2009/74/EC: Decision No 1/2008 of the EC-Faeroe Islands Joint Committee of 17 June 2008 amending Decision No 1/2001 laying down provisions to implement the Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part
Date: 2008-06-17
Institutions: EC–Denmark-Faroe Islands Joint Committee
Subjects: Denmark, Faroes, agreement (EU), animal disease, disclosure of information, protocol to an agreement, sea fish, veterinary legislation

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ACTS ADOPTED BY BODIES CREATED BY INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

DECISION No 1/2008 OF THE EC-FAEROE ISLANDS JOINT COMMITTEE

of 17 June 2008

amending Decision No 1/2001 laying down provisions to implement the Protocol on veterinary
matters supplementing the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the
Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part

(2009/74/EC)

THE EC-FAEROE ISLANDS JOINT COMMITTEE,

(3)

Having regard to the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters, between the European Community, of the one part, and
the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the
Faeroe Islands, of the other part (1),

Having regard to the Protocol on veterinary matters supple­
menting the Agreement (2), and in particular its Article 2, first
sentence thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

At the meeting of the veterinary subgroup of the EC-
Faeroe Islands Joint Committee on 26 September 2005
in Brussels two requests from the Faeroe Islands were
discussed. The first was to allow the import of registered
equidae directly from Iceland, rather than via a border
inspection post approved for that purpose in a Member
State in accordance with Article 6 of Council Directive
91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles
governing the organisation of veterinary checks on
animals
from third
countries (3). The second was to allow the movement
of registered equidae between the Faeroe Islands and
the Member States in accordance with intra-Community
movement rules.

Community

entering

the

In accordance with Article 9 of Council Directive
90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health
conditions governing the movement and import from
third countries of equidae (4),
the rules laid down in
Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990
concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and
products with a view to the completion of the internal
market (5) shall apply.

(4)

(5)

(6)

The Faeroe Islands commited themselves to transpose
in the
and apply the Community provisions set out
Annex to this Decision and to establish at
the
approved border inspection post
located at Tórshavn
an inspection centre suitable for handling registered
equidae,
imported directly from Iceland in accordance
with the construction and animal welfare requirements
laid down in the Annex A to Directive 91/496/EEC
before the date of adoption of this Decision.

The Commission representatives and Member States
the animal health situation in
experts agreed that
Faeroe Islands permitted the proposed amendment of
Decision No 1/2001 of
the EC-Faeroe Islands Joint
Committee (6).

Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of
the
European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April
2004 on official controls performed to ensure the veri­
fication of compliance with feed and food law, animal
health and animal welfare rules (7), sets down new prin­
ciples for the collection of fees or charges to cover the
costs occasioned by official controls.

Consequently, it appears appropriate to update references
to the fees concerned within the Community in Decision
No 1/2001.

A new system of notification concerning imports of live
animals and products of animal origin into the European
Union and intra-Community movements of live animals
named Traces has been introduced replacing ANIMO.
Traces allows the electronic exchanges of data concerning
import and intra-Community trade of live animals and
products of animal origin between the competent auth­
orities in charge of animal and public health control.

(1) OJ L 305, 30.11.1999, p. 25.
(2) OJ L 305, 30.11.1999, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(4) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42.
(5) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.

Consequently, it appears appropriate to update references
to the information systems in Decision No 1/2001.

(6) OJ L 46, 16.2.2001, p. 24.
(7) OL L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1.

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(7)

The veterinary subgroup therefore recommended that
Decision No 1/2001 be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Decision No 1/2001 is amended as follows:

— In Annex IV, Chapter V for fishery products covered by
European

Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of
Parliament and of the Council (*),

the

— In Annex IV, Chapter V to ensure that

the controls
provided for in Council Directive 96/23/EC (**) on aqua­
culture animals are carried out;

1. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:

animal products)
third countries;

— In Annex V Chapters I (meat),

(fish) and III (other
for animal products imported from

II

‘Article 3

Checks on live animals coming from third countries

1.
Checks on live animals coming from third countries
and destined for the Faeroe Islands shall be carried out at
border inspection posts in Member States by their veterinary
services in the name and on behalf of the Faeroe Islands
authorities.

— In Annex V Chapter V for live animals imported from

third countries;

— In Annex VI to cover the checks for the aquaculture
animals, products of animal origin and live registered
equidae covered by Directive 90/425/EEC.

2.
In the cases provided for, the integrated computerised
veterinary system (Traces) shall be used for all relevant noti­
fications.

