Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 29/2002 of 19 April 2002 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-04-19
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: animal product, cereals, crop production, food additive, foodstuff, pesticide residue, product quality

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 29/2002

of 19 April 2002

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)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 11/2002 of
1 March 2002 (1).

Commission Directive 2001/30/EC of 2 May 2001 amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down
specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (2) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement.

Commission Directive 2001/35/EC of 11 May 2001 amending the Annexes to Council Directive
90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of
plant origin, including fruit and vegetables (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Directive 2001/39/EC of 23 May 2001 amending the Annexes to Council Directives
86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues
in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plant origin, including fruit
and vegetables respectively (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):

‘— 32001 L 0039: Commission Directive 2001/39/EC of 23 May 2001 (OJ L 148, 1.6.2001,

p. 70).’

2.

The following indent shall be added in point 54 (Council Directive 90/642/EEC):

‘— 32001 L 0035: Commission Directive 2001/35/EC of 11 May 2001 (OJ L 136, 18.5.2001,

p. 42).’

(1) OJ L 110, 25.4.2002, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 146, 31.5.2001, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 136, 18.5.2001, p. 42.
(4) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 70.

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3.

The following indent shall be added in point 54zf (Commission Directive 96/77/EC):

‘— 32001 L 0030: Commission Directive 2001/30/EC of 2 May 2001 (OJ L 146, 31.5.2001,

p. 1).’

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2001/30/EC, 2001/35/EC and 2001/39/EC 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 20 April 2002, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 19 April 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.