Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 76/2000

of 2 October 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 No 57/2000 of the EEA Joint Committee of 28 June 2000(1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2593/1999 of 8 December 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 2728/1999 of 20 December 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(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2757/1999 of 22 December 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(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2758/1999 of 22 December 1999 amending Annex 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(5) 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 2593: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2593/1999 of 8 December 1999 (OJ L 315, 9.12.1999, p. 26),

- 399 R 2728: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2728/1999 of 20 December 1999 (OJ L 328, 22.12.1999, p. 23),

- 399 R 2757: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2757/1999 of 22 December 1999 (OJ L 331, 23.12.1999, p. 45),

- 399 R 2758: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2758/1999 of 22 December 1999 (OJ L 331, 23.12.1999, p. 49)."

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 2593/1999, (EC) No 2728/1999, (EC) No 2757/1999 and (EC) No 2758/1999 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 3 October 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(6).

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, 2 October 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. Gunnarsson

(1) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 73.

(2) OJ L 315, 9.12.1999, p. 26.

(3) OJ L 328, 22.12.1999, p. 23.

(4) OJ L 331, 23.12.1999, p. 45.

(5) OJ L 331, 23.12.1999, p. 49.

(6) No constitutional requirements indicated.