EN Official Journal of the European Union L 262/11

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 61/2011

of 1 July 2011

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 115/2010 of 10 November 2010 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 175/2010 of 2 March 2010 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards measures to control increased mortality in oysters of the species Crassostrea gigas in connection with the detection of Ostreid herpesvirus 1 μνar (OsHV-1 μνar) (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 200/2010 of 10 March 2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a Union target for the reduction of the prevalence of Salmonella serotypes in adult breeding flocks of Gallus gallus (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Regulation (EU) No 346/2010 of 15 April 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the placing on the market and import requirements for consignments of aquaculture animals intended for Member States or parts thereof with national measures approved by Decision 2010/221/EU (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Regulation (EU) No 505/2010 of 14 June 2010 amending Annex II to 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 (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Regulation (EU) No 506/2010 of 14 June 2010 amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regards ovine and caprine animals kept in zoos (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7) Commission Regulation (EU) No 558/2010 of 24 June 2010 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(8) Commission Regulation (EU) No 595/2010 of 2 July 2010 amending Annexes VIII, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(9) Commission Decision 2009/821/EC of 28 September 2009 drawing up a list of approved border inspection posts, laying down certain rules on the inspections carried out by Commission veterinary experts and laying down the veterinary units in Traces (9) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(10) Commission Decision 2009/822/EC of 15 October 2009 amending Decision 2009/821/EC as regards the list of border inspection posts (10) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(11) Commission Decision 2009/847/EC of 20 November 2009 amending Decision 2005/176/EC laying down the codified form and the codes for the notification of animal diseases pursuant to Council Directive 82/894/EEC (11) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(12) Commission Decision 2009/870/EC of 27 November 2009 amending Decision 2009/821/EC as regards the list of border inspection posts (12) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(13) Commission Decision 2010/160/EU of 17 March 2010 amending Decision 2005/176/EC laying down the codified form and the codes for the notification of animal diseases pursuant to Council Directive 82/894/EEC (13) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(14) Commission Decision 2010/171/EU of 22 March 2010 amending Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC as regards surveillance programmes for Ireland and Hungary and the disease-free status of Ireland for certain aquatic animal diseases (14) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(15) Commission Decision 2010/221/EU of 15 April 2010 approving national measures for limiting the impact of certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals in accordance with Article 43 of Council Directive 2006/88/EC (15) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(16) Commission Decision 2010/276/EU of 10 May 2010 amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2009/861/EC on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the processing of non-compliant raw milk in certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria (16) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(17) Commission Decision 2010/277/EU of 12 May 2010 amending Decision 2009/821/EC as regards the lists of border inspection posts and veterinary units in Traces (17) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(18) Commission Decision 2010/280/EU of 12 May 2010 amending Decision 2006/968/EC implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regards guidelines and procedures for the electronic identification of ovine and caprine animals (18) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(19) Commission Decision 2010/300/EU of 25 May 2010 amending Decision 2001/672/EC as regards time periods for the movements of bovine animals to summer grazing areas (19) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(20) Commission Decision 2010/301/EU of 25 May 2010 amending Decision 2004/407/EC as regards authorising imports of photographic gelatine into the Czech Republic (20) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(21) Regulation (EU) No 200/2010 repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 1003/2005 (21) which is incorporated into the Agreement and is therefore to be repealed under the Agreement.

(22) Decision 2009/821/EC repeals Commission Decisions 91/398/EEC (22), 2001/881/EC (23) and 2002/459/EC (24) which are incorporated into the Agreement and are therefore to be repealed under the Agreement.

(23) Decision 2010/221/EU repeals Commission Decision 2004/453/EC (25) which is incorporated into the Agreement and is therefore to be repealed under the Agreement.

(24) 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 (26).

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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 Regulations (EU) No 175/2010, (EU) No 200/2010, (EU) No 346/2010, (EU) No 505/2010, (EU) No 506/2010, (EU) No 558/2010 and (EU) No 595/2010 and Decisions 2009/821/EC, 2009/822/EC, 2009/847/EC, 2009/870/EC, 2010/160/EU, 2010/171/EU, 2010/221/EU, 2010/276/EU, 2010/277/EU, 2010/280/EU, 2010/300/EU and 2010/301/EU 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 2 July 2011, provided that all the notifications pursuant to Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (27).

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 July 2011. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kurt JÄGER

(1) OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 69.

(2) OJ L 52, 3.3.2010, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 61, 11.3.2010, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 104, 24.4.2010, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 149, 15.6.2010, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 149, 15.6.2010, p. 3.

(7) OJ L 159, 25.6.2010, p. 18.

(8) OJ L 173, 8.7.2010, p. 1.

(9) OJ L 296, 12.11.2009, p. 1.

(10) OJ L 296, 12.11.2009, p. 59.

(11) OJ L 307, 21.11.2009, p. 7.

(12) OJ L 315, 2.12.2009, p. 11.

(13) OJ L 68, 18.3.2010, p. 21.

(14) OJ L 75, 23.3.2010, p. 28.

(15) OJ L 98, 20.4.2010, p. 7.

(16) OJ L 121, 18.5.2010, p. 10.

(17) OJ L 121, 18.5.2010, p. 16.

(18) OJ L 124, 20.5.2010, p. 5.

(19) OJ L 127, 26.5.2010, p. 19.

(20) OJ L 128, 27.5.2010, p. 9.

(21) OJ L 170, 1.7.2005, p. 12.

(22) OJ L 221, 9.8.1991, p. 30.

(23) OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 44.

(24) OJ L 159, 17.6.2002, p. 27.

(25) OJ L 156, 30.4.2004, p. 5.

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

(27) No constitutional requirements indicated.