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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 102/1999 of 24 September 1999 amending Annex II (technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-09-24
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: air quality, anti-pollution device, approximation of laws, clean technology, motor vehicle pollution, technological change

21.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 325/5

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 102/1999

of 24 September 1999

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 (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 91/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
16 July 1999 (1).

Commission Directive 98/77/EC of 2 October 1998 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 70/220/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures
to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles (2), is to be incorporated into the
Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 3 (Council Directive 70/220/EEC) in Chapter I of Annex II to
the Agreement:

(cid:145)(cid:151) 398 L 0077: Commission Directive 98/77/EC of 2 October 1998 (OJ L 286, 23.10.1998, p. 34).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the
following adaptation:

In Annex XIII, the following shall be added to point 5.2:

(cid:147)IS for Iceland

FL for Liechtenstein

16 for Norway(cid:148).(cid:146)

Article 2

The texts of Directive 98/77/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the
respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

(1) OJ L 296, 23.11.2000.
(2) OJ L 286, 23.10.1998, p. 34.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

21.12.2000

This Decision shall enter into force on 25 September 1999, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 3

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, 24 September 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 104/1999 of 24 September 1999 amending Annex II (technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-09-24
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: agricultural product, foodstuff, free movement of goods, import, organic farming, third country

L 325/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.12.2000

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 104/1999

of 24 September 1999

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 (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 93/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
16 July 1999 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1367/98 of 29 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92
laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries
provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (2), is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 54b (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91) in Chapter XII
of Annex II to the Agreement:

(cid:145)(cid:151) 398 R 1367: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1367/98 of 29 June 1998 (OJ L 185, 30.6.1998,

p. 11).(cid:146)

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1367/98 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to
the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 25 September 1999, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 3

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, 24. September 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 296, 23.11.2000.
(2) OJ L 185, 30.6.1998, p. 11.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 115/1999 of 24 September 1999 amending Annex II (technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-09-24
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: agricultural vehicle, approximation of laws, atmospheric pollutant, motor vehicle, pollution control measures, technical regulations

21.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 325/29

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 115/1999

of 24 September 1999

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 (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 94/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
16 July 1999 (1).

Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1997 on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of
gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road
mobile machinery (2), is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 1 (Directive 98/37/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council) in Chapter XXIV of Annex II to the Agreement:

(cid:145)1a. 397 L 0068: Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December
1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the
emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed
in non-road mobile machinery (OJ L 59, 27.2.1998, p. 1).(cid:146)

Article 2

The following indent shall be added in point 44 (Council Directive 88/77/EEC) of Chapter I of Annex II to
the Agreement:

(cid:145)(cid:151) 397 L 0068: Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December

1997 (OJ L 59, 27.2.1998, p. 1).(cid:146)

Article 3

The texts of Directive 97/68/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the
respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

(1) OJ L 296, 23.11.2000.
(2) OJ L 59, 27.2.1998, p. 1.

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21.12.2000

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

Article 4

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

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 24 September 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/1999 of 24 September 1999 amending Annex XXI (statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-09-24
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, Economic and Monetary Union, European accounting system, economic statistics

21.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 325/41

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 123/1999

of 24 September 1999

amending Annex XXI (statistics) 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)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 14/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee
of 29 January 1999 (1).

It has become necessary, in order to maintain the homogeneity of the Agreement in the area of
statistics and in order to ensure the production and dissemination of coherent and comparable
statistical
and
environmental aspects of the European Economic Area, to incorporate into Annex XXI to the
Agreement two legal acts adopted by the European Community during the time which has passed
since the last amendments were made to Annex XXI,

information for describing and monitoring all

economic,

relevant

social

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The texts of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 410/98 (2), and Council Regulation (EC) No 448/98 (3)
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 25 September 1999, 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, 24 September 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 112, 11.5.2000, p. 73.
(2) OJ L 52, 21.2.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 58, 27.2.1998, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

21.12.2000

ANNEX

to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/1999

Annex XXI (statistics) to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as specified below.

A. BUSINESS STATISTICS

The following point shall be added in point 1 (Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97) before the adaptations:

(cid:145), as amended by:

(cid:151) 398 R 0410: Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 410/98 of 16 February 1998 (OJ L 52, 21.2.1998, p. 1).(cid:146)

B. ECONOMIC STATISTICS

The following shall be added in point 19d (Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96) before the adaptations:

(cid:145), as amended by:

(cid:151) 398 R 0448: Council Regulation (EC) No 448/98 of 16 February 1998 (OJ L 58, 27.2.1998, p. 1).(cid:146)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 119/1999 of 24 September 1999 amending Annex XI (telecommunication services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-09-24
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: approximation of laws, communications systems, freedom to provide services, radio telecommunications, trade licence

L 325/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.12.2000

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 119/1999

of 24 September 1999

amending Annex XI (telecommunication services) 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)

Annex XI to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 84/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
25 June 1999 (1).

