Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 54/2002 of 31 May 2002 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-05-31
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, marketing, plant health product

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Official Journal of the European Communities

5.9.2002

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 54/2002

of 31 May 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 (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 No 14/2002 of the EEA Joint Committee of
1 March 2002 (1).

Commission Directive 2000/80/EC of 4 December 2000 amending Annex I to Council Directive
91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market,
to
consolidate that Annex and include a further active substance (lambda-cyhalothrin) (2) is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

so as

Commission Directive 2001/87/EC of 12 October 2001 amending Annex I to Council Directive
91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market
to include
ferric phosphate, pymetrozine and pyraflufen-ethyl as active
acibenzolar-s-methyl, cyclanilide,
substances (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Directive 2001/99/EC of 20 November 2001 amending Annex I to Council Directive
to include
91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market
glyphosate and thifensulphuron-methyl as active substances (4)
is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

Commission Directive 2001/103/EC of 28 November 2001 amending Annex I to Council Directive
91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market
to include
2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) as an active substance (5) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The 11th (Commission Directive 97/73/EC), 12th (Directive 98/47/EC), 13th (Directive 1999/1/EC), 14th
(Directive 1999/73/EC), 15th (Directive 1999/80/EC), 16th (Directive 2000/10/EC), 17th (Directive
2000/49/EC), 18th (Directive 2000/50/EC), 19th (Directive 2000/66/EC), 20th (Directive 2000/67/EC) and
21st
in Chapter XV of
Annex II to the Agreement shall be deleted.

indents in point 12a (Council Directive 91/414/EEC)

(Directive 2000/68/EC)

(1) OJ L 110, 25.4.2002, p. 7.
(2) OJ L 309, 9.12.2000, p. 14.
(3) OJ L 276, 19.10.2001, p. 17.
(4) OJ L 304, 21.11.2001, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 313, 30.11.2001, p. 37.

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Article 2

The following indents shall be added in point 12a (Council Directive 91/414/EEC) of Chapter XV of
Annex II to the Agreement:

(cid:145)(cid:151) 32000 L 0080: Commission Directive 2000/80/EC of 4 December 2000 (OJ L 309, 9.12.2000, p.

14),

(cid:151) 32001 L 0087: Commission Directive 2001/87/EC of 12 October 2001 (OJ L 276, 19.10.2001,

p. 17),

(cid:151) 32001 L 0099: Commission Directive 2001/99/EC of 20 November 2001 (OJ L 304, 21.11.2001,

p. 14),

(cid:151) 32001 L 0103: Commission Directive 2001/103/EC of 28 November 2001 (OJ L 313,

30.11.2001, p. 37).(cid:146)

Article 3

The texts of Directives 2000/80/EC, 2001/87/EC, 2001/99/EC and 2001/103/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 1 June 2002, 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, 31 May 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.