Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 51/98 of 29 May 1998 amending Annex II (technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1998-05-29
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), building industry, building materials, production control, quality label

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 51/98

of 29 May 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 Agree-
ment', and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No
67/97 of 4 October 1997 (1);

Whereas Commission Decision 95/467/EC of 24 October 1995 implementing Article 20(2) of
Council Directive 89/106/EEC on construction products (2), Commission Decision 96/603/EC of
4 October 1996 establishing a list of products belonging to Classes A ‘no contribution to fire'
provided for in Decision 94/611/EC implementing Article 20 of Council Directive 89/106/EEC
on construction products (3), Commission Decision 97/161/EC of 17 February 1997 on the
procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of
Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards metal anchors for use in concrete for fixing lightweight
systems (4), Commission Decision 97/176/EC of 17 February 1997 on the procedure for attesting
the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/
106/EEC as regards structural timber products and ancillaries (5) and Commission Decision
97/177/EC of 17 February 1997 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction
products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards metal injection
anchors for use in masonry (6) are 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:

‘— 395 D 0467: Commission Decision 95/467/EC of 24 October 1995 (OJ L 268,

10.11.1995, p. 29),

— 396 D 0603: Commission Decision 96/603/EC of 4 October 1996 (OJ L 267, 19.10.1996,

p. 23),

— 397 D 0161: Commission Decision 97/161/EC of 17 February 1997 (OJ L 62, 4.3.1997, p.

41),

— 397 D 0176: Commission Decision 97/176/EC of 17 February 1997 (OJ L 73, 14.3.1997,

p. 19),

— 397 D 0177: Commission Decision 97/177/EC of 17 February 1997 (OJ L 73, 14.3.1997,

p. 24).'

(1) OJ L 30, 5. 2. 1998, p. 38.
(2) OJ L 268, 10. 11. 1995, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 267, 19. 10. 1996, p. 23.
(4) OJ L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 41.
(5) OJ L 73, 14. 3. 1997, p. 19.
(6) OJ L 73, 14. 3. 1997, p. 24.

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The texts of Decisions 95/467/EC, 96/603/EC, 97/161/EC, 97/176/EC and 97/177/EC in the
Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this
Decision, are authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 June 1998, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

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, 29 May 1998.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO