DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 69/96 of 27 November 1996 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 22/95 (1);

Whereas Commission Decision 96/350/EC of 24 May 1996 adapting Annexes II (A) and II (B) to Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 27 (Council Directive 75/442/EEC) in Annex XX to the Agreement:

'- 396 D 0350: Commission Decision 96/350/EC of 24 May 1996 (OJ No L 135, 6. 6. 1996, p. 32).`

Article 2

The texts of Decision 96/350/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 December 1996, provided that all the notifications under Article 103 (1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 27 November 1996.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

H. HAFSTEIN

(1) OJ No L 158, 8. 7. 1995, p. 46.

(2) OJ No L 135, 6. 6. 1996, p. 32.