EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 299/08/COL of 21 May 2008 approving the control and eradication programme for Bacterial Kidney Disease submitted by Norway
Date: 2008-05-21
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, animal disease, aquaculture, disease prevention, health legislation, veterinary legislation

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Official Journal of the European Union

25.9.2008

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(Other acts)

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION

No 299/08/COL

of 21 May 2008

approving the control and eradication programme for Bacterial Kidney Disease submitted by
Norway

THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,

down in Annex II, Chapter
2004/453/EC,

I of Commission Decision

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,

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

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 12 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 Norway has drawn up a programme to control with a
view to eradicate Bacterial Kidney Disease, which is one of the
III of Council
diseases listed in Annex A, column 1,
Directive 91/67/EEC,

list

WHEREAS, on 4 January 2007, Norway submitted to the EFTA
Surveillance Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority)
its control and eradication programme for Bacterial Kidney
Disease,

WHEREAS, by letter of 10 January 2008 and in accordance with
Article 12 of Council Directive 91/67/EEC, Norway applied for
approval of its national control and eradication programme for
Bacterial Kidney Disease with the goal of achieving free status
for the disease,

WHEREAS the Authority,
co-operation with the
Commission of the European Communities, has examined the
Norwegian control and eradication programme,

in close

the

examination shows

the programme
WHEREAS
submitted by Norway fulfils the minimum requirements for
control and eradication programmes laid down in Chapter I
of Annex II
to Commission Decision 2004/453/EC and
therefore is to be approved,

that

WHEREAS the Authority by its Decision 272/08/COL referred
the matter to the EFTA Veterinary Committee assisting the
Authority,

WHEREAS the minimum criteria for the national control and
eradication programmes for Bacterial Kidney Disease are laid

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

the

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Official Journal of the European Union

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

1. The control and eradication programme for Bacterial Kidney Disease submitted by Norway is hereby

approved.

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

3. This Decision is addressed to Norway.

4. 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