Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 136/2001

of 9 November 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 111/2001 of 28 September 2001(1).

(2) Directive 2001/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2001 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 54zb (Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and Council) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 32001 L 0005: Directive 2001/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2001 amending Directive 95/2/EC (OJ L 55, 24.2.2001, p. 59)."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2001/5/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 3

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(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, 9 November 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. Bull

(1) OJ L 322, 6.12.2001, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 55, 24.2.2001, p. 59.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.