EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/6

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 98/2007

of 28 September 2007

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 78/2007 of 6 July 2007 (1).

(2) Commission Decision 2006/858/EC of 28 November 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2006/883/EC of 5 December 2006 amending Decision 2006/80/EC as regards Slovenia (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2006/968/EC of 15 December 2006 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regards guidelines and procedures for the electronic identification of ovine and caprine animals (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Regulation (EC) No 1923/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Decision 2007/11/EC of 20 December 2006 amending Commission Decision 2005/362/EC of 2 May 2005 approving the plan for the eradication of African swine fever in feral pigs in Sardinia, Italy (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7) Commission Decision 2007/15/EC of 22 December 2006 approving monitoring plans for the detection of residues or substances in live animals and animal products pursuant to Council Directive 96/23/EC as submitted by Bulgaria and Romania (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(8) Commission Decision 2007/28/EC of 22 December 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(9) Commission Decision 2007/101/EC of 14 February 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue (9) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(10) Commission Decision 2007/118/EC of 16 February 2007 laying down detailed rules in relation to an alternative identification mark pursuant to Council Directive 2002/99/EC (10) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(11) Commission Decision 2007/119/EC of 16 February 2007 amending Decisions 2006/415/EC, 2006/416/EC and 2006/563/EC as regards the identification mark to be applied to fresh poultrymeat (11) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(12) Commission Decision 2007/123/EC of 20 February 2007 granting an exemption to Italy under Council Directive 92/119/EEC for the transport of pigs for slaughter on public and private roads to a slaughterhouse within a protection zone (12) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(13) Commission Decision 2007/135/EC of 23 February 2007 amending Decision 2003/135/EC as regards the amendment of the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in certain areas of the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate (13) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(14) This Decision does not apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1923/2006 and Decisions 2006/858/EC, 2006/883/EC, 2006/968/EC, 2007/11/EC, 2007/15/EC, 2007/28/EC, 2007/101/EC, 2007/118/EC, 2007/119/EC, 2007/123/EC and 2007/135/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 29 September 2007, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (14).

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, 28 September 2007. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

(1) OJ L 328, 13.12.2007, p. 17.

(2) OJ L 332, 30.11.2006, p. 26.

(3) OJ L 341, 7.12.2006, p. 37.

(4) OJ L 401, 30.12.2006, p. 41.

(5) OJ L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 7, 12.1.2007, p. 19.

(7) OJ L 7, 12.1.2007, p. 30.

(8) OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 51.

(9) OJ L 43, 15.2.2006, p. 40.

(10) OJ L 51, 20.2.2007, p. 19.

(11) OJ L 51, 20.2.2007, p. 22.

(12) OJ L 52, 21.2.2007, p. 10.

(13) OJ L 57, 24.2.2007, p. 20.

(14) No constitutional requirements indicated.