EN Official Journal of the European Union L 328/1

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 72/2007

of 6 July 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 46/2007 of 8 June 2007 (1).

(2) Commission Decision 2006/393/EC of 31 May 2006 concerning the designation of the Community reference laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2006/416/EC of 14 June 2006 concerning certain transitional measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry or other captive birds in the Community (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2006/427/EC of 20 June 2006 laying down performance monitoring methods and methods for assessing cattle's genetic value for pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 2006/552/EC of 3 August 2006 amending Annex XI to Council Directive 2003/85/EC as regards the list of laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus for vaccine production (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Decision 2006/572/EC of 18 August 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Spain and Portugal (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7) Commission Decision 2006/437/EC of 4 August 2006 approving a Diagnostic Manual for avian influenza as provided for in Council Directive 2005/94/EC (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(8) Commission Decision 2006/591/EC of 1 September 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(9) Commission Decision 2006/633/EC of 15 September 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue (9) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(10) Commission Decision 2006/650/EC of 25 September 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue (10) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(11) Commission Decision 2006/693/EC of 13 October 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the conditions applicable to movements from or through restricted zones in relation to bluetongue (11) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(12) Commission Decision 2006/705/EC of 20 October 2006 approving the plan for preventive vaccination against avian influenza of subtype H5 in certain holdings in North Rhine-Westphalia submitted by Germany under Council Directive 2005/94/EC (12) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(13) Commission Decision 2006/761/EC of 9 November 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue (13) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(14) Commission Decision 2006/778/EC of 14 November 2006 concerning minimum requirements for the collection of information during the inspections of production sites on which certain animals are kept for farming purposes (14) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(15) Decision 2006/427/EC repeals Commission Decision 86/130/EEC (15) which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(16) Decision 2006/778/EC repeals Commission Decision 2000/50/EEC (16) which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(17) 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 specified in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2006/393/EC, 2006/416/EC, 2006/427/EC, 2006/552/EC, 2006/572/EC, 2006/437/EC, 2006/591/EC, 2006/633/EC, 2006/650/EC, 2006/693/EC, 2006/705/EC, 2006/761/EC and 2006/778/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 7 July 2007, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (17).

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, 6 July 2007. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

(1) OJ L 266, 11.10.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 152, 7.6.2006, p. 31.

(3) OJ L 164, 16.6.2006, p. 61.

(4) OJ L 169, 22.6.2006, p. 56.

(5) OJ L 217, 8.8.2006, p. 29.

(6) OJ L 227, 19.8.2006, p. 60.

(7) OJ L 237, 31.8.2006, p. 1.

(8) OJ L 240, 2.9.2006, p. 15.

(9) OJ L 258, 21.9.2006, p. 7.

(10) OJ L 267, 27.9.2006, p. 45.

(11) OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 52.

(12) OJ L 291, 21.10.2006, p. 38.

(13) OJ L 311, 10.11.2006, p. 51.

(14) OJ L 314, 15.11.2006, p. 39.

(15) OJ L 101, 17.4.1986, p. 37.

(16) OJ L 19, 25.1.2000, p. 51.

(17) No constitutional requirements indicated.