EN Official Journal of the European Union L 349/52

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 90/2004

of 8 June 2004

amending Protocol 30 to the EEA Agreement, on specific provisions on the organisation of cooperation in the field of statistics and Protocol 31 to the Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

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 Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Protocol 30 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 163/2003 of 7 November 2003 (1).

(2) Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 65/2004 of 26 April 2004 (2).

(3) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include Regulation (EC) No 788/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 amending Regulations (EC) No 2236/95, (EC) No 1655/2000, (EC) No 1382/2003 and (EC) No 2152/2003 with a view to adapting the reference amounts to take account of the enlargement of the European Union (3).

(4) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include Decision No 786/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 amending Decisions No 1720/1999/EC, No 253/2000/EC, No 508/2000/EC, No 1031/2000/EC, No 1445/2000/EC, No 163/2001/EC, No 1411/2001/EC, No 50/2002/EC, No 466/2002/EC, No 1145/2002/EC, No 1513/2002/EC, No 1786/2002/EC, No 291/2003/EC and No 20/2004/EC with a view to adapting the reference amounts to take account of the enlargement of the European Union (4).

(5) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include Decision No 787/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 amending Council Decision 96/411/EC and Decisions No 276/1999/EC, No 1719/1999/EC, No 2850/2000/EC, No 507/2001/EC, No 2235/2002/EC, No 2367/2002/EC, No 253/2003/EC, No 1230/2003/EC and No 2256/2003/EC with a view to adapting the reference amounts to take account of the enlargement of the European Union (5).

(6) Protocol 30 to the Agreement is therefore to be amended in order to allow for such extended cooperation to take place with effect from 1 May 2004.

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in the indent of Article 3(7)(c) (Regulation (EC) No 1382/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32004 R 0788: Regulation (EC) No 788/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 17).’

Article 2

Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following indent shall be added in the third indent of Article 17(4) (Decision No 1720/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and in the third indent of Article 4(2c) (Decision No 253/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘— 32004 D 0786: Decision No 786/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 7).’

2. The following shall be added in the fourth indent of Article 1(5) (Decision No 1513/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), in the indent of Article 3(7)(b) (Decision No 1411/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), in the fourth indent of Article 4(2c) (Decision No 1031/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), in the indent of Article 4(2g) (Decision No 291/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), in the sixth indent of Article 5(8) (Decision No 50/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), in the second indent of Article 6(3) (Decision No 20/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), in the fourth indent of Article 9(4) (Decision No 163/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), in the fourth indent of Article 13(4) (Decision No 508/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), in the second indent of Article 15(8) (Decision No 1145/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and in the second indent of Article 16(1) (Decision No 1786/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘, as amended by: — 32004 D 0786: Decision No 786/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 7).’

Article 3

1. Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(a) the following indent shall be added in the seventh indent of Article 2(5) (Decision No 276/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and in the second indent of Article 17(4) (Decision No 1719/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘— 32004 D 0787: Decision No 787/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 12).’

(b) the following shall be added in the ninth indent of Article 2(5) (Decision No 2256/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), in the indent of Article 3(7)(a) (Decision No 2850/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) and in Article 14(5)(g) (Decision No 1230/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council): ‘, as amended by: — 32004 D 0787: Decision No 787/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 12).’

2. Protocol 30 to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

the following shall be added in the second indent of paragraph 7 (Decision No 2367/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II (Statistical programme 2003 to 2007):

‘, as amended by:

— 32004 D 0787: Decision No 787/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 12).’

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of the Agreement (6).

It shall apply from 1 May 2004.

Article 5

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 41, 12.2.2004, p. 64.

(2) OJ L 277, 26.8.2004, p. 182.

(3) OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 17.

(4) OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 7.

(5) OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 12.

(6) No constitutional requirements indicated.