Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 5/2000 of 4 February 2000 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
12. 4. 2001 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 103/9 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 5/2000 of 4 February 2000 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 áthe Agreementí, and in particular Article 98 thereof, Whereas: (1) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 163/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 26 November 1999 (1). (2) Directive 1999/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 amending for the 17th time Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. the laws, to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of (3) Commission Directive 1999/51/EC of 26 May 1999 adapting to technical progress for the fifth time Annex I the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (tin, PCP and cadmium) (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The following indents shall be added in point 4 (Council Directive 76/769/EEC) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the Agreement: á- 399 L 0043: Directive 1999/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 (OJ L 166, 1. 7. 1999, p. 87), - 399 L 0051: Commission Directive 1999/51/EC of 26 May 1999 (OJ L 142, 5. 6. 1999, p. 22). í Article 2 The texts of Directive 1999/43/EC and Directive 1999/51/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic. (1) OJ L 61, 1. 3. 2001. (2) OJ L 166, 1. 7. 1999, p. 87. (3) OJ L 142, 5. 6. 1999, p. 22. L 103/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 4. 2001 This Decision shall enter into force on 5 February 2000, 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, 4 February 2000. For the EEA Joint Committee The President F. BARBASO (*) No constitutional requirements indicated