# L_2018297EN.01005101.xml

| 22.11.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 297/51 |
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22.11.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 297/51

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 40/2017

of 3 February 2017

amending Annex XIII (Transport) and Protocol 37 (containing the list provided for in Article 101) to the EEA Agreement [2018/1774]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Decision (EU) 2016/566 of 11 April 2016 on establishing the high-level steering group for governance of the digital maritime system and services and repealing Decision 2009/584/EC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement. |
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(1)

Commission Decision (EU) 2016/566 of 11 April 2016 on establishing the high-level steering group for governance of the digital maritime system and services and repealing Decision 2009/584/EC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

| (2) | For the EEA Agreement to function well, Protocol 37 to the EEA Agreement is to be amended to include the high-level steering group for governance of the digital maritime system and services set up by Commission Decision (EU) 2016/566, and Annex XIII is to be amended in order to specify the procedures for association with this Group. |
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(2)

For the EEA Agreement to function well, Protocol 37 to the EEA Agreement is to be amended to include the high-level steering group for governance of the digital maritime system and services set up by Commission Decision (EU) 2016/566, and Annex XIII is to be amended in order to specify the procedures for association with this Group.

| (3) | Annex XIII and Protocol 37 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

Annex XIII and Protocol 37 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 55ab (Commission Decision 2009/584/EC) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

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  32016 D 0566: Commission Decision (EU) 2016/566 of 11 April 2016 on establishing the high-level steering group for governance of the digital maritime system and services and repealing Decision 2009/584/EC (OJ L 96, 12.4.2016, p. 46).

Modalities for the association of the EFTA States in accordance with Article 101 of the Agreement:

Each EFTA State may, in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Decision (EU) 2016/566, appoint a person to participate as an observer in the meetings of the high-level steering group for governance of the digital maritime system and services.’

Article 2

The text of point 34 (The High Level Steering Group on SafeSeaNet) of Protocol 37 to the EEA Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

‘The high-level steering group for governance of the digital maritime system and services (Commission Decision (EU) 2016/566).’

Article 3

The text of Decision (EU) 2016/566 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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 4 February 2017, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

Article 5

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, 3 February 2017.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Claude MAERTEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 96, 12.4.2016, p. 46.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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