Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 67/97 of 4 October 1997 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1997-10-04
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), building materials, quality control of industrial products, quality label, technical standard

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 67/97

of 4 October 1997

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
Committee No 48/96 (1);

the EEA Joint

Whereas Commission Decision 96/577/EC of 24 June 1996 on the procedure for attesting
the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive
89/106/EEC as regards fixed fire-fighting systems (2)
is to be incorporated into the
Agreement;

Whereas Commission Decision 96/578/EC of 24 June 1996 on the procedure for attesting
the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive
89/106/EEC as regards sanitary appliances (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement;

Whereas Commission Decision 96/579/EC of 24 June 1996 on the procedure for attesting
the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive
89/106/EEC as regards circulation fixtures (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement;

Whereas Commission Decision 96/580/EC of 24 June 1996 on the procedure for attesting
the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive
89/106/EEC as regards curtain walling (5) is to be incorporated into the Agreement;

Whereas Commission Decision 96/581/EC of 24 June 1996 on the procedure for attesting
the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive
89/106/EEC as regards geotextiles (6) is to be incorporated into the Agreement;

Whereas Commission Decision 96/582/EC of 24 June 1996 on the procedure for attesting
the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive
89/106/EEC as regards structural sealant glazing systems and metal anchors for concrete (7)
is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 89/106/EEC) in
Chapter XXI of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 396 D 0577: Commission Decision 96/577/EC of 24 June 1996 (OJ L 254,

8.10.1996, p. 44),

— 396 D 0578: Commission Decision 96/578/EC of 24 June 1996 (OJ L 254,

8.10.1996, p. 49),

— 396 D 0579: Commission Decision 96/579/EC of 24 June 1996 (OJ L 254,

8.10.1996, p. 52),

(1) OJ L 21, 23. 1. 1997, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 254, 8. 10. 1996, p. 44.
(3) OJ L 254, 8. 10. 1996, p. 49.
(4) OJ L 254, 8. 10. 1996, p. 52.
(5) OJ L 254, 8. 10. 1996, p. 56.
(6) OJ L 254, 8. 10. 1996, p. 59.
(7) OJ L 254, 8. 10. 1996, p. 62.

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— 396 D 0580: Commission Decision 96/580/EC of 24 June 1996 (OJ L 254,

8.10.1996, p. 56),

— 396 D 0581: Commission Decision 96/581/EC of 24 June 1996 (OJ L 254,

8.10.1996, p. 59),

— 396 D 0582: Commission Decision 96/582/EC of 24 June 1996 (OJ L 254,

8.10.1996, p. 62).’

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 96/577/EC, 96/578/EC, 96/579/EC, 96/580/EC, 96/581/EC and
96/582/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the
respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 5 October 1997, provided that all the notifications
pursuant
the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint
Committee.

to Article 103(1) of

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

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 4 October 1997.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. BULL