Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 130/2001

of 23 November 2001

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 102/2001 of 26 October 2001(1).

(2) Council Directive 2000/27/EC of 2 May 2000 amending Directive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 7 (Council Directive 93/53/EEC) in Part 3.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

"- 32000 L 0027: Council Directive 2000/27/EC of 2 May 2000 (OJ L 114, 13.5.2000, p. 28)."

Article 2

The texts of Council Directive 2000/27/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 24 November 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, 23 November 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. Bull

(1) OJ L 322, 6.12.2001, p. 6.

(2) OJ L 114, 13.5.2000, p. 28.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.