767/EU: Council Decision of 27 October 2011 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union#Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union

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               30.11.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 317/2

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 27 October 2011
   on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union
   (2011/767/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 29 January 2007 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the World Trade Organisation under Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 in the course of the accessions to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania.

               (2)

               Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission within the framework of the negotiating directives adopted by the Council.

               (3)

               These negotiations have been concluded and the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (‘the Agreement’) was initialled on 7 September 2010.

               (4)

               The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Union on 28 April 2011, subject to its conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Council Decision 2011/255/EU (1).

               (5)

               The Agreement should be approved,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
   The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to give, on behalf of the Union, the notification provided for in the Agreement (2).
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 27 October 2011.

            For the Council

            The President

         J. MILLER

      (1)  OJ L 110, 29.4.2011, p. 12.

      (2)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.

      AGREEMENT
      in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union
      Done at Brussels, 28 April 2011.
      Sir,
      Following negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of the Schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union, I have the honour to propose the following:

                  1.

                  The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 27, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU-25 with the following modifications:

                              Add 400 tonnes (carcase weight) to the allocation for New Zealand under the EU tariff rate quota ‘meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen’, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 0 %;

                              Create an erga omnes allocation of 200 tonnes (carcase weight) under the EU tariff rate quota ‘meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen’, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 0 %;

                              Adjust the EU tariff rate quota ‘live sheep, other than pure-bred breeding animals’, with an in-quota rate 10 %, by removing the allocations of 1 010 tonnes (Romania) and 4 255 tonnes (Bulgaria);

                              Adjust the EU tariff rate quota ‘meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen’, with an in-quota rate 0 %, by removing the allocations of 75 tonnes (Romania) and 1 250 tonnes (Bulgaria);

                              Change the definition of the EU tariff rate quota of 1 300 tonnes ‘high quality beef’ in the EU WTO schedule to: ‘High quality meat of bovine animals fresh, chilled or frozen. Supplying country New Zealand. Qualification for the quota is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant EU provisions’.

                  2.

                  The European Union shall also replace the definition of high quality beef in the European Union regulations implementing this quota by the following: ‘Selected beef cuts derived from exclusively pasture grazed steers or heifers, the carcases of which have a dressed weight of not more than 370 kilograms. The carcases shall be classified as A, L, P, T or F, be trimmed to a fat depth of P or lower and have a muscling classification of 1 or 2 according to the carcase classification system administered by the New Zealand Meat Board’.

                  3.

                  New Zealand accepts the European Union’s approach to netting-out of tariff rate quotas as a way of adjusting the GATT obligations of the EU-25 and those of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania following the recent enlargement of the European Union.

                  4.

                  Consultations may be held at any time with regard to any of the above matters at the request of either Party.

            I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the content of this letter. Should this be the case, this letter and your confirmation shall together constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand (the ‘Agreement’).
      The European Union and New Zealand shall notify to each other the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of the Agreement. The Agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification.
      Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

            For the European Union

      Done at Brussels, 28 April 2011.
      Sir,
      I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date, which reads as follows:
      ‘Following negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of the Schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union, I have the honour to propose the following:

                  1.

                  The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 27, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU-25 with the following modifications:

                              Add 400 tonnes (carcase weight) to the allocation for New Zealand under the EU tariff rate quota “meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen”, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 0 %;

                              Create an erga omnes allocation of 200 tonnes (carcase weight) under the EU tariff rate quota “meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen”, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 0 %;

                              Adjust the EU tariff rate quota “live sheep, other than pure-bred breeding animals”, with an in-quota rate 10 %, by removing the allocations of 1 010 tonnes (Romania) and 4 255 tonnes (Bulgaria);

                              Adjust the EU tariff rate quota “meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen”, with an in-quota rate 0 %, by removing the allocations of 75 tonnes (Romania) and 1 250 tonnes (Bulgaria);

                              Change the definition of the EU tariff rate quota of 1 300 tonnes “high quality beef” in the EU WTO schedule to: “High quality meat of bovine animals fresh, chilled or frozen. Supplying country New Zealand. Qualification for the quota is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant EU provisions”.

                  2.

                  The European Union shall also replace the definition of high quality beef in the European Union regulations implementing this quota by the following: “Selected beef cuts derived from exclusively pasture grazed steers or heifers, the carcases of which have a dressed weight of not more than 370 kilograms. The carcases shall be classified as A, L, P, T or F, be trimmed to a fat depth of P or lower and have a muscling classification of 1 or 2 according to the carcase classification system administered by the New Zealand Meat Board”.

