Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 9/2004 of 6 February 2004 amending Annex XI (Telecommunication services) and Protocol 37 to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2004-02-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, advisory power, agreement (EU), broadcasting, electronics, harmonisation of standards, transmission network

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 9/2004

of 6 February 2004

amending Annex XI (Telecommunication services) and Protocol 37 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 particu-
lar Articles 98 and 101 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Annex XI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 153/2003 of
7 November 2003 (1).

Protocol 37 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 32/2003
of 14 March 2003 (2).

Commission Decision 2002/622/EC of 26 July 2002 establishing a Radio Spectrum Policy Group (3)
is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

For the Agreement to function well, Protocol 37 to the Agreement is to be extended to include the
Radio Spectrum Policy Group set up by Decision 2002/622/EC, and Annex XI is to be amended in
order to specify the procedures for association with this Group,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 5cg (Commission Directive 2002/77/EC) of Annex

1.
XI to the Agreement:

‘5ch. 32002 D 0622: Commission Decision 2002/622/EC of 26 July 2002 establishing a Radio Spec-

trum Policy Group (OJ L 198, 27.7.2002, p. 49).

Procedures for the association of Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway in accordance with Article
101 of the Agreement:

in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Decision 2002/622/EC,
Each EFTA State may,
appoint persons to participate as observers in the meetings of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group.

The European Commission shall, in due time, inform the participants of the dates of the meet-
ings of the Group and transmit to them the relevant documentation.’

The following point is inserted in Protocol 37 (containing the list provided for in Article 101) to the

2.
Agreement:

‘16. The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (Commission Decision 2002/622/EC).’

The texts of Decision 2002/622/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 2

(1) OJ L 41, 12.2.2004, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 137, 5.6.2003, p. 32.
(3) OJ L 198, 27.7.2002, p. 49.

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Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 7 February 2004, 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, 6 February 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.