DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 85/98

of 25 September 1998

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 Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 48/98 of 29 May 1998(1);

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1836/97 of 24 September 1997 amending Annexes I and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(2), (EC) No 1837/97 of 24 September 1997 amending Annexes I, II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90(3), (EC) No 1838/97 of 24 September 1997 amending Annexes I, II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90(4) and (EC) No 1850/97 of 25 September 1997 amending Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90(5) are to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 14 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90) in Chapter XIII of Annex II to the Agreement: "- 397 R 1836: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1836/97 of 24 September 1997 (OJ L 263, 25.9.1997, p. 6).

- 397 R 1837: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1837/97 of 24 September 1997 (OJ L 263, 25.9.1997, p. 9).

- 397 R 1838: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1838/97 of 24 September 1997 (OJ L 263, 25.9.1997, p. 14).

- 397 R 1850: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1850/97 of 25 September 1997 (OJ L 264, 26.9.1997, p. 12)."

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 1836/97, (EC) No 1837/97, (EC) No 1838/97 and (EC) No 1850/97 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 26 September 1998, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

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, 25 September 1998.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 30, 4.2.1999, p. 48.

(2) OJ L 263, 25.9.1997, p. 6.

(3) OJ L 263, 25.9.1997, p. 9.

(4) OJ L 263, 25.9.1997, p. 14.

(5) OJ L 264, 26.9.1997, p. 12.