Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 137/2007 of 26 October 2007 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2007-10-26
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: agri-foodstuffs, animal health, animal nutrition, animal product, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, health legislation, marketing

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 137/2007

of 26 October 2007

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations,
standards, testing and certification) 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 100/2007 of

28 September 2007 (1).

(2) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 104/2007 of

28 September 2007 (2).

(3) Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the
hygiene of foodstuffs (3), as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3, is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

(4) 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 (4), as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22, is
to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) 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 (5), as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83, is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

(6) Directive 2004/41/EC of 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), as corrected by OJ L 195, 2.6.2004,
p. 12, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7) 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 (7), as corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1, is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

(8) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 of 14 October 2005 implementing Regulation (EC)
No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning
salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs (8) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement.

(1) OJ L 47, 21.2.2008, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 47, 21.2.2008, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.
(5) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206.
(6) OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33.
(7) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 271, 15.10.2005, p. 17.

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(9) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for
foodstuffs (1), as corrected by OJ L 278, 10.10.2006, p. 32 and OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 62, is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

(10) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing measures
for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council
and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the
Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council
and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (2) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

(11) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down specific rules on official

controls for Trichinella in meat (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(12) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down transitional
arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC)
No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/
2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(13) Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the methods of sampling
and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs (5) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement.

(14) Commission Regulation (EC) No 776/2006 of 23 May 2006 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC)
the Council as regards Community reference

the European Parliament and of

No 882/2004 of
laboratories (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(15) Commission Decision 2006/677/EC of 29 September 2006 setting out the guidelines laying down
criteria for the conduct of audits under Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of
the Council on official controls to verify compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal
welfare rules (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(16) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 853/
2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of
animal origin (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(17) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 854/
2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of
official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (9) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement.

(18) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/
2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human
consumption and repealing certain implementing measures (10) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(19) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1665/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2075/
2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (11) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement.

(1) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 60.
(4) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83.
(5) OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 12.
(6) OJ L 136, 24.5.2006, p. 3.
(7) OJ L 278, 10.10.2006, p. 15.
(8) OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 1.
(9) OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 11.
(10) OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 13.
(11) OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 46.

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(20) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2076/
2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004,
(EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

(21) Commission Decision 2006/765/EC of 6 November 2006 repealing certain implementing acts
concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain
products of animal origin intended for human consumption (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(22) Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 repeals Council Directive 93/43/EEC (3), which is incorporated into the

Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(23) Directive 2004/41/EC repeals several acts which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are

consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(24) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 repeals Council Directives 70/373/EEC (4), 85/73/EEC (5), 85/591/EEC (6),
89/397/EEC (7), 93/99/E (8), 95/53/EC (9) and Council Decisions 93/383/EEC (10), 98/728/EC (11) and
1999/313/EC (12), which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed
under the Agreement.

(25) Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 repeals Commission Decision 95/168/EC (13), Council Decisions 95/
409/EC (14), 95/411/EC (15) and Commission Decision 2003/470/EC (16), which are incorporated into
the Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(26) Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 repeals Commission Decision 93/51/EEC (17) which is incorporated into

the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(27) Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 repeals Commission Directives 98/53/EC (18), 2002/26/EC (19), 2003/78/
EC (20) and 2005/38/EC (21), which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to
be repealed under the Agreement.

(28) Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 repeals Commission Decision 91/180/EEC (22), which is incorporated

into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(29) Decision 2006/765/EC repeals several acts which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are

consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(30) This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(1) OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 47.
(2) OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 50.
(3) OJ L 175, 19.7.1993, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 170, 3.8.1970, p. 2.
(5) OJ L 32, 5.2.1985, p. 14.
(6) OJ L 372, 31.12.1985, p. 50.
(7) OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 23.
(8) OJ L 290, 24.11.1993, p. 14.
(9) OJ L 265, 8.11.1995, p. 17.
(10) OJ L 166, 8.7.1993, p. 31.
(11) OJ L 346, 22.12.1998, p. 51.
(12) OJ L 120, 8.5.1999, p. 40.
(13) OJ L 109, 16.5.1995, p. 44.
(14) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 21.
(15) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 29.
(16) OJ L 157, 26.6.2003, p. 66.
(17) OJ L 13, 21.1.1993, p. 11.
(18) OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 93.
(19) OJ L 75, 16.3.2002, p. 38.
(20) OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 40.
(21) OJ L 143, 7.6.2005, p. 18.
(22) OJ L 93, 13.4.1991, p. 1.

