Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 9/2002

of 1 February 2002

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 163/2001 of 11 December 2001(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2000/532/EC of 3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2001/118/EC of 16 January 2001 amending Decision 2000/532/EC as regards the list of wastes(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2001/119/EC of 22 January 2001 amending Decision 2000/532/EC replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The text of the second indent of point 27 (Council Directive 75/442/EEC) of Annex XX to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

"32000 D 0532: Commission Decision 2000/532/EC of 3 May 2000 (OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3)."

Article 2

The text of point 32aa (Council Decision 94/904/EC) of Annex XX to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

"32000 D 0532: Commission Decision 2000/532/EC of 3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3), as amended by:

- 32001 D 0118: Commission Decision 2001/118/EC of 16 January 2001 (OJ L 47 of 16.2.2001, p. 1),

- 32001 D 0119: Commission Decision 2001/119/EC of 22 January 2001 (OJ L 47 of 16.2.2001, p. 32).

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

Liechtenstein may, for hazardous waste which is disposed of or recovered in Switzerland, apply Swiss regulations concerning hazardous waste which are applicable in Liechtenstein under the Treaty of 29 March 1923 regarding the inclusion of the Principality of Liechtenstein in the Swiss Customs Union, considering that these regulations guaranteed an equivalent level of environmental protection as laid down in Council Directive 75/442/EEC as amended by Directive 91/156/EEC, in Council Directive 91/689/EEC, and mentioned by Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93."

Article 3

The texts of Decisions 2000/532/EC, 2001/118/EC and 2001/119/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 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 2 February 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(5).

Article 5

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, 1 February 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 65, 7.3.2002, p. 44.

(2) OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 47, 16.2.2001, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 47, 16.2.2001, p. 32.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.