Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 1/2017 of 3 February 2017 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2018/1735]
Date: 2017-02-03
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal product, customs inspection, health certificate, import (EU), import licence, meat product, originating product, revision of an agreement, veterinary inspection




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Official Journal of the European Union


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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 1/2017
of 3 February 2017
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2018/1735]


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 359/2014 of 9 April 2014 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 as regards the list of countries referred to in Article 9 thereof (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 494/2014 of 13 May 2014 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 as regards import conditions and the list of countries referred to in Article 9 thereof (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 636/2014 of 13 June 2014 on a model certificate for the trade of unskinned large wild game (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 115 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004) in Part 1.2:






‘—



32014 R 0359: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 359/2014 of 9 April 2014 (OJ L 107, 10.4.2014, p. 10),










—



32014 R 0494: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 494/2014 of 13 May 2014 (OJ L 139, 14.5.2014, p. 11).’;














(2)


the following point is inserted after point 150 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 702/2013) in Part 1.2:






‘151.



32014 R 0636: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 636/2014 of 13 June 2014 on a model certificate for the trade of unskinned large wild game (OJ L 175, 14.6.2014, p. 16).’










Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) No 359/2014, (EU) No 494/2014 and (EU) No 636/2014 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 4 February 2017, 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, 3 February 2017.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 107, 10.4.2014, p. 10.

(2)  
            OJ L 139, 14.5.2014, p. 11.

(3)  
            OJ L 175, 14.6.2014, p. 16.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.