Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 102/2013 of 14 June 2013 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2013-06-14
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal product, customs, customs inspection, live animal, revision of an agreement, veterinary inspection




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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 102/2013
of 14 June 2013
         
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 (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision 2012/31/EU of 21 December 2011 amending Annex I to Decision 2007/275/EC concerning the lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Decision 2012/197/EU of 16 April 2012 amending Decision 2009/821/EC as regards the lists of border inspection posts and veterinary units in Traces (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Implementing Decision 2012/450/EU of 27 July 2012 amending Decision 2009/821/EC as regards the list of border inspection posts (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(5)


Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


the following indents are added in point 39 (Commission Decision 2009/821/EC) in Part 1.2:






‘—



32012 D 0197: Commission Implementing Decision 2012/197/EU of 16 April 2012 (OJ L 106, 18.4.2012, p. 22),










—



32012 D 0450: Commission Implementing Decision 2012/450/EU of 27 July 2012 (OJ L 203, 31.7.2012, p. 68).’;














(2)


the following is added in point 137 (Commission Decision 2007/275/EC) in Part 1.2:

                              ‘, as amended by:






—



32012 D 0031: Commission Implementing Decision 2012/31/EU of 21 December 2011 (OJ L 21, 24.1.2012, p. 1).’
                                 










Article 2
The texts of Implementing Decisions 2012/31/EU, 2012/197/EU and 2012/450/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, 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 15 June 2013, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*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, 14 June 2013.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 21, 24.1.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 106, 18.4.2012, p. 22.

(3)  
            OJ L 203, 31.7.2012, p. 68.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.