Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 35/2000

of 31 March 2000

amending Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted 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) Protocol 47 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 174/1999 of 26 November 1999(1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 761/1999 of 12 April 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90 determining Community methods for the analysis of wines(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/1999 of 16 April 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 881/98 laying down detailed rules for the protection of the additional traditional terms used to designate certain types of quality wine produced in specified regions (quality wine psr)(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1477/1999 of 6 July 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3220/90 laying down conditions for the use of certain oenological practices provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1592/1999 of 20 July 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2238/93 on the accompanying documents for the carriage of wine products and the relevant records to be kept(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The following indent shall be added in point 25 (Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90) in Appendix 1 to Protocol 47 to the Agreement:

"- 399 R 0761: Commission Regulation (EC) No 761/1999 of 12 April 1999 (OJ L 99, 14.4.1999, p. 4)."

2. The following indent shall be added in point 27 (Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3220/90) in Appendix 1 to Protocol 47 to the Agreement:

"- 399 R 1477: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1477/1999 of 6 July 1999 (OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 6)."

3. The following shall be inserted in point 42 (Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2238/93) in Appendix 1 to Protocol 47 to the Agreement:

"as amended by:

- 399 R 1592: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1592/1999 of 20 July 1999 (OJ L 188, 21.7.1999, p. 33)."

4. The following indent shall be added in point 42e (Commission Regulation (EC) No 881/98) in Appendix 1 to Protocol 47 to the Agreement:

"- 399 R 0806: Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/1999 of 16 April 1999 (OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 67)."

Article 2

The texts of Commission Regulations (EC) No 761/1999, (EC) No 806/1999 (EC) No 1477/1999 and (EC) No 1592/1999 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 1 April 2000, 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 Communities.

Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. Barbaso

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

(2) OJ L 99, 14.4.1999, p. 4.

(3) OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 67.

(4) OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 6.

(5) OJ L 188, 21.7.1999, p. 33.

(6) No constitutional requirements indicated.