Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 154/2017 of 22 September 2017 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1042]
Date: 2017-09-22
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, France, animal disease, health control, livestock, regions of Italy, regions of Poland, revision of an agreement, trade restriction, veterinary inspection




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Official Journal of the European Union


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            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 154/2017
of 22 September 2017
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1042]


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) 2017/793 of 10 May 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 180/2008 as regards extending the period of designation of the EU Reference Laboratory for equine diseases other than African horse sickness (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/888 of 22 May 2017 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the official tuberculosis-free status of the region of Umbria of Italy and of the enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of Poland, amending Decision 2004/558/EC as regards the infectious bovine rhinotracheitis-free status of Germany, and amending Decision 2008/185/EC as regards the Aujeszky's disease-free status of certain regions of Poland and the approval of the eradication programme for Aujeszky's disease for the region of Veneto of Italy (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals. Legislation concerning these matters shall not apply to Iceland, as specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Iceland.












(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
Part 4.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


The following indent is added in point 90 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008):






‘—



32017 R 0793: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/793 of 10 May 2017 (OJ L 120, 11.5.2017, p. 5).’














(2)


The following indent is added in points 70 (Commission Decision 2003/467/EC), 80 (Commission Decision 2004/558/EC) and 84 (Commission Decision 2008/185/EC):






‘—



32017 D 0888: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/888 of 22 May 2017 (OJ L 135, 24.5.2017, p. 27).’










Article 2
The texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/793 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/888 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 23 September 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, 22 September 2017.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Sabine MONAUNI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 120, 11.5.2017, p. 5.

(2)  
            OJ L 135, 24.5.2017, p. 27.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.