EN Official Journal of the European Union L 350/114

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION

No 339/12/COL

of 20 September 2012

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 92/12/COL

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 (1)), 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 326/12/COL empowering the competent College Member to adopt this decision,

Whereas:

On 17 July 2012, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (hereinafter NFSA) informed the Authority about changes in the list of Norwegian Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) concerning Inspection Centre Ellingsøy. The Inspection Centre Ellingsøy is listed under BIP Ålesund Port (NO AES 1) and appears in the Annex to the Authority Decision No 92/12/COL of 13 March 2012 (2) with the approval for import of frozen, packed fishery products for human consumption [HC-TF(FR)(1)(2)(3)].

On 14 June 2012, the NFSA withdrew the approval as an Inspection Centre further to a request of the company and, by letter of 17 July 2012, asked the Authority to delete the Inspection Centre Ellingsøy from the list of border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway agreed for veterinary checks on live animals and animal products from third countries.

According to Directive 97/78/EC, the Authority shall draw up and publish a list of approved border inspection posts which may be subsequently be amended or supplemented to reflect changes in the national lists. The current list of approved border inspection posts was adopted by the Authority on 13 March 2012 by Decision No 92/12/COL.

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 The Inspection Centre Ellingsøy under BIP Ålesund Port (NO AES 1) from the Norwegian list of BIPs.

The Authority, by its decision 326/12/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

The Inspection Centre Ellingsøy under BIP Ålesund Port (NO AES 1) is 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 92/12/COL of 13 March 2012 is hereby repealed.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 20 September 2012.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to Iceland and Norway.

Article 6

This Decision shall be authentic in the English language.

Done at Brussels, 20 September 2012. For the EFTA Surveillance Authority Sverrir Haukur GUNNLAUGSSON College Member Xavier LEWIS Director

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

(2) OJ L 141, 31.5.2012, p. 16 and EEA Supplement No 29, 31.5.2012, p. 1.