Legal provisions of COM(2007)761 - Community position within the EC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee on the amendments to Decision No 1/2001 as regards the import of registered equidae directly from Iceland and the movements of registered equidae with the Faroe Islands

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Proposal for a Council Decision on a Community position within the EC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee on the amendments to Decision No 1/2001 as regards the import of registered equidae directly from Iceland and the movements of registered equidae between the Faroe Islands and the European Community /* COM/2007/0761 final - ACC 2007/0266 */


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Brussels, 29.11.2007

COM(2007) 761 final

2007/0266 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

on a Community position within the EC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee on the amendments to Decision No 1/2001 as regards the import of registered equidae directly from Iceland and the movements of registered equidae between the Faroe Islands and the European Community

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. The Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part entered into force on 1 January 1997.

2. At its meeting in Brussels on 26 September 2005 the veterinary subgroup discussed a request by the Faroe Islands' authorities to extend the EC-Faroe Islands agreement in order to permit the import of registered equidae directly from Iceland into the Faroe Islands and to permit the movement of registered equidae between the Faroe Islands and the Member States in accordance with the animal health conditions laid down for intra-Community trade in Chapter II of Council Directive 90/426/EEC, as well as to update the information system that shall be used by the Faroe Islands. The Commission experts and a Potsdam group of Member States agreed that this request was acceptable.

3. The meeting agreed on a recommendation to further amend Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee to permit this change.

4. The attached draft decision of the EC–Faroe Islands Joint Committee lays down provisions to amend Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee which implements the Protocol on veterinary matters supplementary to the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part, signed in Brussels on the 6 December 1996.

5. The Council is therefore asked to adopt the annexed proposal for a decision concerning the Community position within the EC/Denmark-Faroe Islands Joint Committee on the approval of the extension of the agreement to permit the import of registered equidae directly from Iceland into the Faroe Islands and to permit the movement of registered equidae between the Faroe Islands and the Member States in accordance with the animal health conditions laid down for intra-Community trade in Chapter II of Council Directive 90/426/EEC, as well as to update the information system that shall be used by the Faroe Islands.

2007/0266 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

on a Community position within the EC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee on the amendments to Decision No 1/2001 as regards the import of registered equidae directly from Iceland and the movements of registered equidae between the Faroe Islands and the European Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300(2), second subparagraph, thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas

1. Article 2 of the Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part, provides that the Joint Committee set up by Article 31 of the Agreement draws up the conditions for the application by the Faroe Islands of Community veterinary provisions.

2. The Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 1/2001 of 31 January 2001 laying down the provisions to implement the Protocol on veterinary matters supplementing the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part.

3. The veterinary sub-group of the Joint Committee recommends that Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee be amended in order to permit the import of registered equidae directly from Iceland into the Faroe Islands and to permit the movement of registered equidae between the Faroe Islands and the Member States on the basis of intra Community movement rules.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The position to be adopted by the Community within the Joint Committee established by virtue of the Agreement signed on 6 December 1996, to permit the import of registered equidae directly from Iceland into the Faroe Islands, and to permit the movement of registered equidae between the Faroe Islands and the Member States in accordance with intra-Community movement rules, is that defined in the attached draft Decision of the Joint Committee.