Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 139/1999

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 95/94/EC of 24 March 1995 establishing a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species from certain third countries(2), is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 97/170/EC of 18 February 1997 amending Decision 95/94/EC establishing a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species from certain third countries(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 point shall be inserted after point 173 (Commission Decision 98/424/EC) in Part 8.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

"174. 395 D 0094: Commission Decision 95/94/EC of 24 March 1995 establishing a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species from certain third countries (OJ L 73, 1.4.1995, p. 87), as amended by:

- 397 D 0170: Commission Decision 97/170/EC of 18 February 1997 (OJ L 68, 8.3.1997, p. 27)."

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 95/94/EC and 97/170/EC in the Norwegian language, which are annexed to the Norwegian language version of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

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 4

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 73, 1.4.1995, p. 87.

(3) OJ L 68, 8.3.1997, p. 27.