Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 121/2002

of 27 September 2002

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 96/2002 of 12 July 2002(1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 256/2002 of 12 February 2002 concerning the provisional authorisation of new additives, the prolongation of provisional authorisation of an additive and the permanent authorisation of an additive in feedingstuffs(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 1y (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2380/2001) in Chapter II of Annex I to the Agreement:

"1z. 32002 R 0256: Commission Regulation (EC) No 256/2002 of 12 February 2002 concerning the provisional authorisation of new additives, the prolongation of provisional authorisation of an additive and the permanent authorisation of an additive in feedingstuffs (OJ L 41, 13.2.2002, p. 6)."

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 256/2002 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 28 September 2002, 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, 27 September 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson

(1) OJ L 298, 31.10.2002, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 41, 13.2.2002, p. 6.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.