Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 91/2005 of  8 July 2005  amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2005-07-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Canada, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, United States, accession to the European Union, animal disease, animal product, customs regulations, derogation from EU law, game meat, import, live animal, sheep, transitional period (EU), veterinary inspection, veterinary legislation

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 91/2005

of 8 July 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 51/2005 of

29 April 2005 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1471/2004 of 18 August 2004 amending Annex XI to Regulation
(EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the import of cervid
products from Canada and the United States (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2004/693/EC of 8 October 2004 amending Decision 2004/233/EC as
regards the list of laboratories authorised to check the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in
certain domestic carnivores (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2004/700/EC of 13 October 2004 amending Decision 2004/280/EC laying
down transitional measures for the marketing of certain products of animal origin obtained in the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (4)
is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 2004/762/EC of 12 November 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC as
regards movements of animals from and inside a restricted zone in Spain and Portugal, in relation to
outbreaks of bluetongue in Spain (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Decision 2004/775/EC of 18 November 2004 granting Slovakia the derogation
provided for in Article 3(2) of Council Directive 92/102/EEC on the identification and registration of
animals (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1993/2004 of 19 November 2004 amending Regulation (EC) 999/
2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Portugal (7) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement.

(1) OJ L 239, 15.9.2005, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 271, 19.8.2004, p. 24.
(3) OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 47.
(4) OJ L 318, 19.10.2004, p. 21.
(5) OJ L 337, 13.11.2004, p. 70.
(6) OJ L 342, 18.11.2004, p. 29.
(7) OJ L 344, 20.11.2004, p. 12.

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(8) Commission Decision 2004/832/EC of 3 December 2004 approving the plans for the eradication of
classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs in the Northern Vosges,
France (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(9) Commission Decision 2004/835/EC of 3 December 2004 approving plans for the approval of
establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs (9) is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

(10) Commission Decision 2004/898/EC of 23 December 2004 amending Decision 2003/828/EC as
regards movements of animals from and inside a restricted zone in Spain and Portugal, in relation to
outbreaks of bluetongue in Spain (10) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(11) Regulation (EC) No 1993/2004 repeals Commission Decisions 2000/345/EC (11), 2000/371/EC (12)
and 2000/372/EC (13) which were incorporated into the Agreement and which have been repealed
under the Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 51/2005.

(12) Decision 2004/835/EC repeals Commission Decisions 92/139/EEC (14), 92/140/EEC (15),
92/141/EEC (16), 92/281/EEC (17), 92/282/EEC (18), 92/283/EEC (19), 92/342/EEC (20), 92/344/
EEC (21),
92/345/EEC (22), 92/379/EEC (23), 92/480/EEC (24), 94/964/EC (25), and 95/141/EC (26), which are
incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(13) This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

(8) OJ L 359, 4.12.2004, p. 62.
(9) OJ L 360, 7.12.2004, p. 28.
(10) OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 105.
(11) OJ L 121, 23.5.2000, p. 9.
(12) OJ L 134, 7.6.2000, p. 34.
(13) OJ L 134, 7.6.2000, p. 35.
(14) OJ L 58, 3.3.1992, p. 27.
(15) OJ L 58, 3.3.1992, p. 28.
(16) OJ L 58, 3.3.1992, p. 29.
(17) OJ L 150, 2.6.1992, p. 23.
(18) OJ L 150, 2.6.1992, p. 24.
(19) OJ L 150, 2.6.1992, p. 25.
(20) OJ L 188, 8.7.1992, p. 39.
(21) OJ L 188, 8.7.1992, p. 41.
(22) OJ L 188, 8.7.1992, p. 42.
(23) OJ L 198, 17.7.1992, p. 53.
(24) OJ L 284, 29.9.1992, p. 27.
(25) OJ L 371, 31.12.1994, p. 30.
(26) OJ L 92, 25.4.1995, p. 25.

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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 Regulations (EC) No 1471/2004 and (EC) No 1993/2004 and Decisions 2004/693/EC, 2004/
700/EC, 2004/762/EC, 2004/775/EC, 2004/832/EC, 2004/835/EC and 2004/898/EC in the Norwegian
language, 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 9 July 2005, 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, 8 July 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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ANNEX

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

1.

The following point shall be inserted after point 119 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004) in Part 1.2:

‘120. 32004 D 0775: Commission Decision 2004/775/EC of 18 November 2004 granting Slovakia the
derogation provided for in Article 3(2) of Council Directive 92/102/EEC on the identification and
registration of animals (OJ L 342, 18.11.2004, p. 29).’

2.

The following indents shall be added in point 30 (Commission Decision 2003/828/EC) in Part 3.2:

‘— 32004 D 0762: Commission Decision 2004/762/EC of 12 November 2004 (OJ L 337, 13.11.2004, p. 70),

— 32004 D 0898: Commission Decision 2004/898/EC of 23 December 2004 (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004,

p. 105).’

3.

Under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY
SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’ in Part 3.2, the following point shall be inserted after point 27 (Commission
Decision 2004/435/EC):

‘28. 32004 D 0832: Commission Decision 2004/832/EC of 3 December 2004 approving the plans for the
eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs in the
Northern Vosges, France (OJ L 359, 4.12.2004, p. 62).’

4.

The following shall be added in point 48 (Commission Decision 2004/280/EC) in Part 6.2:

‘, as amended by:

— 32004 D 0700: Commission Decision 2004/700/EC of 13 October 2004 (OJ L 318, 19.10.2004, p. 21).’

5.

The following indent shall be added in point 76 (Commission Decision 2004/233/EC) in Part 4.2:

‘— 32004 D 0693: Commission Decision 2004/693/EC of 8 October 2004 (OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 47).’

6.

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 56 (Commission
Decision 2003/904/EC):

‘57. 32004 D 0835: Commission Decision 2004/835/EC of 3 December 2004 approving plans for the
approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs (OJ
L 360, 7.12.2004, p. 28).’

7.

Under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY
SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’
in Part 4.2, the text of points 5 (Commission Decision 92/139/EEC), 6
(Commission Decision 92/140/EEC), 7 (Commission Decision 92/141/EEC), 8 (Commission Decision 92/281/
EEC), 9 (Commission Decision 92/282/EEC), 10 (Commission Decision 92/283/EEC), 11 (Commission Decision
92/342/EEC), 12 (Commission Decision 92/344/EEC), 13 (Commission Decision 92/345/EEC), 14 (Commission
Decision 92/379/EEC), 15 (Commission Decision 92/480/EEC), 26 (Commission Decision 94/964/EC) and 36
(Commission Decision 95/141/EC) shall be deleted.

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8.

The following indents shall be added in point 12 (Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and
of the Council) in Part 7.1:

‘— 32004 R 1471: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1471/2004 of 18 August 2004 (OJ L 271, 19.8.2004,

p. 24).

— 32004 R 1993: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1993/2004 of 19 November 2004 (OJ L 344,

20.11.2004, p. 12).’