DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 72/96 of 13 December 1996 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European 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 II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 62/95 (1);

Whereas Commission Directive 95/54/EC of 31 October 1995 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 72/245/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the suppression of radio interference produced by spark-ignition engines fitted to motor vehicles and amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The following indent shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 70/156/EEC) in Chapter I of Annex II to the Agreement:

'- 395 L 0054: Commission Directive 95/54/EC of 31 October 1995 (OJ No L 266, 8. 11. 1995, p. 1).`

2. The following indent shall be added in point 11 (Council Directive 72/245/EEC) in Chapter I of Annex II to the Agreement:

'- 395 L 0054: Commission Directive 95/54/EC of 31 October 1995 (OJ No L 266, 8. 11. 1995, p. 1).`

Article 2

The texts of Commission Directive 95/54/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 January 1997, 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, 13 December 1996.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

H. HAFSTEIN

(1) OJ No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 36.

(2) OJ No L 266, 8. 11. 1995, p. 1.