Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 125/2001

of 23 November 2001

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 102/2001 of 26 October 2001(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2000/280/EC of 30 March 2000 amending Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC and concerning additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for regions free of the disease in France and Germany(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2000/330/EC of 18 April 2000 approving tests for the detection of antibodies against bovine brucellosis within the framework of Council Directive 64/432/EEC(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2000/442/EC of 11 July 2000 amending for the second time Decisions 1999/466/EC and 1999/467/EC establishing respectively the officially brucellosis-free and tuberculosis-free status of bovine herds of certain Member States or regions of Member States(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Directive 2000/15/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 10 April 2000 amending Council Directive 64/432/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Directive 2000/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 May 2000 amending Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine(6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7) This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Parts 4.1 and 4.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following indents shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 64/432/EEC) in Part 4.1:

"- 32000 L 0015: Directive 2000/15/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 10 April 2000 (OJ L 105, 3.5.2000, p. 34),

- 32000 L 0020: Directive 2000/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 May 2000 (OJ L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 35)."

2. The following indent shall be added in points 9 (Commission Decision 93/24/EEC) and 19 (Commission Decision 93/244/EEC) in Part 4.2:

"- 32000 D 0280: Commission Decision 2000/280/EC of 30 March 2000 (OJ L 92, 13.4.2000, p. 24)."

3. The following indent shall be added in points 45 (Commission Decision 1999/467/EC) and 46 (Commission Decision 1999/466/EC) in Part 4.2:

"- 32000 D 0442: Commission Decision 2000/442/EC of 11 July 2000 (OJ L 176, 15.7.2000, p. 51)."

4. The following point shall be inserted after point 54 (Council Decision 2000/258/EC) in Part 4.2:

"55. 32000 D 0330: Commission Decision 2000/330/EC of 18 April 2000 approving tests for the detection of antibodies against bovine brucellosis within the framework of Council Directive 64/432/EEC (OJ L 114, 13.5.2000, p. 37)."

Article 2

The texts of Commission Decisions 2000/280/EC, 2000/330/EC, 2000/442/EC and Directives 2000/15/EC and 2000/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in the Norwegian language, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 24 November 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(7).

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. Bull

(1) OJ L 322, 6.12.2001, p. 6.

(2) OJ L 92, 13.4.2000, p. 24.

(3) OJ L 114, 13.5.2000, p. 37.

(4) OJ L 176, 15.7.2000, p. 51.

(5) OJ L 105, 3.5.2000, p. 34.

(6) OJ L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 35.

(7) No constitutional requirements indicated.