22.4.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 101/9


DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 3/2010

of 29 January 2010

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2009 of 4 December 2009 (1).

(2)

Commission Directive 2009/74/EC of 26 June 2009 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/55/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the botanical names of plants, the scientific names of other organisms and certain Annexes to Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 2002/57/EC in the light of developments of scientific and technical knowledge (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)

This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in points 2 (Council Directive 66/401/EEC), 3 (Council Directive 66/402/EEC), 12 (Council Directive 2002/55/EC) and 13 (Council Directive 2002/57/EC) in Part 1 of Chapter III of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘—

32009 L 0074: Commission Directive 2009/74/EC of 26 June 2009 (OJ L 166, 27.6.2009, p. 40).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2009/74/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 30 January 2010, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (3).

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, 29 January 2010.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Alan SEATTER


(1)  OJ L 62, 11.3.2010, p. 7.

(2)  OJ L 166, 27.6.2009, p. 40.

(3)  No constitutional requirements indicated.