Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 186/1999

of 17 December 1999

amending Annex XXII (Company law) 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:

(1) Annex XXII to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 125/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of 30 September 1999(1).

(2) Council Directive 1999/60/EC of 17 June 1999 amending Directive 78/669/EEC as regards amounts expressed in ecus(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Point 4 (fourth Council Directive 78/660/EEC) of Annex XXII to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The following indent shall be added before the adaptations:

"- 399 L 0060: Council Directive 1999/60/EC of 17 June 1999 amending Directive 78/660/EEC as regards amounts expressed in ecus (OJ L 162, 26.6.1999, p. 65)."

2. The following adaptation shall be added:"(c) in Article 2, regarding the EFTA States, 'published in the Official Journal of the European Communities' shall read 'published officially in each EFTA State'."

Article 2

The texts of Directive 1999/60/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 18 December 1999, 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, 17 December 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. Liechtenstein

(1) OJ L 325, 21.12.2000, p. 46.

(2) OJ L 162, 26.6.1999, p. 65.