Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 152/2017 of 22 September 2017 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1040]
Date: 2017-09-22
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Brazil, European Economic Area, animal disease, domestic animal, livestock, regions of Spain, regions of the United Kingdom, 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 152/2017
of 22 September 2017
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1040]


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 (EU) 2017/223 of 7 February 2017 authorising a laboratory in Brazil to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines in dogs, cats and ferrets (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/252 of 9 February 2017 amending Annex II to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura as officially brucellosis-free (B. melitensis) and amending the Annexes to Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration of certain regions of Spain as officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free in relation to bovine herds and of Jersey as officially enzootic-bovine-leucosis-free (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
Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


The following indent is added in points 14 (Commission Decision 93/52/EEC) and 70 (Commission Decision 2003/467/EC) in Part 4.2:






‘—



32017 D 0252: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/252 of 9 February 2017 (OJ L 37, 14.2.2017, p. 19).’














(2)


The following point is inserted after point 103 (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/9) in Part 4.2:






‘104.



32017 D 0223: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/223 of 7 February 2017 authorising a laboratory in Brazil to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines in dogs, cats and ferrets (OJ L 34, 9.2.2017, p. 34).
This act shall not apply to Iceland.’
                                    










Article 2
The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2017/223 and (EU) 2017/252 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 34, 9.2.2017, p. 34.

(2)  
            OJ L 37, 14.2.2017, p. 19.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.