Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 43/2003

of 16 May 2003

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 162/2002 of 6 December 2002(1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/2002 of 24 May 2002 amending Annexes I and II of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 869/2002 of 24 May 2002 amending Annexes I, II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1530/2002 of 27 August 2002 amending Annexes I, II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1752/2002 of 1 October 2002 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 14 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 32002 R 0868: Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/2002 (OJ L 137, 25.5.2002, p. 6),

- 32002 R 0869: Commission Regulation (EC) No 869/2002 (OJ L 137, 25.5.2002, p. 10),

- 32002 R 1530: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1530/2002 (OJ L 230, 28.8.2002, p. 3),

- 32002 R 1752: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1752/2002 (OJ L 264, 2.10.2002, p. 18)."

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) Nos 868/2002, 869/2002, 1530/2002, 1752/2002 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 17 May 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(6).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 38, 13.2.2003, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 137, 25.5.2002, p. 6.

(3) OJ L 137, 25.5.2002, p. 10.

(4) OJ L 230, 28.8.2002, p. 3.

(5) OJ L 264, 2.10.2002, p. 18.

(6) No constitutional requirements indicated.