Information relating to the entry into force of the amendment of Annexes II, V, VII and VIII to the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products

(2015/C 204/01)

The internal procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Arrangement on the amendments to Annexes II, V, VII and VIII to the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (1), signed in Brussels on 17 December 1996, have been completed. The European Union and New Zealand notified each other thereof by exchanges of letters of the European Union to New Zealand on 23 March 2015 and of New Zealand to the European Union on 31 March 2015. In accordance with Article 18(3) of the Agreement, this amending Arrangement entered into force on 1 April 2015.

(1)  Council Decision 97/132/EC of 17 December 1996 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (OJ L 57, 26.2.1997, p. 4).