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(31) This Decision shall apply to Iceland with the transitional period specified in paragraph 2 of the
Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I for the areas which did not apply to Iceland prior to the review
of this Chapter by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 133/2007 of 26 October 2007,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Annexes I and II to the Agreement shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 1

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 (as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3), (EC) No 853/2004 (as
corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22), (EC) No 854/2004 (as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83),
(EC) No 882/2004 (as corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1), (EC) No 1688/2005, (EC) No 2073/2005 (as
corrected by OJ L 278, 10.10.2006, p. 32 and OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 62), (EC) No 2074/2005, (EC)
No 2075/2005, (EC) No 2076/2005, (EC) No 401/2006, (EC) No 776/2006, (EC) No 1662/2006, (EC)
No 1663/2006, (EC) No 1664/2006, (EC) No 1665/2006 and (EC) No 1666/2006, and Directive 2004/41/
EC (as corrected by OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12), and Decisions 2006/677/EC and 2006/765/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.

This Decision shall enter into force on 27 October 2007, provided that all the notifications under Arti-
cle 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*) or at the day of the entry into
force of the Decision on the EEA Joint Committee No 133/2007 of 26 October 2007, whichever is the later.

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, 26 October 2007.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.

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ANNEX

Annexes I and II to the Agreement shall be amended as specified below:

1.

The following shall be inserted after point 10 (Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I of Annex I:

‘Official control of food and feed

11. 32004 R 0882: 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 (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1, as amended by:

— 32006 R 0776: Commission Regulation (EC) No 776/2006 of 23 May 2006 (OJ L 136, 24.5.2006, p. 3).

Official control of food of animal origin

12. 32004 R 0854: 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 (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206), as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83, as amended
by:

— 32005 R 2074: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 (OJ L 338,

22.12.2005, p. 27),

— 32005 R 2076: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 (OJ L 338,

22.12.2005, p. 83),

— 32006 R 1663: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/2006 of 6 November 2006 (OJ L 320,

18.11.2006, p. 11).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following
adaptations:

(a)

in Annex I, Section I, Chapter III, paragraph 3 (a) the following shall be added: “NO” and “IS”;

(b)

in Annex I, Section I, Chapter III, paragraph 3 (c) the following shall be added: “EFTA”.’

2.

3.

The text of point 8 (Council Directive 85/73/EEC) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I of Annex I shall be deleted with effect from
1 January 2008.

The following points shall be inserted after point 133 (Commission Decision 2007/16/EC) in Part 1.2 of Chapter I of
Annex I:

‘134. 32005 R 2074: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing
measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the
Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the
Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and
amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 27), as amended
by:

— 32006 R 1664: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 of 6 November 2006 (OJ L 320,

18.11.2006, p. 13).

135. 32005 R 2076: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down transitional
arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/
2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC)
No 854/2004 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83), as amended by:

— 32006 R 1666: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2006 of 6 November 2006 (OJ L 320,

18.11.2006, p. 47).

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136. 32006 D 0677: Commission Decision 2006/677/EC of 29 September 2006 setting out the guidelines laying
down criteria for the conduct of audits under Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of
the Council on official controls to verify compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare
rules (OJ L 278, 10.10.2006, p. 15).’

4.

The following shall be inserted after point 15 (Council Directive 92/118/EEC) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I:

‘Hygiene in foodstuffs and food of animal origin

16. 32004 R 0852: Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004
on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3.

17. 32004 R 0853: 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 (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55), as corrected by OJ
L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22 , as amended by:

— 32005 R 2074: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 (OJ L 338,

22.12.2005, p. 27),

— 32005 R 2076: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 (OJ L 338,

22.12.2005, p. 83),

— 32006 R 1662: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/2006 of 6 November 2006 (OJ L 320,

18.11.2006, p. 1).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following
adaptations:

(a)

in Article 8, the word “Norway” shall be added after the word “Sweden”;

(b)

in Annex II, Section I, B, paragraph 6 second indent, the following shall be added: “NO” and “IS”;

(c)

in Annex II, Section I, B, paragraph 8 the following shall be added: “EFTA”.

