Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 109/2001 of 28 September 2001 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2001-09-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, food additive, food colouring, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, sweetener

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6.12.2001

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 109/2001

of 28 September 2001

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 (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 64/2001 of
19 June 2001 (1).

Commission Directive 2000/51/EC of 26 July 2000 amending Directive 95/31/EC laying down
specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (2) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement.

Commission Directive 2000/63/EC of 5 October 2000 amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down
specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (3) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000 laying down the measures necessary
for the adoption of an evaluation programme in application of Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the
European Parliament and of the Council (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Directive 96/77/EC of 2 December 1996 laying down specific purity criteria on food
additives other than colours and sweeteners (5) and Commission Directive 98/86/EC of 11
November 1998 amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food
additives other than colours and sweeteners (6) have previously been incorrectly incorporated as
amending acts in point 46 in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement and should be moved to a
new point,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 46a (Commission Directive 95/31/EC) in Chapter XII of
Annex II to the Agreement:

(cid:145)(cid:151) 32000 L 0051: Commission Directive 2000/51/EC of 26 July 2000 (OJ L 198, 4.8.2000, p. 41).(cid:146)

(1) OJ L 238, 6.9.2001, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 198, 4.8.2000, p. 41.
(3) OJ L 277, 30.10.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 8.
(5) OJ L 339, 30.12.1996, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 334, 9.12.1998, p. 1.

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Article 2

The following points shall be inserted after point 54ze (Commission Decision 2000/49/EC) in Chapter XII
of Annex II to the Agreement:

(cid:145)54zf. 396 L 0077: Commission Directive 96/77/EC of 2 December 1996 laying down specific purity
criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (OJ L 339, 30.12.1996, p. 1), as
amended by:

(cid:151) 398 L 0086: Commission Directive 98/86/EC of 11 November 1998 (OJ L 334,

9.12.1998, p. 1),

(cid:151) 32000 L 0063: Commission Directive 2000/63/EC of 5 October 2000 (OJ L 277,

30.10.2000, p. 1).

54zg. 32000 R 1565: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000 laying down the
measures necessary for the adoption of an evaluation programme in application of Regulation
(EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 8).(cid:146)

Article 3

The texts of Commission Directives 2000/51/EC and 2000/63/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No
1565/2000 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the
Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 29 September 2001, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

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.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 28 September 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. BULL

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.