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The EU and Switzerland signed a second set of agreements, called the "Bilateral II" agreements, in Luxembourg on 26 October 2004. Entering into force on different dates, these agreements had varying degrees of impact on the bilateral relationship.

1. Schengen/Dublin: The "Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis" entered into force on 1 March 2008.

2. Taxation of savings: The "Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments" entered into force on 1 July 2005.

3. Fight against fraud: The "Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, to combat fraud and any other illegal activity to the detriment of their financial interests" has been implemented since 2009 by Switzerland in cooperation with those EU countries that have also both ratified it and submitted a declaration about its early application.

4. Processed agricultural products: The "Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 concerning the provisions applicable to the processed agricultural products" entered into force on 30 March 2005.

5. MEDIA (Creative Europe)

6. Environment

7. Statistics: The "Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on cooperation in the field of statistics" entered into force on 1 January 2007.

8. Pensions of former EU officials

9. Education, vocational training, youth

The "Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the Swiss Confederation" was signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 January 1973.

Until the conclusion of the bilateral agreements negotiated between 1994 and 1998 (the "Bilateral I" package"), which entered into force in 2002, this agreement was the principal bilateral agreement between the European Community and Switzerland.

It provides for free trade in industrial products by abolishing customs duties.

The 1972 agreement has been amended several times, in certain cases through the adoption of additional protocols.

The original aims of the treaty were to

• promote through the expansion of reciprocal trade the harmonious development of economic relations between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation, and thus to foster in the Community and in Switzerland the advance of economic activity, the improvement of living and employment conditions, and increased productivity and financial stability,
  
• provide fair conditions of competition for trade between the Contracting Parties,
  
• contribute in this way, by the removal of barriers to trade, to the harmonious development and expansion of world trade.
  

On 21 June 1999, Switzerland and the European Union (at that point the European Community) signed a package of seven agreements in Luxembourg. Called the "Bilateral I" package, all entered into force on 1 June 2002. The treaties are bound together by a "guillotine clause", which means that if one ceases to apply, the others are also suspended.

1. Free movement of persons (AFMP)
"Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons"

2. Technical obstacles to trade
"Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment"

3. Public procurement market
"Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on certain aspects of government procurement"

4. Agriculture
"Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products"

5. Research
"Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Communities and the Swiss Confederation"

6. Civil aviation
"Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport"

7. Overland transport
"Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Carriage of Goods and Passengers by Rail and Road"