EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/92

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 45/2006

of 28 April 2006

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 23/2006 of 10 March 2006 (1).

(2) Commission Directive 2005/70/EC of 20 October 2005 amending Council Directives 76/895/EEC, 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for certain pesticides in and on cereals and certain products of animal and plant origin (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 2005/74/EC of 25 October 2005 amending Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards the maximum residue levels of ethofumesate, lambda-cyhalothrin, methomyl, pymetrozine and thiabendazole fixed therein (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Directive 2005/76/EC of 8 November 2005 amending Council Directives 90/642/EEC and 86/362/EEC as regards the maximum residue levels of kresoxim-methyl, cyromazine, bifenthrin, metalaxyl and azoxystrobin fixed therein (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/2005 of 18 November 2005 on the restriction of use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Directive 2005/79/EC of 18 November 2005 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following indent shall be added in points 13 (Council Directive 76/895/EEC), 38 (Council Directive 86/362/EEC), 39 (Council Directive 86/363/EEC) and 54 (Council Directive 90/642/EEC): ‘— 32005 L 0070: Commission Directive 2005/70/EC of 20 October 2005 (OJ L 276, 21.10.2005, p. 35).’

2. The following indent shall be added in points 38 (Council Directive 86/362/EEC) and 54 (Council Directive 90/642/EEC): ‘— 32005 L 0076: Commission Directive 2005/76/EC of 8 November 2005 (OJ L 293, 9.11.2005, p. 14).’

3. The following indent shall be added in point 54 (Council Directive 90/642/EEC): ‘— 32005 L 0074: Commission Directive 2005/74/EC of 25 October 2005 (OJ L 282, 26.10.2005, p. 9).’

4. The following indent shall be added in point 54zzb (Commission Directive 2002/72/EC): ‘— 32005 L 0079: Commission Directive 2005/79/EC of 18 November 2005 (OJ L 302, 19.11.2005, p. 35).’

5. The following point shall be inserted after point 54zzv (Commission Directive 2005/38/EC): ‘54zzw. 32005 R 1895: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/2005 of 18 November 2005 on the restriction of use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ L 302, 19.11.2005, p. 28).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1895/2005 and Directives 2005/70/EC, 2005/74/EC, 2005/76/EC and 2005/79/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 29 April 2006, 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 Union.

Done at Brussels, 28 April 2006. For the EEA Joint Committee The President R. WRIGHT

(1) OJ L 147, 1.6.2006, p. 36.

(2) OJ L 276, 21.10.2005, p. 35.

(3) OJ L 282, 26.10.2005, p. 9.

(4) OJ L 293, 9.11.2005, p. 14.

(5) OJ L 302, 19.11.2005, p. 28.

(6) OJ L 302, 19.11.2005, p. 35.

(7) No constitutional requirements indicated