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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 136/2002 of 27 September 2002 amending Annex XIV (Competition) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: competition law, motor vehicle industry, sale, vertical agreement

L 336/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12.12.2002

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 136/2002

of 27 September 2002

amending Annex XIV (Competition) 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 ‘the Agreement’, and in parti-
cular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XIV to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 96/2001 of
13 July 2001 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 of 31 July 2002 on the application of Article 81(3) of
the Treaty to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector (2)
is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 4a (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1475/95) in Annex
XIV to the Agreement:

‘4b. 32002 R 1400: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 of 31 July 2002 on the application
of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the
motor vehicle sector (OJ L 203, 1.8.2002, p. 30).

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

(a) in Article 6(1), the phrase “pursuant to Article 7(1) of Regulation No 19/65/EEC” shall read
“either on its own initiative or at the request of the other surveillance authority or a State
falling within its competence or of natural or legal persons claiming legitimate interest”;

(b) the following shall be added at the end of Article 6(1):

“The competent surveillance authority may in such cases issue a decision in accordance with
Articles 6 and 8 of Regulation No 17, or the corresponding provisions in Protocol 21 to the
EEA Agreement, without any notification from the undertakings concerned being required.”’

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1400/2002 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 28 September 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

(1) OJ L 251, 20.9.2001, p. 23.
(2) OJ L 203, 1.8.2002, p. 30.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 336/39

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, 27 September 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gunnar Snorri GUNNARSSON
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 125/2002 of 27 September 2002 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: animal nutrition, chemical product, food inspection, foodstuff, health control, health policy, manufactured feedingstuffs, material of animal origin, veterinary drug, waste

12.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 336/23

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 125/2002

of 27 September 2002

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 amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in parti-
cular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 82/2002 of
25 June 2002 (1).

Council Regulation (EC) No 2584/2001 of 19 December 2001 amending Annexes I and III to Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum
residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (2) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 77/2002 of 17 January 2002 amending Annexes I and III to
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment
of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (3) is to
be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 14 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90) of Chapter XIII
of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 32001 R 2584: Council Regulation (EC) No 2584/2001 of 19 December 2001 (OJ L 345,

29.12.2001, p. 7),

— 32002 R 0077: Commission Regulation (EC) No 77/2002 of 17 January 2002 (OJ L 16,

18.1.2002, p. 9).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulations (EC) No 2584/2001 and (EC) No 77/2002 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 28 September 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

(1) OJ L 266, 3.10.2002, p. 32.
(2) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 16, 18.1.2002, p. 9.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12.12.2002

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, 27 September 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gunnar Snorri GUNNARSSON
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 129/2002 of 27 September 2002 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: health policy, medical device, medicinal product, pharmaceutical legislation, pharmaceutical product, public health

12.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 336/29

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 129/2002

of 27 September 2002

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 amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in parti-
cular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 166/1999 of
26 November 1999 (1).

Directive 2001/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 December 2001
amending Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices (2) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 93/42/EEC) of Chapter XXX of Annex II
to the Agreement:

‘— 32001 L 0104: Directive 2001/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7

December 2001 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2002, p. 50).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2001/104/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 5 October 2002, 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, 27 September 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gunnar Snorri GUNNARSSON

(1) OJ L 61, 1.3.2001, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 6, 10.1.2002, p. 50.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1716/2002 of 27 September 2002 prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

28.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 260/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1716/2002

of 27 September 2002

prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2846/98 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

or registered in France have exhausted the quota allo-
cated for 2002. France has prohibited fishing for this
stock from 10 September 2002. This date should be
adopted in this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December
2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for
Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch
are required (3) lays down quotas for common sole for
2002.

In order
to ensure compliance with the provisions
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES divi-
sion VIIfg (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of France

Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIfg
(EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in
France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allo-
cated to France for 2002.

Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIfg
(EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in
France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board,
transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above
vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 10 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2950 — Toshiba/Mitsubishi/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, electrical equipment, electronic equipment, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, sale

27.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 230/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2950 — Toshiba/Mitsubishi/JV)

(2002/C 230/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 20 September 2002 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2950. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 120/2002 of 27 September 2002 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European standard, health legislation, swine, veterinary legislation

12.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 336/15

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 120/2002

of 27 September 2002

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 ‘the Agreement’, and in parti-
cular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 78/2002 of
25 June 2002 (1).

Council Directive 2001/88/EC of 23 October 2001 amending Directive 91/630/EEC laying down
minimum standards for the protection of pigs (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Directive 2001/93/EC of 9 November 2001 amending Directive 91/630/EEC laying
down minimum standards for the protection of pigs (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4)

This Decision is not to apply to Iceland and Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 5 (Council Directive 91/630/EEC) in part 9.1 of Chapter I of Annex I
to the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32001 L 0088: Council Directive 2001/88/EC of 23 October 2001 (OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 1),

— 32001 L 0093: Commission Directive 2001/93/EC of 9 November 2001 (OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p.

36).’

The texts of Directives 2001/88/EC and 2001/93/EC in the Norwegian language, to be published in the
EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 5 October 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

(1) OJ L 266, 3.10.2002, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 36.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12.12.2002

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, 27 September 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gunnar Snorri GUNNARSSON