EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 339/12/COL of 20 September 2012 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 92/12/COL
Date: 2012-09-20
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, animal product, customs, customs inspection, import, live animal, third country, veterinary inspection








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20.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 350/114







EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION
         
No 339/12/COL
of 20 September 2012
         
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 92/12/COL


THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,

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,


Having regard to the Act referred to at point 4 of Part 1.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement (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 (1)), as amended and adapted to the EEA Agreement by the sectoral adaptations referred to in Annex I to that Agreement, and in particular to Article 6(2) thereof,


Having regard to College Decision No 326/12/COL empowering the competent College Member to adopt this decision,

Whereas:

On 17 July 2012, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (hereinafter NFSA) informed the Authority about changes in the list of Norwegian Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) concerning Inspection Centre Ellingsøy. The Inspection Centre Ellingsøy is listed under BIP Ålesund Port (NO AES 1) and appears in the Annex to the Authority Decision No 92/12/COL of 13 March 2012
                (2) with the approval for import of frozen, packed fishery products for human consumption [HC-TF(FR)(1)(2)(3)].


On 14 June 2012, the NFSA withdrew the approval as an Inspection Centre further to a request of the company and, by letter of 17 July 2012, asked the Authority to delete the Inspection Centre Ellingsøy from the list of border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway agreed for veterinary checks on live animals and animal products from third countries.


According to Directive 97/78/EC, the Authority shall draw up and publish a list of approved border inspection posts which may be subsequently be amended or supplemented to reflect changes in the national lists. The current list of approved border inspection posts was adopted by the Authority on 13 March 2012 by Decision No 92/12/COL.


It is therefore the Authority’s obligation to amend the list of border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway and to publish a new list, reflecting the delisting of The Inspection Centre Ellingsøy under BIP Ålesund Port (NO AES 1) from the Norwegian list of BIPs.


The Authority, by its decision 326/12/COL, referred the matter to the EFTA Veterinary Committee assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority. The Committee approved unanimously the proposed modification to the list. Consequently, the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the unanimous opinion of the EFTA Veterinary Committee assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority and the final text of the measures remains unchanged.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Inspection Centre Ellingsøy under BIP Ålesund Port (NO AES 1) is removed from the list contained in point 39 of Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement on the European Economic Area of border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway agreed for veterinary checks on live animals and animal products from third countries.


Article 2
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.


Article 3
The EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 92/12/COL of 13 March 2012 is hereby repealed.


Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on 20 September 2012.


Article 5
This Decision is addressed to Iceland and Norway.


Article 6
This Decision shall be authentic in the English language.




Done at Brussels, 20 September 2012.


For the EFTA Surveillance Authority

Sverrir Haukur GUNNLAUGSSON
            

College Member

Xavier LEWIS
            

Director






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.

(2)  
            OJ L 141, 31.5.2012, p. 16 and EEA Supplement No 29, 31.5.2012, p. 1.




ANNEX

LIST OF AGREED BORDER INSPECTION POSTS








1


=


Name




2


=


TRACES Code




3


=


Type







A


=


Airport




F


=


Rail




P


=


Port




R


=


Road








4


=


Inspection centre




5


=


Products







HC


=


All products for Human Consumption




NHC


=


Other Products




NT


=


No temperature requirements




T


=


Frozen/chilled products




T(FR)


=


Frozen products




T(CH)


=


Chilled products








6


=


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








5-6


=


Special remarks







(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








Country: Iceland










1


2


3


4


5


6




Akureyri


IS AKU1


P


 


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


 




Hafnarfjörður


IS HAF 1


P


 


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


 




Húsavík


IS HUS 1


P


 


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


 




Ísafjörður


IS ISA1


P


 


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


 




Keflavík Airport


IS KEF 4


A


 


HC(2), NHC(2)


O(15)




Reykjavík Eimskip


IS REY 1a


P


 


HC(2), NHC(2)


 




Reykjavík Samskip


IS REY 1b


P


 


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


 




Þorlákshöfn


IS THH1


P


 


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


 







Country: Norway










1


2


3


4


5


6




Borg


NO BRG 1


P


 


HC, NHC


E(7)




Båtsfjord


NO BJF 1


P


 


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


 




Egersund


NO EGE 1


P


 


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


 




Florø EWOS


NO FRO 1


P


 


NHC-NT(6)(16)


 




Hammerfest


NO HFT 1


P


Rypefjord


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


 




Honningsvåg


NO HVG 1


P


Honningsvåg


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


 




Gjesvær


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


 




Kirkenes


NO KKN 1


P


 


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


 




Kristiansund


NO KSU 1


P


Kristiansund


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


 




Larvik


NO LAR 1


P


 


HC(2)


 




Måløy


NO MAY 1


P


Gotteberg


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


 




Trollebø


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


 




Oslo


NO OSL 1


P


 


HC, NHC


 




Oslo


NO OSL 4


A


 


HC, NHC


U,E,O




Sortland


NO SLX 1


P


Melbu


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


 




Sortland


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


 




Storskog


NO STS 3


R


 


HC, NHC


U,E,O




Tromsø


NO TOS 1


P


Bukta


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


 




Solstrand


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


 




Vadsø


NO VOS 1


P


 


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


 




Ålesund


NO AES 1


P


Breivika


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


 




Skutvik


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