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Document 22006D0140

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 140/2006 of 8 December 2006 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement

OJ L 89, 29.3.2007, p. 1–5 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2006/140(2)/oj

29.3.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 89/1


DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 140/2006

of 8 December 2006

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, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 105/2006 of 22 September 2006 (1).

(2)

Commission Decision 2005/932/EC of 21 December 2005 amending Annex E to Council Directive 91/68/EEC as regards the updating of the model health certificates relating to ovine and caprine animals (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)

Commission Decision 2005/950/EC of 23 December 2005 amending Decision 2003/135/EC as regards the extension of the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in certain areas of the Federal States of North Rhine-Westfalia and Rhineland-Palatinate (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4)

Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5)

Commission Decision 2006/20/EC of 23 December 2005 amending Decision 2005/59/EC as regards areas where the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs is to be implemented in Slovakia (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6)

Commission Decision 2006/48/EC of 27 January 2006 amending Decision 2004/233/EC as regards the list of laboratories authorised to check the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain domestic carnivores (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7)

Commission Decision 2006/60/EC of 2 February 2006 amending Annex C to Council Directive 89/556/EEC as regards the model animal health certificate for intra-Community trade in embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(8)

Commission Decision 2006/64/EC of 1 February 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Spain and Portugal (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(9)

Commission Decision 2006/80/EC of 1 February 2006 granting certain Member States the derogation provided for in Article 3(2) of Council Directive 92/102/EEC on the identification and registration of animals (9) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(10)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 253/2006 of 14 February 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rapid tests and measures for the eradication of TSEs in ovine and caprine animals (10) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(11)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 339/2006 of 24 February 2006 amending Annex XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the rules for importation of live bovine animals and products of bovine, ovine and caprine origin (11) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(12)

Commission Decision 2006/169/EC of 21 February 2006 amending Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the declaration that Poland and certain provinces or regions of Italy are free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) and Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain provinces or regions of Italy are free of bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leucosis (12) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(13)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 546/2006 of 31 March 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards national scrapie control programmes and additional guarantees and derogating from certain requirements of Decision 2003/100/EC and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1874/2003 (13) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(14)

Commission Decision 2006/268/EC of 5 April 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Italy (14) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(15)

Commission Decision 2006/273/EC of 6 April 2006 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Spain (15) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(16)

Commission Decision 2006/285/EC of 12 April 2006 amending Decision 2003/135/EC as regards the extension of plans for the eradication and emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever to certain areas of North Rhine-Westfalia and Rhineland-Palatinate and the termination of these plans in other areas of Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) (16) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(17)

Commission Decision 2006/290/EC of 18 April 2006 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain regions of Italy are officially free of bovine tuberculosis and enzootic bovine leukosis and that Slovakia is officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis (17) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(18)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 657/2006 of 10 April 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the United Kingdom and repealing Council Decision 98/256/EC and Decisions 98/351/EC and 1999/514/EC (18) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(19)

Decision 2006/80/EC repeals Commission Decisions 95/80/EC (19) and 2005/458/EC (20), which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.

(20)

This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 253/2006, (EC) No 339/2006, (EC) No 546/2006 and (EC) No 657/2006, Directive 2005/94/EC and Decisions 2005/932/EC, 2005/950/EC, 2006/20/EC, 2006/48/EC, 2006/60/EC, 2006/64/EC, 2006/80/EC, 2006/169/EC, 2006/268/EC, 2006/273/EC, 2006/285/EC and 2006/290/EC, 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 9 December 2006, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*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, 8 December 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Oda Helen SLETNES


(1)   OJ L 333, 30.11.2006, p. 17.

(2)   OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 68.

(3)   OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 30.

(4)   OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.

(5)   OJ L 15, 20.1.2006, p. 48.

(6)   OJ L 26, 31.1.2006, p. 20.

(7)   OJ L 31, 3.2.2006, p. 24.

(8)   OJ L 32, 4.2.2006, p. 91.

(9)   OJ L 36, 8.2.2006, p. 50.

(10)   OJ L 44, 15.2.2006, p. 9.

(11)   OJ L 55, 25.2.2006, p. 5.

(12)   OJ L 57, 28.2.2006, p. 35.

(13)   OJ L 94, 1.4.2006, p. 28.

(14)   OJ L 98, 6.4.2006, p. 75.

(15)   OJ L 99, 7.4.2006, p. 35.

(16)   OJ L 104, 13.4.2006, p. 51.

(17)   OJ L 106, 19.4.2006, p. 21.

