2003/110/EC: Decision No 23/2003 of 5 February 2003 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: 2003-02-05
Institutions: Joint Committee
Subjects: United Kingdom, United States, agreement (EU), electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, quality control of industrial products, telecommunications equipment

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DECISION No 23/2003

of 5 February 2003

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 electromag-
netic compatibility

(2003/110/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 Articles 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 The conformity assessment body in Attachment A is withdrawn from the list of conformity assessment
bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on telecommuni-
cation equipment.

2. The conformity assessment body in Attachment B is withdrawn from the list of conformity assessment
bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex on electromag-
netic 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 considerations or
failure to satisfy other requirements within the scope of the applicable sectoral annex.

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.

Signed in Washington DC, 5 February 2003.

Signed in Brussels, 31 January 2003.

On behalf of the United States of America

On behalf of the European Community

James SANFORD

Joanna KIOUSSI

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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 telecommunication equipment

ATTACHMENT A

Cambridge Test and Measurement Services Ltd
PO Box 465
St Andrews Road
Cambridge CB4 1ZJ
United Kingdom
Tel.: (44-1223) 87 68 76
Fax: (44-1223) 87 68 51

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

Cambridge Test and Measurement Services Ltd
PO Box 465
St Andrews Road
Cambridge CB4 1ZJ
United Kingdom
Tel.: (44-1223) 87 68 76
Fax: (44-1223) 87 68 51