Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 99/2007

of 28 September 2007

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 73/2007 of 6 July 2007 [1].

(2) Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals [2], as corrected by OJ L 140, 1.6.2007, p. 59 and OJ L 239, 12.9.2007, p. 70, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2006/911/EC of 5 December 2006 amending Council Directives 64/432/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 93/53/EEC, 95/70/EC, 2000/75/EC, 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC and Decision 2001/618/EC as regards lists of national reference laboratories and State institutes [3] is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2007/104/EC of 15 February 2007 amending Decision 2002/300/EC as regards the areas excluded from the list of approved zones with regard to Bonamia ostreae [4] is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Directive 2006/88/EC repeals with effect from 1 August 2008 Council Directives 91/67/EEC [5], 93/53/EEC [6], 95/70/EC [7] which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the Agreement with effect from 1 August 2008.

(6) This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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

1. the following point shall be inserted after point 8 (Council Directive 95/70/EC) in Part 3.1:

"8a. 32006 L 0088: Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14), as corrected by OJ L 140, 1.6.2007, p. 59 and OJ L 239, 12.9.2007, p. 70.

This act applies also to Iceland.";

2. the following point shall be inserted after point 5 (Council Directive 91/67/EEC) in Part 4.1:

"5a. 32006 L 0088: Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14), as corrected by OJ L 140, 1.6.2007, p. 59 and OJ L 239, 12.9.2007, p. 70.

This act applies also to Iceland.";

3. the following indent shall be added in point 65 (Commission Decision 2002/300/EC) in Part 4.2:

- "— 32007 D 0104: Commission Decision 2007/104/EC of 15 February 2007 (OJ L 46, 16.2.2007, p. 51).";

4. the following point shall be inserted after point 4 (Council Directive 91/67/EEC) in Part 8.1:

"4a. 32006 L 0088: Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14), as corrected by OJ L 140, 1.6.2007, p. 59 and OJ L 239, 12.9.2007, p. 70.

This act applies also to Iceland.";

5. the following indent shall be added in points 3 (Council Directive 2001/89/EC), 4 (Council Directive 92/35/EEC), 7 (Council Directive 93/53/EEC), 8 (Council Directive 95/70/EC), 9 (Council Directive 92/119/EEC), 9a (Council Directive 2000/75/EC), 9b (Council Directive 2002/60/EC) in Part 3.1, 1 (Council Directive 64/432/EEC) and 4 (Council Directive 90/539/EEC) in Part 4.1 and 64 (Commission Decision 2001/618/EC) in Part 4.2:

- "— 32006 D 0911: Commission Decision 2006/911/EC of 5 December 2006 (OJ L 346, 9.12.2006, p. 41).";

6. the text of points 7 (Council Directive 93/53/EEC) and 8 (Council Directive 95/70/EC) in Part 3.1, point 5 (Council Directive 91/67/EEC) in Part 4.1 and point 4 (Council Directive 91/67/EEC) in Part 8.1 shall be deleted with effect from 1 August 2008.

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2006/88/EC, as corrected by OJ L 140, 1.6.2007, p. 59 and OJ L 239, 12.9.2007, p. 70, and Decisions 2006/911/EC and 2007/104/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 29 September 2007, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee [].

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, 28 September 2007.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson

[1] OJ L 328, 13.12.2007, p. 6.

[2] OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14.

[3] OJ L 346, 9.12.2006, p. 41.

[4] OJ L 46, 16.2.2007, p. 51.

[5] OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1.

[6] OJ L 175, 19.7.1993, p. 23.

[7] OJ L 332, 30.12.1995, p. 33.

[] No constitutional requirements indicated.

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