This document is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No. 68/2020, dated 12 June 2020, amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/319 of 6 February 2019 into the EEA Agreement. Regulation (EU) 2019/319 amends Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 and Annex XV to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, addressing health certification for imports into the Union concerning transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. This Decision does not apply to Liechtenstein due to the extension of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products to Liechtenstein. The amendment involves adding an indent concerning Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/319 to points 9c and 12 of Chapter I, Part 7.1 of Annex I to the EEA Agreement and deleting adaptation a in point 9c. The authentic texts of Regulation (EU) 2019/319 in Icelandic and Norwegian will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The Decision entered into force on 13 June 2020, following the completion of notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement, and will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Economic Area: A trade agreement that extends the European Union's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
EEA Joint Committee: The committee responsible for managing the EEA Agreement.
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area
Commission Regulation EU 2019/319: Commission Regulation amending Annex IX to Regulation EC No 999/2001 and Annex XV to Commission Regulation EU No 142/2011 as regards health certification at import into the Union concerning transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
Regulation EC No 999/2001: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
Commission Regulation EU No 142/2011: Commission Regulation implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption.
Liechtenstein: A country in Europe to which the legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply under specific conditions.
Swiss Confederation: A country in Europe that has an agreement with the European Community on trade in agricultural products, which is extended to Liechtenstein.
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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 68/2020
of 12 June 2020
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/517]
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 Regulation (EU) 2019/319 of 6 February 2019amending Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annex XV to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as
regards health certification at import into the Union concerning transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(1)is to
be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) 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.
(3) Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Part 7.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:
1. The following indent is added in points 9c (Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011) and 12 (Regulation (EC)
No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council):
‘— 32019 R 0319: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/319 of 6 February 2019(OJ L 61, 28.2.2019, p. 1).’
2. The text of adaptation (a) in point 9c (Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011) is deleted.
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/319 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to
the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
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Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 13 June 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.
Done at Brussels, 12 June 2020.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Clara GANSLANDT
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.