Proposal for a Council Decision on a Community position within the EC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee on the amendments to Decision No 1/2001 as regard the approval of the Faroese contingency plan for fish diseases and the inclusion of the Faroe Islands in the Animal Disease Notification System
Date: 2005-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Faroes, Protocol (EU), animal health, health control, veterinary legislation

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 29.4.2005 
COM(2005) 176 final 

2005/0065 (ACC) 

Proposal for a  

COUNCIL DECISION  

on a Community position within the EC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee on the 
amendments to Decision No 1/2001 as regard the approval of the Faroese contingency 
plan for fish diseases and the inclusion of the Faroe Islands in the Animal Disease 
Notification System 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

At its meeting in Brussels on 24 August 2004 the veterinary subgroup discussed the 
health  plan  for  aquaculture  animals  in  the  Faroe  Islands  presented  to  the 
Commission,  and  Commission  experts  and  a  Potsdam  group  of  Member  States 
agreed that it was acceptable. 

The veterinary subgroup also discussed practical details of the inclusion of the Faroe 
Islands in the Animal Disease Notification System and agreed the modalities of this 
involvement. 

The meeting agreed on a recommendation to amend Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-
Faroe Islands Joint Committee to formally confirm the approval of the contingency 
plan for fish diseases, which includes the use of a vaccine which is non-standard in 
the Community and the withdrawal scheme for ISA and to ensure that information on 
disease  outbreaks  is  passed  to  the  Commission  by  means  of  the  Animal  Disease 
Notification System in the same manner as for Member States. 

The  attached  draft  decision  of  the  EC  –  Faroe  Islands  Joint  Committee  lays  down 
provisions  to  amend  Decision  No  1/2001  which  implements  the  Protocol  on 
veterinary  matters  supplementary 
the  European 
Community,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Government  of  Denmark  and  the  Home 
Government  of  the  Faroe  Islands,  of  the  other  part,  signed  in  Brussels  on  the  6 
December 1996. 

the  Agreement  between 

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The  Council  is  therefore  asked  to  adopt  the  annexed  proposal  for  a  decision 
concerning  the  Community  position  within  the  EC/Denmark  -  Faroe  Islands  Joint 
Committee on the approval of the Faroese contingency plan for fish diseases and the 
inclusion of the Faroe Islands in the EC Animal Disease Notification System. 

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2005/0065 (ACC) 

Proposal for a  

COUNCIL DECISION  

on a Community position within the EC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee on the 
amendments to Decision No 1/2001 as regard the approval of the Faroese contingency 
plan for fish diseases and the inclusion of the Faroe Islands in the Animal Disease 
Notification System 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300(2), second subparagraph, thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas 

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Article 2 of the Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the Agreement between 
the European  Community,  of  the  one  part, and  the  Government  of  Denmark  and  the 
Home  Government  of  the  Faroe  Islands,  of  the  other  part,  provides  that  the  Joint 
Committee  set  up  by  Article  31  of  the  Agreement  draws  up  the  conditions  for  the 
application by the Faroe Islands of Community veterinary provisions.  

The  Joint  Committee  has  adopted  Decision  No  1/2001  of  31  January  2001  laying 
down  the  provisions  to  implement  the  Protocol  on  veterinary  matters  supplementing 
the  Agreement  between  the  European  Community,  of  the  one  part,  and  the 
Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other 
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The veterinary sub-group of the Joint Committee recommends that Decision 1/2001 be 
amended  in  order  to  approve  the  Faroese  contingency  plan  for  fish  diseases  and  to 
include the Faroe Islands in the Animal Disease Notification System; 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

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OJ L 46, 16.2.2001, p. 24. 

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The  position  to  be  adopted  by  the  Community  within  the  Joint  Committee  established  by 
virtue  of  the  Agreement  signed  on  6  December  19962,  on  the  approval  of  the  Faroese 
contingency plan for fish diseases, which includes the use of a vaccine which is non-standard 
in  the  Community  and  the  withdrawal  scheme  for  ISA,  and  to  ensure  that  information  on 
disease outbreaks is passed to the Commission by means of the Animal Disease Notification 
System in the same manner as for Member States, is that defined in the attached draft decision 
of the Joint Committee. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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OJ L 53, 22.2.1997, p. 2. 

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Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EC-FAROE ISLANDS JOINT COMMITTEE 

Amending Decision No 1/2001 laying down provisions to implement the Protocol on 
veterinary matters supplementing the Agreement between the European Community, of 
the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe 
Islands, of the other part 

THE EC-FAROE ISLANDS JOINT COMMITTEE, 

Having regard to the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters, between the European 
Community , of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of 
the Faroe Islands, of the other part, 

Having  regard  to  the  Protocol  on  veterinary  matters  supplementing  the  Agreement3,  and  in 
particular its Article 2, first sentence, thereof, 

Whereas: 

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(2) 

(3) 

At the meeting in Brussels on 24 August 2004, of the veterinary subgroup of the EC-
Faroe Islands Joint Committee, the Faroe Islands presented their contingency plan for 
fish  diseases  and  their  withdrawal  scheme  for  ISA-infected  fish  and  EC  experts 
deemed  both  documents  to  be  in  conformity  with  Community  rules  and  therefore 
acceptable.  

The veterinary subgroup  also  recommended the inclusion of the Faroe Islands in the 
EC Animal Disease Notification System(ADNS). 

The veterinary subgroup therefore recommended that Decision No 1 /2001 of the EC-
Faroe Islands joint committee be amended accordingly, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

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OJ L 305, 30.11.1999, p. 25 

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Article 1 

Decision No 2001/1 of the EC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee is amended as follows:  

1. 

In Article 7, a new paragraph 3 is added as follows: 

“3.  The  Faroe  Islands  shall  implement  Council  Directive  82/894/EEC4  and  they 
shall  take  part  in  the  Animal  Disease  Notification  System  (ADNS).  The 
practical arrangements for the participation of the Faroe Islands shall be settled 
between Commission and Faroe Islands officials.” 

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Article 11 paragraph 1, the third sub-paragraph is replaced by the following text: 

“The Faroe Islands have submitted to the veterinary sub-group a contingency plan in 
conformity with Article 15 of Directive 93/53/EEC. The contingency plan includes a 
withdrawal  scheme  in  accordance  with  Article  6  of  Directive  93/53/EEC.  The 
contingency plan and withdrawal scheme submitted in September 2004 are approved 
with the procedures for vaccination laid down in that plan. Later updates of the plan 
shall be submitted for approval to the Commission after notification to the Member 
states in the Standing Committee for the Food Chain and Animal Health” 

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In Article 11, paragraph 2 is deleted 

Article 2 

This  Decision  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  first  day  of  the  month  following  that  of  its 
adoption. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Joint Committee 
The President 

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OJ L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 58. 

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