Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 28/2000

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) Council Regulation (EC) No 1308/1999 of 15 June 1999 amending 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) Council Regulation (EC) No 1942/1999 of 10 September 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(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Council Regulation (EC) No 1943/1999 of 10 September 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(4) 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 1308: Council Regulation (EC) No 1308/1999 of 15 June 1999 (OJ L 156, 23.6.1999, p. 1)

- 399 R 1942: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1942/1999 of 10 September 1999 (OJ L 241, 11.9.1999, p. 4)

- 399 R 1943: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1943/1999 of 10 September 1999 (OJ L 241, 11.9.1999, p. 9)."

Article 2

The texts of Council Regulation (EC) No 1308/1999 and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1942/1999 and (EC) No 1943/1999 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(5).

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 156, 23.6.1999, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 241, 11.9.1999, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 241, 11.9.1999, p. 9.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.