EN Official Journal of the European Union L 245/9

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 62/2006

of 2 June 2006

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 35/2006 of 10 March 2006 (1).

(2) Decision No 884/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 amending Decision No 1692/96/EC on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (2), as corrected by OJ L 201, 7.6.2004, p. 1, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Decision No 884/2004/EC refers to Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (3), Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 of 16 May 1994 establishing a Cohesion Fund (4) and Council Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999 of 21 June 1999 establishing an Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-accession (5), which are not incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Decision No 884/2004/EC refers to Council Regulation (EC) No 2236/95 of 18 September 1995 laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of trans-European networks (6), with regard to which the Contracting Parties’ cooperation is restricted to the field of trans-European telecommunications networks,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Point 5 (Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following indent shall be added: ‘— 32004 D 0884: Decision No 884/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 (OJ L 167, 30.4.2004, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 201, 7.6.2004, p. 1.’

2. The text of adaptation (h) shall be replaced by the following: ‘in Article 8(1), the words “and by applying Directives 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds and 92/43/EEC” shall not apply;’

3. In adaptation text (i) the words ‘2.26. Iceland’ shall be replaced by ‘2.16. Iceland’ and the words ‘2.27. Norway’ shall be replaced by ‘2.17. Norway’.

4. In adaptation text (j) the words ‘3.24. Norway’ shall be replaced by ‘3.16. Norway’.

5. In adaptation text (k) the word ‘(Airports)’ shall be replaced by ‘(Airport networks)’, the words ‘6.18. Iceland’ shall be replaced by ‘6.8. Iceland’ and the words ‘6.19. Norway’ shall be replaced by ‘6.9. Norway’.

Article 2

The texts of Decision No 884/2004/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 3 June 2006, 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, 2 June 2006. For the EEA Joint Committee The President R. WRIGHT

(1) OJ L 147, 1.6.2006, p. 53.

(2) OJ L 167, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 103, 25.4.1979, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 130, 25.5.1994, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 73.

(6) OJ L 228, 23.9.1995, p. 1.

(7) No constitutional requirements indicated.