Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 127/1999 of 5 November 1999 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-11-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: cattle, data recording, database, health control, intra-EU trade, labelling

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 127/1999

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)

(5)

(6)

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

Commission Decision 98/564/EC of 7 October 1998 amending Council Decision 98/256/EC as
regards certain emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy(2), is to
be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 98/589/EC of 12 October 1998 concerning an extension of the maximum
period laid down for the application of eartags to certain bovine animals belonging to the Spanish
herd (3), is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 98/590/EC of 13 October 1998 concerning an extension of the maximum
period foreseen for the notification of slaughter of bovine animals to the national Swedish
database (4), is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 98/653/EC of 18 November 1998 concerning emergency measures made
necessary by the occurrence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Portugal (5),
is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2105/98 of 1 October 1998 amending Regulation (EC)
No 2628/97 as regards transitional provisions for the start-up period of the system for the
identification and registration of bovine animals (6), is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7)

This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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

‘, as amended by:

— 398 D 0564: Commission Decision 98/564/EC of 7 October 1998 (OJ L 273, 9.10.1998, p. 37).’

(1) OJ L 296, 23.11.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 273, 9.10.1998, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 283, 21.10.1998, p. 19.
(4) OJ L 283, 21.10.1998, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 311, 20.11.1998, p. 23.
(6) OJ L 267, 2.10.1998, p. 4.

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Article 2

The following indent shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 64/433/EEC) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of
Annex I to the Agreement:

‘— 398 D 0653: Commission Decision 98/653/EC of 18 November 1998 (OJ L 311, 20.11.1998,

p. 23).’

Article 3

The following point shall be inserted after point 85 (Commission Decision 98/497/EC) in Part 1.2 of
Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘86. 398 D 0653: Commission Decision 98/653/EC of 18 November 1998 concerning emergency
measures made necessary by the occurrence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Portugal
(OJ L 311, 20.11.1998, p. 23).’

Article 4

The following shall be added in point 70 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2628/97) in Part 1.2 of
Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 398 R 2105: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2105/98 of 1 October 1998 (OJ L 267, 2.10.1998,

p. 4).’

Article 5

The following points shall be inserted after point 1 (Commission Decision 98/140/EC) under the heading
‘Acts of which the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall take due account’ in Part 1 of
Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘2. 398 D 0589: Commission Decision 98/589/EC of 12 October 1998 concerning an extension of
the maximum period laid down for the application of eartags to certain bovine animals belonging
to the Spanish herd (OJ L 283, 21.10.1998, p. 19).

3.

398 D 0590: Commission Decision 98/590/EC of 13 October 1998 concerning an extension of
the maximum period foreseen for the notification of slaughter of bovine animals to the national
Swedish database (OJ L 283, 21.10.1998, p. 25).’

Article 6

The texts of Decisions 98/564/EC, 98/589/EC, 98/590/EC, 98/653/EC and Regulation (EC) No 2105/98
in the Norwegian language, which are annexed to the Norwegian language version of this Decision, are
authentic.

Article 7

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.

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Article 8

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