ANNEX

L1472022EN3810120220523EN0008.0001401412DRAFTDECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No …of …amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA AgreementTHE 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 Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/300 of 19 February 2019 establishing a general plan for crisis management in the field of the safety of food and feedOJ L 50, 21.2.2019, p. 55. is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.(2)Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/300 repeals Commission Decision 2004/478/EC, which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.(3)This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters and feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding veterinary matters and feedingstuffs 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)Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:1.The following is inserted after point 59 (Commission Implementing Decision 2013/503/EU) in Part 7.2 of Chapter I:60.32019 D 0300: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/300 of 19 February 2019 establishing a general plan for crisis management in the field of the safety of food and feed (OJ L 50, 21.2.2019, p. 55).The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:Where the Commission identifies a situation referred to in Article 56(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 in which an EFTA State is directly concerned and sets up a crisis unit in accordance with Article 56(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, the crisis coordinator(s) designated by the EFTA State directly concerned and the crisis coordinator designated by the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall take part in the work of the crisis unit.2.The following is inserted after point 47a (Commission Regulation (EU) No 16/2011) of Chapter II:47b.32019 D 0300: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/300 of 19 February 2019 establishing a general plan for crisis management in the field of the safety of food and feed (OJ L 50, 21.2.2019, p. 55).The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:Where the Commission identifies a situation referred to in Article 56(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 in which an EFTA State is directly concerned and sets up a crisis unit in accordance with Article 56(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, the crisis coordinator(s) designated by the EFTA State directly concerned and the crisis coordinator designated by the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall take part in the work of the crisis unit.3.The text of points 31 (Commission Decision 2004/478/EC) in Part 7.2 of Chapter I and 43 (Commission Decision 2004/478/EC) of Chapter II is deleted.Article 2The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/300 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.Article 3This Decision shall enter into force on […], provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made[No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional requirements indicated.].Article 4This 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, […].For the EEA Joint CommitteeThe PresidentThe SecretariesTo the EEA Joint Committee

L1472022EN3810120220523EN0008.0001401412DRAFTDECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No …of …amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA AgreementTHE 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 Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/300 of 19 February 2019 establishing a general plan for crisis management in the field of the safety of food and feedOJ L 50, 21.2.2019, p. 55. is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.(2)Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/300 repeals Commission Decision 2004/478/EC, which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.(3)This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters and feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding veterinary matters and feedingstuffs 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)Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:1.The following is inserted after point 59 (Commission Implementing Decision 2013/503/EU) in Part 7.2 of Chapter I:60.32019 D 0300: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/300 of 19 February 2019 establishing a general plan for crisis management in the field of the safety of food and feed (OJ L 50, 21.2.2019, p. 55).The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:Where the Commission identifies a situation referred to in Article 56(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 in which an EFTA State is directly concerned and sets up a crisis unit in accordance with Article 56(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, the crisis coordinator(s) designated by the EFTA State directly concerned and the crisis coordinator designated by the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall take part in the work of the crisis unit.2.The following is inserted after point 47a (Commission Regulation (EU) No 16/2011) of Chapter II:47b.32019 D 0300: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/300 of 19 February 2019 establishing a general plan for crisis management in the field of the safety of food and feed (OJ L 50, 21.2.2019, p. 55).The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:Where the Commission identifies a situation referred to in Article 56(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 in which an EFTA State is directly concerned and sets up a crisis unit in accordance with Article 56(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, the crisis coordinator(s) designated by the EFTA State directly concerned and the crisis coordinator designated by the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall take part in the work of the crisis unit.3.The text of points 31 (Commission Decision 2004/478/EC) in Part 7.2 of Chapter I and 43 (Commission Decision 2004/478/EC) of Chapter II is deleted.Article 2The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/300 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.Article 3This Decision shall enter into force on […], provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made[No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional requirements indicated.].Article 4This 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, […].For the EEA Joint CommitteeThe PresidentThe SecretariesTo the EEA Joint Committee

Explanatory notes

1. For the authorised warehousekeeper, this certificate serves as a supporting document for the tax exemption of the consignments of goods to eligible institutions/individuals referred to in Article 12(1) of Directive 2008/118/EC. Accordingly, one certificate shall be drawn up for each warehousekeeper. Moreover, the warehousekeeper is required to keep this certificate as part of his records in accordance with the legal provisions applicable in his Member State.

2. (a) The general specification of the paper to be used is as laid down in the Official journal of the European Communities No C 164 of 1. 7. 1989. The paper is to be white for all copies and should be 210 millimetres by 297 millimetres with a maximum tolerance of 5 millimetres less or 8 millimetres more with regard to their length. The exemption certificate shall be drawn up in duplicate: (i) one copy to be kept by the consignor, (ii) one copy to accompany the administrative accompanying document (b) Any unused space in box 5.B is to be crossed out so that nothing can be added. (c) The document must be completed legibly and in a manner that makes entries indelible. No erasures or overwriting are permitted. It shall be completed in a language recognized by the host Member State. (d) If the description of the goods (box 5.B of the certificate) refers to a purchase order form drawn up in a language other than a language recognized by the host Member State, a translation must be attached by the eligible institution/individual. (e) On the other hand, if the certificate is drawn up in a language other than a language recognized by the Member State of the warehousekeeper, a translation of the information concerning the goods in box 5.B must be attached by the eligible institution/individual. (f) A recognized language means one of the languages officially in use in the Member State or any other official language of the Union, which the Member State declares, can be used for this purpose.

3. By its declaration in box 3 of the certificate, the eligible institution/individual provides the information necessary for the evaluation of the request for exemption in the host Member State.

4. By its declaration in box 4 of the certificate, the institution confirms the details in boxes 1 and 3 (a) of the document and certifies that the eligible individual is a staff member of the institution.

5. (a) The reference to the purchase order form (box 5.B of the certificate) must contain at least the date and order number. The order form should contain all the elements that figure at box 5 of the certificate. If the certificate has to be stamped by the competent authority of the host Member State, the order form shall also be stamped. (b) The indication of the excise No as defined in Article 19(2), point (a), of Council Regulation (EU) No 389/2012 (1) of the authorised warehousekeeper is optional. (c) The currencies should be indicated by means of a three-letter code in conformity with the international ISO 4217 standard established by the International Standards Organization.

6. The abovementioned declaration by the eligible institution/individual shall be authenticated at box 6 by the stamp of the competent authority of the host Member State. That authority can make its approval dependent on the agreement of another authority in its Member State. It is up to the competent tax authority to obtain such agreement.

7. To simplify the procedure, the competent authority can dispense with the obligation on the eligible institution to ask for the stamp in the case of exemption for official use. The eligible institution should mention this dispensation at box 7 of the certificate.

(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 389/2012 of 2 May 2012 on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2073/2004 (OJ L 121, 8.5.2012, p. 1).