Decision No 4/2001

of 21 May 2001

of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex on Telecommunication Equipment and the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

(2001/814/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,

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Conformity Assessment Bodies in Attachment A are added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column "US access to the EC market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Telecommunication Equipment.

2. The Conformity Assessment Bodies in Attachment B are added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column "EC access to the US market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC).

3. The Conformity Assessment Bodies in Attachment C are added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column "US access to the EC market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC).

4. The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Bodies indicated in Attachments A, B and C have been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.

5. 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.

Washington DC, 21 May 2001.

On behalf of the United States of America

Catherine Novelli

Brussels, 4 May 2001.

On behalf of the European Community

Roderick Abbott

ATTACHMENT A

US Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column "US access to the EC market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Telecommunication Equipment

Retlif Testing Laboratories 795 Marconi Avenue Ronkonkoma, New York 11779 USA Tel. (1-631) 737 15 00 Fax (1-631) 737 14 97

ATTACHMENT B

EC Conformity Assessment Bodies added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column "EC access to the US market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

Alcatel Espana SA C/Ramírez de Prado 5 E - 28045 Madrid Tel. (34) 913 30 44 55 Fax (34) 913 30 56 52 EMCEC Oy PO Box 19 FIN - 02601 Espoo Tel. (358) 42 45 45 41 Fax (358) 42 45 45 43 22 SGS Fimko Ltd PO Box 30 FIN - 00211 Helsinki Tel. (358-9) 69 63 61 Fax (358-9) 696 32 61

ATTACHMENT C

US Conformity Assessment Bodies added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column "US access to the market" in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

Retlif Testing Laboratories 795 Marconi Avenue Ronkonkoma, New York 11779 USA Tel. (1-631) 737 15 00 Fax (1-631) 737 14 97 Analab L.L.C. PO Box 34 Spring Hill Road Sterling, Pennsylvania 18463 USA Tel. (1-570) 689 39 19 Fax (1-570) 689 93 60 Integrity, Testing & Design, an Entela Company 37-7 Ayer Road Littleton, Massachusetts 01460 USA Tel. (1-616) 248 96 08 Fax (1-616) 247 75 27 Compliance Certification Services, Inc. 561F Monterey Road Morgan Hill, California 95037 USA Tel. (1-408) 463 08 85 Fax (1-408) 463 08 88 Northwest EMC, Inc. 22975 NW Evergreen Parkway, Suite 400 Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 USA Tel. (1-503) 844 40 66 Fax (1-503) 844 38 26