Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 121/2004 of 24 September 2004 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2004-09-24
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, comparative analysis, crop production, labelling, parasitology, plant propagation, seed, testing, vegetable, vineyard

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 121/2004

of 24 September 2004

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) Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2004 of

4 May 2004 (1).

(2) Commission Decision 2004/11/EC of 18 December 2003 setting out

the arrangements for
Community comparative trials and tests on seeds and propagating material of certain plants of
agricultural and vegetable species and vine under Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC,
68/193/EEC, 92/33/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC for the years
2004 and 2005 (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2004/57/EC of 23 December 2003 on the continuation in the year 2004 of
Community comparative trials and tests on seeds and propagating material of gramineae, Triticum
aestivum, Brassica napus and Allium ascalonicum under Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC,
68/193/EEC, 92/33/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC started in 2003
(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2004/266/EC of 17 March 2004 authorising the indelible printing of
prescribed information on packages of seed of fodder plants (4) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 2004/287/EC of 24 March 2004 providing for the temporary marketing of
certain seed of the species Vicia faba and Glycine max not satisfying the requirements of Council
Directives 66/401/EEC or 2002/57/EC respectively (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Decision 2004/329/EC of 6 April 2004 providing for the temporary marketing of
certain seed of the species Glycine max not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive
2002/57/EC (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(1) OJ L 277, 26.8.2004, p. 187.
(2) OJ L 3, 7.1.2004, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 12, 17.1.2004, p. 49.
(4) OJ L 83, 20.3.2004, p. 23.
(5) OJ L 91, 30.3.2004, p. 56.
(6) OJ L 104, 8.4.2004, p. 133.

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(7) Decision 2004/266/EC repeals Commission Decision 87/309/EEC of 2 June 1987 (1), which is
incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Part 2 of Chapter III of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

the following points shall be inserted after point 27 (Commission Decision 2003/795/EC):

‘28. 32004 D 0011: Commission Decision 2004/11/EC of 18 December 2003 setting out the
arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on seeds and propagating material of
certain plants of agricultural and vegetable species and vine under Council Directives
66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 92/33/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC
and 2002/57/EC for the years 2004 and 2005 (OJ L 3, 7.1.2004, p. 38).

29. 32004 D 0057: Commission Decision 2004/57/EC of 23 December 2003 on the continuation
in the year 2004 of Community comparative trials and tests on seeds and propagating material
of gramineae, Triticum aestivum, Brassica napus and Allium ascalonicum under Council Directives
66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 92/33/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC
and 2002/57/EC started in 2003 (OJ L 12, 17.1.2004, p. 49).

30. 32004 D 0266: Commission Decision 2004/266/EC of 17 March 2004 authorising the
indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of seed of fodder plants (OJ L 83,
20.3.2004, p. 23).

31. 32004 D 0287: Commission Decision 2004/287/EC of 24 March 2004 providing for the
temporary marketing of certain seed of the species Vicia faba and Glycine max not satisfying the
requirements of Council Directives 66/401/EEC or 2002/57/EC respectively (OJ L 91,
30.3.2004, p. 56).

32. 32004 D 0329: Commission Decision 2004/329/EC of 6 April 2004 providing for the
temporary marketing of certain seed of the species Glycine max not satisfying the requirements
of Council Directive 2002/57/EC (OJ L 104, 8.4.2004, p. 133).’;

2.

point 5 (Commission Decision 87/309/EEC) shall be deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2004/11/EC, 2004/57/EC, 2004/266/EC, 2004/287/EC and 2004/329/EC 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 25 September 2004, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 155, 16.6.1987, p. 26.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kjartan JÓHANNSSON