Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 67/2001

of 19 June 2001

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 amended 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 2/2001 of the Joint Committee of the EEA of 31 January 2001(1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2338/2000 of 20 October 2000 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 2535/2000 of 17 November 2000 amending Annex I 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,

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: "- 32000 R 2338: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2338/2000 of 20 October 2000 (OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 21).

- 32000 R 2535: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2000 of 17 November 2000 (OJ L 291, 18.11.2000, p. 9)."

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 2338/2000 and (EC) No 2535/2000 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 20 June 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(4).

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, 19 June 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 66, 8.3.2001, p. 44.

(2) OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 21.

(3) OJ L 291, 18.11.2000, p. 9.

(4) No constititional requirements indicated