EN Official Journal of the European Union L 143/1

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 17/2010

of 1 March 2010

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 1/2010 of 29 January 2010 (1).

(2) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 4/2010 of 29 January 2010 (2).

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 479/2007 of 27 April 2007 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 and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1243/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1244/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and laying down specific rules on official controls for the inspection of meat (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1245/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005, as regards the use of liquid pepsin for the detection of Trichinella in meat (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1246/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 as regards the extension of the transitional period granted to food business operators importing fish oil intended for human consumption (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(8) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1441/2007 of 5 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(9) As far as Chapter I of Annex I is concerned, 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 (9).

(10) This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex I and Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 479/2007, (EC) No 1243/2007, (EC) No 1244/2007, (EC) No 1245/2007, (EC) No 1246/2007 and (EC) No 1441/2007 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 the day of the entry into force of the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 137/2007 of 26 October 2007, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (10). In case not all the notifications would have been made by that day, it shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee. This Decision shall apply provisionally from 1 March 2010 until its entry into force.

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, 1 March 2010. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Alan SEATTER

(1) OJ L 101, 22.4.2010, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 101, 22.4.2010, p. 10.

(3) OJ L 111, 28.4.2007, p. 46.

(4) OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 8.

(5) OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 12.

(6) OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 19.

(7) OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 21.

(8) OJ L 322, 7.12.2007, p. 12.

(9) OJ L 100, 10.4.2008, p. 27.

(10) No constitutional requirements indicated.