Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 160/1999

of 26 November 1999

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 104/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 24 September 1999(1).

(2) Directive 1999/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 relating to coffee extracts and chicory extracts(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Directive 1999/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council repeals, with effect from 13 September 2000, Council Directive 77/436/EEC of 27 June 1977 on the approximation of laws of the Member States relating to coffee extracts and chicory extracts, which is incorporated into the Agreement, and which is consequently to be repealed from the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 54s (Commission Directive 98/53/EC) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

"54t. 399 L 0004: Directive 1999/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 relating to coffee extracts and chicory extracts (OJ L 66, 13.3.1999, p. 26)."

Article 2

The text of point 14 (Directive 77/436/EEC) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement shall be deleted with effect from 13 September 2000.

Article 3

The texts of Directive 1999/4/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 27 November 1999, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 5

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, 26 November 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. Liechtenstein

(1) OJ L 325, 21.12.2000, p. 8.

(2) OJ L 66, 13.3.1999, p. 26.