Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 105/2001 of 26 October 2001 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2001-10-26
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, food additive, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, sweetener

6.12.2001

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 105/2001

of 26 October 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)

(6)

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

European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC of 30 June 1994 on sweeteners for use in
foodstuffs (2), as corrected by OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 35,
is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

European Parliament and Council Directive 94/36/EC of 30 June 1994 on colours for use in
foodstuffs (3), as corrected by OJ L 259, 7.10.1994, p. 33 and OJ L 252, 4.10.1996, p. 23, is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

The Scientific Committee on Food established in March 2000 a new, reduced Acceptable Daily
Intake (ADI) for cyclamate which will be considered in view of the next amendment to European
Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC of 30 June 1994 on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs.

European Parliament and Council Directive No 95/2/EC of 20 February 1995 on food additives
other than colours and sweeteners (4), as corrected by OJ L 248, 14.10.1995, p. 60,
is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

European Parliament and Council Directive No 95/2/EC repeals, with effect from 25 March 1995,
Council Directive 64/54/EEC of 5 November 1963 on the approximation of the laws of the Member
States concerning the preservatives authorised for use in foodstuffs
intended for human
consumption (5), Council Directive 70/357/EEC of 13 July 1970 on the approximation of the laws
of the Member States concerning the antioxidants authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for
human consumption (6), Council Directive 74/329/EEC of 18 June 1974 on the approximation of
the laws of the Member States relating to emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents for
use in foodstuffs (7) and Commission Directive 83/463/EEC of 22 July 1983 introducing temporary
measures for the designation of certain ingredients in the labelling of foodstuffs for sale to the
ultimate consumer (8), which are incorporated into the Agreement and which are consequently to
be deleted from the Agreement,

(1) OJ L 238, 6.9.2001, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 237, 10.9.1994, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 237, 10.9.1994, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 61, 18.3.1995, p. 1.
(5) OJ 12, 27.1.1964, p. 161/64.
(6) OJ L 157, 18.7.1970, p. 31.
(7) OJ L 189, 12.7.1974, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 255, 15.9.1983, p. 1.

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following points shall be inserted after point 54y (Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement:

(cid:145)54z. 394 L 0035: European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC of 30 June 1994 on
sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (OJ L 237, 10.9.1994, p. 3), as corrected by OJ L 265,
30.9.1998, p. 35.

The provisions of the Directive shall for the purposes of the present Agreement be read with
the following adaptation:

(cid:147)The Community provisions concerning E 952 cyclamate shall enter into force for Norway as
from the date of entry into force of the next amendment to European Parliament and Council
Directive 94/35/EC of 30 June 1994 on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs as concerns E 952
cyclamate.(cid:148)

54za. 394 L 0036: European Parliament and Council Directive 94/36/EC of 30 June 1994 on colours
for use in foodstuffs (OJ L 237, 10.9.1994, p. 13), as corrected by OJ L 259, 7.10.1994, p. 33
and OJ L 252, 4.10.1996, p. 23.

54zb. 395 L 0002: European Parliament and Council Directive 95/2/EC of 20 February 1995 on food
additives other than colours and sweeteners (OJ L 61, 18.3.1995, p. 1), as corrected by
OJ L 248, 14.10.1995, p. 60.(cid:146)

The text of points 2, 5, 8, and 33 in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement shall be deleted.

Article 2

Article 3

The texts of European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC, as corrected by OJ L 265, 30.9.1998,
p. 35, 94/36/EC, as corrected by OJ L 259, 7.10.1994, p. 33 and OJ L 252, 4.10.1996, p. 23 and
95/2/EC, as corrected by OJ L 248, 14.10.1995, p. 60, 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 27 October 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

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, 26 October 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. BULL

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.