DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 237/2020

of 30 December 2020

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2039]

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 Decision (EU) 2020/2109 of 16 December 2020 amending Decisions 93/52/EEC, 2003/467/EC, 2004/558/EC and 2008/185/EC as regards the listing of Member States and regions thereof recognised as officially free of several terrestrial animal diseases ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2112 of 16 December 2020 amending the Annexes to Decisions 93/455/EEC, 1999/246/EC and 2007/24/EC as regards the approval of the contingency plans of the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland for the control of foot-and-mouth disease, classical swine fever, avian influenza and Newcastle disease ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals. 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. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Iceland.

(4) 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.

(5) 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 indent is added in points 8 (Commission Decision 93/455/EEC) in Part 3.2 and 9 (Commission Decision 1999/246/EC) in Part 3.2 ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’:

‘—

32020 D 2112 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2112 of 16 December 2020 ( OJ L 427, 17.12.2020, p. 17 ).’

The following is added in point 40 (Commission Decision 2007/24/EC) in Part 3.2 ‘ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT’:

‘, as amended by:

— 32020 D 2112 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2112 of 16 December 2020 ( OJ L 427, 17.12.2020, p. 17 ).’

The following indent is added in points 14 (Commission Decision 93/52/EEC), 70 (Commission Decision 2003/467/EC), 80 (Commission Decision 2004/558/EC) and 84 (Commission Decision 2008/185/EC) in Part 4.2:

‘—

32020 D 2109 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2109 of 16 December 2020 ( OJ L 427, 17.12.2020, p. 4 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2020/2109 and (EU) 2020/2112 in the Norwegian language, 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 30 December 2020, 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, 30 December 2020.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Sabine MONAUNI

( 1 ) OJ L 427, 17.12.2020, p. 4 .

( 2 ) OJ L 427, 17.12.2020, p. 17 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.