                  3.

                  New Zealand accepts the European Union’s approach to netting-out of tariff rate quotas as a way of adjusting the GATT obligations of the EU-25 and those of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania following the recent enlargement of the European Union.

                  4.

                  Consultations may be held at any time with regard to any of the above matters at the request of either Party.

            I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the content of this letter. Should this be the case, this letter and your confirmation shall together constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand (the “Agreement”).
      The European Union and New Zealand shall notify to each other the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of the Agreement. The Agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification.’.
      I have the honour to express my Government’s agreement with the above letter.
      Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

            For the Government of New Zealand


title: 2013/562/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2011#Resolution of the European Parliament of 17 April 2013 with observations forming an integral part of its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2011

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               16.11.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 308/180

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 17 April 2013
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2011
   (2013/562/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Police College for the financial year 2011,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Police College for the financial year 2011, together with the College’s replies (1),

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 12 February 2013 (05753/2013 – C7-0041/2013),

               —

               having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 185 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Council Decision 2005/681/JHA of 20 September 2005 establishing the European Police College (CEPOL) and repealing Decision 2000/820/JHA (4), and in particular Article 16 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Decision C(2011) 4680 of 30 June 2011 granting consent to a derogation requested by the European Police College from Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002,

               —

               having regard to the report of the European Police College of 12 July 2010 on the Reimbursement of Private Expenditure (10/0257/KA),

               —

               having regard to the external audit commissioned by the European Police College (Contract Ref. No CEPOL/2010/001) on the reimbursement of private expenditure,

               —

               having regard to the final report on the five-year external evaluation of the European Police College (Contract Ref. No CEPOL/CT/2010/002),

               —

               having regard to the Annual Activity Report 2009 of the Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security,

               —

               having regard to the fourth progress report of the European Police College on the implementation of its Multi-annual Action Plan (MAP) for 2010–2014,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the implementation of the European Police College MAP for 2010–2014,

               —

               having regard to the note of the Internal Audit Service (IAS) of 4 July 2011 (Ref. Ares (2011) 722479) on the third progress report on the implementation of the European Police College MAP for 2010–2014,

               —

               having regard to the report and annexes of the European Police College on the implementation of the European Parliament’s resolution on ‘2009 Discharge: European Police College’,

               —

               having regard to the report and annex of the European Police College on the application of its Procurement Manual for the period covering 1 July 2010 - 1 July 2011,

               —

               having regard to Rule 77 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A7-0064/2013),

               1.

               Grants the Director of the European Police College discharge in respect of the implementation of the College’s budget for the financial year 2011;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to the Director of the European Police College, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 388, 15.12.2012, p. 23.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 256, 1.10.2005, p. 63.

      (5)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

      RESOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
      of 17 April 2013
      with observations forming an integral part of its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2011
      THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

                  —

                  having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Police College for the financial year 2011,

                  —

                  having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Police College for the financial year 2011, together with the College’s replies (1),

                  —

                  having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 12 February 2013 (05753/2013 – C7-0041/2013),

                  —

                  having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

                  —

                  having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2) (‘the Financial Regulation’), and in particular Article 185 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Council Decision 2005/681/JHA of 20 September 2005 establishing the European Police College (CEPOL) and repealing Decision 2000/820/JHA (4), and in particular Article 16 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Commission Decision C(2011)4680 of 30 June 2011 granting consent to a derogation requested by the European Police College from Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002,

                  —

                  having regard to the report of the European Police College of 12 July 2010 on the Reimbursement of Private Expenditure (10/0257/KA),

                  —

                  having regard to the external audit commissioned by the European Police College (Contract Ref. No CEPOL/2010/001) on the reimbursement of private expenditure,

                  —

                  having regard to the final report on the five-year external evaluation of the European Police College (Contract Ref. No CEPOL/CT/2010/002),

                  —

                  having regard to the Annual Activity Report 2009 of the Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security,

                  —

                  having regard to the fourth progress report of the European Police College on the implementation of its Multi-annual Action Plan (MAP) for 2010–2014,

                  —

                  having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the implementation of the European Police College MAP for 2010–2014,

                  —

                  having regard to the note of the Internal Audit Service (IAS) of 4 July 2011 (Ref. Ares (2011) 722479) on the third progress report on the implementation of the European Police College MAP for 2010–2014,

