Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 2/2002

of 1 February 2002

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 No 155/2001 of the EEA Joint Committee of 11 December 2001(1).

(2) Commission Directive 2001/21/EC of 5 March 2001 amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market to include amitrole, diquat, pyridate and thiabendazole as active substances(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 2001/28/EC of 20 April 2001 amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market to include KBR 2738 (fenhexamid) as an active substance(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Directive 2001/36/EC of 16 May 2001 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Directive 2001/47/EC of 25 June 2001 amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market to include Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (Apopka strain 97, PFR 97 or CG 170, ATCC20874) as an active substance(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Directive 2001/49/EC of 28 June 2001 amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market to include DPX KE 459 (flupyrsulfuron-methyl) as an active substance(6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 12a (Council Directive 91/414/EEC) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 32001 L 0021: Commission Directive 2001/21/EC of 5 March 2001 (OJ L 69, 10.3.2001, p. 17),

- 32001 L 0028: Commission Directive 2001/28/EC of 20 April 2001 (OJ L 113, 24.4.2001, p. 5),

- 32001 L 0036: Commission Directive 2001/36/EC of 16 May 2001 (OJ L 164, 20.6.2001, p. 1),

- 32001 L 0047: Commission Directive 2001/47/EC of 25 June 2001 (OJ L 175, 28.6.2001, p. 21),

- 32001 L 0049: Commission Directive 2001/49/EC of 28 June 2001 (OJ L 176, 29.6.2001, p. 61)."

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2001/21/EC, 2001/28/EC, 2001/36/EC, 2001/47/EC and 2001/49/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 2 February 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(7).

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, 1 February 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 65, 7.3.2002, p. 32.

(2) OJ L 69, 10.3.2001, p. 17.

(3) OJ L 113, 24.4.2001, p. 5.

(4) OJ L 164, 20.6.2001, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 175, 28.6.2001, p. 21.

(6) OJ L 176, 29.6.2001, p. 61.

(7) No constitutional requirements indicated.