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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 216/2017 of 15 December 2017 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1625]

OJ L 254, 3.10.2019, p. 19–20 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/1625/oj

3.10.2019   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 254/19


DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 216/2017

of 15 December 2017

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2019/1625]

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 Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1197 of 3 July 2017 amending Implementing Decision 2012/340/EU on the organisation of a temporary experiment under Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards field inspection under official supervision for basic seed and bred seed of generations prior to basic seed (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)

This Decision concerns legislation regarding phytosanitary matters. Legislation regarding phytosanitary 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.

(3)

Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is added under the heading ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’ in point 83 (Commission Implementing Decision 2012/340/EU) of Chapter III of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

32017 D 1197: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1197 of 3 July 2017 (OJ L 172, 5.7.2017, p. 30).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1197 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 16 December 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, 15 December 2017.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Sabine MONAUNI


(1)  OJ L 172, 5.7.2017, p. 30.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


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