# L_2008339EN.01010601.xml

| 18.12.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 339/106 |
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18.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 339/106

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 116/2008

of 7 November 2008

amending Annex XIII (Transport) 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 XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 104/2008 of 26 September 2008 (1). |
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(1)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 104/2008 of 26 September 2008 (1).

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 324/2008 of 9 April 2008 laying down revised procedures for conducting Commission inspections in the field of maritime security (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement. |
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(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 324/2008 of 9 April 2008 laying down revised procedures for conducting Commission inspections in the field of maritime security (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

| (3) | Regulation (EC) No 324/2008 repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 884/2005 (3), which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement, |
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(3)

Regulation (EC) No 324/2008 repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 884/2005 (3), which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The text of point 56r (Commission Regulation (EC) No 884/2005) of Annex XIII to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

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  32008 R 0324: Commission Regulation (EC) No 324/2008 of 9 April 2008 laying down revised procedures for conducting Commission inspections in the field of maritime security (OJ L 98, 10.4.2008, p. 5).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

The following shall be added to Article 5(3):

“In their respective inspections, the Commission may call upon national inspectors listed by EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority may call upon national inspectors listed by EU Member States.

In their respective inspections, the Commission and the EFTA Surveillance Authority may invite each other to participate as observers.” ’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 324/2008 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 8 November 2008, 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, 7 November 2008.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

H.S.H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

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(1)  
  OJ L 309, 20.11.2008, p. 30.

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(2)  
  OJ L 98, 10.4.2008, p. 5.

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(3)  
  OJ L 148, 11.6.2005, p. 25.

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(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

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