(7)As regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis, within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1(A) of Council Decision 1999/437/EC in conjunction with Article 4(1) of Council Decision 2004/849/ECnote and Council Decision 2004/860/ECnote on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and the European Community respectively, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of that Agreement.