Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 85/2013 of 3 May 2013 amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2013-05-03
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, Internet address, dissemination of EU information, intellectual property, international standard, regulation of telecommunications, revision of an agreement, technical standard




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31.10.2013   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 291/49








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 85/2013
of 3 May 2013
         
amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 April 2002 on the implementation of the .eu Top Level Domain (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 of 28 April 2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 1654/2005 of 10 October 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(4)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 1255/2007 of 25 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration (4) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(5)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 560/2009 of 26 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration (5), as corrected by OJ L 291, 7.11.2009, p. 42 and OJ L 80, 20.3.2012, p. 39, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(6)


Commission Decision 2003/375/EC of 21 May 2003 on the designation of the .eu Top Level Domain Registry (6) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(7)


Annex XI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is inserted after point 5o (deleted) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement:






‘5oa.



32002 R 0733: Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 April 2002 on the implementation of the .eu Top Level Domain (OJ L 113, 30.4.2002, p. 1).










5oaa.



32003 D 0375: Commission Decision 2003/375/EC of 21 May 2003 on the designation of the .eu Top Level Domain Registry (OJ L 128, 24.5.2003, p. 29).










5oab.



32004 R 0874: Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 of 28 April 2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration (OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 40), as amended by:






—



32005 R 1654: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1654/2005 of 10 October 2005 (OJ L 266, 11.10.2005, p. 35),










—



32007 R 1255: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1255/2007 of 25 October 2007 (OJ L 282, 26.10.2007, p. 16),










—



32009 R 0560: Commission Regulation (EC) No 560/2009 of 26 June 2009 (OJ L 166, 27.6.2009, p. 3), as corrected by OJ L 291, 7.11.2009, p. 42 and OJ L 80, 20.3.2012, p. 39.




The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
The lists of names that can be reserved by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway respectively, as set out in point 2 of the Annex, shall be read as lists of names that can be registered by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway respectively in point 1 of the Annex.’
                        






Article 2
The texts of Regulations (EC) No 733/2002, (EC) No 874/2004, (EC) No 1654/2005, (EC) No 1255/2007, (EC) No 560/2009 and Decision 2003/375/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement of the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 4 May 2013, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 3 May 2013.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 113, 30.4.2002, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 40.

(3)  
            OJ L 266, 11.10.2005, p. 35.

(4)  
            OJ L 282, 26.10.2007, p. 16.

(5)  
            OJ L 166, 27.6.2009, p. 3.

(6)  
            OJ L 128, 24.5.2003, p. 29.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.