Date: 2023-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 180/2020 of 11 December 2020 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1982]
This EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 180/2020, adopted on December 11, 2020, amends Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement. The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/552 of April 20, 2020, which updates the officially tuberculosis-free status of the Valle d'Aosta region in Italy and the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal, and the officially brucellosis-free status of several regions of Portugal, into the EEA Agreement. This decision does not apply to Iceland or Liechtenstein due to specific exemptions outlined in the EEA Agreement concerning live animals (other than fish and aquaculture) and veterinary matters, respectively. The Decision entered into force on December 12, 2020, following notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement, and was published in the EEA Section and EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The authentic Norwegian language text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/552 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Annex I Veterinary and phytosanitary matters to the EEA Agreement: Section of the EEA Agreement that deals with veterinary and phytosanitary regulations.
Commission Implementing Decision EU 2020/552: A decision by the European Commission amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC.
Decision 2003/467/EC: European Commission decision regarding the tuberculosisfree and brucellosisfree status of regions.
Valle d'Aosta, Italy: A region in Italy recognized for its officially tuberculosisfree status.
Autonomous Region of the Azores, Portugal: A region in Portugal recognized for its officially tuberculosisfree status.
Liechtenstein: Country to which the Decision does not apply based on its agreement with the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products.
L 240/10 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 180/2020
of 11 December 2020
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/1982]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/552 of 20 April 2020 amending Annexes I and II to
Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the officially tuberculosis-free status of the region of Valle d’Aosta in Italy and of
the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal, and as regards the officially brucellosis-free status of several
regions of Portugal(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals. Legislation
concerning these matters shall not apply to Iceland, as specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I
of Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Iceland.
(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not
apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss
Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations
to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.
(4) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 70 (Commission Decision 2003/467/EC) in Part 4.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the
EEA Agreement:
‘— 32020 D 0552: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/552 of 20 April 2020(OJ L 127, 22.4.2020, p. 19).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/552 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 12 December 2020, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the
EEA Agreement have been made*.
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.
(1) OJ L 127, 22.4.2020, p. 19.
* No constitutional requirements indicated.28.9.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/11
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Sabine MONAUNI