DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 8/2021

of 5 February 2021

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2024/26]

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 Regulation (EU) 2020/602 of 15 April 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717 as regards the model forms of zootechnical certificates for breeding animals and their germinal products ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1179 of 6 August 2020 amending Annex I to Decision 2009/177/EC as regards the status of the Province of Åland in Finland as regards a surveillance programme for viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS), of Estonia as regards a surveillance and eradication programme for viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoetic necrosis (IHN), of Croatia for koi herpes virus (KHV) disease and of certain areas in the United Kingdom for infection with Bonamia ostreae ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/602 repeals Commission Decisions 84/247/EEC ( 3 ) , 84/419/EEC ( 4 ) , 89/501/EEC ( 5 ) , 89/502/EEC ( 6 ) , 89/503/EEC ( 7 ) , 89/504/EEC ( 8 ) , 89/505/EEC ( 9 ) , 89/506/EEC ( 10 ) , 89/507/EEC ( 11 ) , 90/254/EEC ( 12 ) , 90/255/EEC ( 13 ) , 90/256/EEC ( 14 ) , 90/257/EEC ( 15 ) , 90/258/EEC ( 16 ) , 92/353/EEC ( 17 ) , 92/354/EEC ( 18 ) , 96/78/EC ( 19 ) , 96/79/EC ( 20 ) , 2005/379/EC ( 21 ) and 2006/427/EC ( 22 ) , which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

(4) This Decision concerns, inter alia , 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.

(5) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following is added in point 36 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/717) in Part 2.2:

‘, as amended by:

— 32020 R 0602 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/602 of 15 April 2020 ( OJ L 139, 4.5.2020, p. 1 ).’

The following indent is added in point 89 (Commission Decision 2009/177/EC) in Part 4.2:

‘—

32020 D 1179 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1179 of 6 August 2020 ( OJ L 259, 10.8.2020, p. 29 ).’

The texts of points 1 (Commission Decision 84/247/EEC), 2 (Commission Decision 84/419/EEC), 7 (Commission Decision 89/501/EEC), 8 (Commission Decision 89/502/EEC), 9 (Commission Decision 89/503/EEC), 10 (Commission Decision 89/504/EEC), 11 (Commission Decision 89/505/EEC), 12 (Commission Decision 89/506/EEC), 13 (Commission Decision 89/507/EEC), 16 (Commission Decision 90/254/EEC), 17 (Commission Decision 90/255/EEC), 18 (Commission Decision 90/256/EEC), 19 (Commission Decision 90/257/EEC), 20 (Commission Decision 90/258/EEC), 22 (Commission Decision 92/353/EEC), 23 (Commission Decision 92/354/EEC), 25 (Commission Decision 96/78/EC), 26 (Commission Decision 96/79/EC), 31 (Commission Decision 2005/379/EC) and 32 (Commission Decision 2006/427/EC) in Part 2.2 are deleted.

Article 2

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/602 in the Norwegian language and Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1179 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 6 February 2021, 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 February 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 139, 4.5.2020, p. 1 .

( 2 ) OJ L 259, 10.8.2020, p. 29 .

( 3 ) OJ L 125, 12.5.1984, p. 58 .

( 4 ) OJ L 237, 5.9.1984, p. 11 .

( 5 ) OJ L 247, 23.8.1989, p. 19 .

( 6 ) OJ L 247, 23.8.1989, p. 21 .

( 7 ) OJ L 247, 23.8.1989, p. 22 .

( 8 ) OJ L 247, 23.8.1989, p. 31 .

( 9 ) OJ L 247, 23.8.1989, p. 33 .

( 10 ) OJ L 247, 23.8.1989, p. 34 .

( 11 ) OJ L 247, 23.8.1989, p. 43 .

( 12 ) OJ L 145, 8.6.1990, p. 30 .

( 13 ) OJ L 145, 8.6.1990, p. 32 .

( 14 ) OJ L 145, 8.6.1990, p. 35 .

( 15 ) OJ L 145, 8.6.1990, p. 38 .

( 16 ) OJ L 145, 8.6.1990, p. 39 .

( 17 ) OJ L 192, 11.7.1992, p. 63 .

( 18 ) OJ L 192, 11.7.1992, p. 66 .

( 19 ) OJ L 19, 25.1.1996, p. 39 .

( 20 ) OJ L 19, 25.1.1996, p. 41 .

( 21 ) OJ L 125, 18.5.2005, p. 15 .

( 22 ) OJ L 169, 22.6.2006, p. 56 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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