Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 173/2003 of 5 December 2003 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-12-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), dangerous substance, marketing restriction

25.3.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 88/47

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 173/2003

of 5 December 2003

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
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 148/2003 of
7 November 2003 (1).

Directive 2003/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 amending
for the 23rd time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of
certain dangerous substances and preparations (substances classified as carcinogens, mutagens or
substances toxic to reproduction — c/m/r) (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Directive 2003/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 amending,
for the 25th time, Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of
certain dangerous substances and preparations (substances classified as carcinogens, mutagens or
substances toxic to reproduction — c/m/r) (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Directive 2003/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2003 amending
for the 26th time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of
and
substances
certain dangerous
cement) (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

(nonylphenol, nonylphenol

and preparations

ethoxylate

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents are added in point 4 (Council Directive 76/769/EEC) of Chapter XV of Annex II to
the Agreement:

‘— 32003 L 0034: Directive 2003/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May

2003 (OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 14).

— 32003 L 0036: Directive 2003/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May

2003 (OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 26).

— 32003 L 0053: Directive 2003/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June

2003 (OJ L 178, 17.7.2003, p. 24).’

(1) OJ L 41, 12.2.2004, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 14.
(3) OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 26.
(4) OJ L 178, 17.7.2003, p. 24.

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Article 2

The texts of Directives 2003/34/EC, 2003/36/EC and 2003/53/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian
languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be
authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 6 December 2003, provided that all the notifications pursuant to
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 Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 5 December 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH PRINZ NIKOLAUS von LIECHTENSTEIN

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.