Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 61/1999

of 28 May 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 3/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 29 January 1999(1).

(2) Commission Directive 98/66/EC of 4 September 1998 amending Directive 95/31/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs(2), is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 46a (Commission Directive 95/31/EC) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

", as amended by:

- 398 L 0066: Commission Directive 98/66/EC of 4 September 1998 (OJ L 257, 19.9.1998, p. 35)."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 98/66/EC 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 29 May 1999, 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, 28 May 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. Barbaso

(1) OJ L 35, 10.2.2000, p. 31.

(2) OJ L 257, 19.9.1998, p. 35.