Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 16/2004

of 19 March 2004

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 169/2003 of 5 December 2003(1).

(2) Commission Directive 2003/45/EC of 28 May 2003 amending Council Directive 2002/57/EC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 13 (Council Directive 2002/57/EC) in Part 1 of Chapter III of Annex I to the Agreement:

"- 32003 L 0045: Commission Directive 2003/45/EC of 28 May 2003 (OJ L 138, 5.6.2003, p. 40)."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2003/45/EC 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 20 March 2004, provided that all the notifications pursuant to 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 Union.

Done at Brussels, 19 March 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 88, 25.3.2003, p. 39.

(2) OJ L 138, 5.6.2003, p. 40.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.