Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 17/2004

of 19 March 2004

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 169/2003 of 5 December 2003(1).

(2) Council Directive 2003/61/EC of 18 June 2003 amending Directives 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed, 68/193/EEC on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine, 92/33/EEC on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed, 92/34/EEC on the marketing of propagating and planting material of fruit plants, 98/56/EC on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants, 2002/54/EC on the marketing of beet seed, 2002/55/EC on the marketing of vegetable seed, 2002/56/EC on the marketing of seed potatoes and 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants as regards Community comparative tests and trials(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2003/765/EC of 23 October 2003 providing for the temporary marketing of certain seed of the species Secale cereale and Triticum durum, not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/402/EEC(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2003/795/EC of 10 November 2003 providing for the temporary marketing of certain seed of the species Vicia faba L. not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/401/EEC(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The following indent shall be added in points 2 (Council Directive 66/401/EEC), 3 (Council Directive 66/402/EEC) and 13 (Council Directive 2002/57/EC) in Part 1 of Chapter III of Annex I to the Agreement:

"- 32003 L 0061: Council Directive 2003/61/EC of 18 June 2003 (OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23)."

2. The following shall be added in points 11 (Council Directive 2002/54/EC) and 12 (Council Directive 2002/55/EC) in Part 1 of Chapter III of Annex I to the Agreement:

", as amended by:

- 32003 L 0061: Council Directive 2003/61/EC of 18 June 2003 (OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23)."

3. The following points shall be inserted after point 25 (Commission Decision 2003/307/EC) in Part 2 of Chapter III of Annex I to the Agreement:

"26. 32003 D 0765: Commission Decision 2003/765/EC of 23 October 2003 providing for the temporary marketing of certain seed of the species Secale cereale and Triticum durum not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/402/EEC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 47).

27. 32003 D 0795: Commission Decision 2003/795/EC of 10 November 2003 providing for the temporary marketing of certain seed of the species Vicia faba L. not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/401/EEC (OJ L 296, 14.11.2003, p. 32)."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2003/61/EC and Decisions 2003/765/EC and 2003/795/EC 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 20 March 2004, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(5).

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, 19 March 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 88, 25.3.2004, p. 39.

(2) OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23.

(3) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 47.

(4) OJ L 296, 14.11.2003, p. 32.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.