EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/76

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION

No 131/13/COL

of 18 March 2013

amending the list contained in point 39 of Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement on the European Economic Area listing border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway agreed for veterinary checks on live animals and animal products from third countries and repealing EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 339/12/COL (1)

THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,

Having regard to points 4(B)(1) and (3) and point 5(b) of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement,

Having regard to the Act referred to at point 4 of Part 1.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement (Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (2)), as amended and adapted to the EEA Agreement by the sectoral adaptations referred to in Annex I to that Agreement, and in particular to Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to College Decision No. 89/13/COL empowering the competent College Member to adopt this decision,

Whereas:

By a series of letters, from 18 December 2012 to 15 January 2013, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (hereinafter NFSA) informed the Authority about the following changes in the list of Norwegian Border Inspection Posts (BIPs):

— On 18 December 2012, the NFSA informed the Authority that it had suspended BIP Florø EWOS Havn (TRACES-code NO FRO 1) for import of fish meal for non-human consumption;

— On 18 December 2012, the NFSA informed the Authority that it had withdrawn the approval as BIP of BIP Vadsø Port (TRACES-code NO VOS 1) and asked the Authority to delete the BIP Vadsø Port from the list of border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway agreed for veterinary checks on live animals and animal products from third countries;

— On 3 January 2013, the NFSA informed the Authority that it had withdrawn the approval of Inspection Center (IC) Trollebø under BIP Måløy (TRACES-code NO MAY 1) and asked the Authority to delete the IC Trollebø from the list of border inspection posts;

— On 11 January 2013, the NFSA informed the Authority that it had withdrawn the approval of IC Melbu under BIP Sortland Port (TRACES-code NO SLX 1) and asked the Authority to delete the IC Melbu from the list of border inspection posts;

— On 15 January 2013, the NFSA informed the Authority that it had withdrawn the approval as BIP Florø EWOS Havn (TRACES-code NO FRO 1)and asked the Authority to delete the BIP Florø from the list of border inspection posts;

— On 15 January 2013, the NFSA informed the Authority that it had withdrawn the approval of IC Gjesvær under BIP Honningsvåg Port (TRACES-code NO HVG 1) and asked the Authority to delete the IC Gjesvær from the list of border inspection posts.

It is therefore the Authority’s obligation to amend the list of border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway and to publish a new list, reflecting the delisting of BIP Vadsø Port, BIP Florø EWOS Havn, IC Trollebø, IC Melbu and IC Gjesvær from the Norwegian list of BIPs (3).

The Authority, by its Decision No. 89/13/COL, referred the matter to the EFTA Veterinary Committee assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority. The Committee approved unanimously the proposed modification to the list. Consequently, the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the unanimous opinion of the EFTA Veterinary Committee assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority and the final text of the measures remains unchanged.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

BIP Vadsø Port, BIP Florø EWOS Havn, IC Trollebø, IC Melbu and IC Gjesvær are removed from the list contained in point 39 of Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement on the European Economic Area of border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway agreed for veterinary checks on live animals and animal products from third countries.

Article 2

Veterinary checks on live animals and animal products brought into Iceland and Norway from third countries shall be carried out by the competent national authorities at the agreed border inspection posts listed in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 3

The EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 339/12/COL of 20 September 2012 is hereby repealed.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its signature.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to Iceland and Norway.

Article 6

This Decision shall be authentic in the English language.

Done at Brussels, 18 March 2013. For the EFTA Surveillance Authority Sverrir Haukur GUNNLAUGSSON College Member Xavier LEWIS Director

(1) OJ L 350, 20.12.2012, p. 114 and the EEA Supplement No. 71, 20.12.2012, p. 7.

(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.

(3) Due to the delisting of BIP Florø EWOS Havn, it is not necessary to reflect, in the list, the suspension for import of fish meal for non-human consumption at this BIP (request sent on 18 December 2012)