Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 111/2001

of 28 September 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 of the EEA Joint Committee No 64/2001 of 19 June 2001(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2000/489/EC of 18 July 2000 amending Decision 1999/217/EC adopting a register for flavouring substances used in or on foodstuffs(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 54v (Commission Decision 1999/217/EC) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement: "as amended by:

- 32000 D 0489: Commission Decision 2000/489/EC of 18 July 2000 (OJ L 197, 3.8.2000, p. 53)."

Article 2

The texts of Commission Decision 2000/489/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 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 29 September 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(3).

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 September 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. Bull

(1) OJ L 238, 6.9.2001, p. 8.

(2) OJ L 197, 2.8.2000, p. 53.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.