Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 56/2002 of 31 May 2002 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-05-31
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: approximation of laws, maritime transport, roadworthiness tests, transport safety, vessel

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 56/2002

of 31 May 2002

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended 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)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 38/2002 of the EEA Joint Committee
of 19 April 2002 (1).

Directive 2001/96/EC of
the Council of 4 December 2001
establishing harmonised requirements and procedures for the safe loading and unloading of bulk
carriers (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

the European Parliament and of

Directive 2001/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2001
amending Council Directive 94/57/EC on common rules and standards for ship inspection and
survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (3)
is to be
incorporated into the Agreement.

Directive 2001/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2001
amending Council Directive 95/21/EC concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using
Community ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of
the Member States, of
international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working
conditions (port State control) (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be added after point 56j (Directive 2001/25/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

(cid:145) 56k. 32001 L 0096: Directive 2001/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4
December 2001 establishing harmonised requirements and procedures for the safe loading and
unloading of bulk carriers (OJ L 13, 16.1.2002, p. 9).(cid:146)

Article 2

The following indent shall be added in point 55b (Council Directive 94/57/EC) of Annex XIII to the
Agreement:

(cid:145)(cid:151) 32001 L 0105: Directive 2001/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19

December 2001 (OJ L 19, 22.1.2002, p. 9).(cid:146)

(1) OJ L 154, 13.6.2002, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 13, 16.1.2002, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 19, 22.1.2002, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 19, 22.1.2002, p. 17.

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Article 3

The following indent shall be added in point 56b (Council Directive 95/21/EC) of Annex XIII to the
Agreement:

(cid:145)(cid:151) 32001 L 0106: Directive 2001/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19

December 2001 (OJ L 19, 22.1.2002, p. 17).(cid:146)

Article 4

The texts of Directives 2001/96/EC, 2001/105/EC and 2001/106/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian
languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall
be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 June 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 5

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

Article 6

Done at Brussels, 31 May 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.