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# 22003D0160

**Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 160/2003 of 7 November 2003 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement** 
  
*Official Journal L 041 , 12/02/2004 P. 0058 - 0059*

  

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 160/2003

of 7 November 2003

amending Annex XX (Environment) 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 XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 130/2003 of 26 September 2003(1).

(2) Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following is added after point 32f (Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the Agreement:

"VI. NOISE

32g. 32002 L 0049: Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise (OJ L 189, 18.7.2002, p. 12)."

Article 2

The text of Directive 2002/49/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 8 November 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(3).

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, 7 November 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von Liechtenstein

(1) OJ L 331, 18.12.2003, p. 64.

(2) OJ L 189, 18.7.2002, p. 12.

(3) Constitutional requirements indicated.

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