Date: 2026-01-23Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision No 1/2026 of the EU-Switzerland joint Committee of 14 January 2026 amending Tables III and IV of Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 [2026/182]
**Executive Summary**
Decision No 1/2026, issued by the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee on January 14, 2026, amends Tables III and IV of Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972. The changes update domestic reference prices and price differences for agricultural raw materials. This decision will take effect on February 1, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment of Protocol 2:**
* Table III of Protocol 2 is replaced (Annex I of this Decision).
* Point (b) in Table IV of Protocol 2 is replaced (Annex II of this Decision).
* **Publication and Entry into Force:**
* This decision is to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* The decision enters into force on February 1, 2026.
* **Updated Reference Prices and Basic Amounts (Annexes I & II):**
* Provides updated Swiss and EU domestic reference prices for various agricultural raw materials.
* Specifies the amounts applied on the Swiss and EU sides, accounting for differences in reference prices.
* Lists applied basic amounts on the Swiss and EU sides for the calculation of agricultural components.
**Impact Analysis**
**EU and Swiss Parties**
* **Impact:** The new domestic reference prices and basic amounts will affect the calculation of price compensation measures and agricultural components within the EU and Switzerland's trade agreement, potentially impacting the profitability of agricultural raw materials traded between them.
* **Action Required:** Parties should review the updated reference prices in Annexes I and II to understand changes to import/export costs.
Key Entities Referenced
Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972: Protocol amended by the decision; deals with agricultural products.
EU-Switzerland Joint Committee: The committee responsible for the decision.
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972: The original agreement that Protocol 2 is part of.
European Economic Community: One of the parties in the agreement.
Swiss Confederation: One of the parties in the agreement.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/182 23.1.2026
DECISIONNo 1/2026 OF THE EU-SWITZERLAND JOINT COMMITTEE
of 14 January 2026
amending Tables III and IV of Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 [2026/182]
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July
1972(1), as amended by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 26 October
2004 amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July
1972 as regards the provisions applicable to processed agricultural products(2)(‘Agreement’), and in particular Article 7 of
its Protocol 2,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 5(2) of Protocol 2 to the Agreement, the Union and the Swiss Confederation, as
Contracting Parties, provided to the Joint Committee the domestic reference prices, for the 12-month reference
period from September 2024 to August 2025, of all raw materials for which price compensation measures are
applied. It follows from those prices that the actual price situation regarding those raw materials in the territory of
the Contracting Parties has changed.
(2) It is therefore necessary to update the domestic reference prices and the price differences for agricultural raw
materials listed in Table III of Protocol 2 to the Agreement, as well as to adapt the basic amounts of the agricultural
raw materials listed in Table IV of that Protocol,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Protocol 2 to the Agreement is amended as follows:
(a) Table III is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Decision;
(b) in Table IV, point (b) is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 February 2026.
Done at Brussels, 14 January 2026.
For the Joint Committee
The Chairman
p.p. Rita ADAM
Head of Mission
(1) OJ L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 189.
(2) OJ L 23, 26.1.2005, p. 19.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/182/oj 1/3EN
OJ L, 23.1.2026
ANNEX I
‘TABLE III
EU and Swiss domestic reference prices
Article 4(1) Article 3(3)
Swiss domestic EU domestic reference Applied on Swiss side Applied on EU side
Agricultural raw material reference price price Difference Swiss / EU Difference Swiss / EU
CHF per 100 kg net CHF per 100 kg net reference price reference price
CHF per 100 kg net EUR per 100 kg net
Common wheat 61,60 20,70 40,90 0,00
Durum wheat - - 1,20 0,00
Rye 49,70 18,95 30,75 0,00
Barley - - - -
Maize - - - -
Common wheat flour 99,69 41,99 57,70 0,00
Whole-milk powder 735,42 408,49 326,95 0,00
Skimmed-milk powder 502,50 234,21 268,30 0,00
Butter 1 262,92 710,62 552,30 0,00
White sugar - - - -
Eggs - - 38,00 0,00
Fresh potatoes 43,89 20,87 23,00 0,00
Vegetable fat - - 170,00 0,00’
2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/182/ojEN
OJ L, 23.1.2026
ANNEX II
‘(b) Basic amounts for agricultural raw materials taken into account for the calculation of the agricultural components:
Applied basic amount on the Swiss side Art
Applied basic amount on the EU side Art 4(2)
3(2)
Agricultural raw material
CHF per 100 kg net EUR per 100 kg net
Common wheat 30,65 0,00
Durum wheat 1,00 0,00
Rye 24,85 0,00
Barley - -
Maize - -
Common wheat flour 47,05 0,00
Whole-milk powder 266,45 0,00
Skimmed-milk powder 218,65 0,00
Butter 450,10 0,00
White sugar - -
Eggs 30,95 0,00
Fresh potatoes 16,10 0,00
Vegetable fat 138,55 0,00’
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/182/oj 3/3