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Decision No 5/2001 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part

of 19 December 2001

on improvements to the trade arrangements provided for processed agricultural products in Protocol 2 to the Europe Agreement

(2002/869/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part(1), and in particular Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol 2(2) thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Protocol 2 lays down the trade arrangements in processed agricultural products between the Community and Lithuania.

(2) Under Article 1(2) of Protocol 2, the Association Council is to decide, in particular, on any amendment of the duties mentioned in Annexes I and II to the Protocol and on any increase or abolition of tariff quotas mentioned therein.

(3) Under the second indent of Article 2 of Protocol 2, the Association Council may also decide that the duties applied may be reduced in response to reductions resulting from mutual concessions relating to processed agricultural products.

(4) The annual quotas provided for in Annex I to this Decision should be opened for the year 2001. In view of the fact that these annual quotas may be opened only after 1 January 2001, on a date to be fixed, they should be reduced on a pro rata basis according to the period already elapsed,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annexes I and II to Protocol 2 on trade between the Community and Lithuania in processed agricultural products shall be replaced by Annexes I and II appearing in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The annual quotas for the year 2001 provided for in Annex I appearing in the Annex to this Decision shall be reduced on a pro rata basis taking into account the period, based on whole months, already elapsed.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following that of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2001.

For the Association Council

The President

M. A. Valionis

(1) OJ L 51, 20.2.1998, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 321, 30.11.1998, p. 31.

ANNEX

"ANNEX I

Table 1: Quotas applicable upon import into the Community of goods originating in Lithuania - exempt from duty

>TABLE>

Table 2: Duties applicable upon import into the Community of goods originating in Lithuania

>TABLE>

Table 3: Basic amounts taken into consideration in calculating the reduced agricultural components (EAR) and additional duties applicable on importation into the Community of goods listed in Table 2

>TABLE>

ANNEX II

Duties applicable to goods originating in the Community on import into Lithuania

>TABLE>"
Decision No 1/2003 of the EU-Czech Republic Association Council

of 4 February 2003

extending the double-checking system established by Decision No 3/97 of the Association Council for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision up to the date of accession by the Czech Republic to the European Union

(2003/212/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Whereas:

(1) The Contact Group referred to in Article 10 of Protocol 2 to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part(1), which entered into force on 1 February 1995, met on 23 October 2002 and agreed to recommend to the Association Council established under Article 104 of the Agreement that the double-checking system introduced in 1998 by Decision No 3/97 of the Association Council(2), extended by Decision No 7/98(3) for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1999, extended by Decision No 1/2000(4) for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2000, extended by Decision No 1/2001(5) for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2001 and extended by Decision No 1/2002(6) for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2002, should be extended for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision up to the date of accession by the Czech Republic to the European Union.

(2) The Association Council, having been supplied with all relevant information, has agreed with this recommendation,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The double-checking system established by Decision No 3/97 of the Association Council shall continue to apply for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision up to the date of accession by the Czech Republic to the European Union. In the Preamble and Article 1(1) and (3) of the Decision, references to the period "1 January to 31 December 2002" shall be replaced by references to "7 April 2003 up to the date of accession by the Czech Republic to the European Union".

2. Annex I to that Decision shall be replaced by the attached Annex.

Article 2

Goods shipped to the Community as from 1 January 2003 until the date of entry into force of this Decision shall be excluded from the scope of this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the 10th day after that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 4 February 2003.

For the Association Council

The President

G. Papandreou

(1) OJ L 360, 31.12.1994, p. 2.

(2) OJ L 13, 19.1.1998, p. 99.

(3) OJ L 29, 3.2.1999, p. 26.

(4) OJ L 69, 17.3.2000, p. 53.

(5) OJ L 35, 6.2.2001, p. 37.

(6) OJ L 135, 23.5.2002, p. 23.

ANNEX

"ANNEX I

CZECH REPUBLIC

List of products subject to double-checking

Cold-rolled sheet

7209 15 00

7209 16 90

7209 17 90

7209 18 91

7209 18 99

7209 25 00

7209 26 90

7209 27 90

7209 28 90

7211 23 10

7211 23 51

7211 29 20

Welded tubes

Complete CN heading 7306"
Corrigendum to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 34/2003 of 14 March 2003 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

(Official Journal of the European Union L 137 of 5 June 2003)

1. The words ", as corrected by OJ L 275, 11.10.2002, p. 1," shall be inserted in the 2nd recital of the preamble of Joint Committee Decision No 34/2003 between the words "Directive 96/48/EC" and the words "is to be incorporated into the Agreement".

