Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 150/2007 of 7 December 2007 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2007-12-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, approval, food inspection, foodstuff, labelling, marketing standard, transitional period (EU)

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 150/2007

of 7 December 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)

(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).

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 139/2007 of
26 October 2007 (2).

Commission Decision 2007/23/EC of 22 December 2006 amending Appendix B of Annex VII to the
2005 Act of Accession as regards certain establishments in the meat, milk and fish sectors in Roma-
nia (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/26/EC of 22 December 2006 amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the
Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bul-
garia (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/27/EC of 22 December 2006 adopting certain transitional measures con-
cerning deliveries of raw milk to processing establishments and the processing of this raw milk in Roma-
nia with regard to the requirements of Regulation (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/29/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for cer-
tain products of animal origin covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament
and of the Council introduced into Bulgaria and Romania from third countries before 1 January 2007 (6)
is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/30/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for the
marketing of certain products of animal origin obtained in Bulgaria and Romania (7) is to be incorpo-
rated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/31/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures as regards
the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004
of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other Member States (8) is to be incor-
porated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/213/EC of 2 April 2007 amending Decision 2007/31/EC laying down tran-
sitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other
Member States (9) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(1) OJ L 100, 10.4.2008, p. 53.
(2) OJ L 100, 10.4.2008, p. 64.
(3) OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 35.
(5) OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 45.
(6) OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 57.
(7) OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 59.
(8) OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 61.
(9) OJ L 94, 4.4.2007, p. 53.

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(10)

(11)

Commission Decision 2007/264/EC of 25 April 2007 amending Decision 2007/30/EC as regards tran-
sitional measures for certain milk products obtained in Bulgaria (1) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

Commission Decision 2007/398/EC of 11 June 2007 amending Decision 2007/31/EC laying down
transitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered
by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other
Member States (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(12) As far as Chapter I of Annex I is concerned, 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 (3).

(13)

This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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

The texts of Decisions 2007/23/EC, 2007/26/EC, 2007/27/EC, 2007/29/EC, 2007/30/EC, 2007/31/EC,
2007/213/EC, 2007/264/EC and 2007/398/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.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement (*) or on the day of entry into force of the EEA Enlargement Agreement,
whichever is the later.

Pending the entry into force of the EEA Enlargement Agreement, it shall apply provisionally from the date of
entry into force of the Decision on the EEA Joint Committee No 137/2007 of 26 October 2007.

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 114, 1.5.2007, p. 16.
(2) OJ L 150, 12.6.2007, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 100, 10.4.2008, p. 27.
(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.

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

ANNEX

1)

the following shall be inserted in point 16 (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Coun-
cil) and inserted before the adaptation text in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and
of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I, and point 54zzzh (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the following acts shall apply:

— 32007 D 0027: Commission Decision 2007/27/EC of 22 December 2006 adopting certain transitional measures
concerning deliveries of raw milk to processing establishments and the processing of this raw milk in Romania
with regard to the requirements of Regulation (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004 of the European Parliament and
of the Council (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 45).

— 32007 D 0030: Commission Decision 2007/30/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for
the marketing of certain products of animal origin obtained in Bulgaria and Romania (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 59),
as amended by:

— 32007 D 0264: Commission Decision 2007/264/EC of 25 April 2007 (OJ L 114, 1.5.2007, p. 16).

— 32007 D 0031: Commission Decision 2007/31/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures as
regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of
the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other Member States (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 61), as
amended by:

— 32007 D 0213: Commission Decision 2007/213/EC of 2 April 2007 (OJ L 94, 4.4.2007, p. 53),

— 32007 D 0398: Commission Decision 2007/398/EC of 11 June 2007 (OJ L 150, 12.6.2007, p. 8).’;

2)

the following shall be added after the transitional arrangements set out in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of
the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘— 32007 D 0029: Commission Decision 2007/29/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for
certain products of animal origin covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of
the Council introduced into Bulgaria and Romania from third countries before 1 January 2007 (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007,
p. 57).’;

3)

the following shall be inserted in point 16 (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Coun-
cil), and inserted before the adaptation text in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and
of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I, and point 54zzzh (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Romania (Annex VII,
Chapter 5, Section B, Part I), as amended by:

— 32007 D 0023: Commission Decision 2007/23/EC of 22 December 2006 (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 9),

shall apply.’;

4)

the following shall be inserted before the adaptation text in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I and point 54zzzh (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of
the European Parliament and of the Council) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘The transitional arrangements set out in the Annexes to the Act of Accession of 25 April 2005 for Bulgaria (Annex VI,
Chapter 4, Section B), as amended by:

— 32007 D 0026: Commission Decision 2007/26/EC of 22 December 2006 (OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 35),

shall apply.’