EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/6

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 132/2015

of 11 June 2015

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2016/2167]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Council Directive 92/47/EEC (1), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 31 December 1997 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(2) Council Directive 92/120/EEC (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 31 December 1995 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 85/446/EEC (3) was repealed by Commission Decision 96/345/EC (4), which used to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Decision 85/446/EEC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 90/515/EEC (5) was repealed by Commission Decision 2002/657/EC (6), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Decision 90/515/EEC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 93/257/EEC (7) was repealed by Decision 2002/657/EC, which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Decision 93/257/EEC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(6) Commission Decision 94/306/EC (8) was repealed by Commission Decision 2002/878/EC (9), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Decision 94/306/EC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(7) Commission Decision 94/695/EC (10), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 31 December 1997 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(8) Commission Decision 95/59/EC (11), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 28 February 1997 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(9) Commission Decision 95/62/EC (12), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 28 February 1997 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(10) Commission Decision 95/70/EC (13), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 28 February 1997 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(11) Commission Decision 95/71/EC (14), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 28 February 1997 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(12) Commission Decision 95/210/EC (15), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 14 June 1998 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(13) Commission Decision 96/93/EC (16), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 31 December 1996 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(14) Commission Decision 96/94/EC (17), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 31 December 1996 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(15) Commission Decision 96/95/EC (18), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 31 December 1996 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(16) Commission Decision 96/283/EC (19), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 14 April 1999 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(17) Commission Decision 96/360/EC (20), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, has become obsolete and is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(18) Commission Decision 97/38/EC (21), was repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 (22), which are both incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and consequently the reference to Decision 97/38/EC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(19) Commission Decision 2000/504/EC (23), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 1 May 2002 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(20) Commission Decision 2001/182/EC (24), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 4 April 2002 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(21) Commission Decision 2004/440/EC (25), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, was repealed by Commission Decision 2005/198/EC (26) and consequently the reference to Decision 2004/440/EC should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(22) Commission Decision 2004/835/EC (27), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 31 December 2006 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(23) Commission Decision 2005/65/EC (28), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, expired on 28 February 2006 and consequently the reference thereto should be deleted from the EEA Agreement.

(24) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(25) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) the texts of points 23 (Commission Decision 94/306/EC), 41 (Commission*Decision 96/93/EC), 42 (Commission Decision 96/94/EC), 43 (Commission Decision 96/95/EC), 56 (Commission Decision 2000/504/EC) and 81 (Commission Decision 2005/65/EC) of part 4.2 is deleted;

(2) the texts of points 29 (Commission Decision 95/59/EC), 30 (Commission Decision 95/62/EC), 32 (Commission Decision 95/70/EC), 33 (Commission Decision 95/71/EC), 37 (Commission Decision 95/210/EC), 40 (Commission Decision 96/283/EC) and 57 (Commission Decision 2004/835/EC) under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’ is deleted;

(3) the texts of points 5 (Council Directive 92/120/EEC) and 12 (Council Directive 92/47/EEC) of Part 6.1 is deleted:

(4) the texts of points 3 (Commission Decision 85/446/EEC), 8 (Commission Decision 90/515/EEC), 15 (Commission Decision 93/257/EEC), 20 (Commission Decision 94/306/EC), 24 (Commission Decision 94/695/EC), 33 (Commission Decision 96/360/EC), 35 (Commission Decision 97/38/EC), 41 (Commission Decision 2001/182/EC) and 50 (Commission Decision 2004/440/EC) of Part 6.2 is deleted.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 12 June 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

Article 3

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, 11 June 2015. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 33.

(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 86.

(3) OJ L 260, 2.10.1985, p. 19.

(4) OJ L 133, 4.6.1996, p. 29.

(5) OJ L 286, 18.10.1990, p. 33.

(6) OJ L 221, 17.8.2002, p. 8.

(7) OJ L 118, 14.5.1993, p. 75.

(8) OJ L 133, 28.5.1994, p. 51.

(9) OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 57.

(10) OJ L 282, 29.10.1994, p. 1.

(11) OJ L 55, 11.3.1995, p. 42.

(12) OJ L 55, 11.3.1995, p. 45.

(13) OJ L 59, 17.3.1995, p. 32.

(14) OJ L 59, 17.3.1995, p. 33.

(15) OJ L 132, 16.6.1995, p. 19.

(16) OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 72.

(17) OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 73.

(18) OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 74.

(19) OJ L 107, 30.4.1996, p. 16.

(20) OJ L 138, 11.6.1996, p. 25.

(21) OJ L 307, 12.11.1997, p. 33.

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

(23) OJ L 201, 9.8.2000, p. 6.

(24) OJ L 77, 16.3.2001, p. 22.

(25) OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 97.

(26) OJ L 65, 11.3.2005, p. 33.

(27) OJ L 360, 7.12.2004, p. 28.

(28) OJ L 27, 29.1.2005, p. 52.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.