Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 78/2000

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 19/2000 of the EEA Joint Committee of 25 February 2000(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2000/180/EC of 23 February 2000 extending the possible time period for provisional authorisations of the new active substance Pseudomonas chlororaphis(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 2000/10/EC of 1 March 2000 including an active substance (fluroxypyr) in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 12a (Council Directive 91/414/EEC) in Chapter XV of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 32000 L 0010: Commission Directive 2000/10/EC of 1 March 2000 (OJ L 57, 2.3.2000, p. 28)."

Article 2

The following point shall be inserted after point 12i (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2161/1999) in Chapter XV of Annex II to the Agreement:

"12j. 32000 D 0180: Commission Decision 2000/180/EC of 23 February 2000 extending the possible time period for provisional authorisations of the new active substance Pseudomonas chlororaphis (OJ L 57, 2.3.2000, p. 34)."

Article 3

The texts of Decision 2000/180/EC and Directive 2000/10/EC 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 4

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(4).

Article 5

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) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

(2) OJ L 57, 2.3.2000, p. 34.

(3) OJ L 57, 2.3.2000, p. 28.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.