Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 21/2003

of 14 March 2003

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 of the EEA Joint Committee No 157/2002 of 6 December 2002(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2002/237/EC of 21 March 2002 amending Decision 94/360/EC on the reduced frequency of physical checks of consignments of certain products to be imported from third countries, under Council Directive 90/675/EEC(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2002/349/EC of 26 April 2002 laying down the list of products to be examined at border inspection posts under Council Directive 97/78/EC(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following indent shall be added in point 25 (Commission Decision 94/360/EC):

"- 32002 D 0237: Commission Decision 2002/237/EC of 21 March 2002 (OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 40)."

2. The following shall be inserted after point 112 (Commission Decision 2001/672/EC):

"113. 32002 D 0349: Commission Decision 2002/349/EC of 26 April 2002 laying down the list of products to be examined at border inspection posts under Council Directive 97/78/EC (OJ L 121, 8.5.2002, p. 6).

This act applies to Iceland for the areas covered by the specific acts to which reference is made in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part."

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2002/237/EC and 2002/349/EC 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 March 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(4).

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 March 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 38, 13.2.2003, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 40.

(3) OJ L 121, 8.5.2002, p. 6.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.