Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 100/2002 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: analytical chemistry, food inspection, food standard, foodstuff, packaging product, plastics, public health

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 100/2002

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)

(3)

(4)

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 257/2002 of 12 February 2002 amending Regulation (EC)
No 194/97 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs and Regulation (EC)
No 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs(2) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement.

Commission Directive 2002/16/EC of 20 February 2002 on the use of certain epoxy derivatives in
materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(3) is to be incorporated into
the Agreement.

Commission Directive 2002/17/EC of 21 February 2002 amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating
to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (4) is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

(5)

Directive 2002/16/EC repeals Commission Directive 2001/61/EC (5), which is incorporated into
the Agreement, and which is consequently to be deleted from 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 point 52 (Commission Directive 90/128/EEC):

‘— 32002 L 0017: Commission Directive 2002/17/EC of 21 February 2002 (OJ L 58, 28.2.2002,

p. 19).’;

(1) OJ L 266, 3.10.2002, p. 30.
(2) OJ L 41, 13.2.2002, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 51, 22.2.2002, p. 27.
(4) OJ L 58, 28.2.2002, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 215, 9.8.2001, p. 26.

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2.

the following indent shall be added in point 54zn (Commission Regulation (EC) No 66/2001):

‘— 32002 R 0257: Commission Regulation (EC) No 257/2002 of 12 February 2002 (OJ L 41,

13.2.2002, p. 12).’;

3.

the following point shall be inserted after point 54zs (Council Directive 2001/114/EC):

‘54zt.

32002 L 0016: Commission Directive 2002/16/EC of 20 February 2002 on the use of
certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with
foodstuffs (OJ L 51, 22.2.2002, p. 27).’;

4.

The text of point 54zk (Commission Directive 2001/61/EC) shall be deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 257/2002 and Directives 2002/16/EC and 2002/17/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.

Article 3

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

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

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.