DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 4/2014

of 14 February 2014

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 (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 763/2013 of 7 August 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 637/2009 as regards the classification of certain plant species for the purposes of assessing the suitability of the denominations of varieties(1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Directive 2013/45/EU of 7 August 2013 amending Council Directives 2002/55/EC and 2008/72/EC and Commission Directive 2009/145/EC as regards the botanical name of tomato(2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) 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.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

(1) the following indent is added in point 12 (Council Directive 2002/55/EC) in Part 1:

‘—

32013 L 0045

: Commission Implementing Directive 2013/45/EU of 7 August 2013 (

OJ L 213, 8.8.2013, p. 20

).’;

(2) the following is added in point 18 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 637/2009) in Part 2:

‘, as amended by:

— 32013 R 0763

: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 763/2013 of 7 August 2013 (

OJ L 213, 8.8.2013, p. 16

).’;

(3) the following is added in point 55 (Commission Directive 2009/145/EC) in Part 2:

‘, as amended by:

— 32013 L 0045

: Commission Implementing Directive 2013/45/EU of 7 August 2013 (

OJ L 213, 8.8.2013, p. 20

).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 763/2013 and Implementing Directive 2013/45/EU 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 15 February 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made(3).

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, 14 February 2014.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gianluca GRIPPA

(1)

OJ L 213, 8.8.2013, p. 16

(2)

OJ L 213, 8.8.2013, p. 20

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.