Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 107/97 of 2 February 1998 amending Annex XIV (Competition) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1998-02-02
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), inter-company agreement, research and development, specialisation agreement

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 107/97

of 2 February 1998

amending Annex XIV (Competition) 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 XIV to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint
Committee No 84/97 (1);

Whereas Commission Regulations (EEC) No 417/85 (2) and (EEC) No 418/85 (3) of 19
December 1984 on the application of Article 85(3) of the Treaty to categories of special-
isation agreements and of research and development agreements respectively, are already
part of the Agreement;

Whereas, however as the period of validity of Regulations (EEC) No 417/85 and (EEC) No
418/85 expires on 31 December 1997, the Commission has decided to amend the Regula-
tions by extending their period of validity until 31 December 2000;

in order to maintain legal certainty of undertakings and a homogeneous
Whereas,
European Economic Area, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2236/97 of 10 November
1997 amending Regulations (EEC) No 417/85 and (EEC) No 418/85 on the application of
the Treaty to categories of specialisation agreements and of research and development
agreements respectively (4), is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Point 6 (Commission Regulation (EEC) No 417/85) of Annex XIV to the Agreement shall
be amended as follows:

1. The following indent shall be added:

‘— 397 R 2236: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2236/97 of 10 November 1997 (OJ

L 306, 11.11.1997, p. 12).’

2. Adaptation (i) shall be deleted.

Article 2

Point 7 (Commission Regulation (EEC) No 418/85) of Annex XIV to the Agreement shall
be amended as follows:

1. The following indent shall be added:

‘— 397 R 2236: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2236/97 of 10 November 1997 (OJ

L 306, 11.11.1997, p. 12).’

2. Adaptation (j) shall be deleted.

(1) OJ L 160, 4. 6. 1998, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 53, 22. 2. 1985, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 53, 22. 2. 1985, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 306, 11. 11. 1997, p. 12.

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Article 3

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 2236/97 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 3 February 1998, 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 th EEA Supplement to,
the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 2 February 1998.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. BULL