Decision No 65/2018 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of 20 March 2019 related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Telecommunication Equipment and the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2019/558]
Date: 2019-03-20
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: EC conformity marking, United States, agreement (EU), approval, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, revision of an agreement








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8.4.2019   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 97/13








            DECISION No 65/2018 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 20 March 2019
         
related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Telecommunication Equipment and the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2019/558]


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 7 and 14;


Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:








1.


The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment A is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘US access to the EC market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Telecommunication Equipment.










2.


The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment B is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘US access to the EC market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility.










3.


The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Body indicated in Attachment A and Attachment B has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.







This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorized 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.


On behalf of the United States of America

James C. SANFORD
            
Signed in Washington, on 21 February 2019
                  



On behalf of the European Union

Ignacio IRUARRIZAGA
            
Signed in Brussels, on 20 March 2019
                  







ATTACHMENT A

US Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘US access to the EC market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Telecommunication Equipment











PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc.




7185 Oakland Mills Road




Columbia, Maryland 21046




United States













ATTACHMENT B

US Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘US access to the EC market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility











PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc.




7185 Oakland Mills Road




Columbia, Maryland 21046




United States