17.3.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 78/1 II (Non-legislative acts) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS COUNCIL DECISION of 11 March 2014 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 Decision No 2/2003 of that Committee (2014/143/EV) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Group on PDOs and PGIs), and their terms of reference were adopted by Decision No 2/2003 of the Commit- tee (}). In accordance with the Annex to that Decision, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Fhe main t.ask of the Working Group on PDOs and PGls Union, and in particular Article 207(4) in conjunction with is to consider the mutual protection of PDOs and PGls. Article 218(9) thereof, (5 In 2011, the Union and Switzerland concluded an Agreement on the protection of designations of origin and  geographical indications (¥), amending  the Agreement by adding Annex 12 on the protection of Whereas: designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs. Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, (1) The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural prod- . . ucts (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") (6)  The Working Group on PDOs and PGIs met in order to entered into force on 1 June 2002. consider, in particular, amending Decision No 2/2003 as regards the terms of reference of the working group in order to take into account that amendment to the (2)  Article 6 of the Agreement sets up a Joint Committee on Agreement. Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee"), which is responsible for the administration of the Agreement and ensures its good functioning. . . . . g 8 8 (7) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Committee as regards amending Decision No 2/2003. (3)  In accordance with Article 6(4) of the Agreement, by its Decision No 1/2003, the Committee adopted its own Rules of Procedure (2). (8)  The position of the Union within the Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision, (4)  In accordance with Article 6(7) of the Agreement, several working groups needed to administer the Annexes to the (®) Decision No 2/2003 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up Agreement were set up, including a working group on by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss protection of designations of origin (PDOs) and on Confederation on trade in agricultural Products of 21 October 2003 concerning the setting-up of the working groups and the adoption of the terms of reference of those groups (O] L 303, 21.11.2003, p. 27). protection of geographical indications (PGIs) (Working () O] L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132. (*) Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confed- (%) Decision No 1/2003 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up eration on the protection of designations of origin and geographical by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs, amending the Confederation on trade in agricultural products of 21 October 2003 Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss concerning the adoption of its Rules of Procedure (O] L 303, Confederation on trade in agricultural products (O] L 297, 21.11.2003, p. 24). 16.11.2011, p. 3).