                  —

                  having regard to the report and annexes of the European Police College on the implementation of the European Parliament’s resolution on ‘2009 Discharge: European Police College’,

                  —

                  having regard to the report and annex of the European Police College on the application of its Procurement Manual for the period covering 1 July 2010–1 July 2011,

                  —

                  having regard to Rule 77 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,

                  —

                  having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A7-0064/2013),

                  A.

                  whereas the European Police College (‘the College’), which is located in Bramshill, was established by Council Decision No 2000/820/JHA, which was repealed and replaced in 2005 by Council Decision 2005/681/JHA,

                  B.

                  whereas the College was set up in 2001 and, with effect from 1 January 2006, was transformed into a Community body within the meaning of Article 185 of the Financial Regulation, thus coming under the provisions of the Framework Financial Regulation for agencies,

                  C.

                  whereas the Court of Auditors, in its reports on the College’s annual accounts for the financial years 2006, 2007 and 2009, qualified its opinion with regard to the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions on the grounds that the procurement procedures did not comply with the provisions of the Financial Regulation,

                  D.

                  whereas the Court of Auditors, in its report on the College’s annual accounts for the financial year 2008, emphasised its opinion on the reliability of the accounts, without expressly qualifying it, and qualified its opinion on the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions,

                  E.

                  whereas in its decision of 7 October 2010, Parliament refused to grant the Director of the College discharge for implementation of the College’s budget for the financial year 2008 (6),

                  F.

                  whereas in its Decision of 10 May 2011, Parliament decided to postpone its decision on granting the Director of the College discharge in respect of the implementation of its budget for 2009 (7) but then granted it in its decision of 25 October 2011 (8),

                  G.

                  whereas the Court of Auditors, in its report on the annual accounts of the College for the financial year 2010, stated, for the first time since the College became an agency, that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts for the financial year 2008 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular,

                  H.

                  whereas the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts for the financial year 2011 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular,

                  I.

                  whereas on 10 May 2012, Parliament granted the Director of the College discharge for implementation of the College’s budget for the financial year 2010 (9), and in its resolution accompanying the discharge decision, inter alia:

                              —

                              encouraged the College to introduce a clear distinction between the different components of the Union contribution to the College’s budget in its final annual accounts;

                              —

                              called on the College to take action in order to avoid a repeat of deficiencies which occurred in the preparation of individual budgets;

                              —

                              recalled that failure to meet cut-off dates is one of the main factors hindering sound financial management and asked the College to keep the discharge authority informed of the implementation of Decision 34/2010/GB;

                              —

                              called on the College to inform the discharge authority of the effective implementation of the Internal Audit Service (IAS) as a ‘very important’ recommendation on the completion of the internal recording of mission expenses;

                              —

                              called on the College to update Parliament on the level of implementation of the new 16 Internal Control Standards (ICS) of the Commission which were adopted by the Governing Board of the College, replacing the former ICS,

                  J.

                  whereas by Decision C(2011)4680 of 30 June 2011, the Commission granted a derogation to the College from the provisions of Article 74b of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002,

                  K.

                  whereas the budget of the College for 2011 was EUR 8 341 000, compared to EUR 7 800 000 in 2010, which represents an increase of 6,93 %,

                  L.

                  whereas the contribution of the Union to the budget of the College for 2011 was EUR 8 341 000,

                  M.

                  whereas the balance for the outturn account for the College in 2011 was positive, totalling EUR 1 358 764,32,

                  1.

                  Believes that common elements between the College and the European Police Office should be explored further, taking into account the results of the study issued by the College in 2011 (Contract Ref. No CEPOL/CT/2010/002); notes that the College is to leave its current premises in Bramshill (UK) in March 2014; requests that the Commission come up with a proposal for the relocation of the College to The Hague (NL), where the European Police Office is located, in order to share facilities and services and benefit from synergies, without jeopardising both agencies’ core tasks and autonomy, and present those proposals to Parliament and the Council; emphasises that a swift decision on the relocation of the College would diminish the uncertainty that might pose adverse effects on staff and recruitment procedures;

         Budgetary and financial management

                  2.

                  Takes note that the College received its total budget of EUR 8 341 000 for 2011 from Directorate-General Home;

                  3.

