Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 147/2001

of 11 December 2001

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 No 131/2001 of the EEA Joint Committee of 23 November 2001(1).

(2) Four acts regarding control matters are to be incorporated into the Agreement.

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The texts of Commission Decisions 2000/685/EC(2), 2000/715/EC(3), 2000/734/EC(4) and 2000/743/EC(5) in the Norwegian language, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 12 December 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(6).

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, 11 December 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

B. Grydeland

(1) OJ L 22, 24.1.2002, p. 15.

(2) OJ L 283, 9.11.2000, p. 44.

(3) OJ L 290, 17.11.2000, p. 51.

(4) OJ L 295, 23.11.2000, p. 35.

(5) OJ L 300, 29.11.2000, p. 28.

(6) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ANNEX

to Decision No 147/2001 of the EEA Joint Committee

Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as specified below.

1. The following indent shall be added in point 105 (commission Decision 2000/598/EC):

as amended by:

- 32000 D 0743: Commission Decision 2000/743/EC of 28 November 2000 (OJ L 300, 29.11.2000, p. 28).

2. The following points shall be inserted after point 106 (Commission Decision 2000/571/EC):

107. 32000 D 0685: Commission Decision 2000/685/EC of 7 November 2000 concerning certain protection measures against bluetongue in Sicily and Calabria, Italy (OJ L 283, 9.11.2000, p. 44), as amended by:

- 32000 D 0743: Commission Decision 2000/743/EC of 28 November 2000 (OJ L 300, 29.11.2000, p. 28).

108. 32000 D 0715: Commission Decision 2000/715/EC of 7 November 2000 on certain protective measures against bluetongue in the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands, Spain (OJ L 290, 17.11.2000, p. 51).

109. 32000 D 0734: Commission Decision 2000/734/EC of 22 November 2000 on certain protective measures against bluetongue in Corsica, France (OJ L 295, 23.11.2000, p. 35).