Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 29/2001

of 30 March 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 189/1999 of 17 December 1999(1).

(2) Commission Decision 1999/608/EC of 10 September 1999 amending Annexes of Council Directive 90/429/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 1999/724/EC of 28 October 1999 amending Annex II to Council Directive 92/118/EEC laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Council Directive 1999/89/EC of 15 November 1999 amending Directive 91/494/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Council Directive 1999/90/EC of 15 November 1999 amending Directive 90/539/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Decision 2000/39/EC of 16 December 1999 amending Annex B to Council Directive 90/429/EEC laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species(6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7) This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 4 (Council Directive 90/539/EEC) in Part 4.1 and point 3 (Council Directive 90/539/EEC) in Part 8.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

"- 399 L 0090: Council Directive 1999/90/EC of 15 November 1999 (OJ L 300, 23.11.1999, p. 19)."

Article 2

The following indents shall be added in point 8 (Council Directive 90/429/EEC) in Part 4.1 and point 7 (Council Directive 90/429/EEC) in Part 8.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

"- 399 D 0608: Commission Decision 1999/608/EC of 10 September 1999 (OJ L 242, 14.9.1999, p. 20)

- 32000 D 0039: Commission Decision 2000/39/EC of 16 December 1999 (OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 21)."

Article 3

The following indent shall be added in point 2 (Council Directive 91/494/EEC) in Part 5.1 and point 9 (Council Directive 91/494/EEC) in Part 8.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

"- 399 L 0089: Council Directive 1999/89/EC of 15 November 1999 (OJ L 300, 23.11.1999, p. 17)."

Article 4

The following indent shall be added in point 7 (Council Directive 92/118/EEC) in Part 5.1, point 15 (Council Directive 92/118/EEC) in Part 6.1 and point 16 (Council Directive 92/118/EEC) in Part 8.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

"- 399 D 0724: Commission Decision 1999/724/EC of 28 October 1999 (OJ L 290, 12.11.1999, p. 32)."

Article 5

The texts of Commission Decisions 1999/608/EC, 1999/724/EC and 2000/39/EC and Council Directives 1999/89/EC and 1999/90/EC in the Norwegian language, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 6

This Decision shall enter into force on 31 March 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(7).

Article 7

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, 30 March 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 74, 15.3.2001, p. 24.

(2) OJ L 242, 14.9.1999, p. 20.

(3) OJ L 290, 12.11.1999, p. 32.

(4) OJ L 300, 23.11.1999, p. 17.

(5) OJ L 300, 23.11.1999, p. 19.

(6) OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 21.

(7) No constitutional requirements indicated.