2002/957/EC: Council Decision of 28 November 2002 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the amendment to the Annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products
Date: 2002-11-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: New Zealand, animal product, approval, health legislation, live animal, standard, trade agreement (EU), veterinary legislation

10.12.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 28 November 2002

on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the amend-
ment to the Annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on
sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products

(2002/957/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Agreement between the European Community and
New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in
live animals and animal products has been approved by
Council Decision 97/132/EC (2).

Due to a difference in certification systems between the
two Parties, the Parties have not notified each other of
the completion of their respective procedures for ratifi-
cation of the Agreement, as provided for in the second
subparagraph of Article 18(1) thereof.

Therefore, the Agreement has not entered into force and
until it does the Agreement is provisionally applied as
agreed by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters, attached to Council Decision 97/131/EC of 17
December 1996 on the conclusion of an Agreement in
the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provi-
sional
the Agreement between the
European Community and New Zealand on sanitary
measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal
products (3).

application of

(4)

Certain amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement
concerning certification and recognition of equivalence
of certification systems for certain commodities are

(1) Proposal of 16 September 2002 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(2) OJ L 57, 26.2.1997, p. 4. Decision as amended by Decision 1999/

837/EC (OJ L 332, 23.12.1999, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 57, 26.2.1997, p. 1.

necessary before the two Parties can complete their
respective procedures and notify each other of
their
completion and before the Agreement can enter into
force.

(5)

The two Parties have confirmed their agreement in prin-
ciple to the form of an Exchange of Letters and the
the sanitary measures applicable to
determination of
trade in live animal and animal products.

(6)

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters
concerning amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement
between the European Community and New Zealand on sani-
tary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal
products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters,
including the amendments to the Annexes to the
Agreement, is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of
an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.

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This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Decision shall take effect on the date of publication.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2002.

For the Council

The President

M. FISCHER BOEL