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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 349/30

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 73/2004

of 8 June 2004

amending Annex IX (Financial services) 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 IX to the Agreement was amended by the Agreement on the participation of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the European Economic Area signed on 14 October 2003 in Luxembourg (1).

(2) Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading and amending Directive 2001/34/EC (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex IX to the Agreement is amended as follows:

1. The following is added in point 24 (Directive 2001/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘, as amended by: — 32003 L 0071: Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 (OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 64).’

2. The following point are inserted after point 29a (Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘29b. 32003 L 0071: Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading and amending Directive 2001/34/EC (OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 64).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2003/71/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 9 June 2004, provided that all the notifications pursuant to 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, 8 June 2004. For the EEA Joint Committee The President S. GILLESPIE

(1) OJ L 130, 29.4.2004, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 64.

(3) Constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 376/14

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 95/2004

of 9 July 2004

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 69/2004 of 8 June 2004 (1).

(2) Commission Decision 2003/380/EC of 22 May 2003 granting to Sweden a derogation from Council Directive 64/433/EEC and fixing the equivalent health conditions to be respected in relation to cutting of fresh meat (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2003/470/EC of 24 June 2003 on the authorisation of certain alternative methods to be used in microbiological testing of meat intended for Finland and Sweden (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2003/721/EC of 29 September 2003 amending Council Directive 92/118/EEC as regards requirements for collagen intended for human consumption and repealing Decision 2003/42/EC (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Directive 2003/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2003/74/EC and Decisions 2003/380/EC, 2003/470/EC and 2003/721/EC in the Norwegian language, 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 10 July 2004, provided that all the notifications under Article 103 (1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (6).

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, 9 July 2004. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kjartan JÓHANNSSON

(1) OJ L 349, 25.11.2004, p. 23.

(2) OJ L 131, 28.5.2003, p. 18.

(3) OJ L 157, 26.6.2003, p. 66.

(4) OJ L 260, 11.10.2003, p. 21.

(5) OJ L 262, 14.10.2003, p. 17.

(6) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 64/9

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 119/2004

of 24 September 2004

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 95/2004 of 9 July 2004 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1874/2003 of 24 October 2003 approving the national scrapie control programmes of certain Member States, and defining additional guarantees, and granting derogations concerning breeding programmes for TSE resistance in sheep pursuant to Decision 2003/100/EC (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2003/828/EC of 25 November 2003 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 2003/859/EC of 5 December 2003 amending Decision 2002/106/EC as regards the establishment of a classical swine fever discriminatory test (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(5) Commission Decision 2003/886/EC of 10 December 2003 laying down criteria for information to be provided in accordance with Council Directive 64/432/EEC (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(6) Decision 2003/828/EC repeals Decision 2003/218/EC (6), which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be deleted from the Agreement.

(7) This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1874/2003 and Decisions 2003/828/EC, 2003/859/EC and 2003/886/EC in the Norwegian language, 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 25 September 2004 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 Union.

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2004. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kjartan JÓHANNSSON

(1) OJ L 376, 23.12.2004, p. 14.

(2) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 12.

(3) OJ L 311, 27.11.2003, p. 41.

(4) OJ L 324, 11.12.2003, p. 55.

(5) OJ L 332, 19.12.2003, p. 53.

(6) OJ L 82, 29.3.2003, p. 35.

(7) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/17

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 146/2004

of 29 October 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 126/2004 of 24 September 2004 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1101/2004 of 10 June 2004 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 14 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90) in Chapter XIII of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 32004 R 1101: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1101/2004 of 10 June 2004 (OJ L 211, 12.6.2004, p. 3).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1101/2004 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 30 October 2004, 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, 29 October 2004. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kjartan JÓHANNSSON

(1) OJ L 64, 10.3.2005, p. 49.

(2) OJ L 211, 12.6.2004, p. 3.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 133/42

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 180/2004

of 16 December 2004

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 90/2004 of 8 June 2004 (1).

(2) It is appropriate to encourage appropriate cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement in matters covered by the activities of the Galileo Joint Undertaking as set up in Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 of 21 May 2002 (2).

(3) Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this cooperation to take place,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 7 in Article 1 (Research and technical development) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement:

‘8. The Contracting Parties shall encourage appropriate cooperation between the competent organizations, institutions and other bodies in their respective territories where it would contribute to the strengthening and broadening of cooperation in matters covered by the activities of the Galileo Joint Undertaking (3).

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of the Agreement (4).

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 December 2004. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kjartan JÓHANNSSON

(1) OJ L 349, 25.11.2004, p. 52.

(2) OJ L 138, 28.5.2002, p. 1.

(3) 32002 R 0876: Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 of 21 May 2002 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking.’

