Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 22/2009 of 17 March 2009 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2009-03-17
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal nutrition, egg, epidemic, food additive, plant health legislation, poultry, swine, veterinary legislation




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28.5.2009   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 130/6








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 22/2009
of 17 March 2009
         
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 111/2008 of 7 November 2008 (1).












(2)


Commission Decision 2007/594/EC of 29 August 2007 amending Annex IV to Council Directive 90/539/EEC as regards model veterinary certificates for intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs to take account of certain public health requirements (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(3)


Commission Decision 2007/683/EC of 18 October 2007 approving the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in certain areas of Hungary (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(4)


Commission Decision 2007/729/EC of 7 November 2007 amending Council Directives 64/432/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 93/53/EEC, 95/70/EC, 2000/75/EC, 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC, and Decisions 2001/618/EC and 2004/233/EC as regards lists of national reference laboratories and State institutes (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(5)


Commission Decision 2007/846/EC of 6 December 2007 establishing a model for the lists of entities approved by Member States in accordance with various provisions of Community veterinary legislation, and the rules applying to the transmission of these lists to the Commission (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(6)


Commission Decision 2007/870/EC of 21 December 2007 approving the plans for 2008 for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of those pigs and of pigs in holdings against that disease in Romania (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(7)


Decision 2007/846/EC repeals Commission Decision 2001/106/EC (7) which is incorporated into the Agreement and is therefore to be repealed under the Agreement.












(8)


This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
The texts of Decisions 2007/594/EC, 2007/683/EC, 2007/729/EC, 2007/846/EC and 2007/870/EC, in the Norwegian language, 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 18 March 2009, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 17 March 2009.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Alan SEATTER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 339, 18.12.2008, p. 98.

(2)  
            OJ L 227, 31.8.2007, p. 33.

(3)  
            OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 27.

(4)  
            OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26.

(5)  
            OJ L 333, 19.12.2007, p. 72.

(6)  
            OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 105.

(7)  
            OJ L 39, 9.2.2001, p. 39.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.




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






1.


The following indent shall be added in points 3 (Council Directive 2001/89/EC), 4 (Council Directive 92/35/EEC), 9 (Council Directive 92/119/EEC), 9a (Council Directive 2000/75/EC) and 9b (Council Directive 2002/60/EC) in Part 3.1, points 1 (Council Directive 64/432/EC) and 4 (Council Directive 90/539/EEC) in Part 4.1, points 64 (Commission Decision 2001/618/EC) and 76 (Commission Decision 2004/233/EC) in Part 4.2 and point 3 (Council Directive 90/539/EC) in Part 8.1:






‘—



32007 D 0729: Commission Decision 2007/729/EC of 7 November 2007 (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26).’














2.


In adaptation (a) in point 4 (Council Directive 92/35/EEC) in Part 3.1 and in the adaptation text in point 9 (Council Directive 92/119/EEC) in Part 3.1 the words ‘Norway: Statens Veterinære Institut for Virusforskning, Lindholm, 4771 Kalvehave, Denmark’ shall be replaced by the following:






‘NO







National Veterinary Institute




PO Box 750 Sentrum




0106 Oslo




NORWAY




Tel. +47 23216000




Fax +47 23216001’;


















3.


The following shall be added in point 9a (Council Directive 2000/75/EC) in Part 3.1:

                        ‘The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
In point A of Annex I the following shall be added:






NO







National Veterinary Institute




PO Box 750 Sentrum




0106 Oslo




NORWAY




Tel. +47 23216000




Fax +47 23216001’;


















4.


In the adaptation text in point 9b (Council Directive 2002/60/EC) in part 3.1 the words ‘Norway Danmarks Veterinære Institut — Avdeling for Virologi, Lindholm, 4771 Kalvehave’ shall be replaced by the following:






‘NO







National Veterinary Institute




PO Box 750 Sentrum




0106 Oslo




NORWAY




Tel. +47 23216000




Fax +47 23216001’;


















5.


The text of adaptation (f) in point 1 (Council Directive 64/432/EEC) in Part 4.1 shall be replaced by the following:






‘(f)


In Annex D, Chapter II (A) (2) the following shall be added concerning official institutes:






NO







National Veterinary Institute




PO Box 750 Sentrum




0106 Oslo




NORWAY




Tel. +47 23216000




Fax +47 23216001’;






















6.


The following shall be added in point 64 (Commission Decision 2001/618/EC) in Part 4.2:

                        ‘The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
in paragraph 2(d) of Annex III the following shall be added:






NO







National Veterinary Institute




PO Box 750 Sentrum




0106 Oslo




NORWAY




Tel. +47 23216000




Fax +47 23216001’;


















7.


The following shall be added in point 76 (Commission Decision 2004/233/EC) in Part 4.2:

                        ‘The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
in Annex I the following shall be added:

Norway






National Veterinary Institute




PO Box 750 Sentrum




0106 Oslo




NORWAY




Tel. +47 23216000




Fax +47 23216001’;














8.


Under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’ the following points shall be inserted after point 41 (Commission Decision 2007/590/EC) in Part 3.2:






‘42.



32007 D 0683: Commission Decision 2007/683/EC of 18 October 2007 approving the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in certain areas of Hungary (OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 27).
This act shall not apply to Iceland.










43.



32007 D 0870: Commission Decision 2007/870/EC of 21 December 2007 approving the plans for 2008 for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of those pigs and of pigs in holdings against that disease in Romania (OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 105).
This act shall not apply to Iceland.’;














9.


The following indent shall be added in point 4 (Council Directive 90/539/EEC) in Part 4.1 and point 3 (Council Directive 90/539/EEC) in Part 8.1:






‘—



32007 D 0594: Commission Decision 2007/594/EC of 29 August 2007 (OJ L 227, 31.8.2007, p. 33).’;














10.


The following shall be added in the adaptation text of point 4 (Council Directive 90/539/EE) in Part 4.1:






‘(h)


In Annex IV, the word “Norway” shall be inserted after the word “Finland” in footnote 3 of Model 1, footnote 4 of Model 2, footnote 1 of Model 3, footnote 3 of Model 4, footnote 3 of Model 5 and footnote 1 of Model 6.’;














11.


The following shall be added in point 3 (Council Directive 90/539/EE) in Part 8.1:

                        ‘The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
In Annex IV, the word “Norway” shall be inserted after the word “Finland” in footnote 3 of Model 1, footnote 4 of Model 2, footnote 1 of Model 3, footnote 3 of Model 4, footnote 3 of Model 5 and footnote 1 of Model 6.’;










12.


The text of point 61 (Commission Decision 2001/106/EC) in Part 4.2 shall be deleted;










13.


The following point shall be inserted after Point 82 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1739/2005) in Part 4.2:






‘83.



32007 D 0846: Commission Decision 2007/846/EC of 6 December 2007 establishing a model for the lists of entities approved by Member States in accordance with various provisions of Community veterinary legislation, and the rules applying to the transmission of these lists to the Commission (OJ L 333, 19.12.2007, p. 72).
This act shall not apply to Iceland.’.