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| 8.5.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 124/6 |
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8.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 124/6

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 150/2007

of 7 December 2007

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 137/2007 of 26 October 2007 (1). |
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(1)

Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 137/2007 of 26 October 2007 (1).

| (2) | Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 139/2007 of 26 October 2007 (2). |
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(2)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 139/2007 of 26 October 2007 (2).

| (3) | Commission Decision 2007/23/EC of 22 December 2006 amending Appendix B of Annex VII to the 2005 Act of Accession as regards certain establishments in the meat, milk and fish sectors in Romania (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(3)

Commission Decision 2007/23/EC of 22 December 2006 amending Appendix B of Annex VII to the 2005 Act of Accession as regards certain establishments in the meat, milk and fish sectors in Romania (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (4) | Commission Decision 2007/26/EC of 22 December 2006 amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(4)

Commission Decision 2007/26/EC of 22 December 2006 amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (5) | Commission Decision 2007/27/EC of 22 December 2006 adopting certain transitional measures concerning deliveries of raw milk to processing establishments and the processing of this raw milk in Romania with regard to the requirements of Regulation (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(5)

Commission Decision 2007/27/EC of 22 December 2006 adopting certain transitional measures concerning deliveries of raw milk to processing establishments and the processing of this raw milk in Romania with regard to the requirements of Regulation (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (6) | Commission Decision 2007/29/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for certain products of animal origin covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council introduced into Bulgaria and Romania from third countries before 1 January 2007 (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(6)

Commission Decision 2007/29/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for certain products of animal origin covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council introduced into Bulgaria and Romania from third countries before 1 January 2007 (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (7) | Commission Decision 2007/30/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for the marketing of certain products of animal origin obtained in Bulgaria and Romania (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(7)

Commission Decision 2007/30/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for the marketing of certain products of animal origin obtained in Bulgaria and Romania (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (8) | Commission Decision 2007/31/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other Member States (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(8)

Commission Decision 2007/31/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other Member States (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (9) | Commission Decision 2007/213/EC of 2 April 2007 amending Decision 2007/31/EC laying down transitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other Member States (9) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(9)

Commission Decision 2007/213/EC of 2 April 2007 amending Decision 2007/31/EC laying down transitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other Member States (9) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (10) | Commission Decision 2007/264/EC of 25 April 2007 amending Decision 2007/30/EC as regards transitional measures for certain milk products obtained in Bulgaria (10) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(10)

Commission Decision 2007/264/EC of 25 April 2007 amending Decision 2007/30/EC as regards transitional measures for certain milk products obtained in Bulgaria (10) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (11) | Commission Decision 2007/398/EC of 11 June 2007 amending Decision 2007/31/EC laying down transitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other Member States (11) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(11)

Commission Decision 2007/398/EC of 11 June 2007 amending Decision 2007/31/EC laying down transitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other Member States (11) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (12) | As far as Chapter I of Annex I is concerned, this Decision shall apply to Iceland with the transitional period specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I for the areas which did not apply to Iceland prior to the review of this Chapter by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 133/2007 of 26 October 2007 (12). |
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(12)

As far as Chapter I of Annex I is concerned, this Decision shall apply to Iceland with the transitional period specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I for the areas which did not apply to Iceland prior to the review of this Chapter by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 133/2007 of 26 October 2007 (12).

| (13) | This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein, |
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(13)

This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annexes I and II to the Agreement shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2007/23/EC, 2007/26/EC, 2007/27/EC, 2007/29/EC, 2007/30/EC, 2007/31/EC, 2007/213/EC, 2007/264/EC and 2007/398/EC, in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of the Agreement (*1) or on the day of entry into force of the EEA Enlargement Agreement, whichever is the later.

Pending the entry into force of the EEA Enlargement Agreement, it shall apply provisionally from the date of entry into force of the Decision on the EEA Joint Committee No 137/2007 of 26 October 2007.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 7 December 2007.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

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(1)  
  OJ L 100, 10.4.2008, p. 53.

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(2)  
  OJ L 100, 10.4.2008, p. 64.

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(3)  
  OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 9.

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(4)  
  OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 35.

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(5)  
  OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 45.

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(6)  
  OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 57.

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(7)  
  OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 59.

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(8)  
  OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 61.

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(9)  
  OJ L 94, 4.4.2007, p. 53.

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(10)  
  OJ L 114, 1.5.2007, p. 16.

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(11)  
  OJ L 150, 12.6.2007, p. 8.

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(12)  
  OJ L 100, 10.4.2008, p. 27.

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(*1)  Constitutional requirements indicated.

*1

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ANNEX

Annexes I and II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

| 1) | the following shall be inserted in point 16 (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) and inserted before the adaptation text in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I, and point 54zzzh (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

  ‘The transitional arrangements set out in the following acts shall apply:






  — | 32007 D 0027: Commission Decision 2007/27/EC of 22 December 2006 adopting certain transitional measures concerning deliveries of raw milk to processing establishments and the processing of this raw milk in Romania with regard to the requirements of Regulation (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 45). |
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1)

the following shall be inserted in point 16 (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) and inserted before the adaptation text in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I, and point 54zzzh (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the following acts shall apply:

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| — | 32007 D 0030: Commission Decision 2007/30/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for the marketing of certain products of animal origin obtained in Bulgaria and Romania (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 59), as amended by:






  — | 32007 D 0264: Commission Decision 2007/264/EC of 25 April 2007 (OJ L 114, 1.5.2007, p. 16). |
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| — | 32007 D 0031: Commission Decision 2007/31/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other Member States (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 61), as amended by:






  — | 32007 D 0213: Commission Decision 2007/213/EC of 2 April 2007 (OJ L 94, 4.4.2007, p. 53), |
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| — | 32007 D 0398: Commission Decision 2007/398/EC of 11 June 2007 (OJ L 150, 12.6.2007, p. 8).’; |
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| 2) | the following shall be added after the transitional arrangements set out in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:






  ‘— | 32007 D 0029: Commission Decision 2007/29/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for certain products of animal origin covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council introduced into Bulgaria and Romania from third countries before 1 January 2007 (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 57).’; |
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2)

the following shall be added after the transitional arrangements set out in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘—

| 3) | the following shall be inserted in point 16 (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council), and inserted before the adaptation text in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I, and point 54zzzh (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

  ‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 5, Section B, Part I), as amended by:






  — | 32007 D 0023: Commission Decision 2007/23/EC of 22 December 2006 (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 9), |
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3)

the following shall be inserted in point 16 (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council), and inserted before the adaptation text in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I, and point 54zzzh (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Romania (Annex VII, Chapter 5, Section B, Part I), as amended by:

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shall apply.’;

| 4) | the following shall be inserted before the adaptation text in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I and point 54zzzh (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

  ‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 4, Section B), as amended by:






  — | 32007 D 0026: Commission Decision 2007/26/EC of 22 December 2006 (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 35), |
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4)

the following shall be inserted before the adaptation text in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I and point 54zzzh (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI, Chapter 4, Section B), as amended by:

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shall apply.’

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