Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 99/2003 of 26 September 2003 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-09-26
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Member State, European Economic Area, agreement (EU), animal product, customs inspection, information network, live animal, veterinary inspection

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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 99/2003

of 26 September 2003

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,

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 66/2003 of
20 June 2003 (1).

Commission Decision 2002/615/EC of 22 July 2002 amending Decision 92/486/EEC establishing
the form of cooperation between the ANIMO host centre and the Member States (2), as corrected
by OJ L 66, 11.3.2003, p. 51, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2002/986/EC of 13 December 2002 amending Decisions 2001/881/EC
drawing up a list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks on animals and animal
products from third countries, and 2002/459/EC listing the units in the ANIMO computer
network (3), as corrected by OJ L 4, 9.1.2003, p. 24, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4)

This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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

(1) OJ L 257, 9.10.2003, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 60.
(3) OJ L 344, 19.12.2002, p. 20.

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1. The following indent shall be added in point 12 (Commission Decision 92/486/EEC):

‘— 32002 D 0615: Commission Decision 2002/615/EC of 22 July 2002 (OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p.

60), as corrected by OJ L 66, 11.3.2003, p. 51.'

2. The following indent shall be added in point 39 (Commission Decision 2001/881/EC):

‘— 32002 D 0986: Commission Decision 2002/986/EC of 13 December 2002 (OJ L 344,

19.12.2002, p. 20), as corrected by OJ L 4, 9.1.2003, p. 24.'

3. The following shall be added in point 46 (Commission Decision 2002/459/EC):

‘, as amended by:

— 32002 D 0986: Commission Decision 2002/986/EC of 13 December 2002 (OJ L 344,

19.12.2002, p. 20), as corrected by OJ L 4, 9.1.2003, p. 24.'

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2002/615/EC, as corrected by OJ L 66, 11.3.2003, p. 51, and 2002/986/EC, as
corrected by OJ L 4, 9.1.2003, p. 24, in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the
EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 27 September 2003, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

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

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

H. S. H. PRINZ NIKOLAUS von LIECHTENSTEIN

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.