# L_2012309EN.01000201.xml

| 8.11.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 309/2 |
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8.11.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 309/2

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 124/2012

of 13 July 2012

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 104/2012 of 15 June 2012 (1). |
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(1)

Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 104/2012 of 15 June 2012 (1).

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1276/2011 of 8 December 2011 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the treatment to kill viable parasites in fishery products for human consumption (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1276/2011 of 8 December 2011 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the treatment to kill viable parasites in fishery products for human consumption (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (3) | This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein, |
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(3)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added 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:

| ‘— | 32011 R 1276: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1276/2011 of 8 December 2011 (OJ L 327, 9.12.2011, p. 39).’ |
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32011 R 1276: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1276/2011 of 8 December 2011 (OJ L 327, 9.12.2011, p. 39).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EU) No 1276/2011 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 14 July 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).

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, 13 July 2012.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Atle LEIKVOLL

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(1)  
  OJ L 270, 4.10.2012, p. 3.

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(2)  
  OJ L 327, 9.12.2011, p. 39.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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