(18)   OJ L 116, 29.4.2006, p. 9.

(19)   OJ L 65, 23.3.1995, p. 32.

(20)   OJ L 160, 23.6.2005, p. 31.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ANNEX

Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

the text of points 34 (Commission Decision 95/80/EC) in Part 1.2 and 19 (Commission Decision 2005/458/EC) under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’ in Part 1.2 shall be deleted;

2.

under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’ in Part 1.2, the following point shall be inserted after point 21 (Commission Decision 2005/617/EC):

‘22.

32006 D 0080: Commission Decision 2006/80/EC of 1 February 2006 granting certain Member States the derogation provided for in Article 3(2) of Council Directive 92/102/EEC on the identification and registration of animals (OJ L 36, 8.2.2006, p. 50).’;

3.

the following point shall be inserted after point 5 (Council Directive 92/40/EEC) in Part 3.1:

‘5a.

32005 L 0094: Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16).’;

4.

the text of point 5 (Council Directive 92/40/EEC) in Part 3.1 shall be deleted with effect from 1 July 2007;

5.

the following indents shall be added in point 33 (Commission Decision 2005/393/EC) in Part 3.2:

‘—

32006 D 0064: Commission Decision 2006/64/EC of 1 February 2006 (OJ L 32, 4.2.2006, p. 91),

32006 D 0268: Commission Decision 2006/268/EC of 5 April 2006 (OJ L 98, 6.4.2006, p. 75),

32006 D 0273: Commission Decision 2006/273/EC of 6 April 2006 (OJ L 99, 7.4.2006, p. 35).’;

6.

under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’ in Part 3.2, the following indents shall be added in point 20 (Commission Decision 2003/135/EC):

‘—

32005 D 0950: Commission Decision 2005/950/EC of 23 December 2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 30),

32006 D 0285: Commission Decision 2006/285/EC of 12 April 2006 (OJ L 104, 13.4.2006, p. 51).’;

7.

under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’ in Part 3.2, the following indent shall be added in point 29 (Commission Decision 2005/59/EC):

‘—

32006 D 0020: Commission Decision 2006/20/EC of 23 December 2005 (OJ L 15, 20.1.2006, p. 48).’;

8.

the following indent shall be added in point 2 (Council Directive 91/68/EEC) in Part 4.1:

‘—

32005 D 0932: Commission Decision 2005/932/EC of 21 December 2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 68).’;

9.

the following indent shall be added in points 6 (Council Directive 89/556/EEC) in Part 4.1 and 5 (Council Directive 89/556/EEC) in Part 8.1:

‘—

32006 D 0060: Commission Decision 2006/60/EC of 2 February 2006 (OJ L 31, 3.2.2006, p. 24).’;

10.

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

‘—

32006 D 0169: Commission Decision 2006/169/EC of 21 February 2006 (OJ L 57, 28.2.2006, p. 35).’;

11.

the following indent shall be added in point 70 (Commission Decision 2003/467/EC) in Part 4.2:

‘—

32006 D 0290: Commission Decision 2006/290/EC of 18 April 2006 (OJ L 106, 19.4.2006, p. 21).’;

12.

the following indent shall be added in point 76 (Commission Decision 2004/233/EC) in Part 4.2:

‘—

32006 D 0048: Commission Decision 2006/48/EC of 27 January 2006 (OJ L 26, 31.1.2006, p. 20).’;

13.

the following indents shall be added in point 12 (Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 7.1:

‘—

32006 R 0253: Commission Regulation (EC) No 253/2006 of 14 February 2006 (OJ L 44, 15.2.2006, p. 9),

32006 R 0339: Commission Regulation (EC) No 339/2006 of 24 February 2006 (OJ L 55, 25.2.2006, p. 5),

32006 R 0657: Commission Regulation (EC) No 657/2006 of 10 April 2006 (OJ L 116, 29.4.2006, p. 9).’;

14.

the text of points 80 (Commission Decision 98/351/EC) and 95 (Commission Decision 1999/514/EC) in Part 1.2 shall be deleted;

15.

the following point shall be inserted after point 26 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1091/2005) in Part 7.2:

‘27.

32006 R 0546: Commission Regulation (EC) No 546/2006 of 31 March 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards national scrapie control programmes and additional guarantees and derogating from certain requirements of Decision 2003/100/EC and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1874/2003 (OJ L 94, 1.4.2006, p. 28).’;

16.

the text of point 21 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1874/2003) in Part 7.2 shall be deleted.


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