22000D1214(04)

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 74/2000

of 2 October 2000

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted 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 II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 56/2000 of the EEA Joint Committee of 28 June 2000(1).

(2) Commission Directive 1999/91/EC of 23 November 1999 amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 52 (Commission Directive 90/128/EEC) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 399 L 0091: Commission Directive 1999/91/EC of 23 November 1999 (OJ L 310, 4.12.1999, p. 41)."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 1999/91/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 3 October 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(3).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 2 October 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. Gunnarsson

(1) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 72.

(2) OJ L 310, 4.12.1999, p. 41.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.