EN Official Journal of the European Union L 291/6

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 55/2013

of 3 May 2013

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 (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 880/2011 of 2 September 2011 correcting Regulation (EU) No 208/2011 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 180/2008 and (EC) No 737/2008 as regards lists and names of EU reference laboratories (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals. Legislation concerning these matters shall not apply to Iceland, as specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement. The part of this Decision which concerns Chapter I of Annex I is therefore not to apply to Iceland.

(3) 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.

(4) Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

(1) the following is added to the sixth indent (Commission Regulation (EU) No 208/2011) in point 11 (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I: ‘, as amended by: — 32011 R 0880: Commission Regulation (EU) No 880/2011 of 2 September 2011 (OJ L 228, 3.9.2011, p. 8).’;

(2) the following is added to the first indent (Commission Regulation (EU) No 208/2011) in point 41 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2008) in Part 3.2 of Chapter I: ‘, as amended by: — 32011 R 0880: Commission Regulation (EU) No 880/2011 of 2 September 2011 (OJ L 228, 3.9.2011, p. 8).’;

(3) the following is added to the first indent (Commission Regulation (EU) No 208/2011) in point 90 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008) in Part 4.2 of Chapter I: ‘, as amended by: — 32011 R 0880: Commission Regulation (EU) No 880/2011 of 2 September 2011 (OJ L 228, 3.9.2011, p. 8).’;

(4) the following is added to the fourth indent (Commission Regulation (EU) No 208/2011) in point 31j (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II: ‘, as amended by: — 32011 R 0880: Commission Regulation (EU) No 880/2011 of 2 September 2011 (OJ L 228, 3.9.2011, p. 8).’

Article 2

The following is added to the fourth indent (Commission Regulation (EU) No 208/2011) in point 54zzzi (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32011 R 0880: Commission Regulation (EU) No 880/2011 of 2 September 2011 (OJ L 228, 3.9.2011, p. 8).’

Article 3

The text of Regulation (EU) No 880/2011 in the Icelandic and Norwegian language, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 4 May 2013, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (2).

Article 5

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, 3 May 2013. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gianluca GRIPPA

(1) OJ L 228, 3.9.2011, p. 8.

(2) No constitutional requirements indicated.