Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 123/2002

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 80/2002 of 25 June 2002(1).

(2) Council Directive 2001/64/EC of 31 August 2001 amending Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed and Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 2002/8/EC of 6 February 2002 amending Directives 72/168/EEC and 72/180/EEC concerning the characteristics and minimum conditions for examining vegetable and agricultural varieties respectively(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2002/98/EC of 28 January 2002 providing for the temporary marketing of seed of a species not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 69/208/EEC(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter III of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following indent shall be added in points 2 (Council Directive 66/401/EEC) and 3 (Council Directive 66/402/EEC) in part I:

"- 32001 L 0064: Council Directive 2001/64/EC of 31 August 2001 (OJ L 234, 1.9.2001, p. 60)."

2. The following shall be added in points 7 (Commission Directive 72/168/EEC) and 8 (Commission Directive 72/180/EEC) in part I:", as amended by:- 32002 L 0008: Commission Directive 2002/8/EC of 6 February 2002 (OJ L 37, 7.2.2002, p. 7)."

3. The following point shall be inserted after point 16 (Commission Decision 2000/165/EC) in part II:

"17. 32002 D 0098: Commission Decision 2002/98/EC of 28 January 2002 providing for the temporary marketing of seed of a species not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 69/208/EEC (OJ L 37, 7.2.2002, p. 14)."

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2001/64/EC and 2002/8/EC and Decision 2002/98/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 5 October 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(5).

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 266, 3.10.2002, p. 26.

(2) OJ L 234, 1.9.2001, p. 60.

(3) OJ L 37, 7.2.2002, p. 7.

(4) OJ L 37, 7.2.2002, p. 14.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.