Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 126/1999

of 5 November 1999

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 adjusted 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 No 76/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 25 June 1999(1).

(2) Commission Decision 1999/121/EC of 27 January 1999 amending Decision 97/778/EC to update the list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 1999/129/EC of 29 January 1999 amending for the second time Decision 94/381/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and the feeding of mammalian-derived protein(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 39 (Commission Decision 97/778/EC) in Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

"- 399 D 0121: Commission Decision 1999/121/EC of 27 January 1999 (OJ L 37, 11.2.1999, p. 25)."

Article 2

The following indent shall be added in point 26 (Commission Decision 94/381/EC) in Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

"- 399 D 0129: Commission Decision 1999/129/EC of 29 January 1999 (OJ L 41, 16.2.1999, p. 14)."

Article 3

The texts of Decisions 1999/121/EC and 1999/129/EC in the Norwegian language, which are annexed to the Norwegian language version of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 6 November 1999, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 5

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. Liechtenstein

(1) OJ L 296, 23.11.2000, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 37, 11.2.1999, p. 25.

(3) OJ L 41, 16.2.1999, p. 14.