Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 132/2001

of 9 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 103/2001 of 28 September 2001(1).

(2) Commission Directive 2000/45/EC of 6 July 2000 establishing Community methods of analysis for the determination of vitamin A, vitamin E and tryptophan in feedingstuffs(2) is to incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Directive 2000/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2000 amending Council Directive 95/53/EC fixing the principles governing the organisation of official inspections in the field of animal nutrition(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 31g (Commission Directive 1999/76/EC) in Chapter II of Annex I to the Agreement:

"31h. 32000 L 0045: Commission Directive 2000/45/EC of 6 July 2000 establishing Community methods of analysis for the determination of vitamin A, vitamin E and tryptophan in feedingstuffs (OJ L 174, 13.7.2000, p. 32)."

Article 2

The following indent shall be added in point 31a (Council Directive 95/53/EC) in Chapter II of Annex I to the Agreement:

"- 32000 L 0077: Directive 2000/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2000 (OJ L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 81)."

Article 3

The texts of Commission Directive 2000/45/EC and Directive 2000/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 10 November 2001, 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, 9 November 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. Bull

(1) OJ L 322, 6.12.2001, p. 8.

(2) OJ L 174, 13.7.2000, p. 32.

(3) OJ L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 81.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.