Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 149/2007 of 7 December 2007 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2007-12-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: animal disease, disease prevention, health certificate, health control, trade restriction, transport of animals, veterinary inspection

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 149/2007

of 7 December 2007

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)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 137/2007 of
26 October 2007 (1).

Commission Decision 2007/142/EC of 28 February 2007 establishing a Community Veterinary Emer-
gency Team to assist the Commission in supporting Member States and third countries in veterinary
matters relating to certain animal diseases (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Directive 2007/10/EC of 21 February 2007 amending Annex II to Council Directive
92/119/EEC as regards the measures to be taken within a protection zone following an outbreak of
swine vesicular disease (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/146/EC of 28 February 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards
the conditions for the exemption from the exit ban for intra-Community trade and as regards the demar-
cation of the restricted zones in Bulgaria, France, Germany, and Italy (4) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/174/EC of 20 March 2007 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the
declaration that certain provinces or regions of Italy are officially free of bovine tuberculosis, bovine bru-
cellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis and that a region of Poland is officially free of enzootic bovine
leukosis (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/182/EC of 19 March 2007 on a survey for chronic wasting disease in
cervids (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/227/EC of 11 April 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards
restricted zones in relation to bluetongue (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/265/EC of 26 April 2007 amending Annex E to Council Directive
92/65/EEC to include additional health measures for the trade in live bees, and to update the health cer-
tificates models (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/268/EC of 13 April 2007 on the implementation of surveillance pro-
grammes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds to be carried out in the Member States and
amending Decision 2004/450/EC (9) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(1) OJ L 100, 10.4.2008, p. 53.
(2) OJ L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 63, 1.3.2007, p. 24.
(4) OJ L 64, 2.3.2007, p. 37.
(5) OJ L 80, 21.3.2007, p. 11.
(6) OJ L 84, 24.3.2007, p. 37.
(7) OJ L 98, 13.4.2007, p. 23.
(8) OJ L 114, 1.5.2007, p. 17.
(9) OJ L 115, 3.5.2007, p. 3.

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(10)

(11)

Commission Decision 2007/354/EC of 21 May 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards
restricted zones in relation to bluetongue (1) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/357/EC of 22 May 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards
restricted zones in relation to bluetongue (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(12)

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 Directive 2007/10/EC and Decisions 2007/142/EC, 2007/146/EC, 2007/174/EC, 2007/182/EC,
2007/227/EC, 2007/265/EC, 2007/268/EC, 2007/354/EC and 2007/357/EC, 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 8 December 2007, 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, 7 December 2007.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

(1) OJ L 133, 25.5.2007, p. 37.
(2) OJ L 133, 25.5.2007, p. 44.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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

ANNEX

1)

the following point shall be inserted after point 137 (Commission Decision 2007/275/EC) in Part 1.2:

‘138. 32007 D 0142: Commission Decision 2007/142/EC of 28 February 2007 establishing a Community Veteri-
nary Emergency Team to assist the Commission in supporting Member States and third countries in veterinary
matters relating to certain animal diseases (OJ L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 27).

This act shall not apply to Iceland.’;

2)

the following indent shall be added in point 9 (Council Directive 92/119/EEC) in Part 3.1:

‘— 32007 L 0010: Commission Directive 2007/10/EC of 21 February 2007 (OJ L 63, 1.3.2007, p. 24).’;

3)

the following indents shall be added in point 33 (Commission Decision 2005/393/EC) in Part 3.2:

‘— 32007 D 0146: Commission Decision 2007/146/EC of 28 February 2007 (OJ L 64, 2.3.2007, p. 37),

— 32007 D 0227: Commission Decision 2007/227/EC of 11 April 2007 (OJ L 98, 13.4.2007, p. 23),

— 32007 D 0354: Commission Decision 2007/354/EC of 21 May 2007 (OJ L 133, 25.5.2007, p. 37),

— 32007 D 0357: Commission Decision 2007/357/EC of 22 May 2007 (OJ L 133, 25.5.2007, p. 44).’;

4)

the following point shall be inserted after point 37 (Commission Decision 2006/437/EC) in Part 3.2:

‘38. 32007 D 0268: Commission Decision 2007/268/EC of 13 April 2007 on the implementation of surveillance pro-
grammes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds to be carried out in the Member States and amending Deci-
sion 2004/450/EC (OJ L 115, 3.5.2007, p. 3).

This act shall not apply to Iceland.’;

5)

the following indent shall be added in point 70 (Commission Decision 2003/467/EC) in Part 4.2:

‘— 32007 D 0174: Commission Decision 2007/174/EC of 20 March 2007 (OJ L 80, 21.3.2007, p. 11).’;

6)

the following point shall be inserted after point 45 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 197/2006) in Part 7.2:

‘46. 32007 D 0182: Commission Decision 2007/182/EC of 19 March 2007 on a survey for chronic wasting disease

in cervids (OJ L 84, 24.3.2007, p. 37).

This act shall not apply to Iceland.’;

7)

the following indent shall be added in points 9 (Council Directive 92/65/EEC) in Part 4.1 and 15 (Council Directive
92/65/EEC) in Part 8.1:

‘— 32007 D 0265: Commission Decision 2007/265/EC of 26 April 2007 (OJ L 114, 1.5.2007, p. 17).’