Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 128/2001

of 23 November 2001

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 102/2001 of 26 October 2001(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2000/302/EC of 7 April 2000 amending Decision 95/124/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in Germany(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2000/310/EC of 7 April 2000 approving the programme concerning infectious haemotopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia submitted by Italy for fish farms in the Udine province(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2000/311/EC of 7 April 2000 amending Decision 98/361/EC establishing the list of approved zones, with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia in Spain(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 2000/312/EC of 7 April 2000 approving the programme concerning infectious haematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia submitted by Germany(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) 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 follows:

1. The following indent shall be added in point 29 (Commission Decision 95/124/EC):

"- 32000 D 0302: Commission Decision 2000/302/EC of 7 April 2000 (OJ L 100, 20.4.2000, p. 51)."

2. The following indent shall be added in point 49 (Commission Decision 98/361/EC):

"- 32000 D 0311: Commission Decision 2000/311/EC of 7 April 2000 (OJ L 104, 29.4.2000, p. 77)."

3. The following points shall be inserted after point 47 (Commission Decision 2000/174/EC) under the heading "ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT":

"48. 32000 D 0310: Commission Decision 2000/310/EC of 7 April 2000 approving the programme concerning infectious haemotopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia submitted by Italy for fish farms in the Udine province (OJ L 104, 29.4.2000, p. 75).

This act applies also to Iceland.

49. 32000 D 0312: Commission Decision 2000/312/EC of 7 April 2000 approving the programme concerning infectious haematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia submitted by Germany (OJ L 104, 29.4.2000, p. 80).

This act applies also to Iceland."

Article 2

The texts of Commission Decisions 2000/302/EC, 2000/310/EC, 2000/311/EC and 2000/312/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 24 November 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(6).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. Bull

(1) OJ L 322, 6.12.2001, p. 6.

(2) OJ L 100, 20.4.2000, p. 51.

(3) OJ L 104, 29.4.2000, p. 75.

(4) OJ L 104, 29.4.2000, p. 77.

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

(6) No constitutional requirements indicated.