DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 116/98

of 18 December 1998

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 Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the Joint Committee of the EEA No 63/98 of 4 July 1998(1);

Whereas Commission Decision 97/523/EC of 9 July 1997 on a common technical regulation for the general terminal attachment requirements for digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) (edition 2)(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement;

Whereas Commission Decision 97/524/EC of 9 July 1997 on a common technical regulation for the telephony application requirements for digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) (edition 2)(3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement;

Whereas Commission Decision 97/525/EC of 9 July 1997 on a common technical regulation for the attachment requirements for terminal equipment for digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) generic access profile (GAP) applications(4), is to be incorporated into the Agreement;

Whereas Decision 97/523/EC repeals, with effect from 10 January 1998, Commission Decision 94/471/EC on a common technical regulation for general terminal attachment requirements for Digital European Cordless Telecommunications (DECT), which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement;

Whereas Decision 97/524/EC repeals, with effect from 10 January 1998, Commission Decision 94/472/EC on a common technical regulation for telephony application requirements for Digital European Cordless Telecommunications (DECT), which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement;

Whereas Decision 97/525/EC repeals, with effect from 10 January 1998, Commission Decision 94/525/EC on a common technical regulation for attachment requirements for terminal equipment for digital European cordless telecommunications (DECT), public access profile (PAP) applications, which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following points shall be inserted after point 4za. (Commission Decision 97/522/EC) in Chapter XVIII of Annex II to the Agreement: "4zb. 397 D 0523: Commission Decision 97/523/EC of 9 July 1997 on a common technical regulation for the general terminal attachment requirements for digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) (edition 2) (OJ L 215, 7.8.1997, p. 48).

4zc. 397 D 0524: Commission Decision 97/524/EC of 9 July 1997 on a common technical regulation for the telephony application requirements for digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) (edition 2) (OJ L 215, 7.8.1997, p. 50).

4zd. 397 D 0525: Commission Decision 97/525/EC of 9 July 1997 on a common technical regulation for the attachment requirements for terminal equipment for digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) generic access profile (GAP) applications (OJ L 215, 7.8.1997, p. 52)."

Article 2

The texts of point 4d (Commission Decision 94/471/EC), point 4e (Commission Decision 94/472/EC) and point 4k (Commission Decision 95/525/EC) in Chapter XVIII of Annex II to the Agreement shall be deleted.

Article 3

The texts of Decisions 97/523/EC, 97/524/EC and 97/525/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 19 December 1998, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

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, 18 December 1998.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 100, 15.4.1999, p. 50.

(2) OJ L 215, 7.8.1997, p. 48.

(3) OJ L 215, 7.8.1997, p. 50.

(4) OJ L 215, 7.8.1997, p. 52.