Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 118/2007 of 28 September 2007 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2007-09-28
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: harmonisation of standards, information network, information technology, inland waterway shipping, inland waterway transport, navigation aid, network of navigable waterways, service, technical specification

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 118/2007

of 28 September 2007

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 ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 91/2007 of

6 July 2007 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/2007 of 13 March 2007 concerning the technical guidelines for
the planning, implementation and operational use of river information services (RIS) referred to in
Article 5 of Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised river
information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community (2) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 415/2007 of 13 March 2007 concerning the technical specifications
for vessel tracking and tracing systems referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2005/44/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the
Community (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 416/2007 of 22 March 2007 concerning the technical specifications
for Notices to Skippers as referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the
Community (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following points shall be inserted after point 49a (Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

‘49aa. 32007 R 0414: Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/2007 of 13 March 2007 concerning the
technical guidelines for the planning, implementation and operational use of river information services
(RIS) referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on
harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community (OJ L 105,
23.4.2007, p. 1).

49ab. 32007 R 0415: Commission Regulation (EC) No 415/2007 of 13 March 2007 concerning the
technical specifications for vessel tracking and tracing systems referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2005/
44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised river information services (RIS)
on inland waterways in the Community (OJ L 105, 23.4.2007, p. 35).

49ac. 32007 R 0416: Commission Regulation (EC) No 416/2007 of 22 March 2007 concerning the technical
specifications for Notices to Skippers as referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2005/44/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland
waterways in the Community (OJ L 105, 23.4.2007, p. 88).’

(1) OJ L 328, 13.12.2007, p. 40.
(2) OJ L 105, 23.4.2007, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 105, 23.4.2007, p. 35.
(4) OJ L 105, 23.4.2007, p. 88.

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The texts of Regulations (EC) No 414/2007, (EC) No 415/2007 and (EC) No 416/2007 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

This Decision shall enter into force on 29 September 2007, 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 Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 28 September 2007.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.