Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 27/2003

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) Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Part 3.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following shall be inserted after point 9a (Council Directive 2000/75/EC):

"African swine fever

9b. 32002 L 0060: Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever (OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27).

The provisions of this Directive shall, for the purposes of the Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

In point 1 of Annex IV, the following shall be added:

'Norway

Danmarks Veterinære Institut - Avdeling for Virologi, Lindholm, 4771 Kalvehave.'"

2. The following indent shall be added in point 9 (Council Directive 92/119/EEC):

"- 32002 L 0060: Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 (OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27)."

Article 2

The text of Directive 2002/60/EC 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 15 March 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(3).

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 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.