Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 21/2008 of 14 March 2008 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2008-03-14
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: animal feedingstuffs, food additive, foodstuffs legislation

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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 21/2008

of 14 March 2008

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 1/2008 of

1 February 2008 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 757/2007 of 29 June 2007 concerning the permanent authorisation of

certain additives in feedingstuffs (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 785/2007 of 4 July 2007 concerning the authorisation of 6-phytase
EC 3.1.3.26 (Phyzyme XP 5000G Phyzyme XP 5000L) as a feed additive (3) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 786/2007 of 4 July 2007 concerning the authorisation of endo-1,4-
beta-mannanase EC 3.2.1.78 (Hemicell) as a feed additive (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2007 of 13 July 2007 concerning the permanent and provisional

authorisation of certain additives in feedingstuffs (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 850/2007 of 19 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 on
detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and
of the Council as regards the duties and tasks of the Community Reference Laboratory concerning
applications for authorisations of feed additives (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(1) OJ L 154, 12.6.2008, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 43.
(3) OJ L 175, 5.7.2007, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 175, 5.7.2007, p. 8.
(5) OJ L 184, 14.7.2007, p. 12.
(6) OJ L 188, 20.7.2007, p. 3.

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(7) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1137/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning the authorisation of Bacillus

subtilis (O35) as a feed additive (1) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(8) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning the authorisation of a new
use of benzoic acid (VevoVitall) as a feed additive (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(9) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1139/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning the authorisation of

L-arginine as a feed additive (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(10) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1140/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning the provisional
authorisation of a new use of an additive already authorised in feedingstuffs (4) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement.

(11) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1141/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning the authorisation of
3-phytase (ROVABIO PHY AP and ROVABIO PHY LC) as a feed additive (5) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

(12) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1142/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning the authorisation of a new

use of 3-phytase (Natuphos) as a feed additive (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(13) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1143/2007 of 1 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 256/
2002 as regards the authorisation of the feed additive preparation of Bacillus cereus var. toyoi, belonging to
the group of microorganisms (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(14) This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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

Article 1

1)

The following shall be added in point 1z (Commission Regulation (EC) No 256/2002):

‘, as amended by:

— 32007 R 1143: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1143/2007 of 1 October 2007 (OJ L 256,

2.10.2007, p. 23).’

2)

The following shall be added in point 1zzh (Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005):

‘, as amended by:

— 32007 R 0850: Commission Regulation (EC) No 850/2007 of 19 July 2007 (OJ L 188, 20.7.2007,

p. 3).’

(1) OJ L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 17.
(6) OJ L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 20.
(7) OJ L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 23.

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3)

The following points shall be inserted after point 1zzzt (Commission Regulation (EC) No 634/2007):

‘1zzzu. 32007 R 0757: Commission Regulation (EC) No 757/2007 of 29 June 2007 concerning the

permanent authorisation of certain additives in feedingstuffs (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 43).

1zzzv. 32007 R 0785: Commission Regulation (EC) No 785/2007 of 4 July 2007 concerning the
authorisation of 6-phytase EC 3.1.3.26 (Phyzyme XP 5000G Phyzyme XP 5000L) as a feed
additive (OJ L 175, 5.7.2007, p. 5).

1zzzw. 32007 R 0786: Commission Regulation (EC) No 786/2007 of 4 July 2007 concerning the
authorisation of endo-1,4-beta-mannanase EC 3.2.1.78 (Hemicell) as a feed additive (OJ L 175,
5.7.2007, p. 8).

1zzzx. 32007 R 0828: Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2007 of 13 July 2007 concerning the
permanent and provisional authorisation of certain additives in feedingstuffs (OJ L 184,
14.7.2007, p. 12).

1zzzy.

32007 R 1137: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1137/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning
the authorisation of Bacillus subtilis (O35) as a feed additive (OJ L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 5).

1zzzz. 32007 R 1138: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning
the authorisation of a new use of benzoic acid (VevoVitall) as a feed additive (OJ L 256,
2.10.2007, p. 8).

1zzzza. 32007 R 1139: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1139/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning

the authorisation of L-arginine as a feed additive (OJ L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 11).

1zzzzb. 32007 R 1140: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1140/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning
the provisional authorisation of a new use of an additive already authorised in feedingstuffs (OJ
L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 14).

1zzzzc. 32007 R 1141: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1141/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning
the authorisation of 3-phytase (ROVABIO PHY AP and ROVABIO PHY LC) as a feed additive (OJ
L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 17).

1zzzzd. 32007 R 1142: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1142/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning
the authorisation of a new use of 3-phytase (Natuphos) as a feed additive (OJ L 256, 2.10.2007,
p. 20).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 757/2007, (EC) No 785/2007, (EC) No 786/2007, (EC) No 828/2007, (EC)
No 850/2007, (EC) No 1137/2007, (EC) No 1138/2007, (EC) No 1139/2007, (EC) No 1140/2007, (EC)
No 1141/2007, (EC) No 1142/2007 and (EC) No 1143/2007 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 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 15 March 2008, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1)
of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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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, 14 March 2008.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Alan SEATTER