2. The words ", as corrected by OJ L 275, 11.10.2002, p. 1." shall be inserted in Article 1 of Joint Committee Decision No 34/2003 after the words "(OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 1)".

3. The words ", as corrected by OJ L 275, 11.10.2002, p. 3," shall be inserted in the 3rd recital of the preamble of Joint Committee Decision No 34/2003 between the words "Council Directive 96/48/EC" and the words "is to be incorporated into the Agreement".

4. The words ", as corrected by OJ L 275, 11.10.2002, p. 3." shall be inserted in Article 1 of Joint Committee Decision No 34/2003 after the words "(OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 37)".

5. The words ", as corrected by OJ L 275, 11.10.2002, p. 5," shall be inserted in the 4th recital of the preamble of Joint Committee Decision No 34/2003 between the words "Directive 96/48/EC" and the words "is to be incorporated into the Agreement".

6. The words ", as corrected by OJ L 275, 11.10.2002, p. 5." shall be inserted in Article 1 of Joint Committee Decision No 34/2003 after the words "(OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 143)".

7. The words ", as corrected by OJ L 275, 11.10.2002, p. 8," shall be inserted in the 5th recital of the preamble of Joint Committee Decision No 34/2003 between the words "Directive 96/48/EC" and the words "is to be incorporated into the Agreement".

8. The words ", as corrected by OJ L 275, 11.10.2002, p. 8." shall be inserted in Article 1 of Joint Committee Decision No 34/2003 after the words "(OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 280)".

9. The words ", as corrected by OJ L 275, 11.10.2002, p. 11," shall be inserted in the 6th recital of the preamble of Joint Committee Decision No 34/2003 between the words "Directive 96/48/EC" and the words "is to be incorporated into the Agreement".

10. The words ", as corrected by OJ L 275, 11.10.2002, p. 11." shall be inserted in Article 1 of Joint Committee Decision No 34/2003 after the words "(OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 370)".

11. The words ", as corrected by OJ L 275, 11.10.2002, p. 13," shall be inserted in the 7th recital of the preamble of Joint Committee Decision No 34/2003 between the words "Directive 96/48/EC" and the words "is to be incorporated into the Agreement".

12. The words ", as corrected by OJ L 275, 11.10.2002, p. 13." shall be inserted in Article 1 of Joint Committee Decision No 34/2003 after the words "(OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 402)".
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 8/2003

of 31 January 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 163/2002 of 6 December 2002(1).

(2) Twenty-fourth Commission Directive 2000/6/EC of 29 February 2000 adapting to technical progress Annexes II, III, VI and VII to Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 76/768/EEC) in Chapter XVI of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 32000 L 0006: Twenty-fourth Commission Directive 2000/6/EC of 29 February 2000 (OJ L 56, 1.3.2000, p. 42)."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2000/6/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 1 February 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, 31 January 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 38, 13.2.2003, p. 20.

(2) OJ L 56, 1.3.2000, p. 42.

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

No 35/2003

of 14 March 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 13/2003 of 31 January 2003(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2002/844/EC of 23 October 2002 amending Directive 2001/14/EC in respect of the date for changing the working timetable for rail transport(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 41b (Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

", as amended by:

- 32002 D 0844: Commission Decision 2002/844/EC of 23 October 2002 (OJ L 289, 26.10.2002, p. 30)."

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2002/844/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 15 March 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement(3) have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

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, 14 March 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 94, 10.4.2003, p. 67.

(2) OJ L 289, 26.10.2002, p. 30.

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

No 37/2003

of 14 March 2003

amending Annex XXII (Company law) 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 XXII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 93/2002 of 25 June 2002(1).

(2) Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 10a (Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001) of Annex XXII to the Agreement:

"10b. 32002 R 1606: Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards (OJ L 243, 11.9.2002, p. 1)."

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 15 March 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement(3) have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

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, 14 March 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 266, 3.10.2002, p. 69.

(2) OJ L 243, 11.9.2002, p. 1.

(3) Constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 45/2003

of 16 May 2003

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and 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 II to the Agreement was amended by decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 116/1999 of 24 September 1999(1).

(2) Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 36/2003 of 14 March 2003(2).

