Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 20/2004

of 19 March 2004

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 171/2003 of 5 December 2003(1).

(2) Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 2003/69/EC of 11 July 2003 amending the Annex to Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for chlormequat, lambda-cyhalothrin, kresoxim-methyl, azoxystrobin and certain dithiocarbamates(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Directive 2003/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2003 amending Directive 95/2/EC as regards the conditions of use for a food additive E 425 konjac(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 2003/550/EC of 22 July 2003 amending Decision 2002/79/EC imposing special conditions on the import of peanuts and certain products derived from peanuts originating in or consigned from China(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Decision 2003/552/EC of 22 July 2003 amending Decision 2002/80/EC imposing special conditions on the import of figs, hazelnuts and pistachios and certain products derived thereof originating in or consigned from Turkey(6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7) Commission Directive 2003/78/EC of 11 August 2003 laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of patulin in foodstuffs(7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(8) Commission Decision 2003/602/EC of 12 August 2003 repealing Decision 2002/75/EC laying down special conditions on the import from third countries of star anise(8) 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 point 54 (Council Directive 90/642/EEC):

"- 32003 L 0069: Commission Directive 2003/69/EC of 11 July 2003 (OJ L 175, 15.7.2003, p. 37)."

2. The following indent shall be added in point 54zb (Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

"- 32003 L 0052: Directive 2003/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2003 (OJ L 178, 17.7.2003, p. 23)."

3. The following indent shall be added in point 54zv (Commission Decision 2002/79/EC):

"- 32003 D 0550: Commission Decision 2003/550/EC of 22 July 2003 (OJ L 187, 26.7.2003, p. 39)."

4. The following indent shall be added in point 54zw (Commission Decision 2002/80/EC):

"- 32003 D 0552: Commission Decision 2003/552/EC of 22 July 2003 (OJ L 187, 26.7.2003, p. 47)."

5. The following points shall be inserted after point 54zzh (Commission Directive 2003/40/EC):

"54zzi. 32002 L 0046: Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements (OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 54).

54zzj. 32003 L 0078: Commission Directive 2003/78/EC of 11 August 2003 laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of patulin in foodstuffs (OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 40).

54zzk. 32003 D 0602: Commission Decision 2003/602/EC of 12 August 2003 repealing Decision 2002/75/EC laying down special conditions on the import from third countries of star anise (OJ L 204, 13.8.2003, p. 60)."

6. The text of point 54zu (Commission Decision 2002/75/EC) shall be deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2002/46/EC, 2003/69/EC, 2003/52/EC and 2003/78/EC and Decisions 2003/550/EC, 2003/552/EC and 2003/602/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.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 20 March 2004, provided that all the notifications pursuant to Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(9).

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 19 March 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 88, 25.3.2004, p. 43.

(2) OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 54.

(3) OJ L 175, 15.7.2003, p. 37.

(4) OJ L 178, 17.7.2003, p. 23.

(5) OJ L 187, 26.7.2003, p. 39.

(6) OJ L 187, 26.7.2003, p. 47.

(7) OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 40.

(8) OJ L 204, 13.8.2003, p. 60.

(9) No constitutional requirements indicated.