Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 47/2007 of 8 June 2007 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2007-06-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: baby food, cereal product, food inspection, food standard, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, human nutrition, sweetener

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 47/2007

of 8 June 2007

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) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 41/2007 of

27 April 2007 (1).

(2) Commission Directive 2006/125/EC of 5 December 2006 on processed cereal-based foods and baby

foods for infants and young children (codified version) (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 2006/128/EC of 8 December 2006 amending and correcting Directive 95/31/EC
is to be

laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (3)
incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Directive 2006/129/EC of 8 December 2006 amending and correcting Directive 96/77/EC
laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (4) is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Directive 2006/125/EC repeals Commission Directive 96/5/EC (5), which is incorporated into the

Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1.

The following indent shall be added in point 46a (Commission Directive 95/31/EC):

‘— 32006 L 0128: Commission Directive 2006/128/EC of 8 December 2006 (OJ L 346, 9.12.2006,

p. 6).’

2.

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

‘— 32006 L 0129: Commission Directive 2006/129/EC of 8 December 2006 (OJ L 346, 9.12.2006,

p. 15).’

(1) OJ L 209, 9.8.2007, p. 74.
(2) OJ L 339, 6.12.2006, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 346, 9.12.2006, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 346, 9.12.2006, p. 15.
(5) OJ L 49, 28.2.1996, p. 17.

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3.

The following point shall be inserted after point 54zzz (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1609/2006):

‘54zzza. 32006 L 0125: Commission Directive 2006/125/EC of 5 December 2006 on processed
cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (codified version) (OJ L 339,
6.12.2006, p. 16).’

4.

The text of point 54zl (Commission Directive 96/5/EC) shall be deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2006/125/EC, 2006/128/EC and 2006/129/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian
languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be
authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 June 2007, 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 Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 8 June 2007.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Alan SEATTER

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.