Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 6/2000

of 4 February 2000

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 adjusted 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 No 164/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 26 November 1999(1).

(2) Commission Decision 1999/303/EC of 12 April 1999 on a common technical regulation for connection to the analogue public switched telephone networks (PSTNs) of terminal equipment supporting the voice telephony justified case service in which network addressing, if provided, is by means of dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signalling(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Commission Decision 1999/304/EC of 12 April 1999 on a common technical regulation for integrated services digital network (ISDN) telephony 3,1 kHz teleservice, attachment requirements for handset terminals (edition 2)(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Decision 1999/310/EC of 23 April 1999 on a common technical regulation for digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) equipment accessing the integrated services digital network (ISDN)(4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following points shall be inserted after point 4zza (Commission Decision 98/734/EC) of Chapter XVIII of Annex II to the Agreement: "4zzb. 399 D 0303: Commission Decision 1999/303/EC of 12 April 1999 on a common technical regulation for connection to the analogue public switched telephone networks (PSTNs) of terminal equipment supporting the voice telephony justified case service in which network addressing, if provided, is by means of dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signalling (OJ L 118, 6.5.1999, p. 55).

4zzc. 399 D 0304: Commission Decision 1999/304/EC of 12 April 1999 on a common technical regulation for integrated services digital network (ISDN) telephony 3,1 kHz teleservice, attachment requirements for handset terminals (edition 2) (OJ L 118, 6.5.1999, p. 60).

4zzd. 399 D 0310: Commission Decision 1999/310/EC of 23 April 1999 on a common technical regulation for digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) equipment accessing the integrated services digital network (ISDN) (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 57)."

Article 2

The texts of point 41 (Commission Decision 95/526/EC) in Chapter XVIII of Annex II to the Agreement shall be deleted.

Article 3

The texts of Decisions 1999/303/EC, 1999/304/EC and 1999/310/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 5 February 2000, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(5).

Article 5

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 4 February 2000.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. Barbaso

(1) OJ L 61, 1.3.2001.

(2) OJ L 118, 6.5.1999, p. 55.

(3) OJ L 118, 6.5.1999, p. 60.

(4) OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 57.

(5) No constitutional requirements indicated.