Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 154/2001

of 11 December 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 No 112/2001 of the EEA Joint Committee of 28 September 2001(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2000/657/EC of 16 October 2000 adopting Community import decisions for certain chemicals pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 concerning the export and import of certain dangerous chemicals(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 12k (Commission Decision 2000/166/EC) in Chapter XV of Annex II to the Agreement:

"12l. 32000 D 0657: Commission Decision 2000/657/EC of 16 October 2000 adopting Community import decisions for certain chemicals pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 concerning the export and import of certain dangerous chemicals (OJ L 275, 27.10.2000, p. 44)."

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2000/657/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 12 December 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, 11 December 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

B. Grydeland

(1) OJ L 322, 6.12.2001, p. 23.

(2) OJ L 275, 27.10.2000, p. 44.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.