Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 27/2000

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 161/1999 of 26 November 1999(1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 804/1999 of 16 April 1999 amending Annexes I, II 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) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 953/1999 of 5 May 1999 amending Annexes II and III of 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(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 954/1999 of 5 May 1999 amending Annex 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(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 997/1999 of 11 May 1999 amending Annexes I, II and III of 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(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 998/1999 of 11 May 1999 amending Annexes I and II 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(6) is 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:

"- 399 R 0804: Commission Regulation (EC) No 804/1999 of 16 April 1999 (OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 58)

- 399 R 0953: Commission Regulation (EC) No 953/1999 of 5 May 1999 (OJ L 118, 6.5.1999, p. 23).

- 399 R 0954: Commission Regulation (EC) No 954/1999 of 5 May 1999 (OJ L 118, 6.5.1999, p. 28).

- 399 R 0997: Commission Regulation (EC) No 997/1999 of 11 May 1999 (OJ L 122, 12.5.1999, p. 24)

- 399 R 0998: Commission Regulation (EC) No 998/1999 of 11 May 1999 (OJ L 122, 12.5.1999, p. 30)."

Article 2

The texts of Commission Regulations (EC) No 804/1999, (EC) No 953/1999, (EC) No 954/1999, (EC) No 997/1999 and (EC) No 998/1999 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(7).

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 102, 17.4.1999, p. 58.

(3) OJ L 118, 6.5.1999, p. 23.

(4) OJ L 118, 6.5.1999, p. 28.

(5) OJ L 122, 12.5.1999, p. 24.

(6) OJ L 122, 12.5.1999, p. 30.

(7) No constitutional requirements indicated.