Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 142/2001 of 11 December 2001 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2001-12-11
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), animal product, health control, live animal, veterinary inspection

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 142/2001

of 11 December 2001

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 amended 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 131/2001 of the EEA Joint Committee of
23 November 2001 (1).

Commission Decision 2000/497/EC of 18 July 2000 amending Decision 97/778/EC and updating
the list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks (2) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

Commission Decision 2000/501/EC of 25 July 2000 amending Decision 97/778/EC and updating
the list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks (3) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

Commission Decision 2000/571/EC of 8 September 2000 laying down the methods of veterinary
checks for products from third countries destined for introduction into free zones, free warehouses,
customs warehouses or operators supplying cross border means of sea transport (4) is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2000/583/EC of 27 September 2000 amending Decision 94/360/EC on the
reduced frequency of physical checks of consignments of certain products to be imported from
third countries, under Council Directive 90/675/EEC (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2000/622/EC of 29 September 2000 amending Decision 97/778/EC and
updating the list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks (6) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement.

(7)

This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

(1) OJ L 22, 24.1.2002, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 200, 8.8.2000, p. 41.
(3) OJ L 200, 8.8.2000, p. 61.
(4) OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 246, 30.9.2000, p. 67.
(6) OJ L 260, 14.10.2000, p. 51.

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

The following indent shall be added in point 25 (Commission Decision 94/360/EC):

‘— 32000 D 0583: Commission Decision 2000/583/EC of 27 September 2000 (OJ L 246,

30.9.2000, p. 67).’

2.

The following indents shall be added in point 39 (Commission Decision 97/778/EC):

‘— 32000 D 0497: Commission Decision 2000/497/EC of 18 July 2000 (OJ L 200, 8.8.2000,

p. 41),

— 32000 D 0501: Commission Decision 2000/501/EC of 25 July 2000 (OJ L 200, 8.8.2000,

p. 61),

— 32000 D 0622: Commission Decision 2000/622/EC of 29 September 2000 (OJ L 260,

14.10.2000, p. 51).’

3.

The following point shall be inserted after point 105 (Commission Decision 2000/598/EC):

‘106.

32000 D 0571: Commission Decision 2000/571/EC of 8 September 2000 laying down the
methods of veterinary checks for products from third countries destined for introduction
into free zones, free warehouses, customs warehouses or operators supplying cross border
means of sea transport (OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 14).

This act applies also to Iceland for the areas covered by the specific acts to which reference
is made in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part.’

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2000/497/EC, 2000/501/EC, 2000/571/EC, 2000/583/EC and 2000/622/EC in
the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of
the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 12 December 2001, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 11 December 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

B. GRYDELAND