Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 120/2004 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, aquaculture, disease prevention, fish, fish farming, foodstuffs legislation, health control, import, mollusc, veterinary inspection

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 120/2004

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 95/2004 of

9 July 2004 (1).

(2) Commission Decision 2003/774/EC of 30 October 2003 approving certain treatments to inhibit the
development of pathogenic micro-organisms in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods (2) is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2003/831/EC of 20 November 2003 amending Decisions 2001/881/EC and
2002/459/EC as regards changes and further additions to the list of border inspection posts (3) is to
be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2003/839/EC of 21 November 2003 amending Annexes I and II to Decision
2002/308/EC establishing lists of approved zones and approved farms with regard to one or more of
the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis
(IHN) (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 2003/904/EC of 15 December 2003 approving programmes for the purpose
of obtaining the status of approved zones and of approved farms in non-approved zones with regard
to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in fish, and
amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/634/EC (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Council Decision 2003/912/EC of 17 December 2003 amending Decision 95/408/EC on the
conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third-country establishments
from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery
products or live bivalve molluscs, as regards the extension of its validity (6) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement.

(7) Decision 2003/774/EC repeals Commission Decision 93/25/EEC (7), which is incorporated into the

Agreement and which is consequently to be deleted from the Agreement.

(1) OJ L 376, 23.12.2004, p. 14
(2) OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 78.
(3) OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 61.
(4) OJ L 319, 4.12.2003, p. 21.
(5) OJ L 340, 24.12.2003, p. 69.
(6) OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 112.
(7) OJ L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 22.

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(8) This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2003/774/EC, 2003/831/EC, 2003/839/EC, 2003/904/EC and 2003/912/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 (*).

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

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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ANNEX

to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 120/2004

Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as specified below:

1.

the following indent shall be added in points 39 (Commission Decision 2001/881/EC) and 46 (Commission
Decision 2002/459/EC) in part 1.2:

‘— 32003 D 0831: Commission Decision 2003/831/EC of 20 November 2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003,

p. 61).’;

2.

the following indent shall be added in point 66 (Commission Decision 2002/308/EC) in part 4.2:

‘— 32003 D 0839: Commission Decision 2003/839/EC of 21 November 2003 (OJ L 319, 4.12.2003,

p. 21).’;

3.

under the heading ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL
TAKE DUE ACCOUNT' in part 4.2, the following shall be inserted in point 55 (Commission Decision 2003/
634/EC):

“, as amended by:

— 32003 D 0904: Commission Decision 2003/904/EC of 15 December 2003 (OJ L 340, 24.12.2003,

p. 69).”;

4.

under the heading “ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY
SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT' in part 4.2, the following point shall be inserted after point 55 (Commission
Decision 2003/634/EC):

56. 32003 D 0904: Commission Decision 2003/904/EC of 15 December 2003 approving programmes for
the purpose of obtaining the status of approved zones and of approved farms in non-approved zones with
regard to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in fish, and
amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/634/EC (OJ L 340, 24.12.2003, p. 69).

This act applies also to Iceland.”;

5.

the following point shall be inserted after point 46 (Commission Decision 2003/470/EC) in part 6.2:

“47. 32003 D 0774: Commission Decision 2003/774/EC of 30 October 2003 approving certain treatments
to inhibit the development of pathogenic micro-organisms in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods (OJ
L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 78).

This act applies also to Iceland.”;

6.

7.

point 12 (Commission Decision 93/25/EEC) in part 6.2. shall be deleted;

the following indent shall be added in point 18 (Council Decision 95/408/EC) in part 8.1:

“— 32003 D 0912: Council Decision 2003/912/EC of 17 December 2003 (OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 112).”