Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 129/1999 of 5 November 1999 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-11-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: animal disease, cattle, disease prevention, health legislation, swine, veterinary legislation

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 129/1999

of 5 November 1999

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 adjusted 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)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 76/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
25 June 1999 (1).

Commission Decision 98/692/EC of 25 November 1998 amending Decision 98/256/EC as regards
certain emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (2), is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

Council Decision 98/745/EC of 17 December 1998 amending Commission Decision 97/534/EC
on the prohibition of the use of material presenting risks as regards transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies (3), is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 1999/38/EC of 21 December 1998 repealing Decision 98/104/EC concern-
ing certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany (4), is to be incorporated
into the Agreement.

(5)

This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 77 (Council Decision 98/256/EC) in Part 1.2 of Chapter I of
Annex I to the Agreement:

‘— 398 D 0692: Commission Decision 98/692/EC of 25 November 1998 (OJ L 328, 4.12.1998, p.

28).’

Article 2

The following indent shall be added in point 64 (Commission Decision 97/534/EC) in Part 1.2 of
Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘— 398 D 0745: Council Decision 98/745/EC of 17 December 1998 (OJ L 358, 31.12.1998,

p. 113).’

(1) OJ L 296, 23.11.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 328, 4.12.1998, p. 28.
(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 113.
(4) OJ L 11, 16.1.1999, p. 46.

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Article 3

The following point shall be inserted after point 73 (Commission Decision 98/104/EC) in Part 1.2 of
Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘73a. 399 D 0038: Commission Decision 1999/38/EC of 21 December 1998 repealing Decision
98/104/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany
(OJ L 11, 16.1.1999, p. 46).’

Point 73 (Commission Decision 98/104/EC) in Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall
be abrogated.

Article 4

The texts of Decisions 98/692/EC and 1999/38/EC and of Decision 98/745/EC in the Norwegian
language, which are annexed to the Norwegian language version of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 5

Article 6

This Decision shall enter into force on 6 November 1999, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 7

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, 5 November 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN