CELEX: E2008C0301
Language: en
Date: 2008-05-21 00:00:00
Title: EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 301/08/COL of 21 May 2008 amending the list contained in point 39 of Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement on the European Economic Area listing border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway agreed for veterinary checks on live animals and animal products from third countries and repealing EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 378/07/COL of 12 September 2007

12.2.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 41/28
            
         EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION
   
   No 301/08/COL
   of 21 May 2008
   amending the list contained in point 39 of Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement on the European Economic Area listing border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway agreed for veterinary checks on live animals and animal products from third countries and repealing EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 378/07/COL of 12 September 2007
   THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,
   HAVING REGARD to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, in particular Article 109 and Protocol 1 thereof,
   HAVING REGARD to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice, in particular Article 5(2)(d) and Protocol 1 thereof,
   HAVING REGARD to points 4(B)(1) and (3) and point (5)(b) of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement,
   HAVING REGARD to the Act referred to at point 1.1.4 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement (Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries), as amended and adapted to the EEA Agreement by the sectorial adaptations referred to in Annex I to that Agreement, and in particular to Article 6(2) thereof,
   HAVING REGARD to the Act referred to at point 1.1.5 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement (Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC), as amended and adapted to the EEA Agreement by the sectorial adaptations referred to in Annex I to that Agreement, and in particular to Article 6(4) thereof,
   HAVING REGARD to the Act referred to at point 1.2.111 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement (Commission Decision 2001/812/EC of 21 November 2001 laying down the requirements for the approval of border inspection posts responsible for veterinary checks on products introduced into the Community from third countries), as amended, and in particular to Article 3(5) thereof,
   WHEREAS the Authority by Decision No 378/07/COL of 12 September 2007 repealed its Decision No 320/06/COL of 31 October 2006 and drew up a new list of border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway approved for veterinary checks on live animal and animal products from third countries,
   WHEREAS the Government of Iceland has requested to add a border inspection post at Reykjavík Samskip for the categories of packed frozen fishery products, packed fishery products to be stored at ambient temperature, packed fish oil not intended for human consumption and packed fishmeal, to the list of border inspection posts in Iceland and Norway approved for veterinary checks on products and animals from third countries contained in point 39 in Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement,
   WHEREAS the Government of Iceland has proposed to rename the existing border inspection post in Reykjavík as Reykjavík Eimskip,
   WHEREAS the Government of Iceland has proposed to add the additional product categories packed fish oil for human and non-human consumption and to limit the category of fishmeal to packed fishmeal only to the border inspection posts Akureyri, Reykjavík Eimskip and Hafnarfjörður,
   WHEREAS the Government of Iceland has proposed to add the additional product categories fish oil for human and non-human consumption in bulk only to the border inspection post Þorlákshöfn,
   WHEREAS, in October 2007, the Authority carried out a joint inspection with the European Commission and in the course of that inspection, the proposed border inspection post Reykjavík Samskip and the border inspection posts in Akureyri, Hafnarfjörður, Ísafjörður, Keflavík, Reykjavík Eimskip and Þorlákshöfn were visited,
   WHEREAS on the basis on the observations made during the joint inspection and following information on corrective action provided by the Government of Iceland on 18 March 2008, a common recommendation was signed, on 6 May 2008, by inspectors of the Authority and of the European Commission,
   WHEREAS, according to the signed common recommendation, it is proposed to add to the listing of the border inspection post Þorlákshöfn the product categories fish oil for human and non-human consumption in bulk only,
   WHEREAS, according to the signed common recommendation, it is proposed that the new border inspection post Reykjavik Samskip is added to the list contained in point 39 of Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, with a new Animo code for the product categories packed frozen fishery products, packed fishery products to be stored at ambient temperature, fish oil for non-human consumption and fishmeal,
   WHEREAS, according to the signed common recommendation, it is proposed to add to the listing of the border inspection post Hafnarfjörður the additional product categories of packed chilled fishery products and packed fishery products to be stored at ambient temperatures for human consumption, packed fish oil for non-human consumption and to limit its current fishmeal category to packed fishmeal only,
   WHEREAS, according to the signed common recommendation, it is proposed to rename the existing border inspection post Reykjavík as Reykjavík Eimskip, and to add to its listing the additional product categories of packed fishery products at ambient and chilled temperatures and packed fish oil for non-human consumption and to limit its current fishmeal category to packed fishmeal only,
   WHEREAS the Authority by its Decision No 273/08/COL referred the matter to the EFTA Veterinary Committee assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority,
   WHEREAS the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the EFTA Veterinary Committee assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   
               1.
            
            
               Veterinary checks on live animals and animal products brought into Iceland and Norway from third countries shall be carried out by the competent national authorities at the agreed border inspection posts listed in the Annex to this Decision.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               The EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 378/07/COL of 12 September 2007 is hereby repealed.
            
         
               3.
            
            
               This Decision shall enter into force on 21 May 2008.
            
         
               4.
            
            
               This Decision is addressed to Iceland and Norway.
            
         
               5.
            
            
               This Decision shall be authentic in the English language.
            
         
      Done at Brussels, 21 May 2008.
      
         
            For the EFTA Surveillance Authority
         
         Per SANDERUD
         
         
            President
         
         Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
         
         
            College Member
         
      
   
   
      ANNEX
      LIST OF AGREED BORDER INSPECTION POSTS
      
                  1
               
               
                  =
               
               
                  Name
               
            
                  2
               
               
                  =
               
               
                  Animo Code
               
            
                  3
               
               
                  =
               
               
                  Type
                  
                              A
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Airport
                           
                        
                              F
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Rail
                           
                        
                              P
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Port
                           
                        
                              R
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Road
                           
                        
            
                  4
               
               
                  =
               
               
                  Inspection centre
               
            
                  5
               
               
                  =
               
               
                  Products
                  
                              HC
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              All products for human consumption
                           
                        
                              NHC
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Other products
                           
                        
                              NT
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              No temperature requirements
                           
                        
                              T
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Frozen/chilled products
                           
                        
                              T(FR)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Frozen products
                           
                        
                              T(CH)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Chilled products
                           
                        
            
                  6
               
               
                  =
               
               
                  Live Animals
                  
                              U
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Ungulates: cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, wild and domestic solipeds
                           
                        
                              E
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Registered equidae as defined in Council Directive 90/426/EEC
                           
                        
                              O
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Other animals
                           
                        
            
                  5-6
               
               
                  =
               
               
                  Special remarks
                  
                              (1)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Checking in line with the requirements of Commission Decision 93/352/EEC taken in execution of Article 19(3) of Council Directive 97/78/EC
                           
                        
                              (2)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Packed products only
                           
                        
                              (3)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Fishery products only
                           
                        
                              (4)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Animal proteins only
                           
                        
                              (5)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Wool hides and skins only
                           
                        
                              (6)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Only liquid fats, oils, and fish oils
                           
                        
                              (7)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Icelandic ponies (from April to October only)
                           
                        
                              (8)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Equidae only
                           
                        
                              (9)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Tropical fish only
                           
                        
                              (10)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Only cats, dogs, rodents, lagomorphs, live fish, reptiles and other birds than ratites
                           
                        
                              (11)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Only feedstuffs in bulk
                           
                        
                              (12)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              For (U) in the case of solipeds, only those consigned to a zoo; and for (O), only day old chicks, fish, dogs, cats, insects, or other animals consigned to a zoo
                           
                        
                              (13)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Nagylak HU: This is a border inspection post (for products) and crossing point (for Live animals) on the Hungarian-Romanian border, subject to transitional measures as negotiated and laid down in the Treaty of Accession for both products and live animals. See Commission Decision 2003/630/EC
                           
                        
                              (14)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Designated for transit across the European Community for consignments of certain products of animal origin for human consumption, coming to or from Russia under the specific procedures foreseen in relevant Community legislation
                           
                        
                              (15)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Aquaculture animals only
                           
                        
                              (16)
                           
                           
                              =
                           
                           
                              Fish meal only
                           
                        
            Country: Iceland
      
                  1
               
               
                  2
               
               
                  3
               
               
                  4
               
               
                  5
               
               
                  6
               
            
                  Akureyri
               
               
                  IS00499
               
               
                  P
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC-T(1)(2)(3), NHC(16)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Hafnarfjörður
               
               
                  IS00299
               
               
                  P
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC(1)(2)(3), NHC-NT(2)(6)(16)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Húsavík
               
               
                  IS01399
               
               
                  P
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Ísafjörður
               
               
                  IS00399
               
               
                  P
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Keflavík Airport
               
               
                  IS00799
               
               
                  A
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                  O(15)
               
            
                  Reykjavík Eimskip
               
               
                  IS00199
               
               
                  P
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC(1)(2)(3), NHC-NT(2)(6)(16)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Þorlákshöfn
               
               
                  IS01899
               
               
                  P
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), HC-NT(6), NHC-NT(6)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Reykjavík Samskip
               
               
                  IS01799
               
               
                  P
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), HC-NT(1)(2)(3), NHC-NT(2)(6)(16)
               
               
                   
               
            
         
      Country: Norway
      
                  1
               
               
                  2
               
               
                  3
               
               
                  4
               
               
                  5
               
               
                  6
               
            
                  Borg
               
               
                  NO01499
               
               
                  P
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC, NHC
               
               
                  E(7)
               
            
                  Båtsfjord
               
               
                  NO01199
               
               
                  P
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), HC-NT(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Egersund
               
               
                  NO02299
               
               
                  P
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC-NT(6), NHC-NT(6)(16)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Hammerfest
               
               
                  NO01099
               
               
                  P
               
               
                  Rypefjord
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), HC-NT(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Honningsvåg
               
               
                  NO01799
               
               
                  P
               
               
                  Honningsvåg
               
               
                  HC-T(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Gjesvær
               
               
                  HC-T(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Kirkenes
               
               
                  NO02199
               
               
                  P
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Kristiansund
               
               
                  NO00299
               
               
                  P
               
               
                  Harøysund
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Kristiansund
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), NHC-T(FR)(2)(3) HC-NT(6), NHC-NT(6)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Måløy
               
               
                  NO00599
               
               
                  P
               
               
                  Gotteberg
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), NHC-T(FR)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Trollebø
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), NHC-T(FR)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Oslo
               
               
                  NO00199
               
               
                  P
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC, NHC
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Oslo
               
               
                  NO01399
               
               
                  A
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC, NHC
               
               
                  U,E,O
               
            
                  Sortland
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Melbu
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Sortland
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Storskog
               
               
                  NO01299
               
               
                  R
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC, NHC
               
               
                  U,E,O
               
            
                  Tromsø
               
               
                  NO00999
               
               
                  P
               
               
                  Bukta
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Solstrand
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Vannøy
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Vadsø
               
               
                  NO01599
               
               
                  P
               
               
                   
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Ålesund
               
               
                  NO00699
               
               
                  P
               
               
                  Breivika
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), NHC-T(FR)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Ellingsøy
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Skutvik
               
               
                  HC-T(FR)(1)(2)(3), NHC-T(FR)(2)(3)