DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 40/96

of 5 July 1996

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 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 I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 32/96 of 5 June 1996(1),

Whereas Commission Directive 95/33/EC of 10 July 1995 amending Council Directive 82/471/EEC concerning certain products used in animal nutrition(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 9 (Council Directive 82/471/EEC) in Chapter II of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘—

395 L 0033:

Commission Directive 95/33/EC of 10 July 1995 (

OJ No L 167, 18. 7. 1995, p. 17

).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 95/33/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 September 1996, provided that all the notifications pursuant to Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the

Official Journal of the European Communities

Done at Brussels, 5 July 1996.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Benavides

(1)

OJ No L 237, 19. 9. 1996, p. 43

(2)

OJ No L 167, 18. 7. 1995, p. 17