Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 29/2003

of 14 March 2003

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 157/2002 of 6 December 2002(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2002/300/EC of 18 April 2002 establishing the list of approved zones with regard to Bonamia ostreae and/or Marteilia refringens(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2002/304/EC of 19 April 2002 approving programmes with a view to obtaining the status of approved zones and of approved farms in non-approved zones with regard to one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2002/308/EC of 22 April 2002 establishing lists of approved zones and approved farms with regard to one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 2002/536/EC of 28 June 2002 amending Decision 2002/308/EC establishing lists of approved zones and approved farms with regard to one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Decision 2002/300/EC repeals Decisions 92/528/EEC(6), 93/56/EEC(7), 93/57/EEC(8), 93/58/EEC(9) and 93/59/EEC(10), which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be deleted from the Agreement.

(7) Decision 2002/304/EC repeals Decisions 94/863/EC(11), 95/479/EC(12), 96/221/EC(13), 2000/312/EC(14) and 2001/576/EC(15), which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be deleted from the Agreement.

(8) Decision 2002/308/EC repeals Decisions 93/39/EEC(16), 93/40/EEC(17), 93/73/EEC(18), 93/74/EEC(19), 94/862/EC(20), 95/124/EC(21), 95/125/EC(22), 95/470/EC(23), 95/473/EC(24), 96/233/EC(25), 98/357/EC(26), 98/361/EC(27), 98/395/EC(28), 1999/496/EC(29), 2000/171/EC(30), 2000/174/EC(31) and 2000/188/EC(32), which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be deleted from the Agreement.

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Part 4.2 of 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 2002/300/EC, 2002/304/EC, 2002/308/EC and 2002/536/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 15 March 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(33).

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, 14 March 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 38, 13.2.2003, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 103, 19.4.2002, p. 24.

(3) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 37.

(4) OJ L 106, 23.4.2002, p. 28.

(5) OJ L 173, 3.7.2002, p. 17.

(6) OJ L 332, 18.11.1992, p. 25.

(7) OJ L 14, 22.1.1993, p. 25.

(8) OJ L 14, 22.1.1993, p. 26.

(9) OJ L 14, 22.1.1993, p. 27.

(10) OJ L 14, 22.1.1993, p. 28.

(11) OJ L 352, 31.12.1994, p. 73.

(12) OJ L 275, 18.11.1995, p. 23.

(13) OJ L 74, 22.3.1996, p. 42.

(14) OJ L 104, 29.4.2000, p. 80.

(15) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 23.

(16) OJ L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 46.

(17) OJ L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 47.

(18) OJ L 27, 4.2.1993, p. 34.

(19) OJ L 27, 4.2.1993, p. 35.

(20) OJ L 352, 31.12.1994, p. 72.

(21) OJ L 84, 14.4.1995, p. 6.

(22) OJ L 84, 14.4.1995, p. 8.

(23) OJ L 269, 11.11.1995, p. 28.

(24) OJ L 269, 11.11.1995, p. 31.

(25) OJ L 77, 27.3.1996, p. 33.

(26) OJ L 162, 5.6.1998, p. 42.

(27) OJ L 163, 6.6.1998, p. 46.

(28) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 30.

(29) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 57.

(30) OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 70.

(31) OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 77.

(32) OJ L 59, 4.3.2000, p. 17.

(33) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ANNEX TO DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 29/2003

Part 4.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as specified below:

1. The following points shall be inserted after point 64 (Commission Decision 2001/618/EC): "65. 32002 D 0300: Commission Decision 2002/300/EC of 18 April 2002 establishing the list of approved zones with regard to Bonamia ostreae and/or Marteilia refringens (OJ L 103, 19.4.2002, p. 24).

This act applies also to Iceland.

66. 32002 D 0308: Commission Decision 2002/308/EC of 22 April 2002 establishing lists of approved zones and approved farms with regard to one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) (OJ L 106, 23.4.2002, p. 28), as amended by:

- 32002 D 0536: Commission Decision 2002/536/EC of 28 June 2002 (OJ L 173, 3.7.2002, p. 17).

This act applies also to Iceland."

2. The text of points 7 (Commission Decision 2000/188/EC), 10 (Commission Decision 93/39/EEC), 11 (Commission Decision 93/40/EEC), 16 (Commission Decision 93/73/EEC), 17 (Commission Decision 93/74/EEC), 29 (Commission Decision 95/124/EC), 30 (Commission Decision 95/125/EC), 38 (Commission Decision 95/470/EC), 39 (Commission Decision 95/473/EC), 44 (Commission Decision 96/233/EC), 48 (Commission Decision 98/357/EC), 49 (Commission Decision 98/361/EC), 50 (Commission Decision 98/395/EC), 52 (Commission Decision 1999/496/EC) and 53 (Commission Decision 2000/171/EC) shall be deleted.

3. Under the heading "ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT", the following point shall be inserted after point 51 (Commission Decision 2001/905/EC): "52. 32002 D 0304: Commission Decision 2002/304/EC of 19 April 2002 approving programmes with a view to obtaining the status of approved zones and of approved farms in non-approved zones with regard to one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) (OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 37).

This act applies also to Iceland."

4. Under the heading "ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT", the text of points 16 (Commission Decision 92/528/EEC), 17 (Commission Decision 93/56/EEC), 18 (Commission Decision 93/57/EEC), 19 (Commission Decision 93/58/EEC), 20 (Commission Decision 93/59/EEC), 22 (Commission Decision 94/862/EC), 23 (Commission Decision 94/863/EC), 38 (Commission Decision 95/479/EC), 39 (Commission Decision 96/221/EC), 47 (Commission Decision 2000/174/EC), 49 (Commission Decision 2000/312/EC) and 50 (Commission Decision 2001/576/EC) shall be deleted.