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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 125/2003

of 26 September 2003

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 93/2003 of 11 July 2003(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2003/138/EC of 27 February 2003 establishing component and material coding standards for vehicles pursuant to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles(2), is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 32eb (Commission Decision 2002/151/EC) of Annex XX:

"32ec. 32003 D 0138: Commission Decision 2003/138/EC of 27 February 2003 establishing component and material coding standards for vehicles pursuant to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 58)."

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2003/138/EC 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 27 September 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(3).

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, 26 September 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

H. S. H. Prinz Nikolaus von Liechtenstein

(1) OJ L 272, 23.10.2003, p. 29.

(2) OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 58.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 154/2003

of 7 November 2003

amending Annex XII (Free movement of capital) 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 XII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 48/2003 of 16 May 2003(1).

(2) Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2001 on cross-border payments in euro(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 2 (Directive 2000/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XII to the Agreement:

"3. 32001 R 2560: Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2001 on cross-border payments in euro (OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 13).

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

Credit institutions authorised in Liechtenstein shall be exempted from the obligations provided for in Article 3 of the Regulation until 1 July 2005."

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 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 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(3).

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 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von Liechtenstein

(1) OJ L 193, 31.7.2003, p. 20.

(2) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 13.

(3) Constitutional requirements indicated.
Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee for which the constitutional requirements under Article 103 of the EEA Agreement have been fulfilled

(2003/C 308/12)

Since March 2000, Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee indicate in a footnote whether their date of entry into force depends on the fulfilment of constitutional requirements by any of the Contracting Parties. Such requirements were notified as regards the Decisions listed below. The Contracting Parties in question have now notified the other Contracting Parties that they have completed their internal procedures. The dates of entry into force of the Decisions are as indicated.

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 158/2003

of 7 November 2003

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 119/2003 of 26 September 2003(1).

(2) Directive 2003/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 April 2003 amending Council Directive 98/18/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following is added in point 56f (Council Directive 98/18/EC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

", as amended by:

- 32003 L 0024: Directive 2003/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 April 2003 (OJ L 123, 17.5.2003, p. 18)."

Article 2

The text of Directive 2003/24/EC 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 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(3).

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 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von Liechtenstein

(1) OJ L 331, 18.12.2003, p. 42.

(2) OJ L 123, 17.5.2003, p. 18.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 147/2003

of 7 November 2003

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 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 II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 109/2003 of 26 September 2003(1).

(2) Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Directive 2003/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 February 2003 amending for the 24th time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (pentabromodiphenyl ether, octabromodiphenyl ether)(3), as corrected by OJ L 170, 9.7.2003, p. 31, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Directive 2002/95/EC relies on a reference to Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003(4), which is not incorporated into the Agreement, but whose incorporation is being considered,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter XV of Annex II to the Agreement is amended as follows:

1. the following indent is added in point 4 (Council Directive 76/769/EEC):

"- 32003 L 0011: Directive 2003/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 February 2003 (OJ L 42, 15.2.2003, p. 45), as corrected by OJ L 170, 9.7.2003, p. 31.";

2. the following point is inserted after point 12p (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1687/2002):

"12q. 32002 L 0095: Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 19)."

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2002/95/EC and 2003/11/EC as corrected by OJ L 170, 9.7.2003, p. 31, 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 2003, 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, 7 November 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von Liechtenstein

(1) OJ L 331, 18.12.2003, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 19.

(3) OJ L 42, 15.2.2003, p. 45.

(4) OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 24.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision No 1/2002 of the European Union-Mexico Joint Committee

of 20 December 2002

relating to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000 of the European Union-Mexico Joint Council of 23 March 2000, concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation

(2003/99/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to Decision No 2/2000 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council of 23 March 2000 (hereinafter "Decision No 2/2000"), and in particular note 4 of Appendix II(a) to Annex III and Joint Declaration VI thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Annex III to Decision No 2/2000 sets out the rules of origin for the products originating in the territory of the Parties to the Agreement.

