Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 139/2001

of 9 November 2001

Amending Annex XX (Environment) 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 XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 122/2001 of 28 September 2001(1).

(2) Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised community eco-label award scheme(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2000/728/EC of 10 November 2000 establishing the application and annual fees of the Community Eco-label(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2000/729/EC of 10 November 2000 on a standard contract covering the terms of use of the Community Eco-label(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 2000/730/EC of 10 November 2000 establishing the European Union Eco-labelling Board and its rules of procedure(5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Commission Decision 2000/731/EC of 10 November 2000 establishing the rules of procedure of the Consultation Forum of the revised Community Eco-label Scheme(6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. Point 2b (Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92) of Annex XX to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

"2b. 32000 R 1980: Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme (OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1).

2ba. 32000 D 0728: Commission Decision 2000/728/EC of 10 November 2000 establishing the application and annual fees of the Community Eco-label (OJ L 293, 22.11.2000, p. 18).

2bb. 32000 D 0729: Commission Decision 2000/729/EC of 10 November 2000 on a standard contract covering the terms of use of the Community Eco-label (OJ L 293, 22.11.2000, p. 20).

2bc. 32000 D 0730: Commission Decision 2000/730/EC of 10 November 2000 establishing the European Union Eco-labelling Board and its rules of procedure (OJ L 293, 22.11.2000, p. 24).

2bd. 32000 D 0731: Commission Decision 2000/731/EC of 10 November 2000 establishing the rules of procedure of the Consultation Forum of the revised Community Eco-label Scheme (OJ L 293, 22.11.2000, p. 31)."

2. The text of points 2e and 2ea of Annex XX shall be deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Decisions 2000/728/EC, 2000/729/EC, 2000/730/EC and 2000/731/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 10 November 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(7).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 9 November 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. Bull

(1) OJ L 322, 6.12.2001, p. 38.

(2) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 293, 22.11.2000, p. 18.

(4) OJ L 293, 22.11.2000, p. 20.

(5) OJ L 293, 22.11.2000, p. 24.

(6) OJ L 293, 22.11.2000, p. 31.

(7) Constitutional requirements indicated.