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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 27/2004

of 19 March 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 150/2003 of 7 November 2003(1).

(2) Commission Decision 2003/655/EC of 12 September 2003 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards watertight covering kits for wetroom floors and walls(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 2003/656/EC of 12 September 2003 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards seven products for European technical approvals without guidelines(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 89/106/EEC) of Chapter XXI of Annex II to the Agreement:

"- 32003 D 0655: Commission Decision 2003/655/EC of 12 September 2003 (OJ L 231, 17.9.2003, p. 12),

- 32003 D 0656: Commission Decision 2003/656/EC of 12 September 2003 (OJ L 231, 17.9.2003, p. 15)."

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2003/655/EC and 2003/656/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 20 March 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, 19 March 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 41, 12.2.2004, p. 39.

(2) OJ L 231, 17.9.2003, p. 12.

(3) OJ L 231, 17.9.2003, p. 15.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 277/9

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 40/2004

of 23 April 2004

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 2/2004 of 6 February 2004 (1).

(2) Regulation (EC) No 1644/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 56o (Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32003 R 1644: Regulation (EC) No 1644/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 10).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1644/2003 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 24 April 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, 23 April 2004. For the EEA Joint Committee The President P. WESTERLUND

(1) OJ L 116, 22.4.2004, p. 42.

(2) OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 10.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 277/26

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 55/2004

of 23 April 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 33/2004 of 19 March 2004 (1).

(2) Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be inserted after point 26 (Council Directive 90/377/EEC) of Annex XXI to the Agreement:

‘ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS 27. 32002 R 2150: Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics (OJ L 332, 9.12.2002, p. 1). The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptations: (a) Liechtenstein is exempted from providing the data required by Annex II. (b) Liechtenstein shall supply data for the first time in 2008 for the reference year 2006.’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 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 24 April 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, 23 April 2004. For the EEA Joint Committee The President P. WESTERLUND

(1) OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 144.

(2) OJ L 332, 9.12.2002, p. 1.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 349/33

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 75/2004

of 8 June 2004

amending Annex XI (Telecommunication 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 XI 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) Commission Decision 2003/490/EC of 30 June 2003 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data in Argentina (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 5ef (Commission Decision 2002/16/EC) of Annex XI to the Agreement:

‘5eg. 32003 D 0490: Commission Decision 2003/490/EC of 30 June 2003 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data in Argentina (OJ L 168, 5.7.2003, p. 19).’

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2003/490/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 168, 5.7.2003, p. 19.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 277/29

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 58/2004

of 23 April 2004

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

THE EEA JOINT COMMMITTEE,

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 87/2001 of 19 June 2001 (1).

(2) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include Decision No 1151/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2003 amending Decision No 276/1999/EC adopting a multiannual Community action plan on promoting safer use of the Internet by combating illegal and harmful content on global networks (2).

(3) Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place with effect from 1 January 2004,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in the seventh indent of Article 2(5) (Decision No 276/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32003 D 1151: Decision No 1151/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2003 (OJ L 162, 1.7.2003, p. 1).’

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 (3).

It shall apply from 1 January 2004.

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, 23 April 2004. For the EEA Joint Committee The President P. WESTERLUND

(1) OJ L 238, 6.9.2001, p. 41.

(2) OJ L 162, 1.7.2003, p. 1.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 349/26

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 71/2004

of 8 June 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 102/2002 of 12 July 2002 (1).

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 2679/98 of 7 December 1998 on the functioning of the internal market in relation to the free movement of goods among the Member States (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) The resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 7 December 1998 on the free movement of goods (3), is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter XX of Annex II to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following heading and point shall be inserted after the heading ‘XX. FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS — GENERAL’: ‘ACTS REFERRED TO 1. 398 R 2679: Council Regulation (EC) No 2679/98 of 7 December 1998 on the functioning of the internal market in relation to the free movement of goods among the Member States (OJ L 337, 12.12.1998, p. 8).’

2. Points 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall become points 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively.

3. The following point shall be inserted after point 5 (Commission Recommendation 2001/893/EC): ‘6. 498 X 1212(01): Resolution of the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 7 December 1998 on the free movement of goods (OJ L 337, 12.12.1998, p. 10).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 2679/98 and the Resolution of the Council and of the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 7 December 1998 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 (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 June 2004. For the EEA Joint Committee The President S. GILLESPIE

(1) OJ L 298, 31.10.2002, p. 17.

