Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 166/2003 of 5 December 2003 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-12-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), animal product, food safety, foodstuffs legislation, import, third country, veterinary inspection

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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 166/2003

of 5 December 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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 140/2003 of
7 November 2003 (1).

Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules
governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin
for human consumption (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

The animal heath rules
91/494/EEC (5), 91/495/EEC (6), 92/45/EEC (7), 92/46/EEC (8)
incorporated into the Agreement, shall no longer apply as from 1 January 2005.

laid down by Council Directives 72/461/EEC (3), 80/215/EEC (4),
and 94/65/EC (9), which are

(4)

This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement is amended as follows:

Article 1

1. The following is inserted after point 6 (Council Directive 92/45/EEC) in Part 5.1:

‘Products of animal origin for human consumption

6a. 32002 L 0099: Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal
health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of
animal origin for human consumption (OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11).’

(1) OJ L 41, 12.2.2004, p. 9.
(2) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 24.
(4) OJ L 47, 21.2.1980, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 35.
(6) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 41.
(7) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 35.
(8) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 1.
(9) OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 10.

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2. The heading ‘Products of other animals’ before point 7 (Council Directive 92/118/EEC) in Part 5.1 is

deleted and replaced by the following:

‘Other products of animal origin’

3. The following indent is added in points 1 (Council Directive 72/461/EEC), 2 (Council Directive
91/494/EEC), 3 (Council Directive 80/215/EEC), 4 (Council Directive 92/46/EEC), 5 (Council Directive
91/495/EEC) and 6 (Council Directive 92/45/EEC) in Part 5.1:

‘— 32002 L 0099: Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 (OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11).’

4. The following is added in point 6 (Council Directive 94/65/EC) in Part 6.1:

‘, as amended by:

— 32002 L 0099: Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 (OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11).’

5. The following indent is added in points 11 (Council Directive 92/46/EEC), 13 (Council Directive

91/495/EEC) and 14 (Council Directive 92/45/EEC) in Part 6.1:

‘— 32002 L 0099: Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 (OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11).’

6. The following is added in point 10 (Council Directive 94/65/EC) in Part 8.1:

‘, as amended by:

— 32002 L 0099: Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 (OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11).’

7. The following indent is added in points 9 (Council Directive 91/494/EEC), 13 (Council Directive

92/46/EEC) and 14 (Council Directive 92/45/EEC) in Part 8.1:

‘— 32002 L 0099: Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 (OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2002/99/EC in the Norwegian language, to be published in the EEA Supplement to
the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 6 December 2003, provided that all the notifications in accordance
with 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 Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 5 December 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH PRINZ NIKOLAUS von LIECHTENSTEIN