Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 167/2003 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 nutrition, food additive, microorganism, veterinary legislation

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 167/2003

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)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 103/2003 of
26 September 2003 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 666/2003 of 11 April 2003 provisionally authorising the use of
certain micro-organisms in feedingstuffs (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 668/2003 of 11 April 2003 concerning the permanent
authorisation of an additive in feedingstuffs (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 676/2003 of 14 April 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No
1334/2001 concerning the provisional authorisation of a new additive in feedingstuffs (4) is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 871/2003 of 20 May 2003 permanently authorising a new
additive manganomanganic oxide in feedingstuffs (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2003 of 21 May 2003 provisionally authorising the use of the
acidity regulator ‘Benzoic acid’ in feedingstuffs (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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

Article 1

1. The following is added in point 1v (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1334/2001):

‘, as amended by:

— 32003 R 0676: Commission Regulation (EC) No 676/2003 of 14 April 2003 (OJ L 97,

15.4.2003, p. 29).’

2. The following points are inserted after point 1zc (Commission Directive 2002/70/EC):

(1) OJ L 331, 18.12.2003, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 96, 12.4.2003, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 96, 12.4.2003, p. 14.
(4) OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 29.
(5) OJ L 125, 21.5.2003, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 126, 22.5.2003, p. 24.

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‘1zd.

32003 R 0666: Commission Regulation (EC) No 666/2003 of 11 April 2003 provisionally
authorising the use of certain micro-organisms in feedingstuffs (OJ L 96, 12.4.2003, p. 11).

1ze.

1zf.

1zg.

32003 R 0668: Commission Regulation (EC) No 668/2003 of 11 April 2003 concerning the
permanent authorisation of an additive in feedingstuffs (OJ L 96, 12.4.2003, p. 14).

32003 R 0871: Commission Regulation (EC) No 871/2003 of 20 May 2003 permanently
authorising a new additive, manganomanganic oxide, in feedingstuffs (OJ L 125, 21.5.2003,
p. 3).

32003 R 0877: Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2003 of 21 May 2003 provisionally
authorising the use of the acidity regulator ‘Benzoic acid’ in feedingstuffs (OJ L 126, 22.5.2003,
p. 24).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 666/2003, (EC) No 668/2003, (EC) No 676/2003, (EC) No 871/2003
and (EC) No 877/2003 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, 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 pursuant to
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

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

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.