Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 106/2001 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

6.12.2001

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 106/2001

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)

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

Directive 96/83/EC of
the Council of 19 December 1996
amending Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foods (2), as corrected by OJ L 104,
22.4.1997, p. 39, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

the European Parliament and of

Directive 96/85/EC of
amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (3)
incorporated into the Agreement.

the Council of 19 December 1996
is to be

the European Parliament and of

Directive 98/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 October 1998 amending
Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (4), as corrected by OJ
L 307, 17.11.1998, p. 30, is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 54z (European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC) in
Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

(cid:145), as amended by:

(cid:151) 396 L 0083: Directive 96/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December

1996 (OJ L 48, 19.2.1997, p. 16), as corrected by OJ L 104, 22.4.1997, p. 39.(cid:146)

Article 2

The following shall be added in point 54zb (European Parliament and Council Directive 95/2/EC) in
Chapter XII of Annex to the Agreement:

(cid:145), as amended by:

(cid:151) 396 L 0085: Directive 96/85/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December

1996 (OJ L 86, 28.3.1997, p. 4),

(cid:151) 398 L 0072: Directive 98/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 October

1998 (OJ L 295, 4.11.1998, p. 18), as corrected by OJ L 307, 17.11.1998, p. 30.(cid:146)

(1) OJ L 238, 6.9.2001, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 48, 19.2.1997, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 86, 28.3.1997, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 295, 4.11.1998, p. 18.

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Article 3

The texts of Directives 96/83/EC, as corrected by OJ L 104, 22.4.1997, p. 39, 96/85/EC and 98/72/EC, as
corrected by OJ L 307, 17.11.1998, p. 30, of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 1 November 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.