7.9.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 245/1


DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 56/2006

of 2 June 2006

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 47/2006 of 28 April 2006 (1).

(2)

Commission Directive 2005/53/EC of 16 September 2005 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include chlorothalonil, chlorotoluron, cypermethrin, daminozide and thiophanate-methyl as active substances (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)

Commission Directive 2005/54/EC of 19 September 2005 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include tribenuron as active substance (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4)

Commission Directive 2005/57/EC of 21 September 2005 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include MCPA and MCPB as active substances (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5)

Commission Directive 2005/58/EC of 21 September 2005 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include bifenazate and milbemectin as active substances (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6)

Commission Directive 2005/72/EC of 21 October 2005 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, mancozeb, maneb, and metiram as active substances (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(7)

Commission Directive 2006/5/EC of 17 January 2006 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include warfarin as active substance (7) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(8)

Commission Directive 2006/6/EC of 17 January 2006 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include tolylfluanid as active substance (8) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 12a (Council Directive 91/414/EEC) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘—

32005 L 0053: Commission Directive 2005/53/EC of 16 September 2005 (OJ L 241, 17.9.2005, p. 51),

32005 L 0054: Commission Directive 2005/54/EC of 19 September 2005 (OJ L 244, 20.9.2005, p. 21),

32005 L 0057: Commission Directive 2005/57/EC of 21 September 2005 (OJ L 246, 22.9.2005, p. 14),

32005 L 0058: Commission Directive 2005/58/EC of 21 September 2005 (OJ L 246, 22.9.2005, p. 17),

32005 L 0072: Commission Directive 2005/72/EC of 21 October 2005 (OJ L 279, 22.10.2005, p. 63),

32006 L 0005: Commission Directive 2006/5/EC of 17 January 2006 (OJ L 12, 18.1.2006, p. 17),

32006 L 0006: Commission Directive 2006/6/EC of 17 January 2006 (OJ L 12, 18.1.2006, p. 21).’

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2005/53/EC, 2005/54/EC, 2005/57/EC, 2005/58/EC, 2005/72/EC, 2006/5/EC and 2006/6/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 3 June 2006, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).

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, 2 June 2006.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

R. WRIGHT


(1)   OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 95.

(2)   OJ L 241, 17.9.2005, p. 51.

(3)   OJ L 244, 20.9.2005, p. 21.

(4)   OJ L 246, 22.9.2005, p. 14.

(5)   OJ L 246, 22.9.2005, p. 17.

(6)   OJ L 279, 22.10.2005, p. 63.

(7)   OJ L 12, 18.1.2006, p. 17.

(8)   OJ L 12, 18.1.2006, p. 21.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.