(2) OJ L 337, 12.12.1998, p. 8.

(3) OJ L 337, 12.12.1998, p. 10.

(4) Constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 376/17

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 96/2004

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 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 Luxemburg (1).

(2) Commission Directive 2003/126/EC of 23 December 2003 on the analytical method for the determination of constituents of animal origin for the official control of feedingstuffs (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Directive 2003/126/EC repeals Commission Directive 98/88/EC (3), which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Chapter II of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following point shall be inserted after point 31h (Commission Directive 2000/45/EC): ‘31i. 32003 L 0126: Commission Directive 2003/126/EC of 23 December 2003 on the analytical method for the determination of constituents of animal origin for the official control of feedingstuffs (OJ L 339, 24.12.2003, p. 78).’

2. The text of point 31d (Commission Directive 98/88/EC) shall be deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2003/126/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 10 July 2004, 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, 9 July 2004. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kjartan JÓHANNSSON

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

(2) OJ L 339, 24.12.2003, p. 78.

(3) OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 45.

(4) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 64/49

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 126/2004

of 24 September 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 99/2004 of 9 July 2004 (1).

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 1647/2003 of 18 June 2003 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Agency for the evaluation of Medicinal Products (2), is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The following shall be inserted before the last paragraph of the introductory part of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents shall, for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93, apply to any documents of the Agency regarding the EFTA States as well.’

2. The following indent shall be added in point 15g (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 32003 R 1647: Council Regulation (EC) No 1647/2003 of 18 June 2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 19).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1647/2003/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 25 September 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, 24 September 2004. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kjartan JÓHANNSSON

(1) OJ L 376, 23.12.2004, p. 23.

(2) OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 19.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/23

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 149/2004

of 29 October 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 Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 104/2004 of 9 July 2004 (1).

(2) Commission Directive 2004/72/EC of 29 April 2004 implementing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards accepted market practices, the definition of inside information in relation to derivatives on commodities, the drawing up of lists of insiders, the notification of managers' transactions and the notification of suspicious transactions (2)is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 29e (Commission Directive 2003/125/EC) of Annex IX to the Agreement:

‘29f. 32004 L 0072: Commission Directive 2004/72/EC of 29 April 2004 implementing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards accepted market practices, the definition of inside information in relation to derivatives on commodities, the drawing up of lists of insiders, the notification of managers' transactions and the notification of suspicious transactions (OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 70).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2004/72/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 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 376, 23.12.2004, p. 33.

(2) OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 70.

(3) Constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 133/23

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 172/2004

of 3 December 2004

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 135/2004 of 24 September 2004 (1).

(2) Commission Decision 2004/224/EC of 20 February 2004 laying down arrangements for the submission of information on plans or programmes required under Council Directive 96/62/EC in relation to limit values for certain pollutants in ambient air (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 21ah (Commission Decision 2004/279/EC) of Annex XX to the Agreement:

‘21ai. 32004 D 0224: Commission Decision 2004/224/EC of 20 February 2004 laying down arrangements for the submission of information on plans or programmes required under Council Directive 96/62/EC in relation to limit values for certain pollutants in ambient air (OJ L 68, 6.3.2004, p. 27). The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptation: The following codes “, Iceland: IS, Liechtenstein: LI, Norway: NO” shall be added after the code “United Kingdom: UK” in the notes to Form 1 in the Annex to the Decision.’

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2004/224/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 4 December 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, 3 December 2004. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Kjartan JÓHANNSSON

(1) OJ L 64, 10.3.2005, p. 76.

(2) OJ L 68, 6.3.2004, p. 27.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 371/50

DECISION No 29/2004 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

of 5 November 2004

related to the listing of a Conformity Assessment Body under the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility

(2004/868/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Articles 7 and 14,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment A is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility.

2. The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Body indicated in Attachment A has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.

This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures. Signed in Washington DC, 25 October 2004. On behalf of the United States of America James C. SANFORD Signed in Brussels, 5 November 2004. On behalf of the European Community Joanna KIOUSSI