(3) Commission Directive 2002/75/EC of 2 September 2002 amending Council Directive 96/98/EC on marine equipment(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The following indent shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 96/98/EC) in Chapter XXXII of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 32002 L 0075: Commission Directive 2002/75/EC (OJ L 254, 23.9.2002, p. 1)."

2. The following indent shall be added in point 56d (Council Directive 96/98/EC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

"- 32002 L 0075: Commission Directive 2002/75/EC (OJ L 254, 23.9.2002, p. 1)."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2002/75/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 17 May 2003, provided that all the notifications under 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, 16 May 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 325, 21.12.2000, p. 31.

(2) OJ L 137, 5.6.2003, p. 42.

(3) OJ L 254, 23.9.2002, p. 1.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision No 1/2003 of the EU-Romania Association Council

of 8 May 2003

extending the double-checking system established by Decision No 3/2002 of the Association Council for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision up to the date of accession by Romania to the European Union

(2003/604/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Whereas:

(1) The Contact Group referred to in Article 11 of Protocol 2 to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part(1), which entered into force on 1 February 1995, met on 23 October 2002 and agreed to recommend to the Association Council established under Article 106 of the Agreement that the double-checking system introduced in 1996 by Decision No 3/95 of the Association Council(2) and reintroduced for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2002 by Decision No 3/2002(3), should be extended for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision up to the date of accession by Romania to the European Union.

(2) The Association Council, having been supplied with all relevant information, has agreed with this recommendation,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The double-checking system established by Decision No 3/2002 of the Association Council shall continue to apply for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision up to the date of accession by Romania to the European Union. In the preamble and Article 1(1) of the Decision, references to the period "1 July to 31 December 2002" shall be replaced by references to "25 August 2003 up to the date of accession by Romania to the European Union".

Article 2

Goods shipped to the Community as from 1 January 2003 until the date of entry into force of this Decision shall be excluded from the scope of this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the 10th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 8 May 2003.

For the Association Council

The President

G. Papandreou

(1) OJ L 357, 31.12.1994, p. 2.

(2) OJ L 325, 30.12.1995, p. 51.

(3) OJ L 227, 23.8.2002, p. 38.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 64/2003

of 16 May 2003

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

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 Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 19/2003 of 31 January 2003(1).

(2) It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement on preparatory actions for cooperation in the fields of education and of youth policy - expenditure on administrative management.

(3) It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement on preparatory actions for cooperation in the fields of education and of youth policy.

(4) Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this cooperation to continue beyond 31 December 2002,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The text of point 2f (Preparatory actions for cooperation in the fields of education and of youth policy) in Article 4 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

"2f. The EFTA States shall, with effect from 1 January 2001, participate in the Community actions related to the following budget lines, entered in the general budget of the European Union for the financial years 2001, 2002 and 2003:

- B3-1 0 0 0A: 'Preparatory actions for cooperation in the fields of education and of youth policy - expenditure on administrative management';

- B3-1 0 0 0: 'Preparatory actions for cooperation in the fields of education and of youth policy'."

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 17 May 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(2).

Article 3

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, 16 May 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 94, 10.4.2003, p. 80.

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

No 84/2003

of 20 June 2003

amending Annex XIX (Consumer protection) 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 XIX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 47/2003 of 16 May 2003(1).

(2) Commission Recommendation 2001/193/EC of 1 March 2001 on pre-contractual information to be given to consumers by lenders offering home loans(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 19 (Commission Recommendation 2001/310/EC) of Annex XIX to the Agreement:

"20. 32001 H 0193: Commission Recommendation 2001/193/EC of 1 March 2001 on pre-contractual information to be given to consumers by lenders offering home loans (OJ L 69, 10.3.2001, p. 25)."

Article 2

The texts of Recommendation 2001/193/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 21 June 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, 20 June 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 193, 31.7.2003, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 69, 10.3.2001, p. 25.

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

No 116/2003

of 26 September 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 91/2003 of 11 July 2003(1).

(2) Commission Directive 2003/27/EC of 3 April 2003 on adapting to technical progress Council Directive 96/96/EC as regards the testing of exhaust emissions from motor vehicles(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 16a (Council Directive 96/96/EC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

"- 32003 L 0027: Commission Directive 2003/27/EC of 3 April 2003 (OJ L 90, 8.4.2003, p. 41)."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2003/27/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. 27.

(2) OJ L 90, 8.4.2003, p. 41.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.