Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 145/1999

of 5 November 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 50/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 30 April 1999(1).

(2) Directive 98/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 1998 amending Directive 76/116/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to fertilisers, as regards the marketing in Austria, Finland and in Sweden of fertilisers containing cadmium(2), is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 76/116/EEC) in Chapter XIV of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 398 L 0097: Directive 98/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 1998 (OJ L 18, 23.1.1999, p. 60)."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 98/97/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 6 November 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, 5 November 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. Liechtenstein

(1) OJ L 284, 9.11.2000, p. 8.

(2) OJ L 18, 23.1.1999, p. 60.