EN Official Journal of the European Union L 89/27

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 154/2006

of 8 December 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 134/2006 of 27 October 2006 (1).

(2) Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (2), is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3) Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 repeals Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (4), which is incorporated into the Agreement, except for Article 5(2) and (4), which shall be repealed with effect from 10 September 2008, and Article 5(1), which shall be repealed with effect from 10 September 2009.

(5) Therefore, Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 is to be repealed under the Agreement with effect from 10 September 2009.

(6) Directive 2006/22/EC repeals Council Directive 88/599/EEC (5), which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XIII to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. the following point shall be inserted after point 24d (Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘24e. 32006 R 0561: Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).’;

2. the following indent shall be added in point 20 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85): ‘— 32006 R 0561: Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).’;

3. the text of point 20 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85) shall be deleted with effect from 10 September 2009;

4. the following indent shall be added in point 21 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85): ‘— 32006 R 0561: Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).’;

5. the following sub-indent shall be added in the eighth indent (Council Regulation (EC) No 2135/98) of point 21 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85): ‘, as amended by — 32006 R 0561: Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).’;

6. the following point shall be inserted after point 21 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85): ‘21a. 32006 L 0022: Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 35).’;

7. the text of point 23 (Council Directive No 88/599/EEC) shall be deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 and Directive 2006/22/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 December 2006, 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, 8 December 2006. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Oda Helen SLETNES

(1) OJ L 366, 21.12.2006, p. 75.

(2) OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 35.

(4) OJ L 370, 31.12.1985, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 325, 29.11.1988, p. 55.

(6) Constitutional requirements indicated.