                  Acknowledges from the College’s Final Financial Statements that financial management inefficiencies such as the use of payments on incorrect budget lines within chapters or titles took place in 2011; calls on the College to provide the discharge authority, as soon as possible, with further details on the issue, including the amounts and budget lines involved and the measures implemented in order to remedy the situation;

         Carryover appropriations

                  4.

                  Notes from the College’s annual activity report (AAR) 2011 that commitment appropriations were committed at a level of almost 100 % for Title I ‘staff’, while the payment appropriations were consumed to the level of 93,98 %;

                  5.

                  Establishes from the AAR that commitment appropriations have been committed to the level of 99,93 % for Title II ‘administrative expenditure’, while the payment appropriations have been consumed up to 88,86 %;

                  6.

                  Takes note from the AAR that for Title III ‘operational expenditure’, out of a total budget of EUR 4 063 000, 93,31 % of the appropriations were committed compared to 99,56 % in 2010 and that 55,98 % of payment appropriations were consumed compared to 45,20 % in 2010;

                  7.

                  Acknowledges from the Court of Auditors’ report that appropriations amounting to EUR 1 772 523 (22 %) were carried over to 2012, of which EUR 208 813 relates to Title I, EUR 47 275 relates to Title II and EUR 1 516 435 relates to Title III; calls on the College to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken to address this deficiency as the high level of carryovers indicate shortcomings in budget planning and implementation and it is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality;

                  8.

                  Establishes from the Court of Auditors’ report that out of the appropriations carried over from 2010 amounting to EUR 2,5 million, EUR 0,7 million (27,5 %) were cancelled in 2011; calls on the College to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken to address this deficiency as the high level of cancellations indicate shortcomings in budget planning and implementation and it is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality;

                  9.

                  Notes from the AAR that 96,74 % of the commitment appropriations have been committed; notes, furthermore, that 75,21 % of the payment appropriations have been spent (EUR 6 273 389);

         Transfers

                  10.

                  Takes note from the Court of Auditors’ report that in 2011, the College made 38 budgetary transfers amounting to EUR 1,8 million; is of the opinion that budget planning and budget implementation procedures should be further strengthened and calls on the College to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken to address that deficiency as it indicates weaknesses in budget planning and is at odds with the principle of specification;

         Procurement procedures

                  11.

                  Establishes from the AAR that in 2011, efforts towards the improvement of the College’s procurement continued and that overall 40 procurement procedures were completed in 2011 and one procurement procedure was on-going as of 31 December 2011;

         Internal audit

                  12.

                  Establishes from the AAR (10) that the College took measures to streamline its internal control by adopting 16 internal control standards and recruiting an internal control officer in August 2011; welcomes the compliance assessment review regarding the degree of implementation of the 16 internal control standards, which was held in the fourth quarter of 2011 and which showed that, overall, the College was in compliance with the requirements of the internal control standards;

                  13.

                  Acknowledges from the AAR that the Internal Audit Panel started to be functional in 2011; welcomes the three main audits undertaken by the College in 2011: two external audits carried out by the Court of Auditors and one internal audit carried out by the IAS of the Commission;

         Recruitment procedures

                  14.

                  Notes from the Court of Auditors’ report that the College needs to improve the transparency of recruitment procedures; urges the College to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken by the College to address that deficiency; acknowledges from the College that the documentation standards and templates for each stage of recruitment procedures were revised in June 2012 to ensure better transparency and clarity in the documentation; considers that some of the provisions of the Staff Regulations may present a considerable administrative burden; encourages, therefore, the Commission to allow for a certain degree of simplification under Article 110 of the Staff Regulations in regard to the agencies;

                  15.

                  Notes that 10 recruitments were completed in 2011 and that at the end of that year, the College employed 23 of the 26 temporary agents anticipated in the establishment plan following the departure of one member of staff on 15 December 2011, previously there being only two vacant posts; notes, moreover, that the College’s total staff of 38 is completed by five seconded national experts;

         Performance

                  16.

                  Commends the College’s efforts to improve its performance without a budget increase, and the results it has achieved; congratulates it, moreover, on responding comprehensively to Parliament’s requirements and to the current budgetary challenges by radically reducing its governing costs;

                  17.

                  Commends the College’s efforts in streamlining and improving the efficiency of its governance, for example through the implementation of measures to disband committees and the reduction of the number of Governing Board meetings per year which should now focus essentially on policy and decision-making at a strategic and long-term level;

                  18.

