hi,
there's two ways that standarts can be made
1. using framworks
2. by contacts
in java pure java the way is with framworks using interfaces ,abstarcts classes and other utilities.
in j2ee it's with contacts(the specifications).
because j2ee is a java oriented parts of the standarts are using java style(interfaces) and parts are with contacts.
the ejbCreate methods are stadarts that uses contracts , you won't find this method in any interface , but the development tool(on asembly time) in validation time will check if you defined the ejbCreate methods(and the postCreate also). if you'll think about it there's no way you can define ejbCreate with interface because it's the bean provider decision witch "constractors" he want's to write !!
hope it helps you