2005/867/EC: Decision No 1/2005 of the EC-Andorra Joint Committee of  10 October 2005
Date: 2005-10-10
Institutions: EC–Andorra Joint Committee
Subjects: Andorra, agreement (EU), animal nutrition, domestic animal, food safety, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, health control, transport of animals, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

DECISION No 1/2005 OF THE EC-ANDORRA JOINT COMMITTEE

of 10 October 2005

(2005/867/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement in the form of an exchange of
letters between the European Economic Community and the
Principality of Andorra (1), signed in Luxembourg on 28 June
1990, and in particular Article 17 thereof,

Having regard to the protocol on veterinary matters supple-
mentary to the Agreement
in the form of an exchange of
letters between the European Economic Community and the
Principality of Andorra (2), signed in Brussels on 15 May
1997, and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

required to transpose and apply the provisions concerning food
safety. The participation of Andorra in the rapid alert system
established by Article 50(6) of that Regulation shall be opened
from the date of transposition into Andorran legislation and
implementation of the abovementioned measures.

3.
Andorra shall transmit lists of approved establishments in
accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004
on official controls performed to ensure the verification of
compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal
welfare
competent
authority of the Member States.

to the Commission and the

rules (7),

of

the

letters

between

At its meeting in Andorra on 25 and 26 January 2005 the
veterinary subgroup of the EC-Andorra Joint Committee, set
up in accordance with Article 2 of the protocol on veterinary
matters supplementary to the Agreement in the form of an
exchange
Economic
Community and the Principality of Andorra recommended the
list of Community veterinary
adoption of
in addition to the
provisions
Community
in Decisions
No 2/1999 (3), 1/2001 (4) and 2/2003 (5) of the EC-Andorra
Joint Committee. The transposition and implementation by
Andorra of the Community veterinary legislation set out in
that list should take place within 18 months from the date of
adoption of this Decision,

to be applied by Andorra,

legislation set out

an additional

veterinary

European

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Andorra shall

1.
and apply the Community
provisions set down in the Annex to this Decision within 18
months of the date of adoption of this Decision.

transpose

2.
As regards Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down
the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing
the European Food Safety Authority
and laying down
procedures in matters of food safety (6), Andorra shall only be

(1) OJ L 374, 31.12.1990, p. 14.
(2) OJ L 148, 6.6.1997, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 31, 5.2.2000, p. 84.
(4) OJ L 33, 2.2.2002, p. 35.
(5) OJ L 269, 21.10.2003, p. 28.
(6) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)

No 1642/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 4)

Establishments in Andorra shall be subject to Community
4.
in the
in the same manner as establishments
inspections
to Article 45 of Regulation (EC)
Community, pursuant
No 882/2004. Andorra shall submit for approval
its official
controls plan, as provided for in Title V of that Regulation, to
the veterinary subgroup set up in accordance with Article 2 of
the Protocol on veterinary matters. Later updates of its plan
shall be notified to and approved by the Commission which
shall inform Member States within the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health.

As regards non commercial movements of pets, and for
5.
implementing the official control
isolation measure foreseen
under point (b) of the third subparagraph in Article 14 of
Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of
the European Parliament
and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health
requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of
pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (8),
Andorra shall conclude an agreement with France and Spain.
For implementing the measure under Article 15 of that same
Regulation, Andorra
laboratories designated by
Commission Decision 2004/233/EC of 4 March 2004
authorising laboratories to check the effectiveness of vaccination
against rabies in certain domestic carnivores (9). In Section 2 of
Part B of Annex II of the said Regulation Andorra shall be
deleted from the list and shall be introduced in Section 1 of
Part B of Annex II.

shall use

(7) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1193/2005 (OJ L 194, 26.7.2005, p. 4).

(9) OJ L 71, 10.3.2004, p. 30. Decision as last amended by Decision

2005/656/EC (OJ L 241, 17.9.2005, p. 63).

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This Decision shall enter into force on 1 November 2005.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 10 October 2005.

For the Joint Committee
The Chairman

Juli MINOVES

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ANNEX

References to these basic texts are to be understood as including references to all amendments and implementing rules

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the
general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down
procedures in matters of food safety (1).

Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of
foodstuffs (2).

Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific
hygiene rules for food of animal origin (3).

Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules
for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (4).

Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls
performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (5).

Directive 2004/41/EC the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 repealing certain directives
concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of
animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and
Council Decision 95/408/EC (6).

Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health
requirements applicable to the non-commercial movements of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (7).

Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of
ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC (8).

Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production,
processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for the human consumption (9).

(1) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.
(4) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206.
(5) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33.
(7) OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8.
(9) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.