                  Refers, in respect of the other observations accompanying its Decision on discharge, which are of a horizontal nature, to its resolution of 17 April 2013 (11) on the performance, financial management and control of the agencies.

         (1)  OJ C 388, 15.12.2012, p. 23.

         (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

         (3)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

         (4)  OJ L 256, 1.10.2005, p. 63.

         (5)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

         (6)  OJ L 320, 7.12.2010, p. 11.

         (7)  OJ L 250, 27.9.2011, p. 260.

         (8)  OJ L 313, 26.11.2011, p. 17.

         (9)  OJ L 286, 17.10.2012, p. 156.

         (10)  Annual Activity Report 2011, p. 14.

         (11)  Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0134 (see page 374 of this Official Journal).


title: 2011/739/: Council Decision of 20 October 2011 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein amending the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products#Agreement between the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein amending the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products

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               16.11.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 297/48

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 20 October 2011
   on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein amending the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
   (2011/739/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (2) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agricultural Agreement’) entered into force on 1 June 2002.

               (2)

               An Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (3) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Additional Agreement’) entered into force on 13 October 2007.

               (3)

               The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the European Union, an Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs, which amends the Agricultural Agreement by inserting a new Annex 12.

               (4)

               The European Union, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Swiss Confederation have agreed that the Additional Agreement should also be amended in order to take into account the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications.

               (5)

               The Agreement between the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein amending the Additional Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’) should be concluded,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Agreement between the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein amending the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
   The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council shall designate the person empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, with the deposit of the instrument of approval provided for in Article 3 of the Agreement in order to bind the Union.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 20 October 2011.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. SAWICKI

      (1)  Consent of 24 June 2011 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

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

      (3)  OJ L 270, 13.10.2007, p. 6.

      AGREEMENT
      between the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein amending the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
      THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as ‧the Union‧,
      THE SWISS CONFEDERATION, hereinafter referred to as ‧Switzerland‧ and
      THE PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN, hereinafter referred to as ‧Liechtenstein‧,
      hereinafter referred to as ‧the Parties‧,
      Committing themselves to promoting among themselves the harmonious development of designations of origin and geographical indications (hereinafter ‧GIs‧) and facilitating, through their protection within the framework of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (hereinafter ‧Agricultural Agreement‧), bilateral trade flows in agricultural products and foodstuffs originating in the Parties that have been granted a GI within the meaning of the Parties' respective legislation, and regularly updating the list of GIs protected by this Agreement,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  Swiss legislation on GIs for agricultural products and foodstuffs applies in Liechtenstein;

                  (2)

                  GIs in the Swiss national register may be composed of geographical names in the territory of Liechtenstein and the geographical area of these GIs may include the territory of Liechtenstein;

                  (3)

                  Pursuant to the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (hereinafter the ‧Additional Agreement‧), the Agricultural Agreement also applies to Liechtenstein;

                  (4)

                  Pursuant to the Additional Agreement, Liechtenstein products are deemed to be products of Swiss origin;

                  (5)

                  The Additional Agreement should be amended so that the insertion of a new annex to the Agricultural Agreement concerning the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin from Switzerland and the Union relative to agricultural products and foodstuffs also applies to Liechtenstein,

            HAVE AGREED UPON THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
      Article 1
      Amendments
      The Additional Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  Article 1(2) is replaced by the following:
                  ‧The adjustments specific to Liechtenstein concerning Annexes 4 to 12 of the Agricultural Agreement are laid down in the Annex to this Agreement (Additional Agreement), which shall constitute an integral part thereof.‧;

                  (2)

                  The title ‧Adjustments/additions concerning Annexes 4 to 11 of the Agricultural Agreement‧ in the Annex is replaced as follows:

                  (3)

                  The following paragraph is added to the above-mentioned title:
                  ‧Annex 12, Protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
                  The geographical area of the following Swiss GIs that are protected pursuant to Appendix 1 to Annex 12 also includes the territory of Liechtenstein:

                              —

                              Rheintaler Ribel/Türggen Ribel (PDO),

                              —

                              St. Galler Bratwurst/St. Galler Kalbsbratwurst (PGI).‧.

            Article 2
      Language versions
      This Agreement shall be drawn up in triplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, each of those texts being equally authentic.
      Article 3
      Entry into force
      1.   This Agreement shall be ratified or approved by the Parties in accordance with their internal procedures.
      2.   The Parties shall notify each other of the completion of these procedures.
      3.   This Agreement shall enter into force on the day of the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs, amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products.

