Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 21/98 of 27 March 1998 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
19. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 310/1 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 21/98 of 27 March 1998 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 adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof, Whereas Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 64/97 of 4 October 1997 (1); Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 522/96 of 26 March 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and amending Regulation (EC) No 529/95 deferring for imports from certain third countries the date of application of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and is to be incorporated into the Agreement; indications referring thereto on agricultural products and feedstuffs (2), Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 314/97 of 20 February 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and thereto on agricultural products and feedstuffs (3), is to be incorporated into the Agreement, indications referring (1) OJ L 30, 5. 2. 1998, p. 35. (2) OJ L 77, 27. 3. 1996, p. 10. (3) OJ L 51, 21. 2. 1997, p. 34. L 310/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 11. 98 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The following indents shall be added in point 54(b) (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91) in Chapter XII of Annex II to the Agreement: ‘— 396 R 0522: Commission Regulation (EC) No 522/96 of 26 March 1996 (OJ L 77, 27. 3. 1996, p. 10), — 397 R 0314: Commission Regulation (EC) No 314/97 of 20 February 1997 (OJ L 51, 21. 2. 1997, p. 34). ’ Article 2 The texts of Regulations (EC) No 522/96 and (EC) No 314/97 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 1998, 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 Communities. Article 4 Done at Brussels, 27 March 1998. For the EEA Joint Committee The President F. BARBASO