18. 32004 L 0041: Directive 2004/41/EC of 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 (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33), as
corrected by OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12.’

5.

The following indent shall be added in points 1 (Council Directive 89/662/EEC) in Part 1.1, 7 (Council Directive 92/
118/EEC) in Part 5.1, 15 (Council Directive 92/118/EEC) in Part 6.1, 16 (Council Directive 92/118/EEC) in Part 8.1
and 18 (Council Decision 95/408/EC) in Part 8.1 of Chapter I of Annex I:

‘— 32004 L 0041: Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 (OJ

L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33), as corrected by OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12.’

6.

7.

The text of points 10a (Council Decision 1999/313/EC) in Part 6.1 and points 9 (Commission Decision 91/180/EEC)
and 17 (Council Decision 93/383/EEC) in Part 6.2 of Chapter I of Annex I shall be deleted.

The text of points 1 (Council Directive 72/461/EEC), 2 (Council Directive 91/494/EEC), 3 (Council Directive 80/215/
EEC), 4 (Council Directive 92/46/EEC), 5 (Council Directive 91/495/EEC) and 6 (Council Directive 92/45/EEC) in
Part 5.1, 1 (Council Directive 64/433/EEC), 2 (Council Directive 71/118/EEC), 4 (Council Directive 77/99/EEC), 6
(Council Directive 94/65/EC), 7 (Council Directive 89/437/EEC), 8 (Council Directive 91/493/EEC), 9 (Council
Directive 92/48/EEC), 10 (Council Directive 91/492/EEC), 11 (Council Directive 92/46/EEC), 13 (Council Directive
91/495/EEC) and 14 (Council Directive 92/45/EEC) in Part 6.1, 5 (Commission Directive 89/362/EEC) in Part 6.2, 8
(Council Directive 71/118/EEC), 9 (Council Directive 91/494/EEC), 10 (Council Directive 94/65/EC), 11 (Council
Directive 91/493/EEC), 12 (Council Directive 91/492/EEC), 13 (Council Directive 92/46/EEC), 14 (Council Directive
92/45/EEC) and 17 (Council Directive 77/96/EEC) in Part 8.1 of Chapter I of Annex I shall be deleted.

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8.

The following points shall be inserted after point 50 (Commission Decision 2004/440/EC) in Part 6.2 of Chapter I of
Annex I:

‘51. 32005 R 1688: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 of 14 October 2005 implementing Regulation
(EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning
salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs (OJ L 271, 15.10.2005, p. 17).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following
adaptation:

This Regulation shall also apply to consignments intended for Norway.

52. 32005 R 2073: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria
for foodstuffs (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 278, 10.10.2006, p. 32 and OJ L 283,
14.10.2006, p. 62.

53. 32005 R 2074: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing
measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the
Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the
Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and
amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 27).

54. 32005 R 2075: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down specific rules

on official controls for Trichinella in meat (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 60), as amended by:

— 32006 R 1665: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1665/2006 of 6 November 2006 (OJ L 320,

18.11.2006, p. 46).

55. 32005 R 2076: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down transitional
arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/
2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC)
No 854/2004 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83), as amended by:

— 32006 R 1666: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2006 of 6 November 2006 (OJ L 320,

18.11.2006, p. 47).

56. 32006 D 0765: Commission Decision 2006/765/EC of 6 November 2006 repealing certain implementing acts
concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain
products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 50).’

9.

