Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 47/2005 of 29 April 2005 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2005-04-29
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Australia, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, animal disease, disease prevention, transport of animals, vaccination, veterinary inspection, veterinary legislation

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 47/2005

of 29 April 2005

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 43/2005 of

11 March 2005 (1).

(2) Commission Decision 2004/34/EC of 6 January 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC with
regards to the movements of vaccinated animals from protection zones (2) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2004/146/EC of 12 February 2004 amending Decision 2003/135/EC as
regards the extension of the eradication and vaccination plans in the Bad Kreuznach district
the vaccination plans in the Federal State of Saarland
(Germany) and the termination of
(Germany) (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2004/159/EC of 16 February 2004 amending for the second time Decision
2002/975/EC on introducing vaccinations to supplement the measures to control infections with
low pathogenic avian influenza in Italy and on specific movement control measures (4) is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 2004/288/EC of 26 March 2004 granting Australia and New Zealand
temporary access to the Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease virus antigens (5) is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Decision 2004/402/EC of 26 April 2004 approving contingency plans for the control

of avian influenza and Newcastle disease (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7) Commission Decision 2004/430/EC of 29 April 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC on
protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue with regard to Cyprus and Malta (7), as
corrected by OJ L 189, 27.5.2004, p. 27, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(1) OJ L 198, 28.7.2005, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 7, 13.1.2004, p. 47.
(3) OJ L 49, 19.2.2004, p. 42.
(4) OJ L 50, 20.2.2004, p. 63.
(5) OJ L 91, 30.3.2004, p. 58.
(6) OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 111.
(7) OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 36.

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(8) Commission Decision 2004/431/EC of 29 April 2004 approving certain contingency plans for the
control of classical swine fever (8), as corrected by OJ L 189, 27.5.2004, p. 31, is to be incorporated
into the Agreement.

(9) Commission Decision 2004/435/EC of 29 April 2004 approving certain contingency plans for the
is to be

control of foot-and-mouth disease (9), as corrected by OJ L 189, 27.5.2004, p. 45,
incorporated into the Agreement.

(10) This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and 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 2004/34/EC, 2004/146/EC, 2004/159/EC, 2004/288/EC, 2004/402/EC,
2004/430/EC, as corrected by OJ L 189, 27.5.2004, p. 27, 2004/431/EC, as corrected by OJ L 189,
27.5.2004, p. 31, and 2004/435/EC, as corrected by OJ L 189, 27.5.2004, p. 45, in the Norwegian
language, 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 30 April 2005, 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, 29 April 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee
the president
Richard WRIGHT

(8) OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 41.
(9) OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 56.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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ANNEX

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

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY
SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’, the following shall be added in point 20 (Commission Decision 2003/135/EC)
in Part 3.2:
‘, as amended by:
— 32004 D 0146: Commission Decision 2004/146/EC of 12 February 2004 (OJ L 49, 19.2.2004, p. 42).’;

the following indent shall be added in point 26 (Commission Decision 2002/975/EC) in Part 3.2:
‘— 32004 D 0159: Commission Decision 2004/159/EC of 16 February 2004 (OJ L 50, 20.2.2004, p. 63).’;

the following shall be added in point 30 (Commission Decision 2003/828/EC) in Part 3.2:
‘, as amended by:
— 32004 D 0034: Commission Decision 2004/34/EC of 6 January 2004 (OJ L 7, 13.1.2004, p. 47),
— 32004 D 0430: Commission Decision 2004/430/EC of 29 April 2004 (OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 36), as

corrected by OJ L 189, 27.5.2004, p. 27.’;

the following point shall be inserted after point 30 (Commission Decision 2003/828/EC) in Part 3.2:
‘31. 32004 D 0288: Commission Decision 2004/288/EC of 26 March 2004 granting Australia and New
Zealand temporary access to the Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease virus antigens (OJ L 91,
30.3.2004, p. 58).’;

the text of point 102 (Commission Decision 2000/149/EC) in Part 1.2 shall be deleted;
under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY
SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’, the following points shall be inserted after point 24 (Commission Decision
2003/435/EC) in Part 3.2:
‘25. 32004 D 0402: Commission Decision 2004/402/EC of 26 April 2004 approving contingency plans for

the control of avian influenza and Newcastle disease (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 111).

26. 32004 D 0431: Commission Decision 2004/431/EC of 29 April 2004 approving certain contingency
plans for the control of classical swine fever (OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 41), as corrected by OJ L 189,
27.5.2004, p. 31.

27. 32004 D 0435: Commission Decision 2004/435/EC of 29 April 2004 approving certain contingency
plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease (OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 56), as corrected by OJ L 189,
27.5.2004, p. 45.’;

7.

under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY
SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’, the text of point 12 (Commission Decision 2000/680/EC) in Part 3.2 shall be
deleted.