EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 301/08/COL of 21 May 2008 amending the list contained in point 39 of Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement on the European Economic Area listing border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway agreed for veterinary checks on live animals and animal products from third countries and repealing EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 378/07/COL of 12 September 2007
Date: 2008-05-21
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, animal product, customs, import, live animal, third country, veterinary inspection

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EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION

No 301/08/COL

of 21 May 2008

amending the list contained in point 39 of Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement on the
European Economic Area listing border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway agreed for
veterinary checks on live animals and animal products from third countries and repealing EFTA
Surveillance Authority Decision No 378/07/COL of 12 September 2007

THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,

HAVING REGARD to the Agreement on the European Economic
Area, in particular Article 109 and Protocol 1 thereof,

HAVING REGARD to the Agreement between the EFTA States on
the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of
Justice, in particular Article 5(2)(d) and Protocol 1 thereof,

HAVING REGARD to points 4(B)(1) and (3) and point (5)(b) of
the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA
Agreement,

I of Annex I

to the EEA Agreement

HAVING REGARD to the Act referred to at point 1.1.4 of
Chapter
(Council
Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the
principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on
products entering the Community from third countries), as
amended and adapted to the EEA Agreement by the sectorial
adaptations referred to in Annex I to that Agreement, and in
particular to Article 6(2) thereof,

I of Annex I

to the EEA Agreement

HAVING REGARD to the Act referred to at point 1.1.5 of
Chapter
(Council
Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the prin­
ciples governing the organisation of veterinary checks on
animals entering the Community from third countries and
and
amending
90/675/EEC), as amended and adapted to the EEA Agreement
by the sectorial adaptations referred to in Annex I
to that
Agreement, and in particular to Article 6(4) thereof,

89/662/EEC,

90/425/EEC

Directives

WHEREAS the Authority by Decision No 378/07/COL of
12 September 2007 repealed its Decision No 320/06/COL of
31 October 2006 and drew up a new list of border inspection
posts in Iceland and Norway approved for veterinary checks on
live animal and animal products from third countries,

WHEREAS the Government of Iceland has requested to add a
border inspection post at Reykjavík Samskip for the categories
of packed frozen fishery products, packed fishery products to be
stored at ambient temperature, packed fish oil not intended for
human consumption and packed fishmeal, to the list of border
inspection posts in Iceland and Norway approved for veterinary
checks on products and animals from third countries contained
in point 39 in Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA
Agreement,

WHEREAS the Government of Iceland has proposed to rename
the existing border inspection post in Reykjavík as Reykjavík
Eimskip,

WHEREAS the Government of Iceland has proposed to add the
additional product categories packed fish oil for human and
non-human consumption and to limit
category of
fishmeal
to packed fishmeal only to the border inspection
posts Akureyri, Reykjavík Eimskip and Hafnarfjörður,

the

WHEREAS the Government of Iceland has proposed to add the
for human and non-
additional product categories fish oil
human consumption in bulk only to the border inspection
post Þorlákshöfn,

WHEREAS, in October 2007, the Authority carried out a joint
inspection with the European Commission and in the course of
that inspection, the proposed border inspection post Reykjavík
Samskip and the border
in Akureyri,
inspection posts
Ísafjörður, Keflavík, Reykjavík Eimskip and
Hafnarfjörður,
Þorlákshöfn were visited,

to the EEA Agreement

HAVING REGARD to the Act referred to at point 1.2.111 of
(Commission
Chapter I of Annex I
Decision 2001/812/EC of 21 November 2001 laying down
the requirements for the approval of border inspection posts
responsible for veterinary checks on products introduced into
the Community from third countries), as amended, and in
particular to Article 3(5) thereof,

WHEREAS on the basis on the observations made during the
joint inspection and following information on corrective action
provided by the Government of Iceland on 18 March 2008, a
common recommendation was signed, on 6 May 2008, by
inspectors of the Authority and of the European Commission,

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WHEREAS, according to the signed common recommendation, it
is proposed to add to the listing of the border inspection post
Þorlákshöfn the product categories fish oil for human and non-
human consumption in bulk only,

WHEREAS, according to the signed common recommendation, it
is proposed that
the new border inspection post Reykjavik
Samskip is added to the list contained in point 39 of Part
1.2 of Chapter
to the Agreement on the
European Economic Area, with a new Animo code for the
product categories packed frozen fishery products, packed
fishery products to be stored at ambient temperature, fish oil
for non-human consumption and fishmeal,

I of Annex I

WHEREAS, according to the signed common recommendation, it
is proposed to add to the listing of the border inspection post
Hafnarfjörður
the additional product categories of packed
chilled fishery products and packed fishery products to be
stored at ambient
for human consumption,
packed fish oil for non-human consumption and to limit its
current fishmeal category to packed fishmeal only,

temperatures

WHEREAS, according to the signed common recommendation, it
is proposed to rename the existing border inspection post
Reykjavík as Reykjavík Eimskip, and to add to its listing the
additional product categories of packed fishery products at
ambient and chilled temperatures and packed fish oil for non-
human consumption and to limit its current fishmeal category
to packed fishmeal only,

WHEREAS the Authority by its Decision No 273/08/COL
referred the matter
to the EFTA Veterinary Committee
assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority,

WHEREAS the measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of
EFTA Veterinary
Committee assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority,

the

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

1. Veterinary checks on live animals and animal products
brought
into Iceland and Norway from third countries
shall be carried out by the competent national authorities
at the agreed border inspection posts listed in the Annex to
this Decision.

