Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 25/2000

of 31 March 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 of the EEA Joint Committee No 4/2000 of 28 January 2000(1).

(2) Commission Directive 1999/65/EC of 24 June 1999 amending Council Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals and certain products of plant origin including fruit and vegetables respectively(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The following indents shall be added in point 38 (Council Directive 86/362/EEC) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 399 L 0065: Commission Directive 1999/65/EC of 24 June 1999 (OJ L 172, 8.7.1999, p. 40)

- 399 L 0071: Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999 (OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 36)."

2. The following indent shall be added in point 39 (Council Directive 86/363/EEC) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 399 L 0071: Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999 (OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 36)."

3. The following indents shall be added in point 54 (Council Directive 90/642/EEC) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 399 L 0065: Commission Directive 1999/65/EC of 24 June 1999 (OJ L 172, 8.7.1999, p. 40)

- 399 L 0071: Commission Directive 1999/71/EC of 14 July 1999 (OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 36)."

Article 2

The texts of Commission Directives 1999/65/EC and 1999/71/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 1 April 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(4).

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, 31 March 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. Barbaso

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

(2) OJ L 172, 8.7.1999, p. 40.

(3) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 36.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.