Decision No 128/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 1998
on the coordinated introduction of a third-generation mobile and wireless communications system
(UMTS) in the Community (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

The provisions on international aspects of Decision No 128/1999/EC are to be adapted for the
purposes of the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 5cc (Directive 97/13/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council) in Annex XI to the Agreement before the heading (cid:145)Postal services(cid:146):

(cid:145)5cd. 399 D 0128: Decision No 128/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14
December 1998 on the coordinated introduction of a third-generation mobile and wireless
communication system (UMTS) in the Community (OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 1).

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

Article 9 shall be without prejudice to the right of an EFTA State to take measures relating to
UMTS services and UMTS equipment in third countries or to negotiate bilateral and multilateral
agreements applicable to UMTS with third countries and international organisations on its own
behalf. The Commission and the EFTA States shall keep each other informed and, on request,
shall hold consultations regarding such measures or negotiations within the framework of the
EEA Joint Committee.(cid:146)

Article 2

The texts of Decision No 128/1999/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to
the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

(1) OJ L 296, 23.11.2000.
(2) OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 325/35

This Decision shall enter into force on 25 September 1999, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 3

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, 24 September 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 109/1999 of 24 September 1999 amending Annex II (technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-09-24
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European standard, harmonisation of standards, radio telecommunications, technical regulations, telecommunications, transmission network

21.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 325/17

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 109/1999

of 24 September 1999

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 (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 65/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
28 May 1999 (1).

Commission Decision 98/522/EC of 17 June 1998 on a common technical regulation for public
land-based enhanced radio message system (ERMES) receiver requirements (second edition) (2) is to
be incorporated into the Agreement.

Decision 98/522/EC repeals, with effect from 24 April 1999, Commission Decision 95/290/EC of
17 July 1995 on a common technical regulation for public land-based European radio message
system (ERMES) receiver requirements, which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is
consequently to be repealed under the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 4zo (Commission Decision 98/521/EC) in Chapter XVIII
of Annex II to the Agreement:

(cid:145)4zp. 398 D 0522: Commission Decision 98/522/EC of 17 June 1998 on a common technical
regulation for public land-based enhanced radio message system (ERMES) receiver requirements
(second edition) (OJ L 232, 19.8.1998, p. 25).(cid:146)

Article 2

The text of point 4j (Commission Decision 95/290/EC) in Chapter XVIII of Annex II to the Agreement
shall be deleted with effect from 24 April 1999.

Article 3

The texts of Decision 98/522/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the
respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

(1) OJ L 284, 9.11.2000, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 232, 19.8.1998, p. 25.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

21.12.2000

This Decision shall enter into force on 25 September 1999, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 4

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

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 24 September 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 103/1999 of 24 September 1999 amending Annex II (technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-09-24
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: approximation of laws, food additive, foodstuffs legislation, human nutrition, product quality

21.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 325/7

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 103/1999

of 24 September 1999

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 (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 93/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
16 July 1999 (1).

Commission Directive 98/86/EC of 11 November 1998 amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down
specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (2), is to be incorporated
into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 46 (Council Directive 89/107/EEC) in Chapter XII of Annex
II to the Agreement:

(cid:145)(cid:151) 398 L 0086: Commission Directive 98/86/EC of 11 November 1998 (OJ L 334, 9.12.1998,

p. 1).(cid:146)

The texts of Directive 98/86/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 25 September 1999, 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, 24 September 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 296, 23.11.2000.
(2) OJ L 334, 9.12.1998, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2040/1999 of 24 September 1999 on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of September 1999 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
Date: 1999-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, quantitative restriction, rice, third country

25. 9. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 252/39

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2040/1999

of 24 September 1999

on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working
days of September 1999 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of
10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administra-
tion of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken
rice (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 648/98 (2), and in
particular Article 5(2) thereof,

(1) Whereas, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No
327/98, within 10 days of the closing date for noti-
fication by the Member States of licence applications, the
Commission must decide to what extent the applications
may be accepted and fix the quantities available under
the following tranche;

(2) Whereas examination of

for which
applications have been submitted shows that licences
should be issued for the quantities applied for reduced,

the quantities

where appropriate, by the percentages set out in the
Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Import licences for rice against applications submitted
during the first 10 working days of September 1999 pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 and notified to the Commission
shall be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where
appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto.

The quantities available under the following tranche shall

2.
be as set out in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 September 1999.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 September 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 37, 11.2.1998, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 88, 24.3.1998, p. 3.

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25. 9. 1999

ANNEX

Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for September 1999 and quantities
available for the following tranche:

(a) quantity referred to in Article 2: semi-milled and wholly-milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30

Origin

United States of America

Thailand

Australia

(1) Issue for the quantity applied for.

Reduction
(%)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

Quantity available for the additional
tranche for October
1999
(in tonnes)

64,74

157,32

5,1

(b) quantity referred to in Article 2: husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20

Origin

United States of America

Thailand

(1) Issue for the quantity applied for.

Reduction
(%)

0 (1)

0 (1)

Quantity available for the additional
tranche for October 1999
(in tonnes)

56

39,01