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| 25.11.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 349/46 |
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25.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 349/46

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 86/2004

of 8 June 2004

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) 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 XXI to the Agreement was amended by the Agreement on the participation of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the European Economic Area signed on 14 October 2003 in Luxembourg (1). |
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(1)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by the Agreement on the participation of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the European Economic Area signed on 14 October 2003 in Luxembourg (1).

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 16/2004 of 6 January 2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the list of target secondary variables relating to the ‘intergenerational transmission of poverty’ (2), is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 16/2004 of 6 January 2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the list of target secondary variables relating to the ‘intergenerational transmission of poverty’ (2), is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (3) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 28/2004 of 5 January 2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the detailed content of intermediate and final quality reports (3), is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 28/2004 of 5 January 2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the detailed content of intermediate and final quality reports (3), is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (4) | Regulation (EC) No 48/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 on the production of annual Community statistics on the steel industry for the reference years 2003 to 2009 (4), is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(4)

Regulation (EC) No 48/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 on the production of annual Community statistics on the steel industry for the reference years 2003 to 2009 (4), is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (5) | Directive 2003/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 amending Council Directive 96/16/EC on statistical surveys of milk and milk products (5), is to be incorporated into the Agreement, |
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(5)

Directive 2003/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 amending Council Directive 96/16/EC on statistical surveys of milk and milk products (5), is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

| 1. | The following points shall be inserted after point 18m (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003):






  ‘18n. | 32004 R 0016: Commission Regulation (EC) No 16/2004 of 6 January 2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the list of target secondary variables relating to the “intergenerational transmission of poverty” (OJ L 4, 8.1.2004, p. 3). |
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1.

The following points shall be inserted after point 18m (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003):

‘18n.

32004 R 0016: Commission Regulation (EC) No 16/2004 of 6 January 2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the list of target secondary variables relating to the “intergenerational transmission of poverty” (OJ L 4, 8.1.2004, p. 3).

| 18o. | 32004 R 0028: Commission Regulation (EC) No 28/2004 of 5 January 2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the detailed content of intermediate and final quality reports (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 42).’ |
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18o.

32004 R 0028: Commission Regulation (EC) No 28/2004 of 5 January 2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the detailed content of intermediate and final quality reports (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 42).’

| 2. | The following point shall be inserted after point 4b (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93):






  ‘4c. | 32004 R 0048: Regulation (EC) No 48/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 on the production of annual Community statistics on the steel industry for the reference years 2003-2009 (OJ L 7, 13.1.2004, p. 1).’ |
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2.

The following point shall be inserted after point 4b (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93):

‘4c.

32004 R 0048: Regulation (EC) No 48/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 on the production of annual Community statistics on the steel industry for the reference years 2003-2009 (OJ L 7, 13.1.2004, p. 1).’

| 3. | The following shall be added in point 21 (Council Directive 96/16/EC):

  ‘, as amended by:






  — | 32003 L 0107: Directive 2003/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 (OJ L 7, 13.1.2004, p. 40).’ |
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3.

The following shall be added in point 21 (Council Directive 96/16/EC):

‘, as amended by:

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32003 L 0107: Directive 2003/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 (OJ L 7, 13.1.2004, p. 40).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 16/2004, (EC) No 28/2004, (EC) No 48/2004 and Directive 2003/107/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 9 June 2004, 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, 8 June 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

S. GILLESPIE

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(1)  
  OJ L 130, 29.4.2004, p. 3.

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(2)  
  OJ L 4, 8.1.2004, p. 3.

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(3)  
  OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 42.

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(4)  
  OJ L 7, 13.1.2004, p. 1.

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(5)  
  OJ L 7, 13.1.2004, p. 40.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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