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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 137/2013 of 15 July 2013 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 137/2013 of 15 July 2013 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 137/2013 of 15 July 2013 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
OJ L 345, 19.12.2013, p. 5–5
(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
19.12.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 345/5 |
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 137/2013
of 15 July 2013
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) 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:
(1) |
Commission Regulation (EU) No 563/2012 of 27 June 2012 amending Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of EU reference laboratories (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
(2) |
This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs 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 and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein. |
(3) |
Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(1) |
the following indent is added in point 11 (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I:
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(2) |
the following indent is added in point 31j (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II:
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Article 2
The following indent is added in point 54zzzi (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:
‘— |
32012 R 0563: Commission Regulation (EU) No 563/2012 of 27 June 2012 (OJ L 168, 28.6.2012, p. 24).’ |
Article 3
The text of Regulation (EU) No 563/2012 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 4
This Decision shall enter into force on 16 July 2013, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).
Article 5
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, 15 July 2013.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Thórir IBSEN
(1) OJ L 168, 28.6.2012, p. 24.
(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.