EN Official Journal of the European Union L 223/47

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 50/2008

of 25 April 2008

amending Annex VII (Mutual recognition of professional qualifications) 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 VII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 142/2007 of 26 October 2007 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2007 of 5 December 2007 amending Annexes II and III to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) The title ‘Master of Science in Architecture (MScArch)’, which according to Communication 2008/C 27/09 of the EFTA Surveillance Authority (3) meets the criteria laid down in Council Directive 85/384/EEC (4), should be added under the adaptations to Directive 2005/36/EC concerning Liechtenstein.

(4) A new authority ‘Landlæknir’ (Medical Director of Health) is competent to issue licences to health personnel in Iceland.

(5) Annex VII to the Agreement should be simplified by deleting the empty headings and points and by renumbering the remaining points,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex VII to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. point 1 (Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) shall be amended as follows: (i) the following indent shall be added: ‘— 32007 R 1430: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2007 of 5 December 2007 (OJ L 320, 6.12.2007, p. 3).’; (ii) adaptation (D) shall be amended as follows: (a) the following entries shall be added in the table under paragraph (g)(i) with regard to Liechtenstein: ‘— Master of Science in Architecture (MScArch) Hochschule Liechtenstein 2002/2003’ (b) the words ‘Heilbrigðis- og tryggingamálaráðuneytinu’ in the table under paragraph (a)(i) with regard to Iceland shall be replaced by the word ‘Landlækni’; (c) the words ‘Heilbrigðis- og tryggingamálaráðuneyti’ in the table under paragraph (a)(ii) with regard to Iceland shall be replaced by the word ‘Landlæknir’;

2. headings C (Medical and paramedical activities), D (Architecture) and K (Other), including the related subheadings and points, shall be deleted;

3. points 59 to 65 and 67 to 74, including the related headings, shall be deleted;

4. points 1a to 1c, 20 to 26, 29 and 31 to 57 shall be deleted;

5. points 1d, 27, 28, 30 and 66 shall be renumbered as points 1a, 3, 4, 5 and 6;

6. heading E (Commerce and intermediaries) shall be renumbered as heading C.

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2007 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 26 April 2008, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (5).

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, 25 April 2008. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Alan SEATTER

(1) OJ L 100, 10.4.2008, p. 70.

(2) OJ L 320, 6.12.2007, p. 3.

(3) OJ C 27, 31.1.2008, p. 30.

(4) OJ L 223, 21.8.1985, p. 15.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.