Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 4/2003

of 31 January 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 161/2002 of 6 December 2002(1).

(2) Commission Directive 2002/42/EC of 17 May 2002 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues (bentazone and pyridate) in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables(2), as corrected by OJ L 140 of 30 May 2002, page 39, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 2002/63/EC of 11 July 2002 establishing Community methods of sampling for the official control of pesticide residues in and on products of plant and animal origin and repealing Directive 79/700/EEC(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Directive 2002/67/EC of 18 July 2002 on the labelling of foodstuffs containing quinine, and of foodstuffs containing caffeine(4) 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 38 (Council Directive 86/362/EEC), 39 (Council Directive 86/363/EEC) and 54 (Council Directive 90/642/EEC):

"- 32002 L 0042: Commission Directive 2002/42/EC of 17 May 2002 (OJ L 134, 22.5.2002, p. 29), as corrected by OJ L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 39";

2. the following points shall be inserted after point 54zy (Commission Regulation (EC) No 622/2002):

"54zz. 32002 L 0063: Commission Directive 2002/63/EC of 11 July 2002 establishing Community methods of sampling for the official control of pesticide residues in and on products of plant and animal origin and repealing Directive 79/700/EEC (OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 30).

54zza. 32002 L 0067: Commission Directive 2002/67/EC of 18 July 2002 on the labelling of foodstuffs containing quinine, and of foodstuffs containing caffeine (OJ L 191, 19.7.2002, p. 20)."

3. The text of point 20 (Commission Directive 79/700/EEC) shall be deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2002/42/EC, as corrected by OJ L 140 of 30 May 2002, page 39, 2002/63/EC and 2002/67/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 1 February 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(5).

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, 31 January 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 38, 13.2.2003, p. 16.

(2) OJ L 134, 22.5.2002, p. 29.

(3) OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 30.

(4) OJ L 191, 19.7.2002, p. 20.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.