EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 298/08/COL of 21 May 2008 regarding disease-free zones and additional guarantees for Gyrodactylus salaris for Norway
Date: 2008-05-21
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, animal disease, aquaculture, disease prevention, health control, intra-EU trade, veterinary legislation

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(Other acts)

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION

No 298/08/COL

of 21 May 2008
regarding disease-free zones and additional guarantees for Gyrodactylus salaris for Norway

THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,

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

the EEA Agreement),

referred to as

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,

WHEREAS the requirements to be fulfilled in order for a territory
or parts of a territory to be considered free of Gyrodactylus salaris
are laid down in Annex I, Chapter I of Commission Decision
2004/453/EC,

WHEREAS, by letter of 30 March 2007 (event No 415801), the
Government of Norway was invited to provide to the Authority
certain information, including maps for the relevant rivers and
catchments areas, related to its application for disease-free zones
and relevant additional guarantees
concerning Gyrodactylus
salaris,

HAVING REGARD to the Act referred to at point 4.1.5 of
Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement,

WHEREAS, on 8 February 2008 (event No 464407),
the
Authority received a letter from Norway whereby the points
raised in previous correspondence were clarified,

Council Directive 91/67/EEC concerning the animal health conditions
governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and
products,

as amended and in particular to Article 13 thereof,

HAVING REGARD to the Act referred to at point 4.2.79 of
Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement,

Commission Decision 2004/453/EC of 29 April 2004 implementing
Council Directive 91/67/EEC as regards measures against certain fish
diseases in aquaculture animals, as amended,

WHEREAS, on 8 December 2006, and in accordance with
Article 13 of Council Directive 91/67/EEC, Norway submitted
to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (hereafter referred to as ‘the
Authority’) an application regarding disease-free zones and addi­
tional guarantees for Gyrodactylus salaris,

WHEREAS, by e-mail dated 17 April 2008 (event No 473856),
the Authority received the final list of relevant water catchments
areas in Norway still reported to be positive for Gyrodactylus
salaris,

WHEREAS the Authority,
co-operation with the
Commission of the European Communities, has examined the
Norwegian application for disease-free zones,

in close

WHEREAS the examination shows that the disease-free status
concerning Gyrodactylus salaris and relevant additional guarantees
referred to in Article 5 of Commission Decision 2004/453/EC
can be granted to the continental parts of
the Norwegian
territory with the exemption of the water catchments areas
referred to in the Annex to this Decision,

WHEREAS the Authority by its Decision 271/08/COL referred
the matter to the EFTA Veterinary Committee assisting the
Authority,

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

the

when eggs are introduced into the disease-free zones for the
purpose of human consumption.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

1. The continental parts of Norway, with the exemption of the
areas referred to in the Annex to this Decision, are hereby
recognised as disease-free zones for Gyrodactylus salaris.

2. Live aquaculture fish, eggs and gametes which are introduced
into the continental parts of Norway shall comply with the
guarantees, including those for packaging and labelling and
the appropriate specific additional
laid
down in the health certificate, drawn up in conformity
with model health certificate in Annex III of Commission
Decision 2004/453/EC. These requirements shall not apply

requirements, as

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

4. This Decision is addressed to 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

County

Municipality

Name of river system

Buskerud

Buskerud

Vestfold

Sogn og Fjordane

Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

Nord-Trøndelag

Nord-Trøndelag

Nord-Trøndelag

Nordland

Nordland

Nordland

Nordland

Nordland

Nordland

Nordland

Nordland

Nordland

Nordland

Nordland

Nordland

Nordland

Nordland

Troms

Troms

Lier

Drammen

Sande

Lærdal

Rauma

Rauma

Rauma

Rauma

Gjemnes

Sunndal

Sunndal

Sunndal

Steinkjer

Steinkjer

Steinkjer

Vefsn

Vefsn

Vefsn

Vefsn

Vefsn

Vefsn

Leirfjord

Leirfjord

Leirfjord

Vefsn

Hemnes

Hemnes

Rana

Rana

Storfjord

Storfjord

Lierelva

Drammenselva

Sandevassdraget

Lærdalselva

Innfjordelva

Isa

Skorgeelva

Raumavassdraget

Batnfjordselva

Usma

Litledalselva

Drivavassdraget

Figga

Lundselva

Steinkjervassdraget

Hestdalselva

Halsanelva

Hundåla

Vefsnavassdraget

Drevjavassdraget

Fustavassdraget

Leirelvvassdraget

Ranelva

Bardalselva

Sannaelva

Bjerka

Røssågavassdraget med Leirelva

Slettenelva

Ranavassdraget

Signaldalselva

Skibotnelva