EN Official Journal of the European Union L 100/53

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 137/2007

of 26 October 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 100/2007 of 28 September 2007 (1).

(2) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 104/2007 of 28 September 2007 (2).

(3) Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (3), as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (4), as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (5), as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 repealing certain directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC (6), as corrected by OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (7), as corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(8) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 of 14 October 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(10) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (10) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(11) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (11) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(12) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (12) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(13) Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs (13) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(14) Commission Regulation (EC) No 776/2006 of 23 May 2006 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Community reference laboratories (14) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(15) Commission Decision 2006/677/EC of 29 September 2006 setting out the guidelines laying down criteria for the conduct of audits under Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls to verify compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (15) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(16) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (16) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(17) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (17) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(18) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and repealing certain implementing measures (18) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(19) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1665/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (19) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(20) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (20) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(21) Commission Decision 2006/765/EC of 6 November 2006 repealing certain implementing acts concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption (21) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(22) Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 repeals Council Directive 93/43/EEC (22), which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(23) Directive 2004/41/EC repeals several acts which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(24) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 repeals Council Directives 70/373/EEC (23), 85/73/EEC (24), 85/591/EEC (25), 89/397/EEC (26), 93/99/E (27), 95/53/EC (28) and Council Decisions 93/383/EEC (29), 98/728/EC (30) and 1999/313/EC (31), which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(25) Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 repeals Commission Decision 95/168/EC (32), Council Decisions 95/409/EC (33), 95/411/EC (34) and Commission Decision 2003/470/EC (35), which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(26) Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 repeals Commission Decision 93/51/EEC (36) which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(27) Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 repeals Commission Directives 98/53/EC (37), 2002/26/EC (38), 2003/78/EC (39) and 2005/38/EC (40), which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(28) Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 repeals Commission Decision 91/180/EEC (41), which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(29) Decision 2006/765/EC repeals several acts which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(30) This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(31) 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,

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 Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 (as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3), (EC) No 853/2004 (as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22), (EC) No 854/2004 (as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83), (EC) No 882/2004 (as corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1), (EC) No 1688/2005, (EC) No 2073/2005 (as corrected by OJ L 278, 10.10.2006, p. 32 and OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 62), (EC) No 2074/2005, (EC) No 2075/2005, (EC) No 2076/2005, (EC) No 401/2006, (EC) No 776/2006, (EC) No 1662/2006, (EC) No 1663/2006, (EC) No 1664/2006, (EC) No 1665/2006 and (EC) No 1666/2006, and Directive 2004/41/EC (as corrected by OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12), and Decisions 2006/677/EC and 2006/765/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 27 October 2007, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (42) or at the day of the entry into force of the Decision on the EEA Joint Committee No 133/2007 of 26 October 2007, whichever is the later.

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, 26 October 2007. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

(1) OJ L 47, 21.2.2008, p. 12.

(2) OJ L 47, 21.2.2008, p. 21.

(3) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.

(5) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206.

(6) OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33.

(7) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(8) OJ L 271, 15.10.2005, p. 17.

(9) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1.

(10) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 27.

(11) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 60.

(12) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83.

(13) OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 12.

(14) OJ L 136, 24.5.2006, p. 3.

(15) OJ L 278, 10.10.2006, p. 15.

(16) OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 1.

(17) OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 11.

(18) OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 13.

(19) OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 46.

(20) OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 47.

(21) OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 50.

(22) OJ L 175, 19.7.1993, p. 1.

(23) OJ L 170, 3.8.1970, p. 2.

(24) OJ L 32, 5.2.1985, p. 14.

(25) OJ L 372, 31.12.1985, p. 50.

(26) OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 23.

(27) OJ L 290, 24.11.1993, p. 14.

(28) OJ L 265, 8.11.1995, p. 17.

(29) OJ L 166, 8.7.1993, p. 31.

(30) OJ L 346, 22.12.1998, p. 51.

(31) OJ L 120, 8.5.1999, p. 40.

(32) OJ L 109, 16.5.1995, p. 44.

(33) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 21.

(34) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 29.

(35) OJ L 157, 26.6.2003, p. 66.

(36) OJ L 13, 21.1.1993, p. 11.

(37) OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 93.

(38) OJ L 75, 16.3.2002, p. 38.

(39) OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 40.

(40) OJ L 143, 7.6.2005, p. 18.

(41) OJ L 93, 13.4.1991, p. 1.

(42) Constitutional requirements indicated.