Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 105/2000

of 30 November 2000

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted 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 II to the Agreement was amended by Decision no 73/2000of the EEA Joint Committee of 2 October 2000(1).

(2) Commission Directive 2000/19/EC of 13 April 2000 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 86/298/EEC on rear-mounted roll-over protection structures of narrow-track wheeled agricultural land forestry tractors(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 2000/22/EC of 28 April 2000 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 87/402/EEC on roll-over protection structures mounted in front of the driver's seat on narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) The adaptation to Council Directive 86/298/EEC of 26 May 1986 on rear-mounted roll-over protection structures of narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors(4) needs to be adjusted following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union.

(5) The adaptation to Council Directive 87/402/EEC of 25 June 1987 on roll-over protection structures mounted in front of the driver's seat on narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors(5) needs to be adjusted following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Point 20 (Council Directive 86/298/EEC) in Chapter II of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following indent shall be added:

"- 32000 L 0019: Commission Directive 2000/19/EC of 13 April 2000 (OJ L 94, 14.4.2000, p. 31)."

2. In the adaptation, the entries "12 for Austria", "17 for Finland" and "5 for Sweden" shall be deleted.

Article 2

Point 22 (Council Directive 87/402/EEC) in Chapter II of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following indent shall be added:

"- 32000 L 0022: Commission Directive 2000/22/EC of 28 April 2000 (OJ L 107, 4.5.2000, p. 26)."

2. In the adaptation, the entries "12 for Austria", "17 for Finland" and "5 for Sweden" shall be deleted.

Article 3

The texts of Directives 2000/19/EC and 2000/22/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 1 December 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(6).

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, 30 November 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. Gunnarsson

(1) OJ L 315, 14.12.2000, p. 9.

(2) OJ L 94, 14.4.2000, p. 31.

(3) OJ L 107, 4.5.2000, p. 26.

(4) OJ L 186, 8.7.1986, p. 26.

(5) OJ L 220, 8.8.1987, p. 1.

(6) No constitutional requirements indicated.