         Съставено в Брюксел на седемнадесети май две хиляди и единадесета година.
         Hecho en Bruselas, el diecisiete de mayo de dos mil once.
         V Bruselu dne sedmnáctého května dva tisíce jedenáct.
         Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den syttende maj to tusind og elleve.
         Geschehen zu Brüssel am siebzehnten Mai zweitausendelf.
         Kahe tuhande üheteistkümnenda aasta maikuu seitsmeteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.
         Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα εφτά Μαΐου δύο χιλιάδες έντεκα.
         Done at Brussels on the seventeenth day of May in the year two thousand and eleven.
         Fait à Bruxelles, le dix-sept mai deux mille onze.
         Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciassette maggio duemilaundici.
         Briselē, divi tūkstoši vienpadsmitā gada septiņpadsmitajā maijā.
         Priimta du tūkstančiai vienuoliktų metų gegužės septynioliktą dieną Briuselyje.
         Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizenegyedik év május tizenhetedik napján.
         Magħmul fi Brussell, fis-sbatax-il jum ta' Mejju tas-sena elfejn u ħdax.
         Gedaan te Brussel, de zeventiende mei tweeduizend elf.
         Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia siedemnastego maja roku dwa tysiące jedenastego.
         Feito em Bruxelas, em dezassete de Maio de dois mil e onze.
         Întocmit la Bruxelles la șaptesprezece mai două mii unsprezece.
         V Bruseli dňa sedemnásteho mája dvetisícjedenásť.
         V Bruslju, dne sedemnajstega maja leta dva tisoč enojst.
         Tehty Brysselissä seitsemäntenätoista päivänä toukokuuta vuonna kaksituhattayksitoista.
         Som skedde i Bryssel den sjuttonde maj tjugohundraelva.

            За Европейския съюз
            Por la Unión Europea
            Za Evropskou unii
            For Den Europæiske Union
            Für die Europäische Union
            Euroopa Liidu nimel
            Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
            For the European Union
            Pour l'Union européenne
            Per l'Unione europea
            Eiropas Savienības vārdā –
            Europos Sąjungos vardu
            Az Európai Unió részéről
            Għall-Unjoni Ewropea
            Voor de Europese Unie
            W imieniu Unii Europejskiej
            Pela União Europeia
            Pentru Uniunea Europeană
            Za Európsku úniu
            Za Evropsko unijo
            Euroopan unionin puolesta
            För Europeiska unionen

            За Конфедерация Швейцария
            Por la Confederación Suiza
            Za Švýcarskou konfederaci
            For Det Schweiziske Forbund
            Für die Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
            Šveitsi Konföderatsiooni nimel
            Για την Ελβετική Συνομοσπονδία
            For the Swiss Confederation
            Pour la Confédération suisse
            Per la Confederazione svizzera
            Šveices Konfederācijas vārdā –
            Šveicarijos Konfederacijos vardu
            A Svájci Államszövetség részéről
            Għall-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera
            Voor de Zwitserse Bondsstaat
            W imieniu Konfederacji Szwajcarskiej
            Pela Confederação Suíça
            Pentru Confederația Elvețiană
            Za Švajčiarsku konfederáciu
            Za Švicarsko konfederacijo
            Sveitsin valaliiton puolesta
            För Schweiziska edsförbundet

            За Княжeство Лихтенщайн
            Por el Principado de Liechtenstein
            Za Lichtenštejnské knížectví
            For Fyrstendommet Liechtenstein
            Für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein
            Liechtensteini Vürstiriigi nimel
            Για το Πριγκιπάτο του Λιχτενστάιν
            For the Principality of Liechtenstein
            Pour la Principauté de Liechtenstein
            Per il Principato del Liechtenstein
            Lihtenšteinas Firstistes vārdā –
            Lichtenšteino Kunigaikštystės vardu
            A Liechtensteini Hercegség részéről
            Għall-Prinċipat ta' Liechtenstein
            Voor het Vorstendom Liechtenstein
            W imieniu Księstwa Liechtensteinu
            Pelo Principado do Liechtenstein
            Pentru Principatul Liechtenstein
            Za Lichtenštajnské kniežatstvo
            Za Kneževino Lihtenštajn
            Liechtensteinin ruhtinaskunnan puolesta
            För Furstendömet Liechtenstein