(2) Note 4 of Appendix II(a) to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000, as well as Joint Declaration VI relating to that note have been adapted by the Joint Council Decision No 5/2002, with the purpose of ensuring their consistency with the Parties tariff laws and regulations.

(3) According to Joint Declaration VI, the Joint Committee shall extend beyond 31 December 2002 the rule of origin established in note 4 of Appendix II(a) to Annex III, as adapted by the Joint Council Decision No 5/2002, until the current round of multilateral negotiations within the World Trade Organisation ("WTO") has finished.

(4) It is envisaged that the WTO negotiations shall be concluded by 31 December 2004. Should those negotiations be finished by that date, the Joint Committee should at that time, and in accordance with Joint Declaration VI, determine the rule of origin to be applied for the products concerned,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The origin rules set out in note 4 of Appendix II(a) to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000, as adapted by the Joint Council Decision No 5/2002, shall be applied until 31 December 2004 instead of the origin rules set out in Appendix II to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2002.

For the Joint Committee

The President

Francisco Da Câmara Gomes
Decision No 2/2003 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers

of 16 May 2003

on the use of the reserve of the long-term development envelope of the ninth European Development Fund for debt alleviation

(2003/451/EC)

THE ACP-EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,

Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou (Benin) on 23 June 2000, hereinafter referred to as "the ACP-EC Agreement", and in particular paragraph 8 of its Annex I,

Whereas:

(1) By Decisions Nos 1/1999 of 8 December 1999, 2/2001 of 20 December 2001 and 3/2002 of 23 December 2002, the ACP-EC Council of Ministers allocated resources to debt alleviation mechanisms in favour of highly indebted poor ACP countries for a total amount of EUR 1185 million. From this amount, EUR 545 million was earmarked for alleviation of outstanding debt and debt servicing obligations to the Community and EUR 680 million as a contribution to the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) trust fund administered by the International Development Association.

(2) To ensure continued support for debt alleviation mechanisms in favour of highly indebted poor ACP countries, it is appropriate to allocate supplementary resources to intra-ACP cooperation for a total amount of EUR 335 million. However, the envelope for regional cooperation and integration as defined in paragraph 3(b) of Annex I to the ACP-EC Agreement is exhausted. The necessary resources will therefore be transferred from unallocated resources of the ninth EDF long-term development envelope,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Debt relief

An amount of EUR 335 million shall be transferred from unallocated resources of the ninth EDF long-term development envelope to the intra-ACP allocation under the envelope for regional cooperation and integration, and used for debt relief in favour of ACP countries that are eligible under the initiative in favour of HIPCs in accordance with Article 66 of the ACP-EC Agreement. This amount can be used for the following purposes:

- meeting the outstanding debt and debt servicing obligations to the Community of ACP countries that are eligible under the HIPC initiative (EUR 135 million),

- contributing to the financing of the HIPC Trust Fund to the benefit of ACP countries (EUR 200 million).

Article 2

Financing

In accordance with Article 13(2)(b) of Annex IV to the ACP-EC Agreement, the ACP-EC Council of Ministers requests the Commission to finance support for debt relief for a total amount of EUR 335 million, as defined in Article 1 of this decision.

Article 3

Final provision

The ACP States, the Community and its Member States shall be required, each for its own part, to take the necessary steps to implement this Decision.

Article 4

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2003.

For the ACP-EC Council of Ministers

The President

S. Rialuth Vohor
Decision No 1/2003 of the EU-Slovenia Association Council

of 17 February 2003

amending Protocol 4 to the Europe Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation

(2004/41/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part(1), hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement", signed in Luxembourg on 10 June 1996, and in particular Article 38 of Protocol 4 thereof;

Whereas:

(1) Protocol 4 of the Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation, hereinafter referred to as "the Protocol" has been amended several times. A consolidation of those amendments to the text of the Protocol therefore appears necessary for the sake of clarity and legal certainty of the rules of origin to be applied.

(2) Technical modifications of the processing rules are also required to take account of modifications to the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System ("Harmonised System") which take effect from 1 January 2002.

(3) Certain processing requirements for non-originating materials to obtain originating status need to be amended to take account of the lack of production of a certain material within the contracting parties and of the specific conditions in which some products ("monolithic integrated circuits") are to be obtained, implying limited processing operations outside the contracting parties.

