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EUROPEAN

COMMISSION

Brussels, 13.6.2025

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ANNEX 10

ANNEX

to the

Proposal for a Council Decision

on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of a broad package of agreements to

consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation, and

on the provisional application of the Agreement on the terms and conditions for the

participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union Agency for the Space

Programme

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PROTOCOL

BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION

AND THE SWISS CONFEDERATION

ON PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION

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THE EUROPEAN UNION (hereinafter referred to as "Union"),

and

THE SWISS CONFEDERATION (hereinafter referred to as "Switzerland"),

hereinafter referred to as the "Contracting Parties",

CONSIDERING the close mutual ties between them based on their proximity, shared values and

common European culture, as well as the fact that their economies are highly interlinked in terms of

trade and investments,

SHARING the objective of contributing to the smooth running and continued development of the

Union and Switzerland's comprehensive partnership to its full potential,

WELCOMING the conclusion in December 2024 of the negotiations on the broad bilateral package

for the stabilisation and development of their relations,

DESIRING to contribute to the reinforcement of cooperation between the European Parliament and

the Swiss Federal Assembly,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

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ARTICLE 1

A Joint Parliamentary Committee is hereby established. It shall contribute, through dialogue and

debate, to a better understanding between the Contracting Parties on the broad bilateral package and

the possible further development of their bilateral relations.

ARTICLE 2

The Joint Parliamentary Committee shall be composed, in equal numbers, of members of the

European Parliament and members of the Swiss Federal Assembly. The total number of members of

the Joint Parliamentary Committee shall be specified in its rules of procedure.

ARTICLE 3

The Joint Parliamentary Committee shall meet alternately in the Union and in Switzerland at least

once a year.

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ARTICLE 4

Upon its establishment, the Joint Parliamentary Committee:

(a)

may request relevant information regarding the implementation of any agreement that forms

part of the broad bilateral package, as well as of any possible future bilateral agreement in

fields related to the internal market in which Switzerland participates, from the Contracting

Parties, which shall then supply that Committee with the requested information;

(b)

shall be informed on a regular basis of the decisions and recommendations of the Joint

Committees established by any agreement that forms part of the broad bilateral package and

by any possible future bilateral agreement in fields related to the internal market in which

Switzerland participates; and

(c)

may make recommendations to the Contracting Parties.

ARTICLE 5

The Joint Parliamentary Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure with a two-third majority of

the members of that Committee.

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ARTICLE 6

This Protocol shall be ratified or approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their

own procedures. The Contracting Parties shall notify each other of the completion of the internal

procedures necessary to the entry into force of this Protocol.

This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the last

notification pursuant to paragraph 1.

ARTICLE 7

This Protocol may be amended at any time by mutual agreement of the Contracting Parties.

Each Contracting Party may terminate this Protocol at any time by notifying the other Contracting

Party in writing through diplomatic channels. Termination shall take effect three months after

receipt of such notification.

Done at [place], on [date], in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English,

Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese,

Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, each of these

texts being equally authentic.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorised thereto, have signed this Protocol.

For the European Union

For the Swiss Confederation

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