2. The EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 378/07/COL

of 12 September 2007 is hereby repealed.

3. This Decision shall enter into force on 21 May 2008.

4. This Decision is addressed to Iceland and Norway.

5. This Decision shall be authentic in the English language.

Done at Brussels, 21 May 2008.

For the EFTA Surveillance Authority

Per SANDERUD
President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
College Member

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ANNEX

LIST OF AGREED BORDER INSPECTION POSTS

Country: Iceland

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2

Akureyri

Hafnarfjörður

Húsavík

Ísafjörður

Keflavík Airport

IS00499

IS00299

IS01399

IS00399

IS00799

Reykjavík Eimskip

IS00199

Þorlákshöfn

IS01899

Reykjavík Samskip

IS01799

Country: Norway

1

2

Borg

Båtsfjord

Egersund

Hammerfest

Honningsvåg

Kirkenes

Kristiansund

NO01499

NO01199

NO02299

NO01099

NO01799

NO02199

NO00299

Måløy

NO00599

Oslo

Oslo

Sortland

Storskog

Tromsø

Vadsø

Ålesund

NO00199

NO01399

NO01299

NO00999

NO01599

NO00699

3

P

P

P

P

A

P

P

P

3

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

A

R

P

P

P

4

5

6

HC-T(1)(2)(3), NHC(16)

HC(1)(2)(3), NHC-NT(2)(6)(16)

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)

HC(1)(2)(3)

HC(1)(2)(3), NHC-NT(2)(6)(16)

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), HC-NT(6),
NHC-NT(6)

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), HC-NT(1)(2)(3),
NHC-NT(2)(6)(16)

O(15)

4

5

HC, NHC

6

E(7)

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), HC-NT(1)(2)(3)

HC-NT(6), NHC-NT(6)(16)

Rypefjord

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), HC-NT(1)(2)(3)

Honningsvåg

HC-T(1)(2)(3)

Gjesvær

HC-T(1)(2)(3)

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)

Harøysund

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)

Kristiansund

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), NHC-T(FR)(2)(3)
HC-NT(6), NHC-NT(6)

Gotteberg

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), NHC-T(FR)(2)(3)

Trollebø

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), NHC-T(FR)(2)(3)

Melbu

Sortland

HC, NHC

HC, NHC

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)

HC, NHC

Bukta

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)

Solstrand

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)

Vannøy

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)

Breivika

Ellingsøy

Skutvik

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), NHC-T(FR)(2)(3)

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)

HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), NHC-T(FR)(2)(3)

U,E,O

U,E,O

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6

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5-6 =

Name
Animo Code
Type
A = Airport
F
= Rail
P = Port
R = Road
Inspection centre
Products
HC
NHC
NT
T
T(FR) = Frozen products
T(CH) = Chilled products
Live Animals
U = Ungulates: cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, wild and domestic solipeds
E = Registered equidae as defined in Council Directive 90/426/EEC
O = Other animals
Special remarks

= All products for human consumption
= Other products
= No temperature requirements
= Frozen/chilled products

(1) = Checking in line with the requirements of Commission Decision 93/352/EEC taken in execution of Article 19(3) of

Council Directive 97/78/EC

(2) = Packed products only
(3) = Fishery products only
(4) = Animal proteins only
(5) = Wool hides and skins only
(6) = Only liquid fats, oils, and fish oils
(7) = Icelandic ponies (from April to October only)
(8) = Equidae only
(9) = Tropical fish only

(10) = Only cats, dogs, rodents, lagomorphs, live fish, reptiles and other birds than ratites
(11) = Only feedstuffs in bulk
(12) = For (U) in the case of solipeds, only those consigned to a zoo; and for (O), only day old chicks, fish, dogs, cats, insects,

or other animals consigned to a zoo

(13) = Nagylak HU: This is a border inspection post (for products) and crossing point (for Live animals) on the Hungarian-
Romanian border, subject to transitional measures as negotiated and laid down in the Treaty of Accession for both
products and live animals. See Commission Decision 2003/630/EC

(14) = Designated for transit across the European Community for consignments of certain products of animal origin for
human consumption, coming to or from Russia under the specific procedures foreseen in relevant Community
legislation

(15) = Aquaculture animals only
(16) = Fish meal only