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23.11.2017 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 308/4 |
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
No 106/2016
of 3 June 2016
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2017/2124]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,
Whereas:
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Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/355 of 11 March 2016 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific requirements for gelatine, collagen and highly refined products of animal origin intended for human consumption (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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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. |
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Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 17 (Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 6.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:
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32016 R 0355: Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/355 of 11 March 2016 (OJ L 67, 12.3.2016, p. 22).’ |
Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2016/355 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 4 June 2016, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).
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, 3 June 2016.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Claude MAERTEN
(1) OJ L 67, 12.3.2016, p. 22.
(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.