(4) Some technical amendments are required in order to correct anomalies in and between the different language versions of the text.

(5) It is therefore appropriate, for the proper functioning of the Agreement and with a view to facilitate the work of users and customs administrations, to incorporate in a new text of the Protocol all the provisions in question.

(6) Joint Declarations concerning the Principality of Andorra, the Republic of San Marino and the review of the changes to the origin rules as a result of the amendments to the Harmonised System have to be maintained, together with the Protocol,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Protocol 4 of the Agreement, concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation, shall be replaced by the text attached hereto, together with the relevant Joint Declarations.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

It shall apply from 1 March 2003.

Done at Brussels, 17 February 2003.

For the Association Council

The President

G. Papandreou

(1) OJ L 51, 26.2.1999, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/59

Corrigendum to Decision No 3/2004 (2004/419/EC) of the Joint Committee of 29 April 2004 on the amendments to the Appendices to Annex 9 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products

( Official Journal of the European Union L 151 of 30 April 2004 )

Decision No 3/2004 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture should read as follows:

DECISION No 3/2004 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE of 29 April 2004 on the amendments to the Appendices to Annex 9 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (2004/419/EC) THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, and in particular Article 11 thereof, Whereas: (1) This Agreement entered into force on 1 June 2002. (2) The purpose of Annex 9 is to foster trade in organically produced agricultural products and foodstuffs from the Community and Switzerland. (3) Under Article 8(2) of Annex 9, the Working Party is to review the Parties' internal laws and regulations and put forward proposals to the Joint Committee on Agriculture with a view to adapting and updating the relevant Appendices. (4) Appendix 1 to Annex 9 concerns the laws and regulations applicable to the marketing of agricultural products and foodstuffs organically produced in the Community and in Switzerland, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Appendices 1 and 2 are hereby replaced by the text attached to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 2004. Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004. For the Joint Committee on Agriculture The Chairman and Head of the Community Delegation Aldo LONGO The head of the Swiss delegation Christian HÄBERLI The Committee secretary Hans-Christian BEAUMOND
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 30/2004

of 19 March 2004

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) 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 XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 14/2004 of 6 February 2004(1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1358/2003 of 31 July 2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of passengers, freight and mail by air and amending Annexes I and II thereto(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following shall be added in point 7h (Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

", as amended by:

- 32003 R 1358: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1358/2003 of 31 July 2003 (OJ L 194, 1.8.2003, p. 9)."

2. The following point shall be inserted after point 7h (Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

"7i. 32003 R 1358: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1358/2003 of 31 July 2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of passengers, freight and mail by air and amending Annexes I and II thereto (OJ L 194, 1.8.2003, p. 9).

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

This Regulation shall not apply to Liechtenstein."

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1358/2003 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 20 March 2004, provided that all the notifications pursuant Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(3).

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, 19 March 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 116, 22.4.2004, p. 66.

(2) OJ L 194, 1.8.2003, p. 9.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 5/2004

of 6 February 2004

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 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 II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 174/2003 of 5 December 2003(1).

(2) Commission Directive 2003/81/EC of 5 September 2003 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include molinate, thiram and ziram as active substances(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Directive 2003/84/EC of 25 September 2003 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include flurtamone, flufenacet, iodosulfuron, dimethenamid-p, picoxystrobin, fosthiazate and silthiofam as active substances(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 12a (Council Directive 91/414/EEC) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 32003 L 0081: Commission Directive 2003/81/EC of 5 September 2003 (OJ L 224, 6.9.2003, p. 29),

- 32003 L 0084: Commission Directive 2003/84/EC of 25 September 2003 (OJ L 247, 30.9.2003, p. 20)."

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2003/81/EC and 2003/84/EC 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 7 February 2004, provided that all the notifications pursuant to Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(4).

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, 6 February 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 88, 25.3.2004, p. 49.

(2) OJ L 224, 6.9.2003, p. 29.

(3) OJ L 247, 30.9.2003, p. 20.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.