Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 38/1999 of 30 March 1999 amending Annex XIII (transport) and Protocol 37 to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-03-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: committee (EU), common transport policy, economic and social cohesion, environmental protection, trans-European network, transport network

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 38/1999

of 30 March 1999

amending Annex XIII (transport) and Protocol 37 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 (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 15/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee
of 29 January 1999 (1).

Council Decision 78/174/EEC of 20 February 1978 instituting a consultation procedure and setting
up a Committee in the field of Transport Infrastructure (2) is incorporated into the Agreement.

The Committee on Transport Infrastructure which was set up by Council Decision 78/174/EEC is
listed in Protocol 37 to the Agreement as a committee with whose work experts from EFTA States
shall be associated.

Decision 78/174/EEC is repealed by Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European
transport network (3).

Decision No 1692/96/EC provides that the network must be capable of being connected to the
networks of,
inter alia, the EFTA States, while at the same time promoting interoperability and
access to these networks.

Decision No 1692/96/EC sets up a Committee on the Trans-European Transport Network.

Decision No 1692/96/EC is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

In Annex XIII (transport) to the Agreement, (cid:145)Appendix 1(cid:146) shall be replaced by (cid:145)Appendix 2(cid:146), (cid:145)Appendix 2(cid:146)
shall be replaced by (cid:145)Appendix 3(cid:146), (cid:145)Appendix 3(cid:146) shall be replaced by (cid:145)Appendix 4(cid:146) and (cid:145)Appendix 4(cid:146) shall
be replaced by (cid:145)Appendix 5(cid:146).

Article 2

Point 5 (Council Decision 78/174/EEC)
following:

in Annex XIII

to the Agreement shall be replaced by the

(cid:145)5. 396 D 1692: Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July
1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transportnetwork (OJ
L 228, 9.9.1996, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 15, 17.1.1997, p. 1.

(1) OJ L 35, 10.2.2000, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 54, 25.2.1978, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 228, 9.9.1996, p. 1.

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The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the
following adaptations:

(a)

in Article 1(2), the words (cid:147)the Member States and, where appropriate, the Community(cid:148) shall be
replaced by (cid:147)the Contracting Parties to the EEA agreement(cid:148), and the words (cid:147)without prejudging the
financial commitment of a Member State or the Community(cid:148) shall be replaced by (cid:147)without prejudging
the financial commitment of a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement(cid:148);

(b)

in Article 1(3), the word (cid:147)Treaty(cid:148) shall be replaced by (cid:147)EEA Agreement(cid:148);

(c)

in Article 2(2)(a), the words (cid:147)the Community’s objectives(cid:148) shall be replaced by (cid:147)the objectives referred
to in the EEA Agreement(cid:148);

(d)

in Article 2(2)(h), the words (cid:147)the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States,(cid:148) shall be replaced by
(cid:147)Switzerland(cid:148), and the words (cid:147)in the Community’s interest(cid:148) shall be replaced by (cid:147)in the interest of the
Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement(cid:148);

(e)

in Article 4, first line, the words (cid:147)Community measures(cid:148) shall be replaced by (cid:147)measures taken by the
Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement(cid:148), and the words (cid:147)objectives pursued by the Community(cid:148) in
letter (i) shall be replaced by (cid:147)objectives pursued by the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement(cid:148);

(f)

in Article 6, the word (cid:147)Community(cid:148) shall be replaced by (cid:147)Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement(cid:148),
and the phrase (cid:147)in accordance with the appropriate procedures in the Treaty(cid:148) shall not apply;

(g)

in Article 7(1), the word (cid:147)Treaty(cid:148) shall be replaced by (cid:147)EEA Agreement(cid:148);

(h) in Article 8(1), the words (cid:147)and through the application of Directive 92/43/EEC(cid:148) shall not apply, and
the word (cid:147)Union(cid:148) in Article 8(2)(b) shall be replaced by (cid:147)territories of the Contracting Parties to the
EEA Agreement(cid:148);

(i)

in Section 2 (Road network) of Annex I to the Decision, the following shall be added and illustrated
by maps as set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex:

(cid:147)2.15. Iceland

2.16. Norway(cid:148);

(j)

in Section 3 (Rail networks) of Annex I to the Decision, the following shall be added and illustrated by
maps as set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex:

(cid:147)3.16. Norway(cid:148);

(k)

in Section 6 (Airports) of Annex I to the Decision, the following shall be added and illustrated by
maps as set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex:

(cid:147)6.8. Iceland

6.9. Norway(cid:148).

Modalities for association of EFTA States in accordance with Article 101 of the Agreement:

an expert from each EFTA State may participate in the tasks of the Committee on the trans-European
transport network. The Commission of
inform the
participants of the date of the meeting of the Committee and transmit the relevant documentation(cid:146).

the European Communities shall,

in due time,

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Article 3

Point 4 (Committee on Transport Infrastructure) in Protocol 37 to the Agreement shall be replaced by the
following:

(cid:145)4. Committee on the Trans-European Transport Network (Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council)(cid:146).

Article 4

The texts of Decision No 1692/96/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to
the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 5

This Decision shall enter into force on 31 March 1999, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 6

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, 30 March 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO

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ANNEX

to Decision of the EEA Joint Committe No 38/1999

(cid:145)Appendix 1

MAPS REFERRED TO IN ANNEX I TO DECISION NO 1692/96/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE
COUNCIL,AS ADDED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE EEA AGREEEMENT

(see adaptions (i), (j) and (k) in point 5 of Annex XIII to the the Agreement)

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