Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of a Protocol on veterinary matters to supplement the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part
Date: 1999-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, Faroes, multilateral agreement, protocol to an agreement, veterinary legislation

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Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of a Protocol on veterinary matters to
the one part, and the
supplement

the Agreement between the European Community, of

Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part

(1999/C 274 E/07)

COM(1999) 358 final (cid:151) 1999/0145(ACC)

(Submitted by the Commission on 14 July 1999)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction
with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article
300(2) and Article 300(4) thereof,

part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home
Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part, is hereby
approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Article 2

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas the Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the
Agreement between the European Community, of the one part,
and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government
of the Faroe Islands, of the other part, should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Protocol on veterinary matters

The
Agreement between the European Community, of

supplementing

the
the one

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind
the Community and to give the notification provided for in
Article 4 of the Protocol.

Article 3

The Commission, assisted by the representatives of
the
veterinary services of the Member States, shall represent the
Community in the veterinary sub-group established by Article
the Protocol. The Community position in the Joint
2 of
Committee on the
veterinary
recommendations of
sub-group shall be established by the Council, acting by a
qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.

the

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on veterinary matters supplementary to the Agreement between the European Community, of the
one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the
other part

PROTOCOL

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, of the one part, and

THE GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK AND THE HOME GOVERNMENT THE FAROE ISLANDS, on the other part,

HAVING REGARD to the Agreement between the European Community, of
the one part, and the
Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part, signed in
Brussels on 6 December 1996 (The Agreement),

RECALLING the desire to consolidate and to extend the economic relations existing between the European
Community and the Faroe Islands and to ensure, with due regard to fair conditions of competition, the
harmonious development of trade between the Parties,

RECALLING the commitment of the Parties to apply their rules in veterinary matters in a non-discrimi-
natory fashion and not to introduce any new measures that have the effect of unduly obstructing trade,

REAFFIRMING their commitment to the rights and obligations established pursuant to the WTO Agreement
on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures,

DESIRING to ensure that trade in live animals and animal products between the Community and the Faroe
Islands is conducted in a manner that safeguards public and animal health,

(1) Whereas, to this end, such trade is to be conducted in compliance with Community veterinary rules;

(2) Whereas the Agreement should, accordingly, be supplemented by this Protocol,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

VIII. Zootechnics

(including provisions

in respect of

third

The Faroe Islands undertake to apply Community veterinary
rules in respect of the following:

I. Preventive measures/notification of diseases,

countries),

IX. Animal welfare,

X. Institutional matters.

II. Animal health: trade and placing on the market (except

third countries),

Article 2

III. Animal health protective measures
products (except third countries),

for animal health

IV. Public health protective measures: rules governing placing

on the market (except third countries),

V. Hormones,

residues, BST, zoonoses, animal

residues,

medicated feed,

VI. Imports from third countries,

A list of the Community veterinary provisions to be applied by
the Faroe Islands, and conditions for the application of these
provisions, shall be drawn up by the Joint Committee set up
under Article 31 of the Agreement.

It

the Joint
A veterinary subgroup shall be set up under
Committee.
situation
the
shall periodically
concerning Community law applicable to the Faroe Islands. If
necessary, the subgroup shall make recommendations to the
Joint Committee with a view to amending or updating the
legislation in question.

examine

Article 3

VII. Inspection, animal identification, mutual assistance,

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.

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Article 4

Article 5

This Protocol shall be approved by the Contracting Parties in
accordance with their own procedures. It shall enter into force
on the first day of the month following notification of the
completion of such procedures by the Contracting Parties.

This Protocol is drawn up in two copies in the Danish, Dutch,
English, Faroese, French, Finnish, German, Greek,
Italian,
Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish languages, each text being
equally authentic.