Article 1 Amendments

Directive 2002/83/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. 1..

   in Article 64, the introductory wording shall be replaced by the following:

   ‘The following technical adjustments, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 65(2):’;

2. 2..

   Article 65 shall be amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:

      ‘2.

      Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’;

   2. (b)

      paragraph 3 shall be deleted.