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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2017 of 5 May 2017 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2019/180]
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2017 of 5 May 2017 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2019/180]
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2017 of 5 May 2017 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2019/180]
OJ L 36, 7.2.2019, p. 1–2
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
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7.2.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 36/1 |
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 68/2017
of 5 May 2017
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2019/180]
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 Decision (EU) 2016/2008 of 15 November 2016 concerning animal health control measures relating to lumpy skin disease in certain Member States (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(2) |
This Decision concerns legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals and animal products such as ova, embryo and semen. 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. |
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(3) |
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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(4) |
Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 151 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 636/2014) in Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:
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‘152. |
32016 D 2008: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2008 of 15 November 2016 concerning animal health control measures relating to lumpy skin disease in certain Member States (OJ L 310, 17.11.2016, p. 51).
This act shall not apply to Iceland.’ |
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2008 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 6 May 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, 5 May 2017.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Claude MAERTEN
(1) OJ L 310, 17.11.2016, p. 51.
(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.