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision No 1/2004 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council

of 29 March 2004

accelerating the elimination of customs duties of certain products listed in Annex II of Decision No 2/2000 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council

(2004/369/EC)

THE JOINT COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part(1), signed in Brussels on 8 December 1997,

Having regard to Decision No 2/2000 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council of 23 March 2000(2) and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 3(5) of Decision No 2/2000 empowers the Joint Council to take decisions in order to accelerate the reduction of customs duties more rapidly than is provided for in Articles 4 to 10 thereof, or otherwise improve the conditions of access under such Articles.

(2) Such decisions supersede the terms established in Articles 4 to 10 of Decision No 2/2000 for the product concerned,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mexico shall accelerate the elimination of customs duties applicable to certain products contained in Annex II to Decision No 2/2000 originating in the Community, as provided for in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall supersede the terms established in Articles 4 to 10 of Decision No 2/2000 with respect to imports into Mexico of the products concerned.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect 60 days after the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 29 March 2004.

For the Joint Council

The President

L. E. Derbez

(1) OJ L 276, 28.10.2000, p. 45.

(2) OJ L 157, 30.6.2000, p. 10.

ANNEX

Products for which Mexico eliminates customs duties on goods originating in the Community on the date of entry into force of this Decision(1)

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(1) The word "Unicamente" indicates that the description refers only to the modality of the good being accelerated within the tariff item. It is equivalent to an "ex-out" in WTO terminology.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 161/46

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 20/2005

of 8 February 2005

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 175/2004 of 3 December 2004 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2004 of 6 April 2004 on precision requirements for data collected in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/98 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2004 of 22 April 2004 implementing Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics on science and technology (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following point shall be inserted after point 7f (Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/98): ‘7fa. 32004 R 0642: Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2004 of 6 April 2004 on precision requirements for data collected in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/98 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road (OJ L 102, 7.4.2004, p. 26). 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 Iceland.’

2. The following point shall be inserted after point 29 (Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘30. 32004 R 0753: Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2004 of 22 April 2004 implementing Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics on science and technology (OJ L 118, 23.4.2004, p. 23).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 642/2004 in the Norwegian language and Regulation (EC) No 753/2004 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 9 February 2005, 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, 8 February 2005. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Richard WRIGHT

(1) OJ L 133, 26.5.2005, p. 29.

(2) OJ L 102, 7.4.2004, p. 26.

(3) OJ L 118, 23.4.2004, p. 23.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 161/1

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 1/2005

of 8 February 2005

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 120/2004 of 24 September 2004 (1).

(2) Commission Decision 2001/183/EC (2) was incorporated into the Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 76/2002 (3).

(3) Paragraph 2 in the Introductory Part to Chapter I of Annex I foresees that it shall be explicitly stated in relation to the specific act if the acts shall apply to Iceland.

(4) As Commission Decision 2001/183/EC also shall apply to Iceland, the Agreement should be amended accordingly.

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following adaptation text shall be added in point 63 (Commission Decision 2001/183/EC) in Part 4.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘This act applies also to Iceland.’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 February 2005, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (4).

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, 8 February 2005. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Richard WRIGHT

(1) OJ L 64, 10.3.2005, p. 12.

(2) OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 65.

(3) OJ L 266, 3.10.2002, p 17

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 161/41

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 18/2005

of 8 February 2005

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 173/2004 of 3 December 2004 (1).

(2) Commission Decision 2004/669/EC of 6 April 2004 establishing revised ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to refrigerators and amending Decision 2000/40/EC (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XX to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following indent shall be added in point 2el (Commission Decision 2000/40/EC): ‘— 32004 D 0669: Commission Decision 2004/669/EC of 6 April 2004 (OJ L 306, 2.10.2004, p. 16).’

2. The following point shall be inserted after point 2ex (Commission Decision 2003/287/EC): ‘ 2ey. 32004 D 0669: Commission Decision 2004/669/EC of 6 April 2004 establishing revised ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to refrigerators and amending Decision 2000/40/EC (OJ L 306, 2.10.2004, p. 16).’

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2004/669/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 9 February 2005, 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, 8 February 2005 For the EEA Joint Committee The President Richard WRIGHT

(1) OJ L 133, 26.5.2005, p. 25.

(2) OJ L 306, 2.10.2004, p. 16.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 198/18

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 30/2005

of 11 March 2005

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 161/2004 of 3 December 2004 (1).

(2) Commission Decision 2004/626/EC of 26 August 2004 amending Decision 98/320/EC on the organisation of a temporary experiment on seed sampling and seed testing pursuant to Council Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC and 69/208/EEC (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 15 (Commission Decision 98/320/EC) of Chapter III of Annex I to the Agreement:

‘— 32004 D 0626: Commission Decision 2004/626/EC of 26 August 2004 (OJ L 283, 2.9.2004, p. 16).’

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2004/626/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 12 March 2005, 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, 11 March 2005. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Richard WRIGHT

(1) OJ L 133, 26.5.2005, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 283, 2.9.2004, p. 16.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.