Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 25/2003

of 14 March 2003

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 157/2002 of 6 December 2002(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2002/8/EC of 28 December 2001 laying down the methods for the genetic identification of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species and amending Decisions 88/124/EEC and 96/80/EC(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2002/35/EC of 16 January 2002 amending Decision 2001/783/EC as regards the protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue in Italy(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Directive 2002/4/EC of 30 January 2002 on the registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 2002/160/EC of 21 February 2002 amending Annex D to Council Directive 90/426/EEC with regard to diagnostic tests for African horse sickness(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Decision 2002/189/EC of 5 March 2002 amending Decision 2001/783/EC as regards the protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue in Italy(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

Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following point shall be inserted after point 29 (Commission Decision 96/510/EC) in Part 2.2:

"30. 32002 D 0008: Commission Decision 2002/8/EC of 28 December 2001 laying down the methods for the genetic identification of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species and amending Decisions 88/124/EEC and 96/80/EC (OJ L 3, 5.1.2002, p. 53)."

2. The following shall be added in points 6 (Commission Decision 88/124/EEC) and 27 (Commission Decision 96/80/EC) in Part 2.2:

", as amended by

- 32002 D 0008: Commission Decision 2002/8/EC of 28 December 2001 (OJ L 3, 5.1.2002, p. 53)."

3. The following shall be added in point 22 (Commission Decision 2001/783/EC) in Part 3.2:

", as amended by:

- 32002 D 0035: Commission Decision 2002/35/EC of 16 January 2002 (OJ L 15, 17.1.2002, p. 31),

- 32002 D 0189: Commission Decision 2002/189/EC of 5 March 2002 (OJ L 63, 6.3.2002, p. 26)."

4. The following indent shall be added in point 3 (Council Directive 90/426/EEC) in Part 4.1:

"- 32002 D 0160: Commission Decision 2002/160/EC of 21 February 2002 (OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 37)."

5. The following point shall be inserted after point 1 (Commission Decision 94/96/EC) in Part 9.2:

"2. 32002 L 0004: Commission Directive 2002/4/EC of 30 January 2002 on the registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC (OJ L 30, 31.1.2002, p. 44)."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2002/4/EC and Decisions 2002/8/EC, 2002/35/EC, 2002/160/EC and 2002/189/EC in the Norwegian language, 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 15 March 2003, 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 Union.

Done at Brussels, 14 March 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 38, 13.2.2003, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 3, 5.1.2002, p. 53.

(3) OJ L 15, 17.1.2002, p. 31.

(4) OJ L 30, 31.1.2002, p. 44.

(5) OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 37.

(6) OJ L 63, 6.3.2002, p. 26.

(7) No constitutional requirements indicated.