___________
(*) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.
(**) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.’;

All imports of live animals into the Faeroe Islands shall
3.
be subject to veterinary checks as laid down in Council
Directive 91/496/EEC (*), and its rules of application fixed
in the relevant Commission Decisions.

If the results of the checks referred to in the first paragraph
are satisfactory, the veterinary services shall issue a Common
Veterinary Entry Document (CVED) for each consignment.

The Customs services shall ensure that the necessary sanitary
fees as set down in Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the
European Parliament and of the Council (**) are paid before
the customs transit operations start.

___________
(*) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(**) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Corrected by OJ L 191,

28.5.2004, p. 1.’;

3. Article 7 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 7

Information systems

1.
The Faeroe Islands shall use the integrated compu­
terised veterinary system (Traces) to notify Member States
live animals or products of
of movements and trade of
animal origin, where
the Community
provisions.

required under

The practical arrangements for the Faeroe Islands partici­
pation in this system shall be settled between Commission
and Faeroese officials.

2. Article 5 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

Financing of checks

The Faeroe Islands shall implement Council Directive
in the Animal

2.
82/894/EEC (*) and they shall
Disease Notification System (ADNS).

take part

The practical arrangements for
the
Faeroe Islands shall be settled between Commission and
Faeroe Islands officials.

the participation of

The Faeroe Islands undertake to apply the provisions of
Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 as regards fees
for the following areas:

___________
(*) OJ L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 58.’;

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4. The following Article shall be inserted:

‘Article 12a

Imports and movements of registered equidae

The Faeroe Islands undertake to establish at

the
1.
approved border inspection post
located at Tórshavn an
inspection centre suitable for handling registered equidae,
the
from Iceland. The
imported directly
inspection centre shall meet the construction and animal
welfare requirements for approval
laid down in Annex A
to Directive 91/496/EEC.

facilities

at

the

Prior to constructing the premises, the competent authorities
of
to the European
Commission the draft plan of this centre for consideration
and comment.

submit

Islands

Faeroe

shall

Once the agreed facility is constructed, the Faeroe Islands
shall inform the Commission.

By way of derogation from Article 3(1), the checks of
2.
registered equidae imported directly from Iceland shall be
carried out in accordance with Directive 91/496/EEC and
its rules of application laid down in Commission Decision
97/794/EC (*) by the veterinary services of the Faeroe Islands
at the inspection centre referred to in paragraph 1.

The movements of

3.
registered equidae between the
Faeroe Islands and the Member States shall be carried out

on the basis of the rules laid down in Chapter II of Council
Directive 90/426/EEC (**) and following the checks carried
out in accordance with Directive 90/425/EEC.

___________
(*) OJ L 323, 26.11.1997, p. 31.
(**) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42.’;

5. In Article 15, the following paragraph shall be added:

The

Faeroe

‘4.
apply the Community
shall
provisions set out in the Annex to this Decision before
17 June 2008.

Islands

Faeroe

Islands

inform the Commission by
The
11 February 2009 that they have taken the necessary steps
to implement those provisions.’;

shall

6. The text appearing in the Annex to this Decision shall be

added as Annex.

Article 2

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Tórshavn, 17 June 2008.

For the Joint Committee
The President

Herluf SIGVALDSSON

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Community provisions as referred to in Article 15(4):

(1) Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-
Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (OJ
L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29);

(2) Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import

from third countries of equidae (OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42);

(3) Council Directive 90/427/EEC of 26 June 1990 on the zootechnical and genealogical conditions governing intra-

Community trade in equidae (OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 55);

(4) Commission Decision 92/260/EEC of 10 April 1992 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for

temporary admission of registered horses (OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67);

(5) Commission Decision 93/195/EEC of 2 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for
the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (OJ L 86,
6.4.1993, p. 1);

(6) Commission Decision 93/196/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for

imports of equidae for slaughter (OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 7);

(7) Commission Decision 93/197/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for

imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production (OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16);

(8) Commission Decision 93/623/EEC of 20 October 1993 establishing the identification document (passport) accom­

panying registered equidae (OJ L 298, 3.12.1993, p. 45);

(9) Commission Decision 2000/68/EC of 22 December 1999 amending Commission Decision 93/623/EEC and estab­

lishing the identification of equidae for breeding and production (OJ L 23, 28.1.2000, p. 72);

(10) Commission Decision 2004/211/EC of 6 January 2004 establishing the list of third countries and parts of territory
thereof from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine
species, and amending Decisions 93/195/EEC and 94/63/EC (OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 1);

(11) Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and
related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (OJ L 3,
5.1.2005, p. 1).’