2002/289/EC: Decision No 9/2001 of 21 November 2001 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America related to the withdrawal of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annexes on Telecommunication Equipment and Electromagnetic Compatibility
Date: 2001-11-21
Institutions: Joint Committee
Subjects: France, United States, agreement (EU), electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, quality label, research method, telecommunications equipment

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DECISION No 9/2001

of 21 November 2001

of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the
European Community and the United States of America related to the withdrawal of Conformity
Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annexes on Telecommunication Equipment and Electro-
magnetic Compatibility

(2002/289/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United
States of America and in particular Article 9 and 14,

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to withdraw a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies
listed under a Sectoral Annex,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment A is withdrawn from the list of Conformity Assess-
in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on

ment Bodies under column ‘US access to the EC market’
Telecommunication Equipment.

2. The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment B is withdrawn from the list of Conformity Assess-
in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on

ment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’
Electromagnetic Compatibility.

3. The Parties shall continue to accept the results of conformity assessment procedures performed, if any,
by the Conformity Assessment Bodies in Attachments A and B prior to this decision, unless a
Regulatory Authority of a Party decides otherwise based on health, safety and environmental considera-
tions or failure to satisfy other requirements within the scope of the applicable Sectoral Annex.

4. This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are
authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall
be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.

Washington DC, 15 November 2001.

Brussels, 21 November 2001.

On behalf of the United States of America

On behalf of the European Community

Catherine NOVELLI

Robert MADELIN

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US Conformity Assessment Body withdrawn from the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘US
access to the EC market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Telecommunication Equipment

Attachment A

Integrity Test & Design, an Entela Company
37-7 Ayer Road
Littleton, Massachusetts, 01460
USA
Tel. (1-616) 247 05 15
Fax (1-616) 247 75 27

EC Conformity Assessment Body withdrawn from the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC
access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Attachment B

BULL SA
BP 20845
357, avenue du Général Patton
F-49008 Angers Cedex
Tel. (33) 2 41 73 75 11
Fax (33) 2 41 73 74 74