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| 27.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 92/5 |

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 181/2013

of 8 November 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:

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| (1) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 72/2013 of 25 January 2013 amending Regulations (EC) No 180/2008 and (EC) No 737/2008 as regards the period of designation of certain laboratories as EU reference laboratories [(1)](#ntr1-L_2014092EN.01000501-E0001) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |

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| (2) | 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. |

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| (3) | Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 41 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2008) in Part 3.2 and in point 90 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008) in Part 4.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

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| ‘— | 32013 R 0072: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 72/2013 of 25 January 2013 ([OJ L 26, 26.1.2013, p. 9](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2013:026:TOC)).’ |

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 72/2013 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 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 November 2013, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made [(\*1)](#ntr*1-L_2014092EN.01000501-E0002).

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, 8 November 2013.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Thórir IBSEN

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