The text of point 84 (Commission Decision 98/470/EC) in Part 1.2 and points 1 (Commission Directive 83/201/EEC),
2 (Commission Decision 84/371/EEC), 4 (Commission Decision 87/266/EEC), 7 (Commission Decision 90/514/EEC,
10 (Commission Decision 92/92/EEC), 14 (Commission Decision 93/140/EEC), 18 (Commission Decision 94/14/EC),
21 (Commission Decision 94/356/EC), 22 (Council Decision 94/371/EC), 23 (Commission Decision 94/383/EC), 25
(Commission Decision 94/837/EC), 28 (Commission Decision 95/149/EC), 29 (Commission Decision 95/165/EC),
34 (Commission Decision 96/536/EC), 40 (Commission Decision 2001/471/EC), 42 (Commission Decision 2002/
225/EC), 45 (Commission Decision 2003/380/EC) and 47 (Commission Decision 2003/774/EC) in part 6.2 of
Chapter I of Annex I shall be deleted.

10. The text of points 30 (Commission Decision 95/168/EC), 31 (Council Decision 95/409/EC, 32 (Council Decision 95/

411/EC and 46 (Commission Decision 2003/470/EC) in Part 6.2 of Chapter I of Annex I shall be deleted.

11. The text of point 13 (Commission Decision 93/51/EEC) in Part 6.2 of Chapter I of Annex I shall be deleted.

12. The following shall be inserted after point 31i (Commission Directive 2003/126/EC) in Chapter II of Annex I:

‘31j. 32004 R 0882: 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 (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1) , as corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1, as amended by:

— 32006 R 0776: Commission Regulation (EC) No 776/2006 of 23 May 2006 (OJ L 136, 24.5.2006, p. 3).

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The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following
adaptation:

This Regulation, and acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation, shall apply to Iceland with a transitional period
specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I.

31k. 32005 R 2074: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing
measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the
Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the
Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and
amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 27), as amended
by:

— 32006 R 1664: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 of 6 November 2006 (OJ L 320,

18.11.2006, p. 13).

31l. 32006 D 0677: Commission Decision 2006/677/EC of 29 September 2006 setting out the guidelines laying
down criteria for the conduct of audits under Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of
the Council on official controls to verify compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare
rules (OJ L 278, 10.10.2006, p. 15).’

13. The text of points 18 (Council Directive 70/373/EEC), 31a (Council Directive 95/53/EC), 31e (Council Decision 98/

728/EC) in Chapter II of Annex I shall be deleted.

14. The following shall be inserted after point 54zzzg (Council Decision 2006/478/EC) in Chapter XII of Annex II:

‘54zzzh.

32004 R 0852: Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April
2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3.

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following
adaptation:

This Regulation, and acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation, shall apply to Iceland with a transitional
period specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I.

54zzzi.

32004 R 0882: 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 (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004,
p. 1, as amended by:

— 32006 R 0776: Commission Regulation (EC) No 776/2006 of 23 May 2006 (OJ L 136, 24.5.2006,

p. 3).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following
adaptation:

This Regulation, and acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation, shall apply to Iceland with a transitional
period specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I.

54zzzj.

32005 R 2073: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological
criteria for foodstuffs (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 278, 10.10.2006, p. 32 and OJ
L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 62.

54zzzk.

32005 R 2074: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down
implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/
2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament
and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (OJ L 338,
22.12.2005, p. 27), as amended by:

— 32006 R 1664: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 of 6 November 2006 (OJ L 320,

18.11.2006, p. 13).

54zzzl.

32006 R 0401: Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the
methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs (OJ
L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 12).

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54zzzm.

32006 D 0677: Commission Decision 2006/677/EC of 29 September 2006 setting out the guidelines
laying down criteria for the conduct of audits under Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council on official controls to verify compliance with feed and food law, animal
health and animal welfare rules (OJ L 278, 10.10.2006, p. 15).’

15. The text of points 37 (Council Directive 85/591/EEC), 50 (Council Directive 89/397/EEC), 54n (Council Directive 93/
99/EEC), point 54j
(Council Directive 93/43/EEC), 54s (Commission Directive 98/53/EC), 54zx (Commission
Directive 2002/26/EC), 54zzj (Commission Directive 2003/78/EC) and 54zzv (Commission Directive 2005/38/EC) in
Chapter XII of Annex II shall be deleted.

Declaration by the Government OF Iceland on Salmonella guaranties

Iceland declares its intentions to establish a control program equivalent to that approved for Sweden, Finland and Norway in
respect of food of animal origin, and to have it approved in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 by the time the
transitional period expires.