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RS 0.362.380.002 Exchange of notes of 28 March 2008 between Switzerland and the European Community concerning the resumption of Council Decision 2006 /440/EC of 1er June 2006 amending Annex 12 of the Common Consular Instructions and the

Original Language Title: RS 0.362.380.002 Echange de notes du 28 mars 2008 entre la Suisse et la Communauté européenne concernant la reprise de la décision 2006/440/CE du Conseil du 1er juin 2006 modifiant l’annexe 12 des instructions consulaires communes ainsi que l’a

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0.362.380.002

Exchange of Notes of March 28, 2008

Between Switzerland and the European Community concerning the resumption of Council Decision 2006 /440/EC of 1 Er June 2006 amending Annex 12 of the Common Consular Instructions and Annex 14 A The common manual with regard to the fees to be collected, corresponding to the administrative costs of processing the visa application

(Development of the Schengen acquis)

Entered into force on 28 March 2008

(State on 28 March 2008)

Translation 1

Mission of Switzerland to the European Union

Brussels, 28 March 2008

Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

The Swiss Mission to the European Union presents its compliments to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and, referring to the Council's notification of 13 July 2006, issued pursuant to Art. 7, para. 2, let. A, first sentence of the agreement between the Swiss Confederation, the European Union and the European Community on the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis 2 (hereinafter the Association Agreement), signed in Luxembourg on 26 October 2004, has the honour to acknowledge receipt of this notification, which reads as follows:

" Pursuant to Art. 7, para. 2, let. A, first sentence and art. 14, para. 1 of the Agreement between Switzerland and the Schengen acquis, the adoption of the following act shall be notified to Switzerland:

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Council decision amending Annex 12 of the Common Consular Instructions and Annex 14 A The common manual with regard to the fees to be collected, corresponding to the administrative costs of processing the visa application.
Council documents: 8558/06 VISA 115 FRONT 87 COMIX 394 + COR 1 (en); + COR 2 (lv); + COR 3 10360/06 JUR 248 Adoption date: 01.06.2006 " 3

In accordance with Art. 7, para. 2, let. A, second sentence of the Association Agreement, the Swiss Mission to the European Union informs the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union that Switzerland accepts the content of the act annexed to the notification of the Council, An act which forms an integral part of this reply note, and will be transposed into its internal legal order .

In accordance with Art. 7, para. 3, of the Association Agreement, the notification of the Council of 13 July 2006 and the present reply note create rights and obligations between Switzerland and the European Community and thus constitute an agreement between Switzerland and the Community European.

This agreement will enter into force on the date of this reply note. It may be denounced under the conditions set out in Art. 7 and 17 of the Association Agreement.

The Swiss Mission to the European Union takes this opportunity to renew to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union the assurance of its high regard.

Copy:

European Commission, General Secretariat, to the attention of Karl von Kempis, Brussels

1 Translation of original English text.
2 RS 0.362.31
3 Council Decision 2006 /440/EC of 1 Er June 2006 amending Annex 12 of the Common Consular Instructions and Annex 14 A The common manual with regard to the fees to be collected, corresponding to the administrative costs of processing the visa application, OJ No O L 175 of 29.6.2006, p. 77.

Status on 28 March 2008