Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 76/2002

of 25 June 2002

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 149/2001 of 11 December 2001(1).

(2) Ten acts concerning animal health - exchange and placing on the market of live animals - are to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Decision 2001/183/EC(2) repeals Commission Decision 92/532/EEC(3), which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be deleted from the Agreement.

(4) 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 2001/100/EC(4), 2001/139/EC(5), 2001/159/EC(6), 2001/183/EC, 2001/185/EC(7), 2001/187/EC(8), 2001/188/EC(9), 2001/294/EC(10), 2001/311/EC(11) and 2001/485/EC(12) 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 26 June 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(13).

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, 25 June 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 65, 7.3.2002, p. 20.

(2) OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 65.

(3) OJ L 337, 21.11.1992, p. 18.

(4) OJ L 36, 7.2.2001, p. 9.

(5) OJ L 50, 21.2.2001, p. 20.

(6) OJ L 57, 27.2.2001, p. 54.

(7) OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 78.

(8) OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 81.

(9) OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 83.

(10) OJ L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 32.

(11) OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 62.

(12) OJ L 176, 29.6.2001, p. 64.

(13) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ANNEX

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

1. The text of point 6 (Commission Decision 92/532/EEC) shall be deleted.

2. The following indent shall be added in point 17 (Commission Decision 93/74/EEC):

- 32001 D 0139: Commission Decision 2001/139/EC of 12 February 2001 (OJ L 50, 21.2.2001, p. 20).

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

- 32001 D 0188: Commission Decision 2001/188/EC of 28 February 2001 (OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 83),

- 32001 D 0311: Commission Decision 2001/311/EC of 4 April 2001 (OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 62).

4. The following indent shall be added in point 30 (Commission Decision 95/125/EC):

- 32001 D 0100: Commission Decision 2001/100/EC of 22 January 2001 (OJ L 36, 7.2.2001, p. 9).

5. The following indent shall be added in point 39 (Commission Decision 95/473/EC):

- 32001 D 0159: Commission Decision 2001/159/EC of 12 February 2001 (OJ L 57, 27.2.2001, p. 54).

6. The following shall be added in point 44 (Commission Decision 96/233/EC):

- 32001 D 0185: Commission Decision 2001/185/EC of 27 February 2001 (OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 78).

7. The following shall be added in point 48 (Commission Decision 98/357/EC): ,

as amended by:

- 32001 D 0187: Commission Decision 2001/187/EC of 27 February 2001 (OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 81).

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

- 32001 D 0294: Commission Decision 2001/294/EC of 30 March 2001 (OJ L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 32).

9. The following point shall be inserted after point 62 (Commission Decision 2001/296/EC):

63. 32001 D 0183: Commission Decision 2001/183/EC of 22 February 2001 laying down the sampling plans and diagnostic methods for the detection and confirmation of certain fish diseases and repealing Decision 92/532/EEC (OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 65).

10. Under the heading "ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT", the following shall be added in point 39 (Commission Decision 96/221/EC):

as amended by:

- 32001 D 0485: Commission Decision 2001/485/EC of 15 June 2001 (OJ L 176, 29.6.2001, p. 64).