Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 98/2002 of 12 July 2002 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-07-12
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: agricultural product, eco-label, foodstuff, labelling, organic farming, preparation for market

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 98/2002

of 12 July 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)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 81/2002 of the EEA Joint Committee of
25 June 2002 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 331/2000 of 17 December 1999 amending Annex V to Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications
referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (2)
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 specified in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 331/2000 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 13 July 2002, provided that all
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

the notifications under

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, 12 July 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. GUNNARSSON

(1) OJ L 266, 3.10.2002, p. 30.
(2) OJ L 48, 19.2.2000, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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ANNEX

to Decision No 98/2002 of the EEA Joint Committee

Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as specified below.

1.

the following indent shall be added in point 54b (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91):

‘— 32000 R 0331: Commission Regulation (EC) No 331/2000 of 17 December 1999 (OJ L 48, 19.2.2000,

p. 1).’;

2.

the adaptation text in point 54b (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91) shall be replaced by the following:

‘A.

in Article 2 the following shall be added:

“— in Icelandic: lífrænt,

— in Norwegian: økologisk.”

B.

in Annex V, part A, the following shall be added:

“IS: Lífrænn landbúnaður—EB-Eftirlitskerfi

NO: Økologisk landbruk—EF-kontrollordning.”

C.

In Annex V, part B.2, the following shall be added:

“

D.

In Annex V, part B.3.1, the following text shall be added:

“IS: LÍFRÆNN LANDBÚNAÐUR

NO: ØKOLOGISK LANDBRUK”

”

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E.

In Annex V, part b.4.3.1, the following shall be added:

“NORSK

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