Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 28/2003

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 2002/551/EC of 9 July 2002 repealing Decision 2000/721/EC on introducing vaccination to supplement the measures to control avian influenza in Italy and on specific movement control measures(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2002/552/EC of 9 July 2002 on restrictive measures related to vaccination against avian influenza in Italy(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

Part 3.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The text of point 15 (Commission Decision 2000/721/EC) shall be deleted.

2. The following points shall be inserted after point 23 (Commission Decision 2002/106/EC):

"24. 32002 D 0551: Commission Decision 2002/551/EC of 9 July 2002 repealing Decision 2000/721/EC on introducing vaccination to supplement the measures to control avian influenza in Italy and on specific movement control measures (OJ L 180, 10.7.2002, p. 22).

25. 32002 D 0552: Commission Decision 2002/552/EC of 9 July 2002 on restrictive measures related to vaccination against avian influenza in Italy (OJ L 180, 10.7.2002, p. 24)."

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2002/551/EC and 2002/552/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(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 180, 10.7.2002, p. 22.

(3) OJ L 180, 10.7.2002, p. 24.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.