Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 154/2013 of 8 October 2013 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2013-10-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, India, Thailand, Viet Nam, animal disease, beef, carcase, fishery product, food inspection, health certificate, import (EU), import licence, meat processing industry, organic acid, revision of an agreement, veterinary inspection




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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 154/2013
of 8 October 2013
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) 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 Regulation (EU) No 1012/2012 of 5 November 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the list of vector species, the health requirements and the certification requirements concerning epizootic ulcerative syndrome and as regards the entry for Thailand in the list of third countries from which imports of certain fish and fishery products into the Union are permitted (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 101/2013 of 4 February 2013 concerning the use of lactic acid to reduce microbiological surface contamination on bovine carcases (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs 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 and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(4)


Annexes I and II 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 indent is added in point 134 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005) in Part 1.2 and point 53 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005) in Part 6.2:






‘—



32012 R 1012: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1012/2012 of 5 November 2012 (OJ L 306, 6.11.2012, p. 1).’














2.


The following indent is added in point 86 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008) in Part 4.2:






‘—



32012 R 1012: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1012/2012 of 5 November 2012 (OJ L 306, 6.11.2012, p. 1).’














3.


The following point is inserted after point 18 (Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1:






‘19.



32013 R 0101: Commission Regulation (EU) No 101/2013 of 4 February 2013 concerning the use of lactic acid to reduce microbiological surface contamination on bovine carcases (OJ L 34, 5.2.2013, p. 1).’










Article 2
The following indent is added in point 31k (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32012 R 1012: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1012/2012 of 5 November 2012 (OJ L 306, 6.11.2012, p. 1).’






Article 3
The following indent is added in point 54zzzk (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32012 R 1012: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1012/2012 of 5 November 2012 (OJ L 306, 6.11.2012, p. 1).’






Article 4
The texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1012/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 101/2013 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 5
This Decision shall enter into force on 9 October 2013, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 6
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, 8 October 2013.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Thórir IBSEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 306, 6.11.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 34, 5.2.2013, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.