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
Date: 1999-12-08
Institutions: Denmark, European Community, Faroes
Subjects: Denmark, Faroes, protocol to an agreement, trade agreement, trade agreement (EU), trade cooperation, veterinary legislation

L 305/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30. 11. 1999

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

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,

of the one part, and

THE GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK AND THE HOME GOVERNMENT
OF THE FAROE ISLANDS,

of 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 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-discriminatory 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 Applica-
tion of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures,

Desiring to ensure that trade in live animals and animal prod-
ucts 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 supple-

mented by this Protocol,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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

I. Preventive measures/notification of diseases,

II. Animal health: trade and placing on the market (except as
regards third countries' rules which are referred to in
point VI),

III. Animal health protective measures for animal health
products (except as regards third countries' rules which
are referred to in point VI),

IV. Public health protective measures: rules governing placing
on the market (except as regards third countries' rules
which are referred to in point VI),

V. Hormones,

residues, BST, zoonoses, animal

residues,

medicated feed,

VI. Imports from third countries,

VII. Inspection, animal

identification, mutual assistance,

VIII. Zootechnics (including provisions in respect of

third

countries),

IX. Animal welfare,

X. Institutional matters.

Article 2

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

examine

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.

Article 3

Article 4

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.

Article 5

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