‘The Swiss Mission to the European Communities presents its compliments to the Commission of the European Communities and, referring to the Consultation Agreement of 7 May 1956 between the Swiss Confederation and the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community, as well as the Agreement of 22 July 1972 between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the Swiss Confederation, and all relevant supplementary agreements, has the honour to inform the Commission of the following:On 19 July 2002, the Council of the European Union decided that the European Community would take over the rights and obligations arising under the international agreements concluded by the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). Since the ECSC ceased to exist on 23 July 2002, the provisions of the Agreements binding it to the Swiss Confederation have lost all practical application. The Mission has the honour to propose to the Commission the revocation, by mutual consent, in accordance with Article 54(b) of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, of the following Agreements:
and all relevant supplementary and additional agreements.If the Commission agrees with this proposal, the Mission proposes that this Note and the Commission’s reply constitute an agreement revoking the aforementioned Agreements, which will take